Fragrance comparison

Island Spice vs Aloha Beaches

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 16 ratings analysed

Island Spice

Twinkle Apothecary · 2019

—0 votes

Rank #75,227 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Aloha Beaches

Miss Kay

3.8816 votes

Rank #40,642 SweetWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Aloha Beaches takes 2 of 2 categories.

Island Spice
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.
Aloha Beaches
Choose it for a sweet and white floral character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Island Spice0/2

Aloha Beaches2/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Island SpiceTwinkle Apothecary

Aloha BeachesMiss Kay

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.88/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 57%Had 10%Want 33%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

13%Love

69%Like

13%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageAloha Beaches

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value80

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

warm spicy84%

aromatic77%

yellow floral69%

cinnamon61%

sweet100%

white floral91%

vanilla83%

lactonic74%

floral65%

tropical56%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both sweet and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CoconutMelonGingerVanillaBananaCustardCinnamonGalangaCO2 ExtractsTonka BeanYlang-YlangOily Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Vanilla BeanCoconutWhite PeachLychee

Heart

TiareFrangipaniYlang-YlangJasmine

Base

CustardVanillaWoody NotesWhite Musk

InformationalShared notesCoconut, Vanilla, Custard and Ylang-Ylang. Durations are only published for Island Spice, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night47

Spring44

Summer100

Fall33

Winter22

Day100

Night20

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Casual 40%Date 28%Work 23%Party 10%

Men0

Unisex11

Women89

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,227

PerfumerStefanie Grant-Cassel

Launched2019

Reviews0

Overall rank#40,642

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerAloha BeachesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Island Spice by Twinkle Apothecary smells like homemade coconut custard drizzled with spicy ginger syrup. It is thick and comforting. The scent opens with a surprisingly sharp burst of fresh melon and zesty galanga root before softening into ripe banana and creamy coconut flesh. Warm cinnamon quickly enters the pictur…

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Aloha Beaches is a creamy tropical gourmand that leans hard into coconut, custard and vanilla, with peach and lychee adding a fruity glow on top. It opens like a sweet beach dessert, then softens into sunscreen-like white florals and a musky vanilla drydown. It suits warm weather, casual daytime wear and anyone who en…

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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 projects more, Island Spice or Aloha Beaches?

Aloha Beaches projects furthest (Aloha Beaches 50/100, Island Spice 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Island Spice and Aloha Beaches smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and vanilla accords. Common notes include Coconut, Vanilla, Custard and Ylang-Ylang.

Is Island Spice or Aloha Beaches better for summer or winter?

Island Spice suits daytime wear; Aloha Beaches suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Island Spice and Aloha Beaches?

Island Spice features Coconut, Melon, Ginger, Vanilla and Banana. Aloha Beaches has top notes of Vanilla Bean, Coconut, White Peach and Lychee, heart notes of Tiare, Frangipani, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Custard, Vanilla, Woody Notes and White Musk.