Fragrance comparison

Pandora Selective Base 228 vs The Red Wedding

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 119 ratings analysed

Pandora Selective Base 228

Pandora

—0 votes

Rank #81,723 FruityMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

The Red Wedding

Anomalous Parfum

4.12119 votes

Rank #2,137 FruityWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Red Wedding takes 1 of 1 categories.

Pandora Selective Base 228
Choose it for a fruity and musky character.
The Red Wedding
Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Pandora Selective Base 2280/1

The Red Wedding1/1

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: The Red Wedding

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pandora Selective Base 228Pandora

The Red WeddingAnomalous Parfum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 50%Want 50%

4.12/ 5 · 119 votes

Have 18%Had 3%Want 79%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

63%Love

19%Like

8%Ok

3%Dislike

6%Hate

62 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage78

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value80

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

musky92%

powdery84%

rose77%

floral69%

sweet61%

fruity100%

woody83%

sweet65%

wine48%

whiskey30%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both fruity and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Sicilian Mandarin

Heart

ApricotDamask RosePink PeonyPeach

Base

AmbroxanMusk

Top

Red WineDried FruitsWhiskeyGrapesRumBeerPrunol

Heart

Plum LiquorPlumBulgarian RoseTurkish RoseDamask RoseApricotPeachOsmanthus

Base

BloodCambodian OudAmberWoody NotesOakIndian Oud

InformationalShared notesApricot, Damask Rose and Peach. 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

Spring60

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men30

Unisex50

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#81,723

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#2,137

PerfumerZackaria Ibn Hossain

Launched—

Reviews50

Category winnerThe Red WeddingHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pandora Selective Base 228 opens with a burst of Sicilian mandarin before settling into a floral core of pink peony, Damask rose, and juicy peach. The base rests on soft ambroxan and clean musk. It creates a light, refreshing trail ideal for warm spring mornings, casual desk days, or weekend errands in a linen shirt.

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The Red Wedding is a heavy, boozy rose and dried-fruit fragrance built around red wine, plum liquor, sweet woods and a metallic blood nuance. Reviewers often describe it as jammy, atmospheric and unusually strong, with the rose, plum and alcohol notes doing most of the talking. It is best for people who enjoy bold art…

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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 Pandora Selective Base 228 and The Red Wedding smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity and sweet accords. Common notes include Apricot, Damask Rose and Peach.

What are the notes in Pandora Selective Base 228 and The Red Wedding?

Pandora Selective Base 228 has top notes of Sicilian Mandarin, heart notes of Apricot, Damask Rose, Pink Peony and Peach, a base of Ambroxan and Musk. The Red Wedding has top notes of Red Wine, Dried Fruits, Whiskey and Grapes, heart notes of Plum Liquor, Plum, Bulgarian Rose and Turkish Rose, a base of Blood, Cambodian Oud, Amber and Woody Notes.