Fragrance comparison

Love Potion vs Nüwa

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

Updated 14 Oct 2026 793 ratings analysed

Love Potion

Phoenix Botanicals

3.8514 votes

Rank #21,197 Warm SpicyYellow Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Nüwa

Roja Dove

4.17779 votes

Rank #582 RoseWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nüwa takes 4 of 4 categories.

Love Potion
Choose it for a warm spicy and yellow floral character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Nüwa
Choose it for a rose and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Love Potion0/4

Nüwa4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love PotionPhoenix Botanicals

NüwaRoja Dove

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.85/ 5 · 14 votes

Have 14%Had 3%Want 83%

4.17/ 5 · 779 votes

Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%

Category winnerNüwaRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

17%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

53%Love

27%Like

4%Ok

12%Dislike

4%Hate

419 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityNüwa

SillageNüwa

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value33

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

yellow floral88%

rose77%

sweet65%

white floral53%

floral42%

rose100%

woody92%

floral84%

amber77%

citrus69%

earthy61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both rose and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Ylang-YlangBlack Pepper

Heart

ClovesRoseJasmineVanilla

Base

VetiverPatchouli

Top

LemonBergamot

Heart

RoseYlang-YlangOsmanthusJasmineCurrant budsImmortelle

Base

OakmossBirchAmbergrisCuminLabdanumClovesVetiverOrris Root

InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Cloves, Rose and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Spring95

Summer68

Fall100

Winter38

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men4

Unisex28

Women68

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,197

PerfumerIrina Adam

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#582

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews146

Category winnerNüwaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Potion by Phoenix Botanicals wraps you in a spiced, floral warmth. Irina Adam blends bright ylang-ylang with sharp black pepper, settling into a deep base of dark patchouli and earthy vetiver. This fragrance feels like an evening spent in a garden at twilight, lingering on the skin for hours while keeping a balan…

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Nüwa is a rose-led oriental floral that wears softer and airier than its long note list suggests. Most reviewers describe a bright citrus opening, a polished rose heart, and a spicy, mossy base with cumin, clove, woods, and amber warmth. It reads refined, floral, and slightly vintage in tone, with a clear feminine lea…

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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 Nüwa?

Nüwa takes 4 of 4 categories. Love Potion is rated 3.85/5 from 14 votes; Nüwa is rated 4.17/5 from 779 votes. Choose Love Potion for a warm spicy and yellow floral character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Nüwa for a rose and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Love Potion or Nüwa?

Nüwa lasts longest (Nüwa 84/100, Love Potion 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Love Potion or Nüwa?

Nüwa projects furthest (Nüwa 73/100, Love Potion 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Love Potion and Nüwa smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose and floral accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Cloves, Rose and Jasmine.

Is Love Potion or Nüwa better for summer or winter?

Love Potion suits evening wear; Nüwa suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Potion and Nüwa?

Love Potion has top notes of Ylang-Ylang and Black Pepper, heart notes of Cloves, Rose, Jasmine and Vanilla, a base of Vetiver and Patchouli. Nüwa has top notes of Lemon and Bergamot, heart notes of Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Osmanthus and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Birch, Ambergris and Cumin.