Fragrance comparison

Mad About the Boy vs Suger Booze

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 13 ratings analysed

1 wins

Mad About the Boy

Different Ego

2.5413 votes

Rank #69,735 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

Suger Booze

ARO-FAC Aroma Factory

—0 votes

Rank #74,907 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mad About the Boy takes 1 of 1 categories.

Mad About the Boy
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Suger Booze
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character.

Mad About the Boy1/1

Suger Booze0/1

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: Mad About the Boy

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Mad About the BoyDifferent Ego

Suger BoozeARO-FAC Aroma Factory

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.54/ 5 · 13 votes

Have 16%Had 3%Want 82%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 7%Want 93%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

23%Love

8%Like

15%Ok

8%Dislike

46%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity20

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate38

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber88%

warm spicy77%

powdery65%

metallic53%

musky42%

warm spicy100%

woody91%

amber83%

sweet74%

white floral65%

metallic56%

Scent match58%Closely related · both woody, warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

SaffronBlood OrangeMandarin

Heart1 to 2 hours

AmberwoodJasmineWhite Flowers

Base2 to 4 hours

CedarSandalAmberMusk

Top

SaffronJasmineBitter Orange BlossomLemon Zest

Heart

AmberwoodAromatic SpicesAmbergrisHedione

Base

SugarFir ResinWoody NotesAmbroxanOakmossCedarAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Amberwood, Jasmine and Cedar. Durations are only published for Mad About the Boy, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#69,735

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#74,907

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMad About the BoyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mad About the Boy by Different Ego delivers a bold clash of bright citrus and deep woods. The fragrance opens with a sharp burst of juicy blood orange and tangy mandarin peel, quickly joined by the dry warmth of exotic saffron. Beneath that lively start, creamy jasmine and white flowers soften into a rich heart of amb…

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Suger Booze reads as a spicy amber wood with a bright citrus-floral opening and a sweeter, resinous base. Saffron, lemon zest, bitter orange blossom and jasmine give it lift early on, before amberwood, spices and ambergris pull it into warmer territory. As it settles, the sugar, fir resin, cedar, oakmoss, musk and amb…

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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.

Do Mad About the Boy and Suger Booze smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Saffron, Amberwood, Jasmine and Cedar.

Is Mad About the Boy or Suger Booze better for summer or winter?

Mad About the Boy suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mad About the Boy and Suger Booze?

Mad About the Boy has top notes of Saffron, Blood Orange and Mandarin, heart notes of Amberwood, Jasmine and White Flowers, a base of Cedar, Sandal, Amber and Musk. Suger Booze has top notes of Saffron, Jasmine, Bitter Orange Blossom and Lemon Zest, heart notes of Amberwood, Aromatic Spices, Ambergris and Hedione, a base of Sugar, Fir Resin, Woody Notes and Ambroxan.