Fragrance comparison

Powerful vs Spring Ambience

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 91 ratings analysed

5 wins

Powerful

Judith Williams

4.0453 votes

Rank #8,843 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

2%scent match

Clearly different

Spring Ambience

Strangers Parfumerie

3.5338 votes

Rank #24,621 GreenAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Powerful takes 5 of 5 categories.

Powerful
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Spring Ambience
Choose it for a green and aromatic character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Powerful5/5

Spring Ambience0/5

Ratings & consensus: Powerful
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Powerful
Sillage & projection: Powerful
Value for money: Powerful
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

Spring AmbienceStrangers Parfumerie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.04/ 5 · 53 votes

Have 75%Had 0%Want 25%

3.53/ 5 · 38 votes

Have 24%Had 8%Want 67%

Category winnerPowerfulRating 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

24%Love

26%Like

29%Ok

21%Dislike

0%Hate

38 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityPowerful

SillagePowerful

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value91

¤ Price value41

Category winnerPowerfulBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

white floral84%

powdery77%

vanilla69%

fruity61%

green100%

aromatic91%

fresh spicy83%

citrus74%

fresh65%

aldehydic56%

Scent match2%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomCinnamonFreesiaLychee

Heart

Orange BlossomJasmineOrris

Base

Dark ChocolateSandalwoodRaspberryVanillaCaramelTonkaMusk

Notes

AldehydesGrassMintBlack currant leafBergamotMandarin OrangeBambooSageGalbanumGeraniumCedarSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSandalwood. 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–

Spring100

Summer69

Fall62

Winter8

Day100

Night18

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men43

Unisex50

Women7

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,843

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews25

Overall rank#24,621

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews5

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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Prin Lomros built Spring Ambience around crisp bamboo, crushed mint, and sharp galbanum. The opening pops with bright mandarin orange and aldehydes before settling into a cool green foliage texture. It captures the atmosphere of a damp bamboo forest after early spring rain. As the top notes settle, fresh grass and sa…

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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, Powerful or Spring Ambience?

Powerful takes 5 of 5 categories. Powerful is rated 4.04/5 from 53 votes; Spring Ambience is rated 3.53/5 from 38 votes. Choose Powerful for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear. Choose Spring Ambience for a green and aromatic character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Powerful or Spring Ambience?

Powerful lasts longest (Powerful 76/100, Spring Ambience 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Powerful or Spring Ambience?

Powerful projects furthest (Powerful 67/100, Spring Ambience 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Powerful and Spring Ambience smell similar?

Clearly different: a 2% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Sandalwood.

Is Powerful or Spring Ambience better for summer or winter?

Powerful suits daytime wear; Spring Ambience suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Powerful and Spring Ambience?

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. Spring Ambience features Aldehydes, Grass, Mint, Black currant leaf and Bergamot.