Fragrance comparison

Love Potion vs No.9 Vanilla Pod

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

Updated 14 Oct 2026 34 ratings analysed

3 wins

Love Potion

Phoenix Botanicals

3.8514 votes

Rank #21,197 Warm SpicyYellow Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

No.9 Vanilla Pod

Arcadia

3.0020 votes

Rank #60,153 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love Potion takes 3 of 4 categories.

Love Potion
Choose it for a warm spicy and yellow floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
No.9 Vanilla Pod
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Love Potion3/4

No.9 Vanilla Pod0/4

Ratings & consensus: Love Potion
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Love Potion
Value for money: Not scored
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 PotionPhoenix Botanicals

No.9 Vanilla PodArcadia

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.85/ 5 · 14 votes

Have 14%Had 3%Want 83%

3.00/ 5 · 20 votes

Have 36%Had 19%Want 46%

Category winnerLove PotionRating 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

15%Love

25%Like

20%Ok

25%Dislike

15%Hate

20 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageLove Potion

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value46

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%

woody100%

leather92%

powdery84%

warm spicy77%

earthy69%

iris61%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both warm spicy

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

Mandarin OrangeWater Notes

Heart

SaffronOrris RootVioletJasmineBlack PepperRoseCloves

Base

LeatherBalsamic NotesVanillaPatchouliVetiverLabdanumCedarAmber

InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, 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

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter75

Day40

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men44

Unisex44

Women11

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,197

PerfumerIrina Adam

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#60,153

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLove PotionHigher 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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No.9 Vanilla Pod looks like a dry, textured take on vanilla rather than a dessert style scent. Mandarin and watery notes brighten the opening, then saffron, iris, pepper, clove and rose pull it into a woody leather heart with a powdery finish. The vanilla sits low in the structure, wrapped in amber, patchouli, labdanu…

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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 No.9 Vanilla Pod?

Love Potion takes 3 of 4 categories. Love Potion is rated 3.85/5 from 14 votes; No.9 Vanilla Pod is rated 3.00/5 from 20 votes. Choose Love Potion for a warm spicy and yellow floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose No.9 Vanilla Pod for a woody and leather character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Love Potion or No.9 Vanilla Pod?

They last about the same: Love Potion 69/100, No.9 Vanilla Pod 69/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Love Potion or No.9 Vanilla Pod?

Projection is very close: Love Potion 55/100, No.9 Vanilla Pod 54/100 for sillage.

Do Love Potion and No.9 Vanilla Pod smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Cloves, Rose and Jasmine.

Is Love Potion or No.9 Vanilla Pod better for summer or winter?

Love Potion suits evening wear; No.9 Vanilla Pod suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Potion and No.9 Vanilla Pod?

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. No.9 Vanilla Pod has top notes of Mandarin Orange and Water Notes, heart notes of Saffron, Orris Root, Violet and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Balsamic Notes, Vanilla and Patchouli.