Fragrance comparison

Love Sense Black vs Reve Doux de Mai

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 3 ratings analysed

Love Sense Black

L'Orientale Fragrances

—0 votes

Rank #71,275 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Reve Doux de Mai

Kiera Mai

4.333 votes

Rank #43,824 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Reve Doux de Mai takes 1 of 1 categories.

Love Sense Black
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Reve Doux de Mai
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Love Sense Black0/1

Reve Doux de Mai1/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love Sense BlackL'Orientale Fragrances

Reve Doux de MaiKiera Mai

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

4.33/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

67%Love

0%Like

33%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet90%

powdery80%

musky70%

woody60%

citrus50%

sweet100%

fruity92%

vanilla84%

citrus77%

woody69%

white floral61%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both sweet, vanilla and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Watery NotesLemon

Heart2-4 hrs

SugarRose

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaCedarWhite Musk

Top

Big StrawberryLemonBergamotApplePink Pepper

Heart

RoseJasmineOrange BlossomCarnation

Base

VanillaSandalwoodMahoganyWhite MuskSugar

InformationalShared notesLemon, Sugar, Rose and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Love Sense Black, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night79

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 36%Date 28%Work 20%Party 16%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#71,275

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#43,824

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerReve Doux de MaiHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Sense Black by L'Orientale Fragrances opens with a bright burst of crisp lemon soaked in sheer watery notes. It hits fast. That initial citrus sparkle quickly yields to a thick core of spun sugar and dewy pink rose petals. Think of candied petals floating over warm vanilla cream. The drydown gets remarkably cozy.…

Reviews →

Reve Doux de Mai is a sweet fruity floral built around strawberry, bright citrus, soft white flowers and a vanilla-sandalwood base. It reads cheerful and easy to understand, with more sweetness than freshness once it settles. The available wearer feedback is very limited, so this is best judged from the note structure…

Reviews →

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.

Do Love Sense Black and Reve Doux de Mai smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and woody accords. Common notes include Lemon, Sugar, Rose and Vanilla.

Is Love Sense Black or Reve Doux de Mai better for summer or winter?

Love Sense Black suits daytime wear; Reve Doux de Mai suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Sense Black and Reve Doux de Mai?

Love Sense Black has top notes of Watery Notes and Lemon, heart notes of Sugar and Rose, a base of Vanilla, Cedar and White Musk. Reve Doux de Mai has top notes of Big Strawberry, Lemon, Bergamot and Apple, heart notes of Rose, Jasmine, Orange Blossom and Carnation, a base of Vanilla, Sandalwood, Mahogany and White Musk.