Fragrance comparison

Love Potion vs Trepak

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

Updated 14 Oct 2026 49 ratings analysed

Love Potion

Phoenix Botanicals

3.8514 votes

Rank #21,197 Warm SpicyYellow Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

6%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Trepak

Alexandria Fragrances

3.9735 votes

Rank #32,799 WoodyMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Trepak takes 3 of 4 categories.

Love Potion
Choose it for a warm spicy and yellow floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Trepak
Choose it for a woody and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Love Potion1/4

Trepak3/4

Ratings & consensus: Trepak
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Trepak
Sillage & projection: Trepak
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

TrepakAlexandria Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.85/ 5 · 14 votes

Have 14%Had 3%Want 83%

3.97/ 5 · 35 votes

Have 51%Had 13%Want 36%

Category winnerTrepakRating 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

54%Love

20%Like

3%Ok

14%Dislike

9%Hate

35 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage83

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityTrepak

SillageTrepak

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value73

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

warm spicy100%

yellow floral88%

rose77%

sweet65%

white floral53%

floral42%

woody100%

musky92%

animalic84%

powdery77%

amber69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match6%Clearly different

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

CuminLemonLimeBergamotTarragonOrange

Heart

Ylang-YlangPeachTuberoseRoseJasmineVioletHeliotropeBlack Currant

Base

CivetOakmossMuskNutmegClovesLeatherLabdanumSandalwood

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

Spring50

Summer25

Fall92

Winter100

Day33

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men57

Unisex43

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,197

PerfumerIrina Adam

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#32,799

PerfumerHany Hafez

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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Trepak is a bold, old-school woody musk built around oakmoss, civet, patchouli and spice, then softened with florals and a faint peachy sweetness. It opens bright and aromatic, but quickly turns darker, earthier and more animalic. This is the kind of scent that suits confident wearers, cooler weather and evening use. …

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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 Trepak?

Trepak takes 3 of 4 categories. Love Potion is rated 3.85/5 from 14 votes; Trepak is rated 3.97/5 from 35 votes. Choose Love Potion for a warm spicy and yellow floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Trepak for a woody and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Love Potion or Trepak?

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

Which projects more, Love Potion or Trepak?

Trepak projects furthest (Trepak 83/100, Love Potion 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Love Potion and Trepak smell similar?

Clearly different: a 6% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Cloves, Rose and Jasmine.

Is Love Potion or Trepak better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Love Potion and Trepak?

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. Trepak has top notes of Cumin, Lemon, Lime and Bergamot, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Peach, Tuberose and Rose, a base of Civet, Oakmoss, Musk and Nutmeg.