Fragrance comparison

Guilty Pleasures vs Nirvana

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

Updated 13 Oct 2026 281 ratings analysed

Guilty Pleasures

Kheir Fragrance House · 2025

3.8116 votes

Rank #36,386 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

61%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Nirvana

Paradis des Sens

4.45265 votes

Rank #2,982 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nirvana takes 5 of 5 categories.

Guilty Pleasures
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Nirvana
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Guilty Pleasures0/5

Nirvana5/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Guilty PleasuresKheir Fragrance House

NirvanaParadis des Sens

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.81/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 27%Had 3%Want 70%

4.45/ 5 · 265 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerNirvanaRating 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

60%Love

29%Like

7%Ok

4%Dislike

0%Hate

265 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityNirvana

SillageNirvana

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price value54

Category winnerNirvanaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

amber84%

vanilla77%

cacao69%

woody61%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

vanilla84%

amber77%

cinnamon69%

sweet61%

Scent match61%Closely related · both warm spicy, amber and vanilla

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

Top20-30 mins

CognacTonka BeanMyrrh

Heart3-4 hrs

CinnamonHazelnutSandalwood

Base7-10+ hrs

VanillaCashmere Wood

InformationalShared notesCinnamon, Hazelnut, Myrrh and Madagascar Vanilla. Durations are only published for Nirvana, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring38

Summer13

Fall100

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Spring35

Summer15

Fall0

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men10

Unisex40

Women50

Men9

Unisex63

Women28

Date 36%Party 29%Casual 20%Work 16%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,386

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched2025

Reviews4

Overall rank#2,982

PerfumerMarzia Tissino

Launched—

Reviews28

Category winnerNirvanaHigher 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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Paradis des Sens Nirvana is a rich, boozy gourmand that wraps the skin in immediate warmth. A generous pour of aged cognac opens the composition, brightened by sweet myrrh and the coumarin warmth of tonka bean. The spirit settles fast. As the top calms, a cozy core of spicy cinnamon and crushed hazelnut emerges over s…

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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 Nirvana?

Nirvana takes 5 of 5 categories. Guilty Pleasures is rated 3.81/5 from 16 votes; Nirvana is rated 4.45/5 from 265 votes. Choose Guilty Pleasures for a warm spicy and sweet character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Nirvana for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Guilty Pleasures or Nirvana?

Nirvana lasts longest (Nirvana 70/100, Guilty Pleasures 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Guilty Pleasures or Nirvana?

Nirvana projects furthest (Nirvana 58/100, Guilty Pleasures 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Guilty Pleasures and Nirvana smell similar?

Closely related: a 61% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and vanilla accords. Common notes include Cinnamon, Hazelnut, Myrrh and Madagascar Vanilla.

Is Guilty Pleasures or Nirvana better for summer or winter?

Guilty Pleasures suits evening wear; Nirvana suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Guilty Pleasures and Nirvana?

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. Nirvana has top notes of Cognac, Tonka Bean and Myrrh, heart notes of Cinnamon, Hazelnut and Sandalwood, a base of Vanilla and Cashmere Wood.