Smolderose vs True Love
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
27%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
True Love takes 4 of 7 categories.
SmolderoseChoose it for a smoky and citrus character. Wins on longevity, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
True LoveChoose it for a iris and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Smolderose3/7
True Love4/7
- Ratings & consensus
- True Love
- Community sentiment
- True Love
- Longevity
- Smolderose
- Sillage & projection
- True Love
- Value for money
- Smolderose
- Versatility
- Smolderose
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- True Love
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
SmolderoseJanuary Scent ProjectTrue LoveOrmonde JayneWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.75/ 5 · 72 votes
Have 34%Had 17%Want 49%
4.12/ 5 · 165 votes
Have 61%Had 39%Want 0%
Category winnerTrue LoveRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate35%Love
33%Like
8%Ok
19%Dislike
4%Hate
72 votes
50%Love
34%Like
10%Ok
5%Dislike
1%Hate
149 votes
Category winnerTrue LoveMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevitySmolderose
SillageTrue Love
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerSmolderoseBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothsmoky100%
citrus92%
amber84%
woody77%
fresh spicy69%
rose61%
iris100%
woody92%
floral84%
powdery77%
citrus69%
honey61%
Scent match27%Clearly different · both woody and citrus
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
LemongrassMandarin OrangeOrange
Heart
Bourbon RoseRose GeraniumBlack PepperAngelicaCorianderHoneyGalbanum
Base
SmokeLabdanumCastoreumBirchAgarwood (Oud)TobaccoPatchouliBenzoin
Top
FreesiaBergamotMandarin OrangeTarragonPeppertree
Heart
OrrisHoneyYlang-YlangJasmineRoseHedione
Base
CastoreumBenzoinSandalwoodMuskCashmere Wood
InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Bourbon Rose, Honey and Castoreum. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring26
Summer11
Fall100
Winter100
Day35
Night100
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter52
Day–
Night–
Category winnerSmolderoseMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#16,319
PerfumerJohn Biebel
Launched—
Reviews12
Overall rank#6,750
PerfumerGeza Schoen
Launched—
Reviews16
Category winnerTrue LoveHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotSmolderose opens with an unexpected spike of tart lemongrass and juicy mandarin orange before rapidly pivoting into a dark, resinous floral heart. Bourbon rose absolute and rose geranium provide a lush botanical core, but they are immediately spiked with crushed black pepper, herbal angelica, and sticky honey. Rather …
Reviews →True Love is a polished iris floral with citrus brightness, soft powder, honeyed warmth, and a quiet woody musk base. Reviews often frame it as feminine, tender, and composed, with a waxy iris texture that some find beautiful and others read as candle wax, lanolin, or animalic warmth. It suits lovers of elegant powder…
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, Smolderose or True Love?
True Love takes 4 of 7 categories. Smolderose is rated 3.75/5 from 72 votes; True Love is rated 4.12/5 from 165 votes. Choose Smolderose for a smoky and citrus character. Wins on longevity, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose True Love for a iris and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Smolderose or True Love?
They last about the same: Smolderose 79/100, True Love 77/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Smolderose or True Love?
True Love projects furthest (True Love 68/100, Smolderose 61/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Smolderose and True Love smell similar?
Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and citrus accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Bourbon Rose, Honey and Castoreum.
Is Smolderose or True Love better for summer or winter?
For summer, Smolderose is the stronger pick. For winter, Smolderose is the stronger pick. Smolderose suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Smolderose and True Love?
Smolderose has top notes of Lemongrass, Mandarin Orange and Orange, heart notes of Bourbon Rose, Rose Geranium, Black Pepper and Angelica, a base of Smoke, Labdanum, Castoreum and Birch. True Love has top notes of Freesia, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange and Tarragon, heart notes of Orris, Honey, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Castoreum, Benzoin, Sandalwood and Musk.
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