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Promise Her The Moon vs Spirit

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

Updated 61 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Spirit takes 3 of 5 categories.

  • Promise Her The Moon

    Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

  • Spirit

    Choose it for a green and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Promise Her The Moon2/5
Spirit3/5
Ratings & consensus
Spirit
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Promise Her The Moon
Sillage & projection
Spirit
Value for money
Promise Her The Moon
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Spirit

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Promise Her The MoonDevertere
SpiritBoadicea the Victorious
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.20/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 21%Had 3%Want 75%
4.08/ 5 · 51 votes
Have 24%Had 16%Want 60%
Category winnerSpiritRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
50%Love
30%Like
10%Ok
10%Dislike
0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

51%Love
27%Like
2%Ok
18%Dislike
2%Hate

51 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity84
〰 Sillage75
♥ Love / hate80
⏱ Longevity80
〰 Sillage83
♥ Love / hate77
Category winners

LongevityPromise Her The Moon

SillageSpirit

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value71
¤ Price value33
Category winnerPromise Her The MoonBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fruity100%
sweet92%
tropical84%
vanilla77%
green69%
plastic61%
green100%
white floral92%
woody84%
fresh spicy77%
citrus69%
aromatic61%
Scent match18%Clearly different · both green

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
Nail PolishPlasticYlang-YlangOrange PeelGalbanumLemon
Heart2-4 hrs
PitahayaPearJasmine SambacFig MilkBasilCaoutchouc
Base8-12 hrs
VanillaTuberoseSugarMuskOud
Top
Black currant leafGalbanumBergamotYlang-Ylang
Heart
TuberoseOrange BlossomHyacinthJasmineRose
Base
OakmossSandalwoodPatchouliVanillaMuskAmber
InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Galbanum, Vanilla and Tuberose. Durations are only published for Promise Her The Moon, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer100
Fall75
Winter75
Day92
Night100
Spring60
Summer47
Fall87
Winter100
Day76
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex71
Women29
Party 37%Date 30%Casual 22%Work 11%
Men50
Unisex0
Women50
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#41,737

PerfumerVincent Ricord

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#12,914

PerfumerChristian Provenzano

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerSpiritHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Promise Her The Moon opens with a brazen splash of wet nail polish, sharp galbanum, and bitter lemon peel. It smells weird. Give it five minutes, though, and the solvent bite settles into juicy dragon fruit and sweet pear drizzled with milky fig sap. The weirdness does not vanish. Instead, synthetic balloon rubber thr…

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Bitter galbanum and crushed black currant leaf punch open Spirit by Boadicea the Victorious before heavy tuberose and ylang-ylang take over the middle hours. Christian Provenzano grounds the floral push with a dry oakmoss and patchouli foundation. It smells green, sharp, and expansive on skin, carrying strong projecti…

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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, Promise Her The Moon or Spirit?

Spirit takes 3 of 5 categories. Promise Her The Moon is rated 4.20/5 from 10 votes; Spirit is rated 4.08/5 from 51 votes. Choose Promise Her The Moon for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Spirit for a green and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Promise Her The Moon or Spirit?

Promise Her The Moon lasts longest (Promise Her The Moon 84/100, Spirit 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Promise Her The Moon or Spirit?

Spirit projects furthest (Spirit 83/100, Promise Her The Moon 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Promise Her The Moon and Spirit smell similar?

Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Galbanum, Vanilla and Tuberose.

Is Promise Her The Moon or Spirit better for summer or winter?

Promise Her The Moon suits evening wear; Spirit suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Promise Her The Moon and Spirit?

Promise Her The Moon has top notes of Nail Polish, Plastic, Ylang-Ylang and Orange Peel, heart notes of Pitahaya, Pear, Jasmine Sambac and Fig Milk, a base of Vanilla, Tuberose, Sugar and Musk. Spirit has top notes of Black currant leaf, Galbanum, Bergamot and Ylang-Ylang, heart notes of Tuberose, Orange Blossom, Hyacinth and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Patchouli and Vanilla.

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