Fragrance comparison

Giallo vs Top Secret

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 23 ratings analysed

Giallo

Varzi Artisanal Perfume

—0 votes

Rank #73,795 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

69%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Top Secret

Bibliothèque de Parfum

3.7223 votes

Rank #21,213 VanillaWarm Spicy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Top Secret takes 1 of 1 categories.

Giallo
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Top Secret
Choose it for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Giallo0/1

Top Secret1/1

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: Top Secret

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

GialloVarzi Artisanal Perfume

Top SecretBibliothèque de Parfum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.72/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 33%Had 16%Want 51%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

23%Love

23%Like

46%Ok

0%Dislike

8%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value53

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet91%

tobacco83%

vanilla74%

fruity65%

white floral56%

vanilla100%

warm spicy88%

sweet77%

fruity65%

woody53%

tobacco42%

Scent match69%Closely related · both vanilla, sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Tobacco LeafSpices

Heart3-4 hrs

Tobacco BlossomVanilla

Base6-8+ hrs

Dried FruitsWoodsy Notes

Top

SpicesTobacco Leaf

Heart

VanillaTonkaCacaoTobacco Blossom

Base

Dried FruitsWoody Notes

InformationalShared notesTobacco Leaf, Spices, Tobacco Blossom and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Giallo, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter83

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 40%Party 26%Casual 21%Work 14%

Men0

Unisex56

Women44

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#73,795

PerfumerBernardo Vecoli, Ignazio Presutti, Leopoldo Jilani

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#21,213

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews9

Category winnerTop SecretHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Giallo by Varzi Artisanal Perfume opens with an immediate wallop of cured tobacco leaf and dry kitchen spices. It wastes no time being polite. Within five minutes, the prickle of crushed pepper settles, letting sweet tobacco blossom and rich vanilla step forward. The heart feels plush and warm, like dipping unlit pipe…

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Top Secret by Bibliothèque de Parfum is a Oriental Spicy fragrance for women and men. Top Secret was launched in 2019. Top notes are Spices and Tobacco Leaf; middle notes are Vanilla, Tonka, Cacao and Tobacco Blossom; base notes are Dried Fruits and Woody Notes. It opens with Spices, Tobacco Leaf. The heart moves into…

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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 Giallo and Top Secret smell similar?

Closely related: a 69% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Tobacco Leaf, Spices, Tobacco Blossom and Vanilla.

Is Giallo or Top Secret better for summer or winter?

Giallo suits evening wear; Top Secret suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Giallo and Top Secret?

Giallo has top notes of Tobacco Leaf and Spices, heart notes of Tobacco Blossom and Vanilla, a base of Dried Fruits and Woodsy Notes. Top Secret has top notes of Spices and Tobacco Leaf, heart notes of Vanilla, Tonka, Cacao and Tobacco Blossom, a base of Dried Fruits and Woody Notes.