Fragrance comparison

I Love You vs Vendetta Donna

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 549 ratings analysed

I Love You

Ulric de Varens

4.2425 votes

Rank #27,652 PowderyVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

5 wins

Vendetta Donna

Valentino

4.06524 votes

Rank #3,683 FloralSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vendetta Donna takes 5 of 8 categories.

I Love You
Choose it for a powdery and vanilla character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Vendetta Donna
Choose it for a floral and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

I Love You3/8

Vendetta Donna5/8

Ratings & consensus: Vendetta Donna
Community sentiment: I Love You
Longevity: Vendetta Donna
Sillage & projection: Vendetta Donna
Value for money: I Love You
Versatility: I Love You
Note pyramid (duration): Vendetta Donna
Fragranxe ranking: Vendetta Donna

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

I Love YouUlric de Varens

Vendetta DonnaValentino

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.24/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 12%Had 15%Want 73%

4.06/ 5 · 524 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerVendetta DonnaRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

48%Love

40%Like

4%Ok

4%Dislike

4%Hate

25 votes

35%Love

49%Like

3%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

524 votes

Category winnerI Love YouMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate77

Category winners

LongevityVendetta Donna

SillageVendetta Donna

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value53

Category winnerI Love YouBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

vanilla90%

iris80%

amber70%

musky60%

citrus50%

floral100%

sweet92%

fruity84%

powdery77%

white floral69%

aromatic61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top10-20 mins

Bergamot

Heart2-3 hrs

HeliotropeOrris Root

Base4-6 hrs

VanillaBenzoinMusk

Top20-40 mins

PlumPeachAldehydesHiacynthOrange BlossomWater LilyGreen NotesBergamot

Heart3-5 hrs

HoneyTuberoseMarigoldCarnationNarcissusYlang-YlangOrris RootJasmine

Base8-12 hrs

BenzoinAmberSandalwoodVanillaTonka BeanMuskPatchouliCedar

Category winnerVendetta DonnaLongest dry-down: 8-12 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer30

Fall100

Winter90

Day100

Night58

Spring63

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day77

Night100

Category winnerI Love YouMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 40%Work 29%Date 20%Party 11%

Men0

Unisex13

Women87

Date 36%Party 28%Casual 21%Work 15%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,652

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#3,683

PerfumerIFF

Launched—

Reviews30

Category winnerVendetta DonnaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ulric de Varens I Love You focuses on powdery heliotrope, sweet vanilla, and earthy orris root. The first spray releases a sharp solvent sting. Then, bright bergamot flashes and vanishes in under ten minutes. What remains is a comforting almond-tinted floral cloud that settles gently onto your skin. Heliotrope dominat…

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Vendetta Donna by Valentino is a lush, sunlit floral fruity scent that arrived in 1991 with big personality. It opens with rich dark plum, fuzzy peach, and a crisp splash of hyacinth before settling into a warm pool of golden honey, tuberose, and carnation. As the hours tick past, smooth amber, vanilla, and creamy san…

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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 You or Vendetta Donna?

Vendetta Donna takes 5 of 8 categories. I Love You is rated 4.24/5 from 25 votes; Vendetta Donna is rated 4.06/5 from 524 votes. Choose I Love You for a powdery and vanilla character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Vendetta Donna for a floral and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, I Love You or Vendetta Donna?

They last about the same: Vendetta Donna 75/100, I Love You 73/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, I Love You or Vendetta Donna?

Vendetta Donna projects furthest (Vendetta Donna 71/100, I Love You 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Do I Love You and Vendetta Donna smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Orris Root, Vanilla and Benzoin.

Is I Love You or Vendetta Donna better for summer or winter?

For summer, I Love You is the stronger pick. For winter, Vendetta Donna is the stronger pick. I Love You suits daytime wear; Vendetta Donna suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in I Love You and Vendetta Donna?

I Love You has top notes of Bergamot, heart notes of Heliotrope and Orris Root, a base of Vanilla, Benzoin and Musk. Vendetta Donna has top notes of Plum, Peach, Aldehydes and Hiacynth, heart notes of Honey, Tuberose, Marigold and Carnation, a base of Benzoin, Amber, Sandalwood and Vanilla.