Fragrance comparison

Ready To Love Intense Red vs Yassemi

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 79 ratings analysed

Ready To Love Intense Red

Manish Arora

4.3010 votes

Rank #36,778 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Yassemi

Angelos Créations Olfactives

4.1269 votes

Rank #10,471 WoodyWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Yassemi takes 3 of 5 categories.

Ready To Love Intense Red
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in winter, evening wear.
Yassemi
Choose it for a woody and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Ready To Love Intense Red1/5

Yassemi3/5

Ratings & consensus: Ready To Love Intense Red
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Yassemi
Sillage & projection: Tie
Value for money: Yassemi
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Yassemi

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ready To Love Intense RedManish Arora

YassemiAngelos Créations Olfactives

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.30/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 33%Had 8%Want 59%

4.12/ 5 · 69 votes

Have 32%Had 9%Want 59%

Category winnerReady To Love Intense RedRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

60%Love

10%Like

30%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

58%Love

20%Like

6%Ok

7%Dislike

9%Hate

69 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityYassemi

SillageTie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value60

¤ Price value73

Category winnerYassemiBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

aromatic92%

sweet84%

fruity77%

amber69%

fresh spicy61%

woody100%

white floral92%

musky84%

amber77%

aldehydic69%

sweet61%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both woody, amber and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Black CurrantSweet NotesRosemary

Heart3-4 hrs

LabdanumPatchouli

Base7-9+ hrs

Bourbon VanillaAmbergris

Top

AldehydesBlack CurrantGalbanumBlood OrangeSweet OrangeRum

Heart

Egyptian JasmineYlang-YlangPitosporumAngelicaPink PepperPalisander RosewoodLily-of-the-ValleyMango

Base

PatchouliAmbrette (Musk Mallow)LabdanumMuskAmbergrisSandalwoodCashmeranGurjan balsam

InformationalShared notesBlack Currant, Labdanum, Patchouli and Ambergris. Durations are only published for Ready To Love Intense Red, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall60

Winter100

Day44

Night100

Spring100

Summer32

Fall92

Winter56

Day100

Night82

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex43

Women57

Date 38%Party 29%Casual 22%Work 11%

Men3

Unisex76

Women22

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,778

PerfumerDaphné Bugey

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#10,471

PerfumerAngelos Balamis

Launched—

Reviews9

Category winnerYassemiHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ready To Love Intense Red by Manish Arora is an eccentric, cozy cold-weather scent that pairs tart fruit with piney herbs and dark sweetness. It wastes no time. A sharp blast of dark black currant and brisk rosemary punches through the initial alcohol lift before rich bourbon vanilla takes control. Sticky labdanum res…

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Angelos Balamis built Yassemi around the heady summer bloom of Egyptian jasmine and sweet pittosporum flowers, pairing vintage floral weight with a sharp green backbone. The opening hits skin with crisp aldehydes, dark black currant, and bitter galbanum before settling into a warm floral core. As the top notes quiet d…

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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, Ready To Love Intense Red or Yassemi?

Yassemi takes 3 of 5 categories. Ready To Love Intense Red is rated 4.30/5 from 10 votes; Yassemi is rated 4.12/5 from 69 votes. Choose Ready To Love Intense Red for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Yassemi for a woody and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Ready To Love Intense Red or Yassemi?

Yassemi lasts longest (Yassemi 79/100, Ready To Love Intense Red 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ready To Love Intense Red or Yassemi?

Projection is very close: Ready To Love Intense Red 70/100, Yassemi 70/100 for sillage.

Do Ready To Love Intense Red and Yassemi smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, amber and sweet accords. Common notes include Black Currant, Labdanum, Patchouli and Ambergris.

Is Ready To Love Intense Red or Yassemi better for summer or winter?

Ready To Love Intense Red suits evening wear; Yassemi suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ready To Love Intense Red and Yassemi?

Ready To Love Intense Red has top notes of Black Currant, Sweet Notes and Rosemary, heart notes of Labdanum and Patchouli, a base of Bourbon Vanilla and Ambergris. Yassemi has top notes of Aldehydes, Black Currant, Galbanum and Blood Orange, heart notes of Egyptian Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Pitosporum and Angelica, a base of Patchouli, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Labdanum and Musk.