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N.14 vs Forbidden

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

Updated 310 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Forbidden takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • N.14

    Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character.

  • Forbidden

    Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

N.140/1
Forbidden1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Forbidden

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
N.14InEstasy
ForbiddenAaron Terence Hughes
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 50%Want 50%
4.29/ 5 · 310 votes
Have 45%Had 9%Want 47%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

67%Love
18%Like
8%Ok
2%Dislike
6%Hate

120 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity89
〰 Sillage80
♥ Love / hate85
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value64
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
sweet100%
warm spicy92%
vanilla84%
rose77%
patchouli69%
fruity61%
sweet100%
vanilla92%
citrus84%
warm spicy77%
cherry69%
chocolate61%
Scent match52%Some overlap · both sweet, vanilla and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

No top / heart / base split published

Top
ChocolateOrangeBergamot
Heart
VanillaCherryTonka Bean
Base
RumRoseOudPatchouliSandalwoodWhite MuskAmbergris
InformationalShared notesRose, Patchouli, Vanilla and Chocolate. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring56
Summer17
Fall93
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men28
Unisex65
Women8
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#72,647

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#484

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews84

Category winnerForbiddenHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

N.14 by InEstasy is a sweet, floral-gourmand fragrance built around a core of rose, red berries, and deep vanilla. It centers on a prominent chocolate-patchouli accord, making it a warming choice for cooler weather. This scent offers a cozy profile for women who enjoy rich, long-lasting sweetness throughout autumn and…

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Forbidden is a rich cherry gourmand with a proper chocolate-orange opening, then a bakewell-style cherry and vanilla centre that reads like warm pastry on skin. As it dries down, rum, woods, musky ambergris and a smooth, low-funk oud give it a darker, more grown-up finish. It wears bold and dessert-like, but many peo…

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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 N.14 and Forbidden smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Rose, Patchouli, Vanilla and Chocolate.

What are the notes in N.14 and Forbidden?

N.14 features Rose, Red Berries, Patchouli, Vanilla and Chocolate. Forbidden has top notes of Chocolate, Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Vanilla, Cherry and Tonka Bean, a base of Rum, Rose, Oud and Patchouli.

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