Fragrance comparison

Giardino Segreto vs Venetia 41

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

1 wins

Giardino Segreto

Paolo Gigli

4.502 votes

Rank #40,252 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

Venetia 41

Santi e Poeti · 2023

—0 votes

Rank #72,617 VanillaWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Giardino Segreto takes 1 of 1 categories.

Giardino Segreto
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Venetia 41
Choose it for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Giardino Segreto1/1

Venetia 410/1

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: Giardino Segreto

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Giardino SegretoPaolo Gigli

Venetia 41Santi e Poeti

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 8%Had 4%Want 88%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ 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

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

soft spicy84%

amber77%

anis69%

vanilla61%

vanilla100%

warm spicy92%

sweet84%

amber77%

fresh spicy69%

powdery61%

Scent match57%Closely related · both sweet, warm spicy and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

CorianderCinnamonTobaccoGinger

Heart2-4 hrs

AniseVanillaCloveCacao

Base6-8+ hrs

Sweet NotesDried FruitsBenzoinAmber

Top

GingerApple

Heart

HeliotropeLavenderCinnamonCloveTonkaRose

Base

VanillaBenzoinCaramelTobacco

InformationalShared notesCinnamon, Tobacco, Ginger and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Giardino Segreto, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall50

Winter100

Day57

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex0

Women50

Date 39%Casual 27%Work 19%Party 16%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#40,252

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#72,617

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2023

Reviews0

Category winnerGiardino SegretoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Giardino Segreto by Paolo Gigli opens with hot culinary spices that warm up immediately on skin. You smell grated cinnamon and dry coriander right away. A thick burst of sweet tobacco and fresh ginger follows within seconds. As the opening heat settles, creamy vanilla, bitter cacao, and licorice-like anise round out t…

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Venetia 41 by Santi e Poeti opens with a lively splash of fresh ginger and crisp green apple that immediately grabs your attention. As the initial brightness settles, the perfume transitions into a warm, inviting heart of cinnamon, aromatic clove, herbal lavender, and soft heliotrope petals. The base anchors the fragr…

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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 Giardino Segreto and Venetia 41 smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, warm spicy and vanilla accords. Common notes include Cinnamon, Tobacco, Ginger and Vanilla.

Is Giardino Segreto or Venetia 41 better for summer or winter?

Giardino Segreto suits evening wear; Venetia 41 suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Giardino Segreto and Venetia 41?

Giardino Segreto has top notes of Coriander, Cinnamon, Tobacco and Ginger, heart notes of Anise, Vanilla, Clove and Cacao, a base of Sweet Notes, Dried Fruits, Benzoin and Amber. Venetia 41 has top notes of Ginger and Apple, heart notes of Heliotrope, Lavender, Cinnamon and Clove, a base of Vanilla, Benzoin, Caramel and Tobacco.