Fragrance comparison

Pruning Shears vs Freedom

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 44 ratings analysed

1 wins

Pruning Shears

Demeter Fragrance

3.8444 votes

Rank #22,456 RoseGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

Freedom

Sensor I Am

—0 votes

Rank #71,308 WoodyFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pruning Shears takes 1 of 1 categories.

Pruning Shears
Choose it for a rose and green character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Freedom
Choose it for a woody and floral character.

Pruning Shears1/1

Freedom0/1

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: Pruning Shears

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pruning ShearsDemeter Fragrance

FreedomSensor I Am

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 44 votes

Have 27%Had 5%Want 68%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

23%Love

57%Like

7%Ok

9%Dislike

5%Hate

44 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value71

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

green86%

metallic72%

fresh58%

mineral44%

floral30%

woody100%

floral92%

citrus84%

musky77%

rose69%

green61%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both rose, green and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

RoseGrassMetallic notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

GrassPink Grapefruit

Heart

RoseMagnoliaPink Pepper

Base

CedarSandalwoodAmbrette (Musk Mallow)

InformationalShared notesRose and Grass. Durations are only published for Pruning Shears, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer73

Fall27

Winter20

Day100

Night24

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women88

Casual 44%Work 34%Date 14%Party 7%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,456

PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#71,308

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPruning ShearsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Demeter Pruning Shears smells like clipping fresh garden roses on a cool spring morning. The opening hits with crisp green grass and wet rose stems. A sharp, cold trace of steel cuts through the damp air. It feels raw and clean. You get crushed plant leaves and dewy petals rather than heavy cosmetic powder. The metall…

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Freedom by Sensor I Am delivers a sharp splash of pink grapefruit alongside crushed green grass. It feels like stepping into a damp, sunlit meadow early in the morning. A quiet background of cedar and warm ambrette musk anchors the bright opening, keeping the blend grounded on skin for everyday wear.

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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.

Do Pruning Shears and Freedom smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose, green and floral accords. Common notes include Rose and Grass.

Is Pruning Shears or Freedom better for summer or winter?

Pruning Shears suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pruning Shears and Freedom?

Pruning Shears features Rose, Grass and Metallic notes. Freedom has top notes of Grass and Pink Grapefruit, heart notes of Rose, Magnolia and Pink Pepper, a base of Cedar, Sandalwood and Ambrette (Musk Mallow).