Fragrance comparison

Pruning Shears vs Showy Toffee

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 128 ratings analysed

4 wins

Pruning Shears

Demeter Fragrance

3.8444 votes

Rank #22,456 RoseGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

18%scent match

Clearly different

Showy Toffee

Alice & Peter

3.3784 votes

Rank #19,122 CaramelSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pruning Shears takes 4 of 7 categories.

Pruning Shears
Choose it for a rose and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Showy Toffee
Choose it for a caramel and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Pruning Shears4/7

Showy Toffee3/7

Ratings & consensus: Pruning Shears
Community sentiment: Pruning Shears
Longevity: Pruning Shears
Sillage & projection: Showy Toffee
Value for money: Pruning Shears
Versatility: Showy Toffee
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Showy Toffee

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pruning ShearsDemeter Fragrance

Showy ToffeeAlice & Peter

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 44 votes

Have 27%Had 5%Want 68%

3.37/ 5 · 84 votes

Have 13%Had 9%Want 78%

Category winnerPruning ShearsRating 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

17%Love

48%Like

0%Ok

35%Dislike

0%Hate

52 votes

Category winnerPruning ShearsMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity51

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate62

Category winners

LongevityPruning Shears

SillageShowy Toffee

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value71

¤ Price value58

Category winnerPruning ShearsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

green86%

metallic72%

fresh58%

mineral44%

floral30%

caramel100%

sweet92%

floral84%

vanilla77%

fresh69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match18%Clearly different · both fresh 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

GrassLemon

Heart

Water LilyRoseLilacFreesia

Base

CaramelDark ChocolateVanillaPatchouliAmber

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

Spring62

Summer46

Fall100

Winter85

Day100

Night92

Category winnerShowy ToffeeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex13

Women88

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

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,456

PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#19,122

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerShowy ToffeeHigher 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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Showy Toffee by Alice & Peter is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women. Showy Toffee was launched in 2012. Top notes are Grass and Lemon; middle notes are Water Lily, Rose, Lilac and Freesia; base notes are Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Vanilla, Patchouli and Amber.

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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, Pruning Shears or Showy Toffee?

Pruning Shears takes 4 of 7 categories. Pruning Shears is rated 3.84/5 from 44 votes; Showy Toffee is rated 3.37/5 from 84 votes. Choose Pruning Shears for a rose and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Showy Toffee for a caramel and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection, versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Pruning Shears or Showy Toffee?

They last about the same: Pruning Shears 53/100, Showy Toffee 51/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Pruning Shears or Showy Toffee?

Showy Toffee projects furthest (Showy Toffee 57/100, Pruning Shears 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Pruning Shears and Showy Toffee smell similar?

Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh and floral accords. Common notes include Rose and Grass.

Is Pruning Shears or Showy Toffee better for summer or winter?

For summer, Pruning Shears is the stronger pick. For winter, Showy Toffee is the stronger pick. Pruning Shears suits daytime wear; Showy Toffee suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pruning Shears and Showy Toffee?

Pruning Shears features Rose, Grass and Metallic notes. Showy Toffee has top notes of Grass and Lemon, heart notes of Water Lily, Rose, Lilac and Freesia, a base of Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Vanilla and Patchouli.