Fragrance comparison

Love Sense Black vs Sugar Magnolia

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 15 ratings analysed

Love Sense Black

L'Orientale Fragrances

—0 votes

Rank #71,275 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Sugar Magnolia

Love & Nature

4.6015 votes

Rank #29,452 FloralSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sugar Magnolia takes 1 of 1 categories.

Love Sense Black
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Sugar Magnolia
Choose it for a floral and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Love Sense Black0/1

Sugar Magnolia1/1

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: Sugar Magnolia

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love Sense BlackL'Orientale Fragrances

Sugar MagnoliaLove & Nature

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

4.60/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 44%Had 13%Want 44%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

67%Love

27%Like

7%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

15 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

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate90

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value92

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet90%

powdery80%

musky70%

woody60%

citrus50%

floral100%

sweet92%

woody84%

fruity77%

ozonic69%

aquatic61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both sweet 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

MagnoliaWild StrawberryLemonApple Blossom

Heart

Violet LeafGardeniaPeony

Base

CedarSugarVanillaWoody Notes

InformationalShared notesLemon, Sugar, Vanilla and Cedar. 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

Fall78

Winter67

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

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

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#71,275

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#29,452

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerSugar MagnoliaHigher 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 →

Sugar Magnolia by Love & Nature offers a bright, floral-fruity experience for women. It balances fresh magnolia and wild strawberry with a sweet, woody base of cedar and vanilla. This 2019 launch is designed for light, everyday wear, performing comfortably in spring and summer daytime settings. It leans towards a yout…

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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.

Do Love Sense Black and Sugar Magnolia smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Lemon, Sugar, Vanilla and Cedar.

Is Love Sense Black or Sugar Magnolia better for summer or winter?

Love Sense Black suits daytime wear; Sugar Magnolia suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Sense Black and Sugar Magnolia?

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. Sugar Magnolia has top notes of Magnolia, Wild Strawberry, Lemon and Apple Blossom, heart notes of Violet Leaf, Gardenia and Peony, a base of Cedar, Sugar, Vanilla and Woody Notes.