Fragrance comparison

Love vs Belle Epoque

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 114 ratings analysed

3 wins

Love

Express

4.12103 votes

Rank #8,846 FruityWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

Belle Epoque

Knize

4.5511 votes

Rank #42,398 WoodyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love takes 3 of 5 categories.

Love
Choose it for a fruity and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Belle Epoque
Choose it for a woody and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Love3/5

Belle Epoque2/5

Ratings & consensus: Belle Epoque
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Love
Sillage & projection: Belle Epoque
Value for money: Love
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

LoveExpress

Belle EpoqueKnize

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.12/ 5 · 103 votes

Have 44%Had 26%Want 30%

4.55/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 16%Had 8%Want 76%

Category winnerBelle EpoqueRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

46%Like

4%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

103 votes

64%Love

27%Like

9%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate89

Category winners

LongevityLove

SillageBelle Epoque

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value65

¤ Price value50

Category winnerLoveBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

white floral90%

sweet80%

powdery70%

vanilla60%

woody50%

woody100%

fruity92%

sweet84%

powdery77%

warm spicy69%

floral61%

Scent match50%Some overlap · both fruity, sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

BlackberryPineappleBlack CurrantMandarin Orange

Heart2-4 hrs

Lily-of-the-ValleyJasmineTiare FlowerIris

Base6-8 hrs

VanilleMuskSandalwood

Top

ApricotPeachPineappleGingerMirabelle PlumBlack CurrantMandarin Orange

Heart

LotusMangoVioletRoseTuberoseYlang-YlangLily-of-the-ValleyHeliotrope

Base

SandalwoodVetiverVanillaPalisander RosewoodAmbergrisCacao PodPatchouliMusk

InformationalShared notesPineapple, Black Currant, Mandarin Orange and Lily-of-the-Valley. Durations are only published for Love, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring83

Summer100

Fall39

Winter30

Day100

Night31

Spring100

Summer100

Fall40

Winter40

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men6

Unisex0

Women94

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,846

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews23

Overall rank#42,398

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLoveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Express by Express delivers a bright, joyful blast of tart blackberry, sweet pineapple, and crisp mandarin orange that instantly lifts your mood. Created as a lively fruity floral, it balances that juicy berry punch with a clean, breezy floral heart of lily-of-the-valley and soft jasmine petals. As it settles ont…

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Belle Epoque by Knize is an intricate floral fruity fragrance that leans into a rich, layered composition. Upon application, it presents a bright mix of apricot, pineapple, and black currant. As it warms on the skin, a massive bouquet of jasmine, tuberose, and ylang-ylang emerges, grounded by a long-lasting base of sa…

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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 Belle Epoque?

Love takes 3 of 5 categories. Love is rated 4.12/5 from 103 votes; Belle Epoque is rated 4.55/5 from 11 votes. Choose Love for a fruity and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Belle Epoque for a woody and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Love or Belle Epoque?

They last about the same: Love 67/100, Belle Epoque 65/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Love or Belle Epoque?

Belle Epoque projects furthest (Belle Epoque 60/100, Love 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Love and Belle Epoque smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Pineapple, Black Currant, Mandarin Orange and Lily-of-the-Valley.

Is Love or Belle Epoque better for summer or winter?

Love suits daytime wear; Belle Epoque suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love and Belle Epoque?

Love has top notes of Blackberry, Pineapple, Black Currant and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Lily-of-the-Valley, Jasmine, Tiare Flower and Iris, a base of Vanille, Musk and Sandalwood. Belle Epoque has top notes of Apricot, Peach, Pineapple and Ginger, heart notes of Lotus, Mango, Violet and Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Vetiver, Vanilla and Palisander Rosewood.