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I Love My Man vs Par Amour Pour Elle

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

Updated 256 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

I Love My Man takes 6 of 7 categories.

  • I Love My Man

    Choose it for a warm spicy and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall.

  • Par Amour Pour Elle

    Choose it for a white floral and floral character. Wins on community sentiment. Best in spring, daytime wear.

I Love My Man6/7
Par Amour Pour Elle1/7
Ratings & consensus
I Love My Man
Community sentiment
Par Amour Pour Elle
Longevity
I Love My Man
Sillage & projection
I Love My Man
Value for money
I Love My Man
Versatility
I Love My Man
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
I Love My Man

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
I Love My ManRoos & Roos
Par Amour Pour ElleAnthologie
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.83/ 5 · 166 votes
Have 37%Had 23%Want 41%
3.42/ 5 · 90 votes
Have 33%Had 7%Want 60%
Category winnerI Love My ManRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
31%Love
42%Like
7%Ok
19%Dislike
1%Hate

166 votes

29%Love
47%Like
9%Ok
13%Dislike
1%Hate

76 votes

Category winnerPar Amour Pour ElleMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity67
〰 Sillage62
♥ Love / hate71
⏱ Longevity64
〰 Sillage59
♥ Love / hate71
Category winners

LongevityI Love My Man

SillageI Love My Man

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value51
¤ Price value50
Category winnerI Love My ManBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
floral91%
rose83%
woody74%
aromatic65%
vanilla56%
white floral100%
floral92%
green84%
tuberose77%
woody69%
yellow floral61%
Scent match29%Clearly different · both floral and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

No top / heart / base split published

Top
HyacinthNeroliCassisBulgarian Rose
Heart
Indian JasmineYlang-YlangOrange BlossomCarnation
Base
TuberoseWhite MuskSandalwoodLabdanumMyrrh
InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose, Carnation and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring81
Summer24
Fall100
Winter63
Day–
Night–
Spring100
Summer73
Fall57
Winter27
Day100
Night50
Category winnerI Love My ManMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men15
Unisex7
Women78
Men0
Unisex6
Women94
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#14,385

PerfumerFabrice Pellegrin

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#15,423

PerfumerLucien Ferrero

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerI Love My ManHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Roos & Roos I Love My Man pairs plush Bulgarian rose and centifolia rose with a noticeable kick of spicy carnation. Sweet tonka bean and smooth sandalwood anchor the floral top, creating a warm, powder-dusted profile. It fits cool autumn evenings when you want a rich, vintage-leaning rose with substance.

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Par Amour Pour Elle is a green white floral built around realistic hyacinth and creamy tuberose. Reviewers describe the opening as fresh, dewy and slightly astringent, then softer as jasmine, orange blossom, musk and sandalwood warm the scent on skin. It suits someone who likes feminine florals with a polished, classi…

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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, I Love My Man or Par Amour Pour Elle?

I Love My Man takes 6 of 7 categories. I Love My Man is rated 3.83/5 from 166 votes; Par Amour Pour Elle is rated 3.42/5 from 90 votes. Choose I Love My Man for a warm spicy and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall. Choose Par Amour Pour Elle for a white floral and floral character. Wins on community sentiment. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, I Love My Man or Par Amour Pour Elle?

I Love My Man lasts longest (I Love My Man 67/100, Par Amour Pour Elle 64/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, I Love My Man or Par Amour Pour Elle?

I Love My Man projects furthest (I Love My Man 62/100, Par Amour Pour Elle 59/100), based on community performance votes.

Do I Love My Man and Par Amour Pour Elle smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral and woody accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose, Carnation and Sandalwood.

Is I Love My Man or Par Amour Pour Elle better for summer or winter?

For summer, Par Amour Pour Elle is the stronger pick. For winter, I Love My Man is the stronger pick. Par Amour Pour Elle suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in I Love My Man and Par Amour Pour Elle?

I Love My Man features Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Carnation, Tonka Bean and Sandalwood. Par Amour Pour Elle has top notes of Hyacinth, Neroli, Cassis and Bulgarian Rose, heart notes of Indian Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Orange Blossom and Carnation, a base of Tuberose, White Musk, Sandalwood and Labdanum.

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