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Police Naked Pour Femme vs Purple Rain

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

Updated 220 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Purple Rain takes 3 of 5 categories.

  • Police Naked Pour Femme

    Choose it for a green and violet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

  • Purple Rain

    Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Police Naked Pour Femme2/5
Purple Rain3/5
Ratings & consensus
Purple Rain
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Purple Rain
Sillage & projection
Police Naked Pour Femme
Value for money
Police Naked Pour Femme
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Purple Rain

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Police Naked Pour FemmePolice
Purple RainPrada
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.25/ 5 · 12 votes
Have 9%Had 22%Want 69%
4.22/ 5 · 208 votes
Have 26%Had 9%Want 65%
Category winnerPurple RainRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
58%Love
25%Like
0%Ok
17%Dislike
0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

44%Love
40%Like
10%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate

208 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity40
〰 Sillage79
♥ Love / hate81
⏱ Longevity63
〰 Sillage58
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityPurple Rain

SillagePolice Naked Pour Femme

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value83
¤ Price value30
Category winnerPolice Naked Pour FemmeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
green100%
violet92%
powdery84%
aromatic77%
woody69%
herbal61%
powdery100%
woody92%
iris84%
violet77%
earthy69%
aromatic61%
Scent match53%Some overlap · both powdery, violet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
VioletGalbanumArtemisia
Heart
JasmineBrazilian Rosewood
Base
SandalwoodCedarWhite Musk
Top15-30 mins
GalbanumBergamot
Heart2-4 hrs
IrisNeroliHedioneRose
Base6-8+ hrs
VetiverVioletWhite MuskIso E SuperCedarSandalwood
InformationalShared notesViolet, Galbanum, Sandalwood and Cedar. Durations are only published for Purple Rain, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring75
Summer100
Fall13
Winter0
Day100
Night13
Spring100
Summer62
Fall0
Winter43
Day100
Night37
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
Men11
Unisex52
Women37
Work 40%Casual 35%Date 18%Party 8%
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,413

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews13

Overall rank#6,212

PerfumerDaniela Andrier

Launched—

Reviews27

Category winnerPurple RainHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Police Naked Pour Femme opens with a sharp, bitter green flash of galbanum and herbal artemisia that softens quickly into cool powdery violet. The top notes feel distinctly early 2000s, combining crisp herbal edge with soft floral air. As the heart unfolds, creamy jasmine and rosewood give the composition a warmer tex…

Reviews →

Prada Purple Rain takes the cool, starchy elegance of Florentine iris and strips away the heavy, suffocating powder often found in vintage vanity scents. The first spritz delivers an abrupt green snap of galbanum cut with bitter bergamot rind. It smells sharp and chilled. Within ten minutes, that initial bite softens …

Reviews →
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, Police Naked Pour Femme or Purple Rain?

Purple Rain takes 3 of 5 categories. Police Naked Pour Femme is rated 4.25/5 from 12 votes; Purple Rain is rated 4.22/5 from 208 votes. Choose Police Naked Pour Femme for a green and violet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Purple Rain for a powdery and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Police Naked Pour Femme or Purple Rain?

Purple Rain lasts longest (Purple Rain 63/100, Police Naked Pour Femme 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Police Naked Pour Femme or Purple Rain?

Police Naked Pour Femme projects furthest (Police Naked Pour Femme 79/100, Purple Rain 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Police Naked Pour Femme and Purple Rain smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, violet and woody accords. Common notes include Violet, Galbanum, Sandalwood and Cedar.

Is Police Naked Pour Femme or Purple Rain better for summer or winter?

Police Naked Pour Femme suits daytime wear; Purple Rain suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Police Naked Pour Femme and Purple Rain?

Police Naked Pour Femme has top notes of Violet, Galbanum and Artemisia, heart notes of Jasmine and Brazilian Rosewood, a base of Sandalwood, Cedar and White Musk. Purple Rain has top notes of Galbanum and Bergamot, heart notes of Iris, Neroli, Hedione and Rose, a base of Vetiver, Violet, White Musk and Iso E Super.

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