Fragrance comparison

Italian Lover vs Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 7 ratings analysed

1 wins

Italian Lover

Walter Maiorano Parfums

4.437 votes

Rank #43,771 AquaticFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

21%scent match

Clearly different

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart

CFFC Fragrances

—0 votes

Rank #72,566 White FloralPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Italian Lover takes 1 of 1 categories.

Italian Lover
Choose it for a aquatic and fresh character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart
Choose it for a white floral and powdery character.

Italian Lover1/1

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart0/1

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: Italian Lover

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Italian LoverWalter Maiorano Parfums

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my HeartCFFC Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.43/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 13%Had 3%Want 84%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

57%Love

29%Like

14%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate86

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aquatic100%

fresh92%

citrus84%

amber77%

musky69%

powdery61%

white floral100%

powdery92%

woody84%

violet77%

citrus69%

vanilla61%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both citrus and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

AldehydesAmbroxanPink GrapefruitGreen MandarinTangerinePistachioMangoTimur

Heart

Watery NotesViolet LeafCascaloneVioletMineral notesGreen NotesNeroliIncense

Base

Water NotesWhite MuskDriftwoodIrisOakmossSugar CaneBenzoinWhite Oud

Top15-30 mins

Big StrawberryViolet LeafPink Grapefruit

Heart2-3 hrs

GardeniaVioletJasmine

Base4-6 hrs

White WoodsVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesPink Grapefruit, Violet Leaf and Violet. Durations are only published for Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring86

Summer100

Fall57

Winter57

Day100

Night50

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night26

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men29

Unisex71

Women0

Not enough votes yet

Casual 43%Work 28%Date 20%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#43,771

PerfumerAndrea Marcoccia, Walter Maiorano

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#72,566

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerItalian LoverHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Italian Lover by Walter Maiorano Parfums opens with a crisp burst of pink grapefruit, green mandarin, and cool aldehydes before plunging into mineral ocean waves. The heart shifts into wet violet leaf, peppermint, and cascalone, creating a fresh aquatic profile with a distinct metallic bite. As hours pass, white oud, …

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CFFC Fragrances delivers an airy, flirtatious treat with Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart. The first spray releases sweet garden strawberry, tart pink grapefruit, and crisp violet leaf. It smells youthful and cheerful right away. Soon, creamy gardenia and velvety violet take over the mid development, lending the c…

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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 Italian Lover and Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and powdery accords. Common notes include Pink Grapefruit, Violet Leaf and Violet.

Is Italian Lover or Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart better for summer or winter?

Italian Lover suits daytime wear; Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Italian Lover and Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart?

Italian Lover has top notes of Aldehydes, Ambroxan, Pink Grapefruit and Green Mandarin, heart notes of Watery Notes, Violet Leaf, Cascalone and Violet, a base of Water Notes, White Musk, Driftwood and Iris. Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart has top notes of Big Strawberry, Violet Leaf and Pink Grapefruit, heart notes of Gardenia, Violet and Jasmine, a base of White Woods, Vanilla and Musk.