Fragrance comparison

Purification vs Love at First Scent

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 2 ratings analysed

Purification

Hersip

—0 votes

Rank #82,711 WoodySweet

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68%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Love at First Scent

Once Upon a Fragrance

4.502 votes

Rank #58,447 FruitySweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Love at First Scent takes 1 of 1 categories.

Purification
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Love at First Scent
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Purification0/1

Love at First Scent1/1

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: Love at First Scent

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

PurificationHersip

Love at First ScentOnce Upon a Fragrance

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 60%Had 0%Want 40%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity60

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value88

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet90%

musky80%

yellow floral70%

fruity60%

powdery50%

fruity100%

sweet90%

powdery80%

yellow floral70%

woody60%

musky50%

Scent match68%Closely related · both sweet, woody and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Ylang-YlangPearMuskWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

OrangePearApple

Heart

PeachYlang-YlangJasmine

Base

MuskVirginia CedarAmbroxan

InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Pear and Musk. 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

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer33

Fall33

Winter33

Day100

Night33

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#82,711

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#58,447

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLove at First ScentHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Purification by Hersip opens with crisp, juicy pear that quickly blends into creamy ylang-ylang petals and clean, skin-soft musk. Grounded by a subtle backdrop of cedar-like woody notes, this fragrance delivers an airy, breezy island feel that stays clean rather than sugary. It works effortlessly as a daytime staple f…

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Love at First Scent by Once Upon a Fragrance balances a crisp, orchard-inspired opening with a soft, musky base. It features notes of pear, apple, and orange, settling into a heart of peach and jasmine. This versatile unisex composition works well for daily wear during spring when you want something clean, approachabl…

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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.

Do Purification and Love at First Scent smell similar?

Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, woody and fruity accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Pear and Musk.

Is Purification or Love at First Scent better for summer or winter?

Purification suits day or night wear; Love at First Scent suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Purification and Love at First Scent?

Purification features Ylang-Ylang, Pear, Musk and Woody Notes. Love at First Scent has top notes of Orange, Pear and Apple, heart notes of Peach, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Musk, Virginia Cedar and Ambroxan.