Fragrance comparison

Paradise Is Not For Everyone vs Smell the Roses

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 14 ratings analysed

Paradise Is Not For Everyone

Chaos

—0 votes

Rank #77,538 PowderyMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Smell the Roses

Mémoire des Sens

3.7914 votes

Rank #44,184 FloralRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Smell the Roses takes 1 of 1 categories.

Paradise Is Not For Everyone
Choose it for a powdery and musky character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Smell the Roses
Choose it for a floral and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Paradise Is Not For Everyone0/1

Smell the Roses1/1

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: Smell the Roses

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Paradise Is Not For EveryoneChaos

Smell the RosesMémoire des Sens

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

3.79/ 5 · 14 votes

Have 28%Had 9%Want 63%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

29%Love

43%Like

14%Ok

7%Dislike

7%Hate

14 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage39

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value54

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

musky92%

green84%

vanilla77%

citrus69%

floral61%

floral100%

rose92%

citrus84%

musky77%

fresh69%

woody61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both musky, floral and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Green TeaBlackcurrantBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

HeliotropeWhite WoodsPapyrus

Base6-8+ hrs

MuskWoody NotesAmber

Top

BergamotBlackcurrantPink Pepper

Heart

RosePeonyMagnolia

Base

MuskWhite Woods

InformationalShared notesBlackcurrant, Bergamot, White Woods and Musk. Durations are only published for Paradise Is Not For Everyone, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer71

Fall71

Winter14

Day100

Night29

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex11

Women89

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#77,538

PerfumerCyrill Rolland

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#44,184

PerfumerSidonie Lancesseur

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerSmell the RosesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Chaos released Paradise Is Not For Everyone in 2024, and the name gives fair warning. It is not a crowd-pleasing tropical fruit cocktail. Cyrill Rolland built this unisex scent around a crisp green tea note, tart blackcurrant bud, and chilled bergamot before veering sharply into powdery heliotrope and dry papyrus. You…

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Smell the Roses by Mémoire des Sens opens with a sharp burst of bergamot, tart blackcurrant, and bright pink pepper. The top notes quickly settle into a wet floral center dominated by Damascena rose, soft peony, and crisp magnolia. Base notes of clean white musk and pale woods create a smooth, airy foundation that sta…

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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 Paradise Is Not For Everyone and Smell the Roses smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, floral and citrus accords. Common notes include Blackcurrant, Bergamot, White Woods and Musk.

Is Paradise Is Not For Everyone or Smell the Roses better for summer or winter?

Paradise Is Not For Everyone suits day or night wear; Smell the Roses suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Paradise Is Not For Everyone and Smell the Roses?

Paradise Is Not For Everyone has top notes of Green Tea, Blackcurrant and Bergamot, heart notes of Heliotrope, White Woods and Papyrus, a base of Musk, Woody Notes and Amber. Smell the Roses has top notes of Bergamot, Blackcurrant and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Peony and Magnolia, a base of Musk and White Woods.