Fragrance comparison

Poivre Piquant vs Terra

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 981 ratings analysed

1 wins

Poivre Piquant

L'Artisan Parfumeur

4.03981 votes

Rank #6,134 Fresh SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

44%scent match

Some overlap

Terra

Polita

—0 votes

Rank #74,061 SweetCaramel

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Poivre Piquant takes 1 of 1 categories.

Poivre Piquant
Choose it for a fresh spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Terra
Choose it for a sweet and caramel character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Poivre Piquant1/1

Terra0/1

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: Poivre Piquant

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Poivre PiquantL'Artisan Parfumeur

TerraPolita

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.03/ 5 · 981 votes

Have 63%Had 37%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

32%Love

51%Like

5%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

981 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value44

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh spicy100%

sweet88%

lactonic77%

honey65%

warm spicy53%

soft spicy42%

sweet100%

caramel92%

honey84%

lactonic77%

amber69%

animalic61%

Scent match44%Some overlap · both sweet, lactonic and honey

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

White PepperMilkHoneyLicoriceSugarWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

MilkHoneySugar

Heart

CaramelJasmine

Base

AmbergrisTonka BeanWhite MuskVanilla

InformationalShared notesMilk, Honey and Sugar. Durations are only published for Poivre Piquant, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring90

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night23

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men9

Unisex65

Women27

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#6,134

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews62

Overall rank#74,061

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPoivre PiquantHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Poivre Piquant by L'Artisan Parfumeur is an intriguing, gentle twist on kitchen spices that trades aggressive heat for soothing creaminess. The fragrance opens with a lively splash of dry white pepper and a touch of sweet herbal licorice, creating a crisp, tingling sensation in the nose. Within twenty minutes, that in…

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Terra opens with a heavy splash of warm milk, dissolved sugar, and golden honey. As the initial sweetness settles, white jasmine petals filter through thick caramel, cutting the dense sugary top notes. The base grounds the sweetness on skin with salty ambergris, tonka bean, soft white musk, and rich vanilla extract. D…

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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 Poivre Piquant and Terra smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, lactonic and honey accords. Common notes include Milk, Honey and Sugar.

Is Poivre Piquant or Terra better for summer or winter?

Poivre Piquant suits daytime wear; Terra suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Poivre Piquant and Terra?

Poivre Piquant features White Pepper, Milk, Honey, Licorice and Sugar. Terra has top notes of Milk, Honey and Sugar, heart notes of Caramel and Jasmine, a base of Ambergris, Tonka Bean, White Musk and Vanilla.