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Sometimes There Is No Next Time vs Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5

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

Updated 13 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

  • Sometimes There Is No Next Time

    Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

  • Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5

    Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Sometimes There Is No Next Time2/4
Roja Dove Parfum Royale #52/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5
Sillage & projection
Sometimes There Is No Next Time
Value for money
Sometimes There Is No Next Time
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Sometimes There Is No Next TimeProad
Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5Roja Dove
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.12/ 5 · 8 votes
Have 28%Had 3%Want 70%
5.00/ 5 · 5 votes
Have 24%Had 5%Want 71%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
25%Love
63%Like
13%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity67
〰 Sillage69
♥ Love / hate78
⏱ Longevity90
〰 Sillage56
♥ Love / hate100
Category winners

LongevityRoja Dove Parfum Royale #5

SillageSometimes There Is No Next Time

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value60
¤ Price value50
Category winnerSometimes There Is No Next TimeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
amber92%
fruity84%
sweet77%
woody69%
floral61%
woody100%
amber92%
fresh spicy84%
powdery77%
aromatic69%
citrus61%
Scent match30%Clearly different · both amber and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top30 to 45 minutes
PeachBlack CurrantBergamotOrangeLemon
Heart2 to 4 hours
ClovesYlang-YlangJasmine SambacRoseCyclamenHeliotropeNarcissus
Base4 to 6 hours
IncenseBenzoinTonka BeanPatchouliAmberNatural MuskAgarwood (Oud)
Top
AldehydesBergamotGrapefruitOrangePetitgrain
Heart
LabdanumMay RoseHeliotropeVioletPeachOrange BlossomJasmineApple
Base
CedarNutmegOakmossLeatherClovesTonka BeanBirchMusk
InformationalShared notesPeach, Bergamot, Orange and Cloves. Durations are only published for Sometimes There Is No Next Time, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring57
Summer43
Fall100
Winter29
Day67
Night100
Spring50
Summer0
Fall50
Winter100
Day–
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex71
Women29
Men0
Unisex100
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#41,793

PerfumerJutinat Piyaweerawong

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#39,850

PerfumerRoja Dove

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRoja Dove Parfum Royale #5Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sometimes There Is No Next Time by Proad is an amber floral fragrance built on a striking contrast of bright fruit, lush florals, and dark resinous smoke. Launched in 2019 and composed by perfumer Jutinat Piyaweerawong, it opens with a vibrant burst of sweet peach, tangy black currant, bergamot, orange, and lemon. Thi…

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Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 opens bright and polished, with aldehydes and citrus giving the first minutes a sparkling, vintage-leaning lift. It settles into a richer floral heart, where rose, jasmine, orange blossom and tuberose sit over a woody, ambered base with leather, oakmoss and soft spice. This reads like a dres…

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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, Sometimes There Is No Next Time or Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Sometimes There Is No Next Time is rated 4.12/5 from 8 votes; Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 is rated 5.00/5 from 5 votes. Choose Sometimes There Is No Next Time for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Sometimes There Is No Next Time or Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5?

Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 lasts longest (Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 90/100, Sometimes There Is No Next Time 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Sometimes There Is No Next Time or Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5?

Sometimes There Is No Next Time projects furthest (Sometimes There Is No Next Time 69/100, Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Sometimes There Is No Next Time and Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and woody accords. Common notes include Peach, Bergamot, Orange and Cloves.

Is Sometimes There Is No Next Time or Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 better for summer or winter?

Sometimes There Is No Next Time suits evening wear; Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Sometimes There Is No Next Time and Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5?

Sometimes There Is No Next Time has top notes of Peach, Black Currant, Bergamot and Orange, heart notes of Cloves, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine Sambac and Rose, a base of Incense, Benzoin, Tonka Bean and Patchouli. Roja Dove Parfum Royale #5 has top notes of Aldehydes, Bergamot, Grapefruit and Orange, heart notes of Labdanum, May Rose, Heliotrope and Violet, a base of Cedar, Nutmeg, Oakmoss and Leather.

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