Fragrance comparison

Metallic Flower vs Home Sweet Home

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 18 ratings analysed

Metallic Flower

Zara

3.7117 votes

Rank #35,325 MuskyRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

21%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Home Sweet Home

Butterfly Thai Perfume

4.001 votes

Rank #58,349 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Home Sweet Home takes 3 of 4 categories.

Metallic Flower
Choose it for a musky and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Home Sweet Home
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money.

Metallic Flower1/4

Home Sweet Home3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Home Sweet Home
Sillage & projection: Home Sweet Home
Value for money: Home Sweet Home
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Metallic Flower

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Metallic FlowerZara

Home Sweet HomeButterfly Thai Perfume

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.71/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 40%Had 13%Want 47%

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 50%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

12%Love

59%Like

18%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityHome Sweet Home

SillageHome Sweet Home

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price value100

Category winnerHome Sweet HomeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

rose83%

powdery65%

green48%

floral30%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

powdery77%

green69%

tobacco61%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both powdery and green

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

White Tea

Heart

White Rose

Base

Musk

Top

Black CurrantWhite TeaChocolateMandarinMatcha Tea

Heart

PatchouliTobacco

Base

FrankincenseSandalwoodAmbergrisCedarwoodAgarwoodBenzoinSaffronMusk

InformationalShared notesWhite Tea and Musk. 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

Summer71

Fall86

Winter43

Day100

Night14

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex23

Women77

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#35,325

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#58,349

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMetallic FlowerHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Zara Metallic Flower opens with a crisp hit of White Tea that feels sharp and green. As it settles, a synthetic White Rose comes forward, supported by a clean Musk base. It wears light and airy, suited for mild spring mornings or casual errands, though its sheer structure fades quickly from skin.

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Home Sweet Home by Butterfly Thai Perfume is a warm woody fragrance with a gentle tea and gourmand opening. Matcha, white tea, mandarin, black currant and chocolate give it a fresh-sweet start before tobacco and patchouli add darker, earthier weight. The dry-down is the main event: resinous woods, benzoin, frankincens…

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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.

Which is better, Metallic Flower or Home Sweet Home?

Home Sweet Home takes 3 of 4 categories. Metallic Flower is rated 3.71/5 from 17 votes; Home Sweet Home is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Metallic Flower for a musky and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Home Sweet Home for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money.

Which lasts longer, Metallic Flower or Home Sweet Home?

Home Sweet Home lasts longest (Home Sweet Home 100/100, Metallic Flower 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Metallic Flower or Home Sweet Home?

Home Sweet Home projects furthest (Home Sweet Home 100/100, Metallic Flower 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Metallic Flower and Home Sweet Home smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and green accords. Common notes include White Tea and Musk.

Is Metallic Flower or Home Sweet Home better for summer or winter?

Metallic Flower suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Metallic Flower and Home Sweet Home?

Metallic Flower has top notes of White Tea, heart notes of White Rose, a base of Musk. Home Sweet Home has top notes of Black Currant, White Tea, Chocolate and Mandarin, heart notes of Patchouli and Tobacco, a base of Frankincense, Sandalwood, Ambergris and Cedarwood.