Fragrance comparison

Forbidden vs Maleficent

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

Updated 28 Oct 2026 19 ratings analysed

Forbidden

Anna Zworykina Perfumes

4.4010 votes

Rank #42,656 Warm SpicyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Maleficent

Champagne

4.899 votes

Rank #38,601 Fresh SpicyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Maleficent takes 3 of 3 categories.

Forbidden
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Maleficent
Choose it for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Forbidden0/3

Maleficent3/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Maleficent
Sillage & projection: Maleficent
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Maleficent

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

ForbiddenAnna Zworykina Perfumes

MaleficentChampagne

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.40/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 13%Had 2%Want 85%

4.89/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 29%Had 0%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

70%Love

10%Like

10%Ok

10%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

89%Love

11%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage77

♥ Love / hate97

Category winners

LongevityMaleficent

SillageMaleficent

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value79

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy92%

aromatic84%

woody77%

musky69%

oud61%

fresh spicy100%

warm spicy88%

coffee77%

vanilla65%

cinnamon53%

citrus42%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both fresh spicy and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Agarwood (Oud)ArtemisiaCinnamonNutmegBay LeafClovesGingerCardamomVetiverAmbrette (Musk Mallow)LabdanumPink Pepper

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CoffeeNutmegVanillaCinnamonGingerMandarin OrangeRosemary

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCinnamon, Nutmeg and Ginger. Durations are only published for Maleficent, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer86

Fall100

Winter57

Day43

Night100

Spring50

Summer63

Fall75

Winter100

Day45

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex62

Women38

Date 36%Party 29%Casual 25%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#42,656

PerfumerAnna Zworykina

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#38,601

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMaleficentHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Forbidden by Anna Zworykina opens with a sharp, medicinal blast of artemisia and bitter cardamom. As the liquid warms on skin, the herbal sting recedes into a dense cloud of cloves, cumin, and dark coffee. This is a purely natural construction, which means it smells thicker and less polished than mainstream synthetic …

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Maleficent by Champagne wastes zero time being polite. The opening erupts with dark roasted coffee beans and sharp culinary ginger, backed by an immediate prickle of fresh rosemary. It is loud. Within ten minutes, freshly grated nutmeg and spicy cinnamon take over, warming the mixture into a rich, steaming spiced latt…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Forbidden or Maleficent?

Maleficent takes 3 of 3 categories. Forbidden is rated 4.40/5 from 10 votes; Maleficent is rated 4.89/5 from 9 votes. Choose Forbidden for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Maleficent for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.