Fragrance comparison

Love At Your Darkest vs Mortel

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 532 ratings analysed

Love At Your Darkest

Gucci

3.75125 votes

Rank #17,017 Fresh SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

68%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Mortel

Trudon

4.23407 votes

Rank #27,037 AmberFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mortel takes 5 of 7 categories.

Love At Your Darkest
Choose it for a fresh spicy and woody character. Wins on versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Mortel
Choose it for a amber and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Love At Your Darkest2/7

Mortel5/7

Ratings & consensus: Mortel
Community sentiment: Mortel
Longevity: Mortel
Sillage & projection: Mortel
Value for money: Mortel
Versatility: Love At Your Darkest
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Love At Your Darkest

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love At Your DarkestGucci

MortelTrudon

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 125 votes

Have 28%Had 4%Want 67%

4.23/ 5 · 407 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

Category winnerMortelRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

34%Love

32%Like

16%Ok

13%Dislike

6%Hate

125 votes

52%Love

30%Like

9%Ok

7%Dislike

2%Hate

407 votes

Category winnerMortelMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityMortel

SillageMortel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value19

¤ Price value38

Category winnerMortelBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh spicy100%

woody83%

amber65%

warm spicy48%

aromatic30%

amber100%

fresh spicy83%

woody65%

warm spicy48%

balsamic30%

Scent match68%Closely related · both fresh spicy, amber and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Black Pepper

Heart1 to 2 hours

Olibanum

Base3 to 5 hours

Cedar

Top

Black PepperPimentoNutmeg

Heart

OlibanumWoody NotesResins

Base

MyrhhLabdanumCedarBenzoin

InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Olibanum and Cedar. Durations are only published for Love At Your Darkest, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring85

Summer47

Fall100

Winter74

Day100

Night100

Spring52

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerLove At Your DarkestMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men46

Unisex46

Women8

Men37

Unisex60

Women3

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,017

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews16

Overall rank#27,037

PerfumerYann Vasnier

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLove At Your DarkestHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love At Your Darkest by Gucci is a minimalist woody spicy fragrance from The Alchemist's Garden collection. Despite a dramatic title, the composition is surprisingly transparent, airy, and restrained on the skin. It opens with an immediate burst of dry black pepper that feels brisk rather than heavy. As the initial sp…

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Trudon Mortel hits skin with sharp black pepper, dusty pimento, and freshly cracked nutmeg. Warm olibanum and sticky resins soon soften the top notes, pulling the blend into dry cedar, dark myrrh, and sweet labdanum. It feels like cold stone, candle wax, and dry wood inside an old church during late autumn.

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Love At Your Darkest or Mortel?

Mortel takes 5 of 7 categories. Love At Your Darkest is rated 3.75/5 from 125 votes; Mortel is rated 4.23/5 from 407 votes. Choose Love At Your Darkest for a fresh spicy and woody character. Wins on versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Mortel for a amber and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Love At Your Darkest or Mortel?

Mortel lasts longest (Mortel 65/100, Love At Your Darkest 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Love At Your Darkest or Mortel?

Mortel projects furthest (Mortel 50/100, Love At Your Darkest 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Love At Your Darkest and Mortel smell similar?

Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy, amber and woody accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Olibanum and Cedar.

Is Love At Your Darkest or Mortel better for summer or winter?

For summer, Love At Your Darkest is the stronger pick. For winter, Mortel is the stronger pick. Love At Your Darkest suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love At Your Darkest and Mortel?

Love At Your Darkest has top notes of Black Pepper, heart notes of Olibanum, a base of Cedar. Mortel has top notes of Black Pepper, Pimento and Nutmeg, heart notes of Olibanum, Woody Notes and Resins, a base of Myrhh, Labdanum, Cedar and Benzoin.