Fragrance comparison

Guilty Pleasures vs Mandorle Eau de Parfum

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 43 ratings analysed

Guilty Pleasures

Kheir Fragrance House · 2025

3.8116 votes

Rank #37,184 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Mandorle Eau de Parfum

Sora Dora

3.8127 votes

Rank #39,000 VanillaAlmond

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mandorle Eau de Parfum takes 3 of 5 categories.

Guilty Pleasures
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Mandorle Eau de Parfum
Choose it for a vanilla and almond character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Guilty Pleasures1/5

Mandorle Eau de Parfum3/5

Ratings & consensus: Mandorle Eau de Parfum
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Mandorle Eau de Parfum
Sillage & projection: Mandorle Eau de Parfum
Value for money: Tie
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Guilty Pleasures

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Guilty PleasuresKheir Fragrance House

Mandorle Eau de ParfumSora Dora

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.81/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 27%Had 3%Want 70%

3.81/ 5 · 27 votes

Have 22%Had 6%Want 72%

Category winnerMandorle Eau de ParfumRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

31%Love

38%Like

19%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

33%Love

37%Like

11%Ok

15%Dislike

4%Hate

27 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityMandorle Eau de Parfum

SillageMandorle Eau de Parfum

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

Category winnerTieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

amber84%

vanilla77%

cacao69%

woody61%

vanilla100%

almond92%

powdery84%

sweet77%

musky69%

amber61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both vanilla, sweet and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

ChocolateCinnamonBitter OrangeBitter AlmondPimento

Heart

CacaoRumHazelnutCaramel

Base

MyrrhMadagascar VanillaTonkaPralineGuaiac WoodAmbergrisCashmere WoodMusk

Notes

TonkaHeliotropeAlmondVanillaSuedeCashmere WoodWhite MuskCaramelRumWoody NotesCacao

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCacao, Rum, Caramel and Madagascar 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

Spring38

Summer13

Fall100

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Spring9

Summer0

Fall100

Winter91

Day40

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men10

Unisex40

Women50

Men21

Unisex14

Women64

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#37,184

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched2025

Reviews4

Overall rank#39,000

PerfumerAmelie Bourgeois, Anne-Sophie Behaghel, Camille Chemardin

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerGuilty PleasuresHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Guilty Pleasures is a sweet chocolate gourmand with spice, caramel and amber-vanilla warmth. The opening brings chocolate, cinnamon, bitter orange and almond, then the heart turns boozy and nutty with cacao, rum, hazelnut and caramel. It suits shoppers who want an edible, cosy, evening-leaning scent. Sample first if y…

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Mandorle Eau de Parfum by Sora Dora opens with a boozy splash of dark rum paired with bitter almond and subtle cherry sweetness. As the heart unfolds, heliotrope and dark cacao soften the bite into a warm powdery creaminess. The dry-down settles into smooth suede, cashmere wood, and vanilla, creating a dense gourmand …

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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, Guilty Pleasures or Mandorle Eau de Parfum?

Mandorle Eau de Parfum takes 3 of 5 categories. Guilty Pleasures is rated 3.81/5 from 16 votes; Mandorle Eau de Parfum is rated 3.81/5 from 27 votes. Choose Guilty Pleasures for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Mandorle Eau de Parfum for a vanilla and almond character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Guilty Pleasures or Mandorle Eau de Parfum?

Mandorle Eau de Parfum lasts longest (Mandorle Eau de Parfum 63/100, Guilty Pleasures 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Guilty Pleasures or Mandorle Eau de Parfum?

Mandorle Eau de Parfum projects furthest (Mandorle Eau de Parfum 54/100, Guilty Pleasures 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Guilty Pleasures and Mandorle Eau de Parfum smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and amber accords. Common notes include Cacao, Rum, Caramel and Madagascar Vanilla.

Is Guilty Pleasures or Mandorle Eau de Parfum better for summer or winter?

Guilty Pleasures suits evening wear; Mandorle Eau de Parfum suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Guilty Pleasures and Mandorle Eau de Parfum?

Guilty Pleasures has top notes of Chocolate, Cinnamon, Bitter Orange and Bitter Almond, heart notes of Cacao, Rum, Hazelnut and Caramel, a base of Myrrh, Madagascar Vanilla, Tonka and Praline. Mandorle Eau de Parfum features Tonka, Heliotrope, Almond, Vanilla and Suede.