Fragrance comparison

I Love My Man vs Vintage Affair

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 176 ratings analysed

I Love My Man

Roos & Roos

3.83166 votes

Rank #14,385 Warm SpicyFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Vintage Affair

Jinkoh Store

4.8010 votes

Rank #18,394 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vintage Affair takes 4 of 5 categories.

I Love My Man
Choose it for a warm spicy and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall.
Vintage Affair
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

I Love My Man1/5

Vintage Affair4/5

Ratings & consensus: Vintage Affair
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Vintage Affair
Sillage & projection: Vintage Affair
Value for money: Vintage Affair
Versatility: Not scored
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

Vintage AffairJinkoh Store

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.83/ 5 · 166 votes

Have 37%Had 23%Want 41%

4.80/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 22%Had 3%Want 75%

Category winnerVintage AffairRating 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

80%Love

20%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity97

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate95

Category winners

LongevityVintage Affair

SillageVintage Affair

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value51

¤ Price value68

Category winnerVintage AffairBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

floral91%

rose83%

woody74%

aromatic65%

vanilla56%

woody100%

powdery92%

floral84%

amber77%

musky69%

citrus61%

Scent match27%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

LimeJasmineGrapefruitBergamot

Heart

Bulgarian RoseRose de MaiRoseYlang YlangNarcissusIrisViolet LeafIris Butter

Base

Dark PatchouliSandalwoodOakmossCivetMuskHyraxGuaiac WoodAmbergris

InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose 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–

Spring71

Summer57

Fall100

Winter86

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men15

Unisex7

Women78

Men11

Unisex67

Women22

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#14,385

PerfumerFabrice Pellegrin

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#18,394

PerfumerMarius Pana

Launched—

Reviews5

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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Vintage Affair by Jinkoh Store is a rich oriental floral perfume that blends vintage warmth with modern artisanal depth. It opens with an energizing splash of lime, grapefruit, and bergamot before unfolding into an opulent floral core of Bulgarian rose, creamy iris butter, and golden ylang ylang. As the perfume warms …

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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 Vintage Affair?

Vintage Affair takes 4 of 5 categories. I Love My Man is rated 3.83/5 from 166 votes; Vintage Affair is rated 4.80/5 from 10 votes. Choose I Love My Man for a warm spicy and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall. Choose Vintage Affair for a woody and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, I Love My Man or Vintage Affair?

Vintage Affair lasts longest (Vintage Affair 97/100, I Love My Man 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, I Love My Man or Vintage Affair?

Vintage Affair projects furthest (Vintage Affair 71/100, I Love My Man 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Do I Love My Man and Vintage Affair smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral and woody accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose and Sandalwood.

Is I Love My Man or Vintage Affair better for summer or winter?

Vintage Affair suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in I Love My Man and Vintage Affair?

I Love My Man features Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Carnation, Tonka Bean and Sandalwood. Vintage Affair has top notes of Lime, Jasmine, Grapefruit and Bergamot, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, Rose de Mai, Rose and Ylang Ylang, a base of Dark Patchouli, Sandalwood, Oakmoss and Civet.