Fragrance comparison

Porcellana vs Tell Me About Dubai

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 26 ratings analysed

Porcellana

Santa Maria Novella

4.6015 votes

Rank #28,525 White FloralAnis

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Tell Me About Dubai

Michele Marin Essenza

3.6411 votes

Rank #45,035 MuskyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tell Me About Dubai takes 3 of 5 categories.

Porcellana
Choose it for a white floral and anis character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tell Me About Dubai
Choose it for a musky and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Porcellana2/5

Tell Me About Dubai3/5

Ratings & consensus: Porcellana
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tell Me About Dubai
Sillage & projection: Tell Me About Dubai
Value for money: Tell Me About Dubai
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Porcellana

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

PorcellanaSanta Maria Novella

Tell Me About DubaiMichele Marin Essenza

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.60/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 12%Had 5%Want 83%

3.64/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 21%Had 0%Want 79%

Category winnerPorcellanaRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

27%Like

7%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

27%Love

45%Like

9%Ok

0%Dislike

18%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate90

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate66

Category winners

LongevityTell Me About Dubai

SillageTell Me About Dubai

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value58

¤ Price value68

Category winnerTell Me About DubaiBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

anis92%

soft spicy84%

powdery77%

aromatic69%

warm spicy61%

musky100%

woody92%

powdery84%

aromatic77%

tobacco69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both powdery, aromatic and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

White FlowersStar AniseJasmineCardamomGalbanumIrisCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CardamomOsmanthusGalbanum

Heart

TobaccoCivetAgarwood (Oud)CedarLabdanum

Base

CashmeranCade oilIrisMuskVanilla

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Galbanum, Iris and Cedar. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer25

Fall100

Winter50

Day75

Night100

Spring43

Summer0

Fall86

Winter100

Day29

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex20

Women80

Men30

Unisex40

Women30

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,525

PerfumerEugenio Alphandery

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#45,035

PerfumerMichele Marin

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerPorcellanaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Porcellana by Santa Maria Novella is a crisp, clean aromatic floral that captures the smooth, cool touch of glazed ceramic. It opens with an unexpected spark of star anise and green galbanum before settling into a heart of powdery iris, creamy jasmine, and fresh white flowers. A grounding base of dry cedar and soft ca…

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Tell Me About Dubai is a dark, spicy musky scent built around cardamom, tobacco, oud, cedar, labdanum and a smoky cashmeran base. It reads warm, woody, powdery and slightly animalic, with vanilla softening the edges rather than turning it gourmand. This is best suited to wearers who enjoy assertive evening fragrances …

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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, Porcellana or Tell Me About Dubai?

Tell Me About Dubai takes 3 of 5 categories. Porcellana is rated 4.60/5 from 15 votes; Tell Me About Dubai is rated 3.64/5 from 11 votes. Choose Porcellana for a white floral and anis character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Tell Me About Dubai for a musky and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Porcellana or Tell Me About Dubai?

They last about the same: Tell Me About Dubai 73/100, Porcellana 71/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Porcellana or Tell Me About Dubai?

Tell Me About Dubai projects furthest (Tell Me About Dubai 72/100, Porcellana 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Porcellana and Tell Me About Dubai smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, aromatic and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Galbanum, Iris and Cedar.

Is Porcellana or Tell Me About Dubai better for summer or winter?

Porcellana suits evening wear; Tell Me About Dubai suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Porcellana and Tell Me About Dubai?

Porcellana features White Flowers, Star Anise, Jasmine, Cardamom and Galbanum. Tell Me About Dubai has top notes of Cardamom, Osmanthus and Galbanum, heart notes of Tobacco, Civet, Agarwood (Oud) and Cedar, a base of Cashmeran, Cade oil, Iris and Musk.