Fragrance comparison

Is Flower vs Malbec Duo

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 65 ratings analysed

Is Flower

Aulentissima

—0 votes

Rank #68,403 AmberMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Malbec Duo

O Boticário

3.7765 votes

Rank #31,249 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Malbec Duo takes 1 of 1 categories.

Is Flower
Choose it for a amber and musky character.
Malbec Duo
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Is Flower0/1

Malbec Duo1/1

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: Malbec Duo

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Is FlowerAulentissima

Malbec DuoO Boticário

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.77/ 5 · 65 votes

Have 29%Had 54%Want 17%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

34%Love

38%Like

2%Ok

23%Dislike

3%Hate

65 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value62

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

musky90%

ozonic80%

rose70%

woody60%

powdery50%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

aromatic84%

fruity77%

earthy69%

sweet61%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Ozonic notesRose

Heart

—

Base

OakAmberMusk

Top

FigCarambola (Star Fruit)CardamomPink PepperViolet LeafSaffronLemonBergamot

Heart

ChocolateOakRoseIris FlowerCassisGeranium

Base

CedarAmberVetiverPatchouliMossMusk

InformationalShared notesRose, Oak, Amber and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring71

Summer25

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,403

PerfumerGiovanni Festa

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#31,249

PerfumerNapoleão Bastos

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMalbec DuoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Is Flower by Aulentissima brings an ozonic breeze to a traditional rose heart. Launched in 2017, this floral aquatic fragrance features a crisp profile anchored by oak and amber. It feels light enough for casual spring mornings yet distinctive enough for office wear. This composition balances ethereal aquatic freshnes…

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Malbec Duo by O Boticário takes the deep, wine-barrel woodiness of the original Malbec DNA and blends it with rich dark chocolate, ripe fig, and crushed pink pepper. It opens with an unexpected splash of tart star fruit, crisp bergamot, and herbal violet leaf before settling into a warm core of bitter cocoa, earthy oa…

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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 Is Flower and Malbec Duo smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Rose, Oak, Amber and Musk.

What are the notes in Is Flower and Malbec Duo?

Is Flower has top notes of Ozonic notes and Rose, a base of Oak, Amber and Musk. Malbec Duo has top notes of Fig, Carambola (Star Fruit), Cardamom and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Chocolate, Oak, Rose and Iris Flower, a base of Cedar, Amber, Vetiver and Patchouli.