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Love Shot vs Immortelle Marilyn

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

Updated 601 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Immortelle Marilyn takes 4 of 7 categories.

  • Love Shot

    Choose it for a fruity and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Immortelle Marilyn

    Choose it for a sweet and nutty character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall.

Love Shot3/7
Immortelle Marilyn4/7
Ratings & consensus
Immortelle Marilyn
Community sentiment
Immortelle Marilyn
Longevity
Love Shot
Sillage & projection
Love Shot
Value for money
Immortelle Marilyn
Versatility
Immortelle Marilyn
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Love Shot

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Love ShotEx Nihilo
Immortelle MarilynNez a Nez
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.65/ 5 · 460 votes
Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%
3.74/ 5 · 141 votes
Have 59%Had 41%Want 0%
Category winnerImmortelle MarilynRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
25%Love
40%Like
13%Ok
19%Dislike
3%Hate

460 votes

32%Love
50%Like
1%Ok
17%Dislike
0%Hate

100 votes

Category winnerImmortelle MarilynMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity72
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate66
⏱ Longevity69
〰 Sillage61
♥ Love / hate75
Category winners

LongevityLove Shot

SillageLove Shot

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value33
¤ Price value42
Category winnerImmortelle MarilynBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fruity100%
leather88%
musky77%
sweet65%
animalic53%
powdery42%
sweet100%
nutty92%
leather84%
woody77%
herbal69%
fruity61%
Scent match47%Some overlap · both leather, sweet and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
Raspberry
Heart3-5 hrs
Leather
Base6-10+ hrs
Musk
Top
HazelnutImmortelleRaspberryYlang-Ylang
Heart
LeatherNutmegIris
Base
AmberMusk
InformationalShared notesRaspberry, Leather and Musk. Durations are only published for Love Shot, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter96
Day100
Night81
Spring52
Summer32
Fall100
Winter60
Day–
Night–
Category winnerImmortelle MarilynMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men3
Unisex33
Women64
Men33
Unisex33
Women33
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,991

PerfumerNatalie Gracia-Cetto

Launched—

Reviews39

Overall rank#14,624

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerLove ShotHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Shot by Ex Nihilo opens with an immediate burst of tart, juicy raspberry that feels rich rather than sugary. As the bright pink fruit settles on your skin, a smooth band of clean jacket leather emerges to balance the natural tartness. Clean musk wraps around the base, keeping the blend airy, warm, and slightly po…

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Immortelle Marilyn by Nez a Nez offers a daring, textured exploration of its namesake flower. It opens with a punchy, nutty hazelnut accord before settling into a dry, resinous, and leathery heart. This floral-oriental scent leans toward colder seasons, where its complex interplay of dried immortelle and amber can pro…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Love Shot or Immortelle Marilyn?

Immortelle Marilyn takes 4 of 7 categories. Love Shot is rated 3.65/5 from 460 votes; Immortelle Marilyn is rated 3.74/5 from 141 votes. Choose Love Shot for a fruity and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Immortelle Marilyn for a sweet and nutty character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall.

Which lasts longer, Love Shot or Immortelle Marilyn?

Love Shot lasts longest (Love Shot 72/100, Immortelle Marilyn 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Love Shot or Immortelle Marilyn?

Projection is very close: Love Shot 63/100, Immortelle Marilyn 61/100 for sillage.

Do Love Shot and Immortelle Marilyn smell similar?

Some overlap: a 47% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, sweet and fruity accords. Common notes include Raspberry, Leather and Musk.

Is Love Shot or Immortelle Marilyn better for summer or winter?

For summer, Immortelle Marilyn is the stronger pick. For winter, Love Shot is the stronger pick. Love Shot suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Shot and Immortelle Marilyn?

Love Shot has top notes of Raspberry, heart notes of Leather, a base of Musk. Immortelle Marilyn has top notes of Hazelnut, Immortelle, Raspberry and Ylang-Ylang, heart notes of Leather, Nutmeg and Iris, a base of Amber and Musk.

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