Fragrance comparison

Icon Pearl vs Goldfish Princess

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 49 ratings analysed

4 wins

Icon Pearl

Ga-De

3.8347 votes

Rank #17,908 MuskyRose

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51%scent match

Some overlap

Goldfish Princess

Black Paw

3.002 votes

Rank #65,301 FloralRose

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Icon Pearl takes 4 of 4 categories.

Icon Pearl
Choose it for a musky and rose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Goldfish Princess
Choose it for a floral and rose character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Icon Pearl4/4

Goldfish Princess0/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Icon PearlGa-De

Goldfish PrincessBlack Paw

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.83/ 5 · 47 votes

Have 45%Had 17%Want 38%

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 3%Had 0%Want 97%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

34%Love

40%Like

6%Ok

13%Dislike

6%Hate

47 votes

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityIcon Pearl

SillageIcon Pearl

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value60

¤ Price value25

Category winnerIcon PearlBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

rose86%

white floral72%

powdery58%

animalic44%

floral30%

floral100%

rose83%

white floral65%

woody48%

fresh30%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both rose, white floral and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

MuskRoseWhite Flowers

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Dew DropGreen LeavesWhite FlowersMuskRoseJasmineWoodsy Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesMusk, Rose and White Flowers. Durations are only published for Icon Pearl, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer33

Fall75

Winter67

Day100

Night41

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 37%Work 33%Date 21%Party 9%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,908

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews8

Overall rank#65,301

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerIcon PearlHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ga-De Icon Pearl opens with an assertive flash of green geranium and sweet Turkish rose. The alcohol solvent evaporates in two minutes. Soon, a billowy cloud of clean musk and cosmetic powder takes over the foreground. It smells like luxury face powder mixed with freshly washed linen and pink rosebuds. As the fragran…

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Goldfish Princess is a light floral built around rose, white flowers and a fresh green opening. Dewy leaves and soft musk keep it airy rather than heavy, while a gentle woody base gives it a clean finish. Based on the available votes, it reads as a daytime scent for spring and summer, with moderate trail and rather so…

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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, Icon Pearl or Goldfish Princess?

Icon Pearl takes 4 of 4 categories. Icon Pearl is rated 3.83/5 from 47 votes; Goldfish Princess is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Icon Pearl for a musky and rose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Goldfish Princess for a floral and rose character. Best in spring, daytime wear.