Love At Your Darkest vs Poivre Electrique
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
68%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Poivre Electrique takes 5 of 7 categories.
Love At Your DarkestChoose it for a fresh spicy and woody character. Wins on versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Poivre ElectriqueChoose it for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Love At Your Darkest2/7
Poivre Electrique5/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Poivre Electrique
- Community sentiment
- Poivre Electrique
- Longevity
- Poivre Electrique
- Sillage & projection
- Poivre Electrique
- Value for money
- Poivre Electrique
- 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 DarkestGucciPoivre ElectriqueAtelier CologneWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.75/ 5 · 125 votes
Have 28%Had 4%Want 67%
3.82/ 5 · 264 votes
Have 70%Had 30%Want 0%
Category winnerPoivre ElectriqueRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate34%Love
32%Like
16%Ok
13%Dislike
6%Hate
125 votes
29%Love
46%Like
4%Ok
20%Dislike
1%Hate
264 votes
Category winnerPoivre ElectriqueMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityPoivre Electrique
SillagePoivre Electrique
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerPoivre ElectriqueBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothfresh spicy100%
woody83%
amber65%
warm spicy48%
aromatic30%
fresh spicy100%
warm spicy92%
woody84%
amber77%
soft spicy69%
aromatic61%
Scent match68%Closely related · both fresh spicy, woody and amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop15 to 30 minutes
Black Pepper
Heart1 to 2 hours
Olibanum
Base3 to 5 hours
Cedar
Top
Black PepperPink PepperBitter Orange
Heart
OlibanumPimentoTurkish Rose
Base
CedarMyrhhSandalwood
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 seasonSpring85
Summer47
Fall100
Winter74
Day100
Night100
Spring46
Summer26
Fall100
Winter71
Day100
Night–
Category winnerLove At Your DarkestMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#17,017
PerfumerAlberto Morillas
Launched—
Reviews16
Overall rank#31,839
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerLove At Your DarkestHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotLove 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…
Reviews →Atelier Cologne Poivre Electrique hits the skin with a sharp crack of crushed black pepper and fizzy pink pepper, backed by a tart burst of bitter orange. As the initial sizzle settles, dark resinous olibanum and warm pimento creep in, giving the spice a smoky, dry texture rather than a sweet dessert feel. Soft Turkis…
Reviews →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 Poivre Electrique?
Poivre Electrique takes 5 of 7 categories. Love At Your Darkest is rated 3.75/5 from 125 votes; Poivre Electrique is rated 3.82/5 from 264 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 Poivre Electrique for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Love At Your Darkest or Poivre Electrique?
They last about the same: Poivre Electrique 56/100, Love At Your Darkest 54/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Love At Your Darkest or Poivre Electrique?
Poivre Electrique projects furthest (Poivre Electrique 56/100, Love At Your Darkest 45/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Love At Your Darkest and Poivre Electrique smell similar?
Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy, woody and amber accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Olibanum and Cedar.
Is Love At Your Darkest or Poivre Electrique better for summer or winter?
For summer, Love At Your Darkest is the stronger pick. For winter, Love At Your Darkest is the stronger pick. Love At Your Darkest suits day or night wear; Poivre Electrique suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Love At Your Darkest and Poivre Electrique?
Love At Your Darkest has top notes of Black Pepper, heart notes of Olibanum, a base of Cedar. Poivre Electrique has top notes of Black Pepper, Pink Pepper and Bitter Orange, heart notes of Olibanum, Pimento and Turkish Rose, a base of Cedar, Myrhh and Sandalwood.
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