Fragrance comparison

Habanita Anniversary Edition vs Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 155 ratings analysed

5 wins

Habanita Anniversary Edition

Molinard

4.21106 votes

Rank #10,298 WoodyPowdery

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32%scent match

Clearly different

Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea

Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector

3.6349 votes

Rank #17,388 LeatherPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Habanita Anniversary Edition takes 5 of 7 categories.

Habanita Anniversary Edition
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea
Choose it for a leather and powdery character. Wins on versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Habanita Anniversary Edition5/7

Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea1/7

Ratings & consensus: Habanita Anniversary Edition
Community sentiment: Habanita Anniversary Edition
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Habanita Anniversary Edition
Value for money: Habanita Anniversary Edition
Versatility: Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Habanita Anniversary Edition

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Habanita Anniversary EditionMolinard

Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The SeaMemoirs Of A Perfume Collector

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.21/ 5 · 106 votes

Have 53%Had 10%Want 37%

3.63/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 19%Had 11%Want 70%

Category winnerHabanita Anniversary EditionRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

51%Love

32%Like

8%Ok

6%Dislike

4%Hate

106 votes

35%Love

24%Like

14%Ok

22%Dislike

4%Hate

49 votes

Category winnerHabanita Anniversary EditionMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate66

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageHabanita Anniversary Edition

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value58

¤ Price value38

Category winnerHabanita Anniversary EditionBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

powdery92%

vanilla84%

aromatic77%

fresh spicy69%

balsamic61%

leather100%

powdery92%

animalic84%

musky77%

amber69%

woody61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both powdery and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Mastic or LentisqueGeraniumBlack PepperPetitgrainSea Salt

Heart

HeliotropeTaif RoseNutmegYlang-YlangVetiverMimosaJasmineCedar

Base

VanillaSandalwoodAmberMuskMossPatchouli

Top

Sea SaltMusk

Heart

IrisMimosaHeliotrope

Base

AmbergrisSuedeLeatherVetiverCedar

InformationalShared notesSea Salt, Heliotrope, Vetiver and Mimosa. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer17

Fall100

Winter86

Day68

Night100

Spring100

Summer94

Fall72

Winter22

Day100

Night80

Category winnerMeet Me Where The Sky Touches The SeaMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex39

Women61

Men59

Unisex33

Women7

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#10,298

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#17,388

PerfumerHarry Sherwood

Launched—

Reviews8

Category winnerHabanita Anniversary EditionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Habanita Anniversary Edition by Molinard opens with an assertive flash of green lentisque, crisp petitgrain, and sharp black pepper before softening into a lush floral heart of heliotrope, jasmine, and nutmeg. As the scent warms on your skin, it settles into an unmistakably rich base of dark bourbon vanilla, smoky vet…

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Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea by Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector opens with sharp sea salt and watery cucumber greenness before settling into heavy leather and ambergris. Perfumer Harry Sherwood contrasts oceanic top notes against a dense floral heart of Florentine iris, mimosa, and sweet heliotrope. Base notes…

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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, Habanita Anniversary Edition or Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea?

Habanita Anniversary Edition takes 5 of 7 categories. Habanita Anniversary Edition is rated 4.21/5 from 106 votes; Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea is rated 3.63/5 from 49 votes. Choose Habanita Anniversary Edition for a woody and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea for a leather and powdery character. Wins on versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Habanita Anniversary Edition or Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea?

They last about the same: Habanita Anniversary Edition 74/100, Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea 74/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Habanita Anniversary Edition or Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea?

Habanita Anniversary Edition projects furthest (Habanita Anniversary Edition 63/100, Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Habanita Anniversary Edition and Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and woody accords. Common notes include Sea Salt, Heliotrope, Vetiver and Mimosa.

Is Habanita Anniversary Edition or Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea better for summer or winter?

For summer, Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea is the stronger pick. For winter, Habanita Anniversary Edition is the stronger pick. Habanita Anniversary Edition suits evening wear; Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Habanita Anniversary Edition and Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea?

Habanita Anniversary Edition has top notes of Mastic or Lentisque, Geranium, Black Pepper and Petitgrain, heart notes of Heliotrope, Taif Rose, Nutmeg and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Vanilla, Sandalwood, Amber and Musk. Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea has top notes of Sea Salt and Musk, heart notes of Iris, Mimosa and Heliotrope, a base of Ambergris, Suede, Leather and Vetiver.