Shop & Love vs Belle Epoque
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
58%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Belle Epoque takes 4 of 5 categories.
Shop & LoveChoose it for a fruity and musky character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Belle EpoqueChoose it for a woody and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Shop & Love1/5
Belle Epoque4/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Belle Epoque
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Belle Epoque
- Sillage & projection
- Belle Epoque
- Value for money
- Shop & Love
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Belle Epoque
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Shop & LoveParfums Love LoveBelle EpoqueKnizeWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.74/ 5 · 19 votes
Have 33%Had 21%Want 45%
4.55/ 5 · 11 votes
Have 16%Had 8%Want 76%
Category winnerBelle EpoqueRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate16%Love
58%Like
11%Ok
16%Dislike
0%Hate
19 votes · too few to score
64%Love
27%Like
9%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
11 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityBelle Epoque
SillageBelle Epoque
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerShop & LoveBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothfruity100%
musky90%
sweet80%
powdery70%
woody60%
floral50%
woody100%
fruity92%
sweet84%
powdery77%
warm spicy69%
floral61%
Scent match58%Closely related · both fruity, sweet and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop30 to 45 minutes
PineappleGreen AppleBlack Currant
Heart2 to 3 hours
Fruity NotesMagnoliaRose
Base2 to 4 hours
MuskSandalwoodAmbergris
Top
ApricotPeachPineappleGingerMirabelle PlumBlack CurrantMandarin Orange
Heart
LotusMangoVioletRoseTuberoseYlang-YlangLily-of-the-ValleyHeliotrope
Base
SandalwoodVetiverVanillaPalisander RosewoodAmbergrisCacao PodPatchouliMusk
InformationalShared notesPineapple, Black Currant, Rose and Musk. Durations are only published for Shop & Love, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer100
Fall40
Winter20
Day100
Night40
Spring100
Summer100
Fall40
Winter40
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#47,142
PerfumerJulien Rasquinet
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#41,163
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerBelle EpoqueHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotShop & Love by Parfums Love Love is a crisp floral fruity Eau de Toilette designed with bright, youthful charm. The scent opens with a burst of tart green apple, juicy pineapple, and tangy black currant. This mouthwatering start quickly develops into a softer heart of magnolia and rose, mixed with generic fruity notes…
Reviews →Belle Epoque by Knize is an intricate floral fruity fragrance that leans into a rich, layered composition. Upon application, it presents a bright mix of apricot, pineapple, and black currant. As it warms on the skin, a massive bouquet of jasmine, tuberose, and ylang-ylang emerges, grounded by a long-lasting base of sa…
Reviews →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, Shop & Love or Belle Epoque?
Belle Epoque takes 4 of 5 categories. Shop & Love is rated 3.74/5 from 19 votes; Belle Epoque is rated 4.55/5 from 11 votes. Choose Shop & Love for a fruity and musky character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Belle Epoque for a woody and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Which lasts longer, Shop & Love or Belle Epoque?
Belle Epoque lasts longest (Belle Epoque 65/100, Shop & Love 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Shop & Love or Belle Epoque?
Projection is very close: Belle Epoque 60/100, Shop & Love 59/100 for sillage.
Do Shop & Love and Belle Epoque smell similar?
Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Pineapple, Black Currant, Rose and Musk.
Is Shop & Love or Belle Epoque better for summer or winter?
Shop & Love suits daytime wear; Belle Epoque suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Shop & Love and Belle Epoque?
Shop & Love has top notes of Pineapple, Green Apple and Black Currant, heart notes of Fruity Notes, Magnolia and Rose, a base of Musk, Sandalwood and Ambergris. Belle Epoque has top notes of Apricot, Peach, Pineapple and Ginger, heart notes of Lotus, Mango, Violet and Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Vetiver, Vanilla and Palisander Rosewood.
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