Fragrance comparison

May Rose vs Rose Adriatic

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 17 ratings analysed

1 wins

May Rose

TRNP

4.2917 votes

Rank #22,256 AromaticRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

36%scent match

Some overlap

Rose Adriatic

The Perfume Atelier

—0 votes

Rank #80,182 MarineAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

May Rose takes 1 of 1 categories.

May Rose
Choose it for a aromatic and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Rose Adriatic
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

May Rose1/1

Rose Adriatic0/1

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: May Rose

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

May RoseTRNP

Rose AdriaticThe Perfume Atelier

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.29/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 27%Had 13%Want 60%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

41%Like

6%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ 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

aromatic100%

rose88%

citrus77%

woody65%

floral53%

balsamic42%

marine100%

aromatic90%

rose80%

aquatic70%

warm spicy60%

salty50%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both aromatic and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Tea RoseDamask RoseBulgarian RoseMay RoseLemonAmyriselemiAmbrette (Musk Mallow)

No top / heart / base split published

Top

May RoseDamask RoseSeaweed

Heart

Sea NotesCardamom

Base

RoseBulgarian RoseGeranium

InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose and May Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer60

Fall80

Winter20

Day100

Night29

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex40

Women60

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,256

PerfumerTeone Reinthal

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#80,182

PerfumerZaga Čolović

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMay RoseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

May Rose by TRNP opens with a bright flash of tart lemon and peppered elemi resin before plunging into a dense heart of natural rose extracts. Teone Reinthal combines Rose de Mai, Damask rose, and tea rose absolute to create a plush petal scent that feels dewy rather than powdery. As the bright citrus top recedes, sub…

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Rose Adriatic by The Perfume Atelier offers a bracing breeze of marine notes tangled with fresh roses. It sits on the skin like dried salt spray and crushed petals after a swim off a rocky Croatian coast. This scent skips the heavy sweetness of typical florals, opting instead for a clean, mineral freshness that wears …

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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 May Rose and Rose Adriatic smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and rose accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose and May Rose.

Is May Rose or Rose Adriatic better for summer or winter?

May Rose suits daytime wear; Rose Adriatic suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in May Rose and Rose Adriatic?

May Rose features Tea Rose, Damask Rose, Bulgarian Rose, May Rose and Lemon. Rose Adriatic has top notes of May Rose, Damask Rose and Seaweed, heart notes of Sea Notes and Cardamom, a base of Rose, Bulgarian Rose and Geranium.