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So Love vs Donna

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

Updated 563 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

  • So Love

    Choose it for a white floral and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection.

  • Donna

    Choose it for a amber and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

So Love1/2
Donna1/2
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
So Love
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Donna

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
So LoveAl Musbah
DonnaTrussardi
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 20%Want 80%
4.13/ 5 · 563 votes
Have 48%Had 52%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

43%Love
41%Like
3%Ok
12%Dislike
1%Hate

563 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 Sillage100
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity79
〰 Sillage73
♥ Love / hate78
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageSo Love

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value53
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
white floral100%
woody92%
powdery84%
citrus77%
iris69%
patchouli61%
amber100%
aromatic92%
floral84%
warm spicy77%
white floral69%
fresh spicy61%
Scent match23%Clearly different · both white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Bergamot
Heart
Orris RootLily-of-the-ValleyJasmine
Base
PatchouliMuskCedar
Top
AldehydesCorianderSageHiacynthBergamotBasilMandarin OrangeGinger
Heart
RoseCarnationTuberoseYlang-YlangOrris RootJasmineLily-of-the-Valley
Base
LabdanumBenzoinStyraxAmberPatchouliMuskVanillaCedar
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Orris Root, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring98
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men2
Unisex14
Women84
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#65,257

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,305

PerfumerJean Guichard

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDonnaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

So Love by Al Musbah is a classic feminine floral with a clean, powdery iris tone. It opens with a bright bergamot lift, then settles into orris, lily-of-the-valley and jasmine that read soft, white-floral and slightly vintage. In the dry-down, cedar and musk keep it smooth while patchouli adds a gentle earthy depth. …

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Donna Trussardi opens with a sharp burst of aldehydes, bitter coriander, and green basil before settling into a warm, dark floral heart of carnation, rose, and tuberose. Heavy labdanum, styrax, and amber anchor the base, giving it a dry, resinous finish. Built for crisp autumn evenings and formal winter wear, it deliv…

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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 projects more, So Love or Donna?

So Love projects furthest (So Love 100/100, Donna 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Do So Love and Donna smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Orris Root, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine.

What are the notes in So Love and Donna?

So Love has top notes of Bergamot, heart notes of Orris Root, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine, a base of Patchouli, Musk and Cedar. Donna has top notes of Aldehydes, Coriander, Sage and Hiacynth, heart notes of Rose, Carnation, Tuberose and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Labdanum, Benzoin, Styrax and Amber.

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