Fragrance comparison

Island Spice vs Pumpkin Cupcake

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 1 ratings analysed

Island Spice

Twinkle Apothecary · 2019

—0 votes

Rank #75,172 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

46%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Pumpkin Cupcake

Sweet Essentials

5.001 votes

Rank #49,302 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pumpkin Cupcake takes 1 of 1 categories.

Island Spice
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.
Pumpkin Cupcake
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Island Spice0/1

Pumpkin Cupcake1/1

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: Pumpkin Cupcake

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Island SpiceTwinkle Apothecary

Pumpkin CupcakeSweet Essentials

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · 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

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

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%

warm spicy86%

lactonic72%

fresh spicy58%

cinnamon44%

coconut30%

Scent match46%Some overlap · both sweet, warm spicy and cinnamon

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

Notes

PumpkinCupcakeCinnamonClovesNutmegCustardButterFrosting [Glacé]GingerCoconutOily Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCoconut, Ginger, Custard and Cinnamon. 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

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

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

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,172

PerfumerStefanie Grant-Cassel

Launched2019

Reviews0

Overall rank#49,302

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPumpkin CupcakeHigher 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…

Reviews →

Pumpkin Cupcake by Sweet Essentials is a gourmand fragrance that leans heavily into autumn warmth. It opens with a bold hit of spiced pumpkin and sugary frosting, settling into a rich, butter-heavy base of nutmeat and ginger. This scent is designed for those who want their cold-weather fragrance to match the smell of …

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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 Island Spice and Pumpkin Cupcake smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, warm spicy and cinnamon accords. Common notes include Coconut, Ginger, Custard and Cinnamon.