Fragrance comparison

Insolence Blooming vs Her Gaze

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 168 ratings analysed

Insolence Blooming

Guerlain

3.77164 votes

Rank #11,539 VioletPowdery

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58%scent match

Closely related

Her Gaze

The Dua Brand

3.004 votes

Rank #65,801 FruityRose

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Insolence Blooming
Choose it for a violet and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Her Gaze
Choose it for a fruity and rose character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Insolence Blooming2/4

Her Gaze2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Her Gaze
Sillage & projection: Insolence Blooming
Value for money: Her Gaze
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Insolence Blooming

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Insolence BloomingGuerlain

Her GazeThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.77/ 5 · 164 votes

Have 29%Had 18%Want 53%

3.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 41%Had 18%Want 41%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

29%Like

2%Ok

30%Dislike

0%Hate

164 votes

0%Love

25%Like

50%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityHer Gaze

SillageInsolence Blooming

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price value63

Category winnerHer GazeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

violet100%

powdery90%

iris80%

fruity70%

fresh60%

floral50%

fruity100%

rose91%

violet83%

powdery74%

iris65%

sweet56%

Scent match58%Closely related · both violet, fruity and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

VioletIrisRed Berries

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Rose de MaiRaspberryIrisVioletRed BerriesVanilla BeanWhite MuskVanillaPear

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesViolet, Iris and Red Berries. Durations are only published for Insolence Blooming, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring90

Summer58

Fall77

Winter100

Day100

Night82

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#11,539

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews12

Overall rank#65,801

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerInsolence BloomingHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Insolence Blooming by Guerlain delivers a vivid, crisp spin on the classic violet and berry signature from the storied French house. Released in 2009 as an eau de toilette, this composition revolves around a focused trio of tangy red berries, velvety violet, and earthy iris. It opens with an energetic burst of tart fr…

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Her Gaze by The Dua Brand is a fragrance for women. Her Gaze was launched in 2021. From the way people describe wearing it, this comes across best as an easygoing style that many people can appreciate quickly. Taken together, the feedback points to a scent that feels easy to understand on first wear, but still depends…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Insolence Blooming or Her Gaze?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Insolence Blooming is rated 3.77/5 from 164 votes; Her Gaze is rated 3.00/5 from 4 votes. Choose Insolence Blooming for a violet and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear. Choose Her Gaze for a fruity and rose character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.