Fragrance comparison

Love Affair vs Red d'Amour

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 259 ratings analysed

Love Affair

Legend's Avenue

5.003 votes

Rank #32,570 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Red d'Amour

Laurent Mazzone Parfums

4.22256 votes

Rank #10,309 CherryWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Red d'Amour takes 4 of 5 categories.

Love Affair
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Red d'Amour
Choose it for a cherry and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in winter, evening wear.

Love Affair1/5

Red d'Amour4/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Red d'Amour
Sillage & projection: Red d'Amour
Value for money: Love Affair
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Red d'Amour
Fragranxe ranking: Red d'Amour

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love AffairLegend's Avenue

Red d'AmourLaurent Mazzone Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 8%Had 4%Want 88%

4.22/ 5 · 256 votes

Have 75%Had 25%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

45%Love

41%Like

7%Ok

7%Dislike

1%Hate

256 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityRed d'Amour

SillageRed d'Amour

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value41

Category winnerLove AffairBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet92%

powdery84%

woody77%

floral69%

amber61%

cherry100%

warm spicy92%

sweet84%

woody77%

vanilla69%

powdery61%

Scent match50%Some overlap · both sweet, vanilla and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

JasmineCherryLilac

Heart2-4 hrs

VanillaSaffronSugarOrrisFig

Base6-8+ hrs

SandalwoodTonka BeanHeliotropeCedarAmber

Top20-30 mins

CherrySaffronBlack Pepper

Heart2-4 hrs

Black LeatherVioletJasmine

Base6-10 hrs

Palo SantoTonka BeanPatchouliHeliotrope

Category winnerRed d'AmourLongest dry-down: 6-10 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Spring64

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

Date 40%Party 25%Casual 21%Work 14%

Men3

Unisex41

Women56

Date 43%Party 33%Casual 15%Work 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#32,570

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#10,309

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerRed d'AmourHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Affair by Legend's Avenue opens with a sudden splash of dark cherry and powdery lilac petals. It grabs attention immediately. Within fifteen minutes, the tart fruit settles as rich vanilla syrup and ripe fig take over the heart. Saffron introduces a dry, warm bite that keeps the spun sugar from feeling childish o…

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Red d'Amour by Laurent Mazzone Parfums takes the sweet profile of dark cherry and wraps it in worn black leather, warm saffron, and smoky palo santo wood. The initial spray delivers a rich blast of syrupy cherry spiked with crushed black pepper, giving it an intoxicating cherry cordial vibe rather than a synthetic can…

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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 is better, Love Affair or Red d'Amour?

Red d'Amour takes 4 of 5 categories. Love Affair is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes; Red d'Amour is rated 4.22/5 from 256 votes. Choose Love Affair for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Red d'Amour for a cherry and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Love Affair or Red d'Amour?

They last about the same: Red d'Amour 72/100, Love Affair 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Love Affair or Red d'Amour?

Red d'Amour projects furthest (Red d'Amour 61/100, Love Affair 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Love Affair and Red d'Amour smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and woody accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Cherry, Saffron and Tonka Bean.

Is Love Affair or Red d'Amour better for summer or winter?

Love Affair suits evening wear; Red d'Amour suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Affair and Red d'Amour?

Love Affair has top notes of Jasmine, Cherry and Lilac, heart notes of Vanilla, Saffron, Sugar and Orris, a base of Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Heliotrope and Cedar. Red d'Amour has top notes of Cherry, Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Black Leather, Violet and Jasmine, a base of Palo Santo, Tonka Bean, Patchouli and Heliotrope.