Fragrance comparison

inspiration vs Ghost Flower

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 47 ratings analysed

inspiration

Mullium

3.002 votes

Rank #66,120 SmokyAmber

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64%scent match

Closely related

Ghost Flower

Altra

3.6145 votes

Rank #17,046 White FloralSmoky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

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

inspiration
Choose it for a smoky and amber character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in summer, evening wear.
Ghost Flower
Choose it for a white floral and smoky character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

inspiration2/4

Ghost Flower2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

inspirationMullium

Ghost FlowerAltra

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 9%Had 4%Want 87%

3.61/ 5 · 45 votes

Have 4%Had 1%Want 94%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

50%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

38%Love

23%Like

19%Ok

15%Dislike

4%Hate

26 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

Longevityinspiration

SillageGhost Flower

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value29

Category winnerinspirationBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

smoky100%

amber77%

balsamic53%

woody30%

white floral100%

smoky88%

amber77%

soft spicy65%

woody53%

balsamic42%

Scent match64%Closely related · both smoky, amber and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SmokeResinsCoffee

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

White LilySmokeResins

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSmoke and Resins. Durations are only published for inspiration, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day33

Night100

Spring73

Summer9

Fall100

Winter82

Day100

Night75

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex0

Women50

Date 38%Party 30%Casual 21%Work 11%

Men0

Unisex57

Women43

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,120

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#17,046

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Category winnerGhost FlowerHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Inspiration by Mullium is a dark, slow-burning oriental woody scent built on thick birch smoke, dark roasted coffee, and sweet balsamic resins. The initial spray hits with a sudden flash of sharp perfumer alcohol and dry fireplace ash. Give it five minutes. Once the solvent evaporates, a dense heart of bitter black es…

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Ghost Flower by Altra is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. Ghost Flower was launched in 2022.

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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, inspiration or Ghost Flower?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. inspiration is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes; Ghost Flower is rated 3.61/5 from 45 votes. Choose inspiration for a smoky and amber character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in summer, evening wear. Choose Ghost Flower for a white floral and smoky character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.