Florid vs Mahina
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
62%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Mahina takes 3 of 4 categories.
FloridChoose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, evening wear.
MahinaChoose it for a white floral and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Florid1/4
Mahina3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Mahina
- Sillage & projection
- Mahina
- Value for money
- Florid
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Mahina
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
FloridOne LoveMahinaMolton BrownWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split5.00/ 5 · 6 votes
Have 86%Had 0%Want 14%
4.29/ 5 · 35 votes
Have 44%Had 12%Want 43%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
6 votes · too few to score
46%Love
43%Like
6%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate
35 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityMahina
SillageMahina
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerFloridBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothsweet100%
fruity92%
white floral84%
woody77%
citrus69%
floral61%
white floral100%
sweet86%
floral72%
citrus58%
woody44%
yellow floral30%
Scent match62%Closely related · both sweet, white floral and floral
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Tiare FlowerMandarinSalt
Heart
Ylang-YlangFrangipaniStrawberryPineappleJasmine
Base
CedarwoodVanillaAmber
Top
Orange BlossomYlang-Ylang
Heart
JasmineTiare FlowerFrangipani
Base
VanilaCedar
InformationalShared notesTiare Flower, Ylang-Ylang, Frangipani and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring60
Summer100
Fall40
Winter0
Day40
Night100
Spring100
Summer100
Fall86
Winter7
Day100
Night50
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#39,279
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#19,510
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews6
Category winnerMahinaHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotFlorid by One Love is a tropical, fruit-forward scent for women that captures a beach day in a bottle. Bright mandarin and tiare flower open the experience, leading into a lush middle of pineapple, strawberry, and frangipani. It settles into a warm, vanilla-dusted base of cedarwood and amber, providing a sweet and sun…
Reviews →Mahina by Molton Brown is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Mahina was launched in 2013. Top notes are Orange Blossom and Ylang-Ylang; middle notes are Jasmine, Tiare Flower and Frangipani; base notes are Vanila and Cedar.
Reviews →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, Florid or Mahina?
Mahina takes 3 of 4 categories. Florid is rated 5.00/5 from 6 votes; Mahina is rated 4.29/5 from 35 votes. Choose Florid for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, evening wear. Choose Mahina for a white floral and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Florid or Mahina?
They last about the same: Mahina 70/100, Florid 68/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Florid or Mahina?
Projection is very close: Mahina 66/100, Florid 65/100 for sillage.
Do Florid and Mahina smell similar?
Closely related: a 62% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, white floral and floral accords. Common notes include Tiare Flower, Ylang-Ylang, Frangipani and Jasmine.
Is Florid or Mahina better for summer or winter?
Florid suits evening wear; Mahina suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Florid and Mahina?
Florid has top notes of Tiare Flower, Mandarin and Salt, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Frangipani, Strawberry and Pineapple, a base of Cedarwood, Vanilla and Amber. Mahina has top notes of Orange Blossom and Ylang-Ylang, heart notes of Jasmine, Tiare Flower and Frangipani, a base of Vanila and Cedar.
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