Fragrance comparison

Forbidden Rouge vs Young Style - I love... Popmusic

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 56 ratings analysed

1 wins

Forbidden Rouge

Mystikum

3.7856 votes

Rank #12,198 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

Young Style - I love... Popmusic

Miro

—0 votes

Rank #72,615 FloralFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Forbidden Rouge takes 1 of 1 categories.

Forbidden Rouge
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Young Style - I love... Popmusic
Choose it for a floral and fruity character.

Forbidden Rouge1/1

Young Style - I love... Popmusic0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Forbidden RougeMystikum

Young Style - I love... PopmusicMiro

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.78/ 5 · 56 votes

Have 24%Had 2%Want 74%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

38%Love

13%Like

38%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

sweet92%

aromatic84%

woody77%

vanilla69%

floral61%

floral100%

fruity92%

white floral84%

caramel77%

citrus69%

vanilla61%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both fruity, floral and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BlackcurrantSaffronStar AniseBergamotGingerClary Sage

Heart

RaspberryFreesiaCaramelCherryLavenderRosemary

Base

Tonka BeanVanillaPatchouliCedarwoodVetiver

Top

Mandarin OrangeBlackcurrant

Heart

JasmineFreesia

Base

VanillaCaramel

InformationalShared notesBlackcurrant, Freesia, Caramel and Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring25

Summer38

Fall100

Winter88

Day25

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men10

Unisex30

Women60

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,198

PerfumerRalf Schwieger

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#72,615

PerfumerChristian Plesch

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerForbidden RougeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Forbidden Rouge reads as a fruity, sweet, spice-tinted scent with a polished, easy blend. Blackcurrant, cherry and raspberry sit over saffron, anise and aromatic herbs, then settle into vanilla, tonka, patchouli and woods. It appears to lean slightly feminine to some wearers, though the structure stays broadly unisex.…

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Miro Young Style - I love... Popmusic opens with a tart pop of blackcurrant and sweet mandarin orange before settling into soft jasmine and freesia petals. As the initial brightness settles, warm caramel and vanilla form a cozy gourmand backbone on the skin. Created by perfumer Christian Plesch in 2013, this feminine …

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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.

Do Forbidden Rouge and Young Style - I love... Popmusic smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, floral and vanilla accords. Common notes include Blackcurrant, Freesia, Caramel and Vanilla.

Is Forbidden Rouge or Young Style - I love... Popmusic better for summer or winter?

Forbidden Rouge suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Forbidden Rouge and Young Style - I love... Popmusic?

Forbidden Rouge has top notes of Blackcurrant, Saffron, Star Anise and Bergamot, heart notes of Raspberry, Freesia, Caramel and Cherry, a base of Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Patchouli and Cedarwood. Young Style - I love... Popmusic has top notes of Mandarin Orange and Blackcurrant, heart notes of Jasmine and Freesia, a base of Vanilla and Caramel.