Fragrance comparison

Perfect Eau de Toilette vs Love Is A Drug

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 643 ratings analysed

Perfect Eau de Toilette

Marc Jacobs

3.81614 votes

Rank #9,878 Yellow FloralGreen

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45%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Love Is A Drug

Bibliothèque de Parfum

3.4429 votes

Rank #22,178 FloralYellow Floral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love Is A Drug takes 3 of 5 categories.

Perfect Eau de Toilette
Choose it for a yellow floral and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Love Is A Drug
Choose it for a floral and yellow floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Perfect Eau de Toilette2/5

Love Is A Drug3/5

Ratings & consensus: Perfect Eau de Toilette
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Love Is A Drug
Sillage & projection: Love Is A Drug
Value for money: Love Is A Drug
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Perfect Eau de Toilette

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Perfect Eau de ToiletteMarc Jacobs

Love Is A DrugBibliothèque de Parfum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.81/ 5 · 614 votes

Have 84%Had 16%Want 0%

3.44/ 5 · 29 votes

Have 28%Had 15%Want 56%

Category winnerPerfect Eau de ToiletteRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

38%Like

21%Ok

10%Dislike

2%Hate

614 votes

26%Love

32%Like

21%Ok

21%Dislike

0%Hate

19 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityLove Is A Drug

SillageLove Is A Drug

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price value47

Category winnerLove Is A DrugBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

yellow floral100%

green86%

woody72%

floral58%

soft spicy44%

aromatic30%

floral100%

yellow floral92%

white floral84%

tuberose77%

amber69%

green61%

Scent match45%Some overlap · both yellow floral, floral and green

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

PolygonumPink Pepper

Heart2-4 hrs

Narcissus

Base4-6 hrs

Cedar

Top

OsmanthusRose de MaiJasmine

Heart

NarcissusIndian Tuberose

Base

AmberCedar

InformationalShared notesNarcissus and Cedar. Durations are only published for Perfect Eau de Toilette, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer79

Fall0

Winter14

Day100

Night25

Spring100

Summer50

Fall17

Winter17

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men2

Unisex9

Women89

Casual 43%Work 34%Date 15%Party 9%

Men9

Unisex27

Women64

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,878

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier

Launched—

Reviews79

Overall rank#22,178

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerPerfect Eau de ToiletteHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Marc Jacobs Perfect Eau de Toilette delivers a crisp, garden-fresh reset. The first spritz releases a brisk flash of pink pepper and leafy polygonum. It feels wet, dewy, and almost cucumber-like on warm skin. Within twenty minutes, the opening pepper bite recedes. A honeyed white narcissus blooms in the heart, creatin…

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Love Is A Drug is a floral built around white flowers and rose, with a greener, slightly tart edge that keeps it from feeling purely creamy. On skin it can read clean and dry, almost soapy, rather than sweet. Expect a bright floral opening, a narcissus and tuberose heart, then a softer amber and cedar base that some w…

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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, Perfect Eau de Toilette or Love Is A Drug?

Love Is A Drug takes 3 of 5 categories. Perfect Eau de Toilette is rated 3.81/5 from 614 votes; Love Is A Drug is rated 3.44/5 from 29 votes. Choose Perfect Eau de Toilette for a yellow floral and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Love Is A Drug for a floral and yellow floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Perfect Eau de Toilette or Love Is A Drug?

Love Is A Drug lasts longest (Love Is A Drug 62/100, Perfect Eau de Toilette 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Perfect Eau de Toilette or Love Is A Drug?

Love Is A Drug projects furthest (Love Is A Drug 55/100, Perfect Eau de Toilette 45/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Perfect Eau de Toilette and Love Is A Drug smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share yellow floral, floral and green accords. Common notes include Narcissus and Cedar.

Is Perfect Eau de Toilette or Love Is A Drug better for summer or winter?

Perfect Eau de Toilette suits daytime wear; Love Is A Drug suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Perfect Eau de Toilette and Love Is A Drug?

Perfect Eau de Toilette has top notes of Polygonum and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Narcissus, a base of Cedar. Love Is A Drug has top notes of Osmanthus, Rose de Mai and Jasmine, heart notes of Narcissus and Indian Tuberose, a base of Amber and Cedar.