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Imperatrice de Charme Frais vs Costa

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

Updated 4 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Costa takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Imperatrice de Charme Frais

    Choose it for a floral and powdery character.

  • Costa

    Choose it for a floral and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Imperatrice de Charme Frais0/1
Costa1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Costa

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Imperatrice de Charme FraisUnique Art Parfum
CostaAscania
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
3.75/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 40%Had 25%Want 35%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

25%Love
25%Like
50%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity33
〰 Sillage33
♥ Love / hate69
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value100
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
floral100%
powdery92%
violet84%
woody77%
amber69%
smoky61%
floral100%
rose92%
leather84%
woody77%
powdery69%
animalic61%
Scent match53%Some overlap · both floral, powdery and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

No top / heart / base split published

Top
Pink PepperGreen AppleFreesia
Heart
RoseVioletHibiscusJasmineHeliotrope
Base
LeatherSandalLabdanumCedarwood
InformationalShared notesViolet, Leather, Jasmine and Rose. Durations are only published for Imperatrice de Charme Frais, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring–
Summer–
Fall–
Winter–
Day100
Night55
Spring100
Summer100
Fall50
Winter0
Day100
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Work 34%Casual 29%Date 23%Party 13%
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,528

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#59,033

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCostaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Imperatrice de Charme Frais opens with an energetic snap of green apple and fresh freesia petals. Give it two minutes. The initial sharp alcohol lift clears quickly, making way for a powdery violet and velvety jasmine heart. As the scent warms on your skin, a smoky cedar and dry leather note steps forward, tempered by…

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Costa is a floral fruity scent with a crisp apple and freesia opening, then a rosy, powdery heart softened by violet and heliotrope. The base adds leather, cedarwood and sandalwood, which gives it a drier, slightly animalic finish than the note list first suggests. It looks best suited to someone who wants florals wit…

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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.

Do Imperatrice de Charme Frais and Costa smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, powdery and woody accords. Common notes include Violet, Leather, Jasmine and Rose.

Is Imperatrice de Charme Frais or Costa better for summer or winter?

Imperatrice de Charme Frais suits daytime wear; Costa suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Imperatrice de Charme Frais and Costa?

Imperatrice de Charme Frais features Violet, Leather, Incense, Sandalwood and Jasmine. Costa has top notes of Pink Pepper, Green Apple and Freesia, heart notes of Rose, Violet, Hibiscus and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Sandal, Labdanum and Cedarwood.

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