Fragrance comparison

Finding Forbidden Love vs Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 69 ratings analysed

4 wins

Finding Forbidden Love

Statik Olfactive

4.3813 votes

Rank #45,101 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

46%scent match

Some overlap

Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка

Ladanika · 2022

3.8456 votes

Rank #19,714 HoneySweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Finding Forbidden Love takes 4 of 5 categories.

Finding Forbidden Love
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка
Choose it for a honey and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Finding Forbidden Love4/5

Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка1/5

Ratings & consensus: Finding Forbidden Love
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Finding Forbidden Love
Sillage & projection: Finding Forbidden Love
Value for money: Finding Forbidden Love
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Finding Forbidden LoveStatik Olfactive

Russian Fairytale Русская СказкаLadanika

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.38/ 5 · 13 votes

Have 36%Had 6%Want 57%

3.84/ 5 · 56 votes

Have 19%Had 12%Want 69%

Category winnerFinding Forbidden LoveRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

77%Love

0%Like

15%Ok

0%Dislike

8%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

39%Love

30%Like

9%Ok

18%Dislike

4%Hate

56 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate71

Category winners

LongevityFinding Forbidden Love

SillageFinding Forbidden Love

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value59

Category winnerFinding Forbidden LoveBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber92%

fruity84%

sweet77%

powdery69%

honey61%

honey100%

sweet92%

woody84%

floral77%

leather69%

fruity61%

Scent match46%Some overlap · both woody, sweet and honey

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

White PeachWhite TeaJasmineRoseCypress

Heart

LabdanumFrankincenseOpoponax

Base

SandalwoodHoneyRaspberryDavana

Top

RaspberryHawthornGreen Notes

Heart

HoneyLime (Linden) BlossomTeaHoneysuckle

Base

LeatherPine TreeCastoreumCypressPatchouliAmberCedarMusk

InformationalShared notesCypress, Labdanum, Honey and Raspberry. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall78

Winter22

Day100

Night100

Spring56

Summer56

Fall89

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex36

Women64

Men13

Unisex67

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#45,101

PerfumerPaul Kiler

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#19,714

PerfumerMaria Strazdas

Launched2022

Reviews5

Category winnerRussian Fairytale Русская СказкаHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Finding Forbidden Love by Statik Olfactive opens with chilled white peach slices, steeped white tea leaves, and a clean brush of green cypress wood. As the initial crisp fruit settles on your skin, soft jasmine and rose petals blend into warm frankincense and resinous labdanum. The base settles into smooth sandalwood …

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Designed for collectors who appreciate non-traditional gourmands, this unisex fragrance is built for the freezing temperatures of deep winter. Instead of standard dessert notes, it pairs rich, waxy honey with a dry pine forest backdrop and a heavy leather base. The animalic castoreum note will push casual wearers outs…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Finding Forbidden Love or Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка?

Finding Forbidden Love takes 4 of 5 categories. Finding Forbidden Love is rated 4.38/5 from 13 votes; Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка is rated 3.84/5 from 56 votes. Choose Finding Forbidden Love for a woody and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка for a honey and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Finding Forbidden Love or Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка?

Finding Forbidden Love lasts longest (Finding Forbidden Love 86/100, Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Finding Forbidden Love or Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка?

Finding Forbidden Love projects furthest (Finding Forbidden Love 80/100, Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Finding Forbidden Love and Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, sweet and honey accords. Common notes include Cypress, Labdanum, Honey and Raspberry.

Is Finding Forbidden Love or Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка better for summer or winter?

Finding Forbidden Love suits day or night wear; Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Finding Forbidden Love and Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка?

Finding Forbidden Love has top notes of White Peach, White Tea, Jasmine and Rose, heart notes of Labdanum, Frankincense and Opoponax, a base of Sandalwood, Honey, Raspberry and Davana. Russian Fairytale Русская Сказка has top notes of Raspberry, Hawthorn and Green Notes, heart notes of Honey, Lime (Linden) Blossom, Tea and Honeysuckle, a base of Leather, Pine Tree, Castoreum and Cypress.