Fragrance comparison

Love vs Rendezvous

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 54 ratings analysed

4 wins

Love

DSH Perfumes

4.254 votes

Rank #50,117 MuskyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

83%scent match

Very similar

Rendezvous

DSH Perfumes

4.1050 votes

Rank #21,476 MuskyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love takes 4 of 5 categories.

Love
Choose it for a musky and animalic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Rendezvous
Choose it for a musky and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Love4/5

Rendezvous1/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LoveDSH Perfumes

RendezvousDSH Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 11%Had 3%Want 86%

4.10/ 5 · 50 votes

Have 23%Had 7%Want 70%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

75%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

52%Love

26%Like

6%Ok

12%Dislike

4%Hate

50 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityLove

SillageLove

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value67

Category winnerLoveBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

animalic86%

amber72%

white floral58%

powdery44%

leather30%

musky100%

amber90%

animalic80%

white floral70%

leather60%

woody50%

Scent match83%Very similar · both musky, animalic and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CivetAmbergrisMuskCastoreumHyraxAmbrette (Musk Mallow)JasmineFrench orange flowerAldehydesGardeniaWhite Pepper

No top / heart / base split published

Top15 to 30 minutes

AldehydesWhite Pepper

Heart2 to 3 hours

GardeniaJasmineOrange Blossom

Base4 to 6 hours

CastoreumAmbergrisHyraxLabdanumMuskAmbrette (Musk Mallow)CivetOakmoss

Category winnerLoveLongest dry-down: 8 to 12+ hours

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer75

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring22

Summer11

Fall100

Winter78

Day25

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men0

Unisex67

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#50,117

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#21,476

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerRendezvousHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love by DSH Perfumes is an intense oriental floral fragrance built around heavy animalic warmth and lush flowers. The perfume opens with a sharp burst of aldehydes and spicy white pepper that quickly cuts into a rich bouquet of gardenia, French orange flower, and jasmine. Beneath these narcotic white florals lies an u…

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Rendezvous by DSH Perfumes is a bold vintage style animalic fragrance built around classic musks, white florals, and dry woods. The scent opens with a sharp flash of aldehydes and white pepper that quickly gives way to a lush floral heart of jasmine, gardenia, and sweet orange blossom. Beneath the petals lies a heavy,…

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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 or Rendezvous?

Love takes 4 of 5 categories. Love is rated 4.25/5 from 4 votes; Rendezvous is rated 4.10/5 from 50 votes. Choose Love for a musky and animalic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Rendezvous for a musky and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Love or Rendezvous?

Love lasts longest (Love 100/100, Rendezvous 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Love or Rendezvous?

Love projects furthest (Love 80/100, Rendezvous 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Love and Rendezvous smell similar?

Very similar: a 83% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, animalic and amber accords. Common notes include Civet, Ambergris, Musk and Castoreum.

Is Love or Rendezvous better for summer or winter?

Love suits day or night wear; Rendezvous suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love and Rendezvous?

Love features Civet, Ambergris, Musk, Castoreum and Hyrax. Rendezvous has top notes of Aldehydes and White Pepper, heart notes of Gardenia, Jasmine and Orange Blossom, a base of Castoreum, Ambergris, Hyrax and Labdanum.