Fragrance comparison

Liquid Lime vs Secrets Black

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

Liquid Lime

Tom Tailor

—0 votes

Rank #66,428 AromaticCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

22%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Secrets Black

Pierre Alexander

4.002 votes

Rank #57,619 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Secrets Black takes 1 of 1 categories.

Liquid Lime
Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character.
Secrets Black
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Liquid Lime0/1

Secrets Black1/1

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: Secrets Black

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Liquid LimeTom Tailor

Secrets BlackPierre Alexander

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

50%Love

0%Like

50%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

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

aromatic100%

citrus92%

woody84%

white floral77%

fresh spicy69%

powdery61%

warm spicy100%

aromatic83%

herbal65%

soft spicy48%

fresh30%

Scent match22%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Green NotesGrapefruitBergamotCardamomGingerThymeLemonSage

Heart

Lily of the ValleyOrange BlossomYlang YlangJasmineViolet

Base

SandalwoodTonka BeanCedarwoodVanillaVetiverAmber

Top

Sage

Heart

Ginger

Base

Cardamom

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Ginger and Sage. 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

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

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#66,428

PerfumerChristian Plesch

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#57,619

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSecrets BlackHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tom Tailor Liquid Lime opens with a sharp grapefruit and bitter bergamot splash that quickly pulls in green notes and herbal sage. It is a bracing, clean scent that feels like stepping out of a cold shower on a humid July morning. As it settles, a soft floral heart of jasmine and ylang ylang adds a surprising clean so…

Reviews →

Secrets Black by Pierre Alexander is an Oriental Woody fragrance crafted for the modern man. Launched in 2016, this scent centers on an aromatic opening of sage, leading into a ginger heart. It rests on a base of warm cardamom, creating a spicy, herbal profile suitable for daily wear during transitional seasons like s…

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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 Liquid Lime and Secrets Black smell similar?

Clearly different: a 22% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Ginger and Sage.

Is Liquid Lime or Secrets Black better for summer or winter?

Secrets Black suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Liquid Lime and Secrets Black?

Liquid Lime has top notes of Green Notes, Grapefruit, Bergamot and Cardamom, heart notes of Lily of the Valley, Orange Blossom, Ylang Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Cedarwood and Vanilla. Secrets Black has top notes of Sage, heart notes of Ginger, a base of Cardamom.