Fragrance comparison

Ninevah vs Secret Du Sud

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 47 ratings analysed

1 wins

Ninevah

Penhaligon's

3.5646 votes

Rank #16,328 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

56%scent match

Closely related

Secret Du Sud

L'Eau De Cassis

5.001 votes

Rank #53,250 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ninevah takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ninevah
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Secret Du Sud
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character.

Ninevah1/1

Secret Du Sud0/1

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: Ninevah

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

NinevahPenhaligon's

Secret Du SudL'Eau De Cassis

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 11%Had 6%Want 83%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 29%Had 0%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

30%Love

33%Like

4%Ok

30%Dislike

4%Hate

27 votes

100%Love

0%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

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value19

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity91%

vanilla83%

warm spicy74%

amber65%

powdery56%

fruity100%

sweet83%

musky65%

powdery48%

caramel30%

Scent match56%Closely related · both fruity, sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Candy appleVanillaCotton CandyRaspberryBenzoinCinnamonMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

PearBlackberryRaspberryBlack CurrantMuskCandy appleCotton Candy

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCandy apple, Cotton Candy, Raspberry 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

Spring50

Summer70

Fall100

Winter70

Day100

Night36

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#16,328

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#53,250

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNinevahHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ninevah is a sweet fruity gourmand built around candy apple, cotton candy, vanilla, raspberry, cinnamon, benzoin and musk. On skin it reads soft, sugared and cozy, with a spun-sugar sweetness that some wearers compare to marshmallow or Middle Eastern dessert. The apple helps keep the sweetness from feeling too heavy f…

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Secret Du Sud by L'Eau De Cassis opens with a bright tartness of black currant and ripe blackberry before turning into a spun-sugar gourmand. Tart fruitiness cuts through sweet cotton candy and candy apple at the top, preventing the sugar from feeling heavy or cloying. The juicy pear note adds a refreshing aqueous sna…

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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, Ninevah or Secret Du Sud?

Ninevah takes 1 of 1 categories. Ninevah is rated 3.56/5 from 46 votes; Secret Du Sud is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Ninevah for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Secret Du Sud for a fruity and sweet character.

Do Ninevah and Secret Du Sud smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Candy apple, Cotton Candy, Raspberry and Musk.

Is Ninevah or Secret Du Sud better for summer or winter?

Ninevah suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ninevah and Secret Du Sud?

Ninevah features Candy apple, Vanilla, Cotton Candy, Raspberry and Benzoin. Secret Du Sud features Pear, Blackberry, Raspberry, Black Currant and Musk.