Fragrance comparison

Island Spice vs Police Potion Arsenic For Her

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 79 ratings analysed

Island Spice

Twinkle Apothecary · 2019

—0 votes

Rank #75,172 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Police Potion Arsenic For Her

Police

4.3079 votes

Rank #9,564 SweetCoconut

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Police Potion Arsenic For Her takes 2 of 2 categories.

Island Spice
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.
Police Potion Arsenic For Her
Choose it for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Island Spice0/2

Police Potion Arsenic For Her2/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Police Potion Arsenic For Her
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Police Potion Arsenic For Her

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Island SpiceTwinkle Apothecary

Police Potion Arsenic For HerPolice

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.30/ 5 · 79 votes

Have 87%Had 13%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

52%Love

34%Like

8%Ok

5%Dislike

1%Hate

79 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillagePolice Potion Arsenic For Her

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value82

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%

coconut92%

amber84%

vanilla77%

warm spicy69%

yellow floral61%

Scent match50%Some overlap · both sweet, vanilla and warm spicy

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

PoisonCoconutCinnamon

Heart

Ylang-YlangTobacco LeafOrchid

Base

Tonka BeanMyrrhPatchouli

InformationalShared notesCoconut, Cinnamon, Tonka Bean 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

Spring35

Summer20

Fall100

Winter88

Day60

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

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

Men2

Unisex24

Women75

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,172

PerfumerStefanie Grant-Cassel

Launched2019

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,564

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Category winnerPolice Potion Arsenic For HerHigher 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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Police Potion Arsenic For Her pairs dark tonka bean with bitter almond nuances and warm cinnamon. Released in 2023, this amber gourmand fragrance opens with a sharp amaretto kick before settling into creamy coconut and dry tobacco leaf. It offers a cozy, shadowy sweetness designed for autumn evenings and chilly weathe…

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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 Police Potion Arsenic For Her?

Police Potion Arsenic For Her projects furthest (Police Potion Arsenic For Her 49/100, Island Spice 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Island Spice and Police Potion Arsenic For Her smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Coconut, Cinnamon, Tonka Bean and Ylang-Ylang.

Is Island Spice or Police Potion Arsenic For Her better for summer or winter?

Island Spice suits daytime wear; Police Potion Arsenic For Her suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Island Spice and Police Potion Arsenic For Her?

Island Spice features Coconut, Melon, Ginger, Vanilla and Banana. Police Potion Arsenic For Her has top notes of Poison, Coconut and Cinnamon, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Tobacco Leaf and Orchid, a base of Tonka Bean, Myrrh and Patchouli.