Fragrance comparison

Poppy Soma vs Ascension

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 146 ratings analysed

3 wins

Poppy Soma

Parfums Quartana

4.00140 votes

Rank #10,183 AmberWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

Ascension

Khye Fragrances

2.336 votes

Rank #69,246 White FloralMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Poppy Soma takes 3 of 4 categories.

Poppy Soma
Choose it for a amber and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Ascension
Choose it for a white floral and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear.

Poppy Soma3/4

Ascension1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Poppy Soma
Sillage & projection: Ascension
Value for money: Poppy Soma
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Poppy Soma

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Poppy SomaParfums Quartana

AscensionKhye Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 140 votes

Have 31%Had 8%Want 61%

2.33/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

29%Like

12%Ok

14%Dislike

1%Hate

140 votes

33%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

67%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate33

Category winners

LongevityPoppy Soma

SillageAscension

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value47

¤ Price value25

Category winnerPoppy SomaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

white floral91%

warm spicy83%

balsamic74%

musky65%

fresh spicy56%

white floral100%

musky83%

powdery65%

lactonic48%

animalic30%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both white floral and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

StyraxLabdanumSichuan PepperIncenseTuberoseGardeniaRed PepperCurry TreeJasmine SambacMuskRed Rose

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

GardeniaMuskJasmineTuberoseIncense

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesIncense, Tuberose, Gardenia and Musk. Durations are only published for Poppy Soma, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring57

Summer38

Fall100

Winter100

Day55

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men7

Unisex37

Women56

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#10,183

PerfumerEmilie Coppermann

Launched—

Reviews32

Overall rank#69,246

PerfumerJarekhye Covarrubias

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerPoppy SomaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Poppy Soma by Parfums Quartana is an intense amber floral perfume built around smoky resins and heady white blossoms. The scent begins with a piquant burst of red pepper, sichuan pepper, and aromatic curry tree foliage before revealing a lush heart of tuberose, gardenia, jasmine sambac, and red rose. Underneath the fl…

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Ascension is a dense white floral built around jasmine, gardenia, tuberose, musk and incense. The small review sample points to a big, noticeable wear style, with one wearer calling the sillage and longevity enormous. It is best approached as a bold musky floral rather than a soft everyday bouquet. Sample first if cre…

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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.

Which is better, Poppy Soma or Ascension?

Poppy Soma takes 3 of 4 categories. Poppy Soma is rated 4.00/5 from 140 votes; Ascension is rated 2.33/5 from 6 votes. Choose Poppy Soma for a amber and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Ascension for a white floral and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, evening wear.