Fragrance comparison

Secret Dreams vs Spiritual Healing

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 123 ratings analysed

Secret Dreams

Anna Zworykina Perfumes

4.1428 votes

Rank #46,436 Warm SpicyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

16%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Spiritual Healing

Mark Buxton

3.9895 votes

Rank #14,489 FruityFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Spiritual Healing takes 4 of 7 categories.

Secret Dreams
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Spiritual Healing
Choose it for a fruity and floral character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Secret Dreams2/7

Spiritual Healing4/7

Ratings & consensus: Secret Dreams
Community sentiment: Spiritual Healing
Longevity: Secret Dreams
Sillage & projection: Tie
Value for money: Spiritual Healing
Versatility: Spiritual Healing
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Spiritual Healing

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Secret DreamsAnna Zworykina Perfumes

Spiritual HealingMark Buxton

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.14/ 5 · 28 votes

Have 18%Had 13%Want 69%

3.98/ 5 · 95 votes

Have 36%Had 9%Want 55%

Category winnerSecret DreamsRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

46%Love

32%Like

11%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

28 votes

28%Love

49%Like

15%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

95 votes

Category winnerSpiritual HealingMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage47

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage47

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevitySecret Dreams

SillageTie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price value50

Category winnerSpiritual HealingBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy92%

woody84%

tobacco77%

sweet69%

aromatic61%

fruity100%

floral92%

green84%

soft spicy77%

aromatic69%

woody61%

Scent match16%Clearly different · both woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

TobaccoMyrrhCastoreumCuminImmortelleJuniperBlack PepperTuberoseGingerSaffronClovesCinnamon

No top / heart / base split published

Top30 to 45 minutes

Black Currant BlossomDavana

Heart2 to 4 hours

ElderberryOsmanthus

Base4 to 7 hours

CastoreumLabdanum

InformationalShared notesCastoreum. Durations are only published for Spiritual Healing, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer29

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night43

Spring88

Summer58

Fall100

Winter83

Day100

Night70

Category winnerSpiritual HealingMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Men11

Unisex70

Women19

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#46,436

PerfumerAnna Zworykina

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#14,489

PerfumerMark Buxton

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerSpiritual HealingHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Secret Dreams by Anna Zworykina Perfumes is a dense, warm spicy natural fragrance designed for seekers of complex, botanical landscapes. The opening hits with a sharp burst of black pepper and wormwood, backed by the dry, medicinal warmth of cumin and saffron. As the blend settles, a heavy heart of tobacco, myrrh, and…

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Spiritual Healing by Mark Buxton offers an unusual take on fruity floral perfumes. It opens with the green, tart sharpness of black currant blossom paired with the herbal, boozy warmth of davana. As the scent settles, a heart of elderberry and velvety osmanthus emerges, balancing dark fruit notes with hints of soft ap…

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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.

Which is better, Secret Dreams or Spiritual Healing?

Spiritual Healing takes 4 of 7 categories. Secret Dreams is rated 4.14/5 from 28 votes; Spiritual Healing is rated 3.98/5 from 95 votes. Choose Secret Dreams for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Spiritual Healing for a fruity and floral character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Secret Dreams or Spiritual Healing?

Secret Dreams lasts longest (Secret Dreams 78/100, Spiritual Healing 64/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Secret Dreams or Spiritual Healing?

Projection is very close: Secret Dreams 47/100, Spiritual Healing 47/100 for sillage.

Do Secret Dreams and Spiritual Healing smell similar?

Clearly different: a 16% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Castoreum.

Is Secret Dreams or Spiritual Healing better for summer or winter?

For summer, Spiritual Healing is the stronger pick. For winter, Secret Dreams is the stronger pick. Secret Dreams suits daytime wear; Spiritual Healing suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Secret Dreams and Spiritual Healing?

Secret Dreams features Tobacco, Myrrh, Castoreum, Cumin and Immortelle. Spiritual Healing has top notes of Black Currant Blossom and Davana, heart notes of Elderberry and Osmanthus, a base of Castoreum and Labdanum.