Fragrance comparison

Pure Secret vs Tropical Beach

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 81 ratings analysed

1 wins

Pure Secret

Phytoderm

4.3380 votes

Rank #26,904 FruityOzonic

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60%scent match

Closely related

Tropical Beach

Pink Up Cosmetics

3.001 votes

Rank #63,776 FruityTropical

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pure Secret takes 1 of 1 categories.

Pure Secret
Choose it for a fruity and ozonic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Tropical Beach
Choose it for a fruity and tropical character.

Pure Secret1/1

Tropical Beach0/1

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: Pure Secret

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pure SecretPhytoderm

Tropical BeachPink Up Cosmetics

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 80 votes

Have 56%Had 26%Want 18%

3.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 17%Had 0%Want 83%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

31%Like

10%Ok

4%Dislike

1%Hate

80 votes

0%Love

0%Like

100%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage44

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value93

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

ozonic88%

fresh77%

aquatic65%

sweet53%

white floral42%

fruity100%

tropical88%

fresh77%

sweet65%

aquatic53%

ozonic42%

Scent match60%Closely related · both fruity, fresh and ozonic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

MelonApple

Heart

PeachJasmine

Base

CaramelCedar

Top

Apple

Heart

Melon

Base

Mango

InformationalShared notesMelon and Apple. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter44

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex9

Women91

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#26,904

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#63,776

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPure SecretHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pure Secret by Phytoderm is a playful Floral Fruity scent built around a juicy core of melon and apple. Launched in 2017, this fragrance offers a bright and approachable experience. It transitions into a soft heart of peach and jasmine, grounded by a warm caramel and cedar base. It serves as a light, casual companion …

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Tropical Beach by Pink Up Cosmetics is a breezy fruit cocktail that leans heavily on watery melon and sweet mango. Designed as an easygoing summer fragrance, it captures a laid-back vacation vibe. The simple notes offer a clean option for hot beach days and casual weekend outings.

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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, Pure Secret or Tropical Beach?

Pure Secret takes 1 of 1 categories. Pure Secret is rated 4.33/5 from 80 votes; Tropical Beach is rated 3.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Pure Secret for a fruity and ozonic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Tropical Beach for a fruity and tropical character.

Do Pure Secret and Tropical Beach smell similar?

Closely related: a 60% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, fresh and ozonic accords. Common notes include Melon and Apple.

What are the notes in Pure Secret and Tropical Beach?

Pure Secret has top notes of Melon and Apple, heart notes of Peach and Jasmine, a base of Caramel and Cedar. Tropical Beach has top notes of Apple, heart notes of Melon, a base of Mango.