Fragrance comparison

Love vs Cool Drops

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 11 ratings analysed

3 wins

Love

Milton Lloyd

4.007 votes

Rank #55,844 FloralYellow Floral

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33%scent match

Clearly different

Cool Drops

Shirley May

3.004 votes

Rank #70,532 FruitySweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love takes 3 of 3 categories.

Love
Choose it for a floral and yellow floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Cool Drops
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Love3/3

Cool Drops0/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LoveMilton Lloyd

Cool DropsShirley May

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 8%Had 18%Want 73%

3.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 6%Had 12%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

14%Love

71%Like

14%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

0%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

50%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityLove

SillageLove

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

yellow floral92%

powdery84%

white floral77%

fresh69%

aquatic61%

fruity100%

sweet92%

fresh84%

ozonic77%

aquatic69%

white floral61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both fresh, white floral and aquatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Water LilyLotusYellow NarcissusCitruses

Heart

TuberoseVioletOrange BlossomMelonPineapple

Base

MimosaWoody NotesMusk

Top

MelonPineappleCitrusesLotusLily

Heart

May RoseJasmine

Base

MuskVanillaPeachSandalwoodVetiver

InformationalShared notesLotus, Citruses, Melon and Pineapple. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer33

Fall100

Winter33

Day50

Night100

Spring100

Summer67

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#55,844

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#70,532

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLoveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Milton Lloyd Love opens with an intense splash of aquatic melon and lotus, signaling a bold departure from typical modern sugary sweet scents. It settles into a thick, powdery haze of yellow flowers, dominated by narcotic tuberose and yellow narcissus. Underneath this heavy floral layer, a mossy, woody musk adds an ea…

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Cool Drops by Shirley May opens with a bright splash of melon and tart citruses, mimicking the cool mist of an early morning beach. As the top notes evaporate, the scent shifts toward a watery floral heart of lotus and light jasmine, keeping the composition airy and crisp. A subtle base of clean musk and soft peach sk…

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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 Cool Drops?

Love takes 3 of 3 categories. Love is rated 4.00/5 from 7 votes; Cool Drops is rated 3.00/5 from 4 votes. Choose Love for a floral and yellow floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Cool Drops for a fruity and sweet character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Love or Cool Drops?

Love lasts longest (Love 70/100, Cool Drops 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Love or Cool Drops?

Love projects furthest (Love 75/100, Cool Drops 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Love and Cool Drops smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh, white floral and aquatic accords. Common notes include Lotus, Citruses, Melon and Pineapple.

Is Love or Cool Drops better for summer or winter?

Love suits evening wear; Cool Drops suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love and Cool Drops?

Love has top notes of Water Lily, Lotus, Yellow Narcissus and Citruses, heart notes of Tuberose, Violet, Orange Blossom and Melon, a base of Mimosa, Woody Notes and Musk. Cool Drops has top notes of Melon, Pineapple, Citruses and Lotus, heart notes of May Rose and Jasmine, a base of Musk, Vanilla, Peach and Sandalwood.