Fragrance comparison

Powerful vs Cuba Love Forever

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 53 ratings analysed

1 wins

Powerful

Judith Williams

4.0453 votes

Rank #8,843 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

Cuba Love Forever

Cuba Paris · 2017

—0 votes

Rank #78,242 White FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Powerful takes 1 of 1 categories.

Powerful
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Cuba Love Forever
Choose it for a white floral and citrus character.

Powerful1/1

Cuba Love Forever0/1

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: Powerful

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

PowerfulJudith Williams

Cuba Love ForeverCuba Paris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.04/ 5 · 53 votes

Have 75%Had 0%Want 25%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 30%Had 20%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

67%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value91

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

white floral84%

powdery77%

vanilla69%

fruity61%

white floral100%

citrus92%

sweet84%

floral77%

powdery69%

vanilla61%

Scent match57%Closely related · both white floral, sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomCinnamonFreesiaLychee

Heart

Orange BlossomJasmineOrris

Base

Dark ChocolateSandalwoodRaspberryVanillaCaramelTonkaMusk

Top

OrangeRaspberryNeroli

Heart

FreesiaGardeniaJasmineOrange Blossom

Base

CaramelVanillaSandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesFreesia, Orange Blossom, Jasmine and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night–

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,843

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews25

Overall rank#78,242

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2017

Reviews0

Category winnerPowerfulHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Powerful by Judith Williams opens with a sharp burst of cardamom and cinnamon, quickly shifting into a heart of orange blossom and iris. As it settles, a rich base of dark chocolate, vanilla, and caramel dominates. This unisex scent feels like a warm, sweet embrace, making it a reliable pick for chilly autumn evenings…

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Cuba Love Forever by Cuba Paris greets you with a sparkling splash of juicy raspberry, tart orange, and sunny neroli. Within twenty minutes, those lively citrus notes ease into a soft floral heart of gardenia, sweet jasmine, and orange blossom, creating a clean petal-fresh aroma that never feels heavy or stuffy. As t…

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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 Powerful and Cuba Love Forever smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Freesia, Orange Blossom, Jasmine and Sandalwood.

Is Powerful or Cuba Love Forever better for summer or winter?

Powerful suits daytime wear; Cuba Love Forever suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Powerful and Cuba Love Forever?

Powerful has top notes of Cardamom, Cinnamon, Freesia and Lychee, heart notes of Orange Blossom, Jasmine and Orris, a base of Dark Chocolate, Sandalwood, Raspberry and Vanilla. Cuba Love Forever has top notes of Orange, Raspberry and Neroli, heart notes of Freesia, Gardenia, Jasmine and Orange Blossom, a base of Caramel, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Musk.