Fragrance comparison

Royal Verbena vs Secret Letter Silver Edition

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 21 ratings analysed

1 wins

Royal Verbena

Claudio Zucca Parfums

4.6221 votes

Rank #45,085 CitrusWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

67%scent match

Closely related

Secret Letter Silver Edition

Sergio Nero

—0 votes

Rank #73,398 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Royal Verbena takes 1 of 1 categories.

Royal Verbena
Choose it for a citrus and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Secret Letter Silver Edition
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character.

Royal Verbena1/1

Secret Letter Silver Edition0/1

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: Royal Verbena

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Royal VerbenaClaudio Zucca Parfums

Secret Letter Silver EditionSergio Nero

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.62/ 5 · 21 votes

Have 26%Had 3%Want 71%

—/ 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

81%Love

10%Like

5%Ok

0%Dislike

5%Hate

21 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity81

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate90

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value57

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

aromatic77%

amber69%

fresh spicy61%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

aromatic84%

citrus77%

fruity69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match67%Closely related · both woody, citrus and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

VerbenaBergamotAppleGrapefruit

Heart2 to 4 hours

PimentoCardamomMyrtle

Base6 to 8 hours

MuskPalisander RosewoodStyraxCedarSandalwood

Top

GrapefruitBergamotApplePlum

Heart

Pink PepperCardamomCinnamonJuniper

Base

SandalwoodLabdanumVanillaCedarMuskRum

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Apple, Grapefruit and Cardamom. Durations are only published for Royal Verbena, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer86

Fall64

Winter64

Day100

Night67

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex53

Women6

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#45,085

PerfumerClaudio Zucca

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#73,398

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRoyal VerbenaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Royal Verbena by Claudio Zucca Parfums delivers a vivid, aromatic citrus profile built around an energizing burst of verbena, bergamot, grapefruit, and crisp apple. The opening smells like freshly crushed lemon verbena leaves mixed with brisk citrus rinds and tart fruit. As it settles, warm spices take over as pimento…

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Secret Letter Silver Edition by Sergio Nero delivers a crisp woody-spicy experience for men. Bright top notes of grapefruit and apple transition into a aromatic heart of pink pepper and cinnamon. It settles into a warm, masculine base of rum and sandalwood, making it a reliable choice for casual autumn afternoons or o…

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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 Royal Verbena and Secret Letter Silver Edition smell similar?

Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, citrus and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Apple, Grapefruit and Cardamom.

Is Royal Verbena or Secret Letter Silver Edition better for summer or winter?

Royal Verbena suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Royal Verbena and Secret Letter Silver Edition?

Royal Verbena has top notes of Verbena, Bergamot, Apple and Grapefruit, heart notes of Pimento, Cardamom and Myrtle, a base of Musk, Palisander Rosewood, Styrax and Cedar. Secret Letter Silver Edition has top notes of Grapefruit, Bergamot, Apple and Plum, heart notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon and Juniper, a base of Sandalwood, Labdanum, Vanilla and Cedar.