Fragrance comparison

Love and Hate vs Bucephalus

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

Love and Hate

CGS

1.001 votes

Rank #74,916 AromaticWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Bucephalus

Carlo Dali

4.001 votes

Rank #61,647 RumWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bucephalus takes 1 of 1 categories.

Love and Hate
Choose it for a aromatic and white floral character. Best in winter, evening wear.
Bucephalus
Choose it for a rum and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Love and Hate0/1

Bucephalus1/1

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: Bucephalus

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love and HateCGS

BucephalusCarlo Dali

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 3%Had 3%Want 94%

4.00/ 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

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

0%Love

100%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

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate0

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ 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

aromatic100%

white floral92%

rose84%

fresh spicy77%

herbal69%

musky61%

rum100%

warm spicy92%

oud84%

woody77%

amber69%

smoky61%

Scent match24%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

CorianderTeaCardamomPine

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineGeraniumRoseArtemisiaCypress

Base8-12 hrs

AgarwoodIncenseMuskSageRumPatchouli

Top

CorianderCardamomLemon

Heart

RoseArtemisiaCypressGeranium

Base

RumIncenseOudPatchouliMusk

InformationalShared notesCoriander, Cardamom, Geranium and Rose. Durations are only published for Love and Hate, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day53

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 38%Party 26%Casual 20%Work 16%

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,916

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#61,647

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBucephalusHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love and Hate by CGS pairs sharp pine needles and cracked cardamom with a dark base of smoky agarwood and dark rum. It opens briskly. The first five minutes deliver a cooling rush of crushed coriander and black tea before velvety red rose and green cypress take over the mid development. As the fragrance settles, warm …

Reviews →

Bucephalus by Carlo Dali is a Woody Floral Musk fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Bucephalus was launched in 2024. Top notes are Coriander, Cardamom and Lemon; middle notes are Rose, Artemisia, Cypress and Geranium; base notes are Rum, Incense, Oud, Patchouli and Musk. It opens with Coriander, Card…

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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 and Hate or Bucephalus?

Bucephalus takes 1 of 1 categories. Love and Hate is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes; Bucephalus is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Love and Hate for a aromatic and white floral character. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Bucephalus for a rum and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Do Love and Hate and Bucephalus smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Coriander, Cardamom, Geranium and Rose.

Is Love and Hate or Bucephalus better for summer or winter?

Love and Hate suits evening wear; Bucephalus suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love and Hate and Bucephalus?

Love and Hate has top notes of Coriander, Tea, Cardamom and Pine, heart notes of Jasmine, Geranium, Rose and Artemisia, a base of Agarwood, Incense, Musk and Sage. Bucephalus has top notes of Coriander, Cardamom and Lemon, heart notes of Rose, Artemisia, Cypress and Geranium, a base of Rum, Incense, Oud and Patchouli.