Fragrance comparison

Love Potion vs Rare Rose

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

Updated 27 Oct 2026 43 ratings analysed

3 wins

Love Potion

Be Layered

4.1234 votes

Rank #32,202 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

Rare Rose

Gulf Orchid

4.569 votes

Rank #40,489 RoseVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love Potion takes 3 of 4 categories.

Love Potion
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Rare Rose
Choose it for a rose and vanilla character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Love Potion3/4

Rare Rose1/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love PotionBe Layered

Rare RoseGulf Orchid

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.12/ 5 · 34 votes

Have 30%Had 6%Want 64%

4.56/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

29%Like

9%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

34 votes

56%Love

44%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate89

Category winners

LongevityLove Potion

SillageLove Potion

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value71

¤ Price value75

Category winnerRare RoseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

white floral77%

citrus69%

vanilla61%

rose100%

vanilla92%

powdery84%

white floral77%

coffee69%

woody61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both white floral, vanilla and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CacaoPralineJasmineVanillaTonka BeanAlmondBergamotCedarTuberoseCoffeeLemonPatchouli

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins

RoseCoffee

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineOrris

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaDry WoodMusk

InformationalShared notesJasmine, Vanilla and Coffee. Durations are only published for Rare Rose, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer25

Fall100

Winter63

Day38

Night100

Spring60

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Date 36%Party 27%Casual 24%Work 13%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#32,202

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#40,489

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLove PotionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Potion opens with a sharp burst of bergamot and bright lemon before settling into a dense, sweet core of praline, cacao, and vanilla. As it warms on skin, powdery orris and creamy tonka bean balance the gourmand weight, giving it a surprisingly rounded depth. A faint trace of jasmine and clean cedar keeps the dry…

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Rare Rose by Gulf Orchid pairs sweet crimson petals with roasted coffee beans and warm vanilla. The opening is bold. You get a quick alcohol flash for thirty seconds, followed by dark espresso dripping over fresh red blossoms. Within twenty minutes, powdery orris root enters the frame to balance the rich floral sweetn…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Love Potion or Rare Rose?

Love Potion takes 3 of 4 categories. Love Potion is rated 4.12/5 from 34 votes; Rare Rose is rated 4.56/5 from 9 votes. Choose Love Potion for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Rare Rose for a rose and vanilla character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Love Potion or Rare Rose?

Love Potion lasts longest (Love Potion 65/100, Rare Rose 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Love Potion or Rare Rose?

Projection is very close: Love Potion 64/100, Rare Rose 63/100 for sillage.

Do Love Potion and Rare Rose smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, vanilla and woody accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Vanilla and Coffee.

Is Love Potion or Rare Rose better for summer or winter?

Love Potion suits evening wear; Rare Rose suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Potion and Rare Rose?

Love Potion features Cacao, Praline, Jasmine, Vanilla and Tonka Bean. Rare Rose has top notes of Rose and Coffee, heart notes of Jasmine and Orris, a base of Vanilla, Dry Wood and Musk.