Fragrance comparison

Love, Charlotte vs Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart

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

Updated 31 Oct 2026 17 ratings analysed

1 wins

Love, Charlotte

Charlotte Russe

4.2417 votes

Rank #50,027 White FloralVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart

CFFC Fragrances

—0 votes

Rank #75,916 White FloralPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love, Charlotte takes 1 of 2 categories.

Love, Charlotte
Choose it for a white floral and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart
Choose it for a white floral and powdery character.

Love, Charlotte1/2

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart0/2

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): Tie
Fragranxe ranking: Love, Charlotte

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love, CharlotteCharlotte Russe

Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my HeartCFFC Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.24/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 24%Had 20%Want 56%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

59%Like

0%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity44

〰 Sillage47

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

vanilla92%

musky84%

powdery77%

woody69%

floral61%

white floral100%

powdery92%

woody84%

violet77%

citrus69%

vanilla61%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both white floral, powdery and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Apple BlossomPink Grapefruit

Heart2-3 hrs

HoneysuckleGardeniaTyger Lily

Base4-6 hrs

VanillaWhite MuskExotic Woods

Top15-30 mins

Big StrawberryViolet LeafPink Grapefruit

Heart2-3 hrs

GardeniaVioletJasmine

Base4-6 hrs

White WoodsVanillaMusk

Category winnerTieSame dry-down length

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer100

Fall14

Winter14

Day100

Night11

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men33

Unisex0

Women67

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#50,027

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#75,916

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLove, CharlotteHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love, Charlotte by Charlotte Russe is a cheerful, breezy floral scent designed for effortless daytime wear. You get an immediate splash of zesty pink grapefruit and sweet apple blossom right after spraying. Within ten minutes, lush gardenia and dewy honeysuckle take over the heart, giving the blend a sunny, youthful g…

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CFFC Fragrances delivers an airy, flirtatious treat with Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart. The first spray releases sweet garden strawberry, tart pink grapefruit, and crisp violet leaf. It smells youthful and cheerful right away. Soon, creamy gardenia and velvety violet take over the mid development, lending the c…

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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.

Do Love, Charlotte and Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, powdery and vanilla accords. Common notes include Pink Grapefruit, Gardenia and Vanilla.

Is Love, Charlotte or Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart better for summer or winter?

Love, Charlotte suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love, Charlotte and Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart?

Love, Charlotte has top notes of Apple Blossom and Pink Grapefruit, heart notes of Honeysuckle, Gardenia and Tyger Lily, a base of Vanilla, White Musk and Exotic Woods. Love Is… a Candy Thawing in my Heart has top notes of Big Strawberry, Violet Leaf and Pink Grapefruit, heart notes of Gardenia, Violet and Jasmine, a base of White Woods, Vanilla and Musk.