Fragrance comparison

Stone Cold Heart vs Thé Vanille

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 340 ratings analysed

Stone Cold Heart

Altra

3.5634 votes

Rank #21,535 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Thé Vanille

Nette

3.73306 votes

Rank #9,206 VanillaWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Thé Vanille takes 3 of 5 categories.

Stone Cold Heart
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Thé Vanille
Choose it for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Stone Cold Heart2/5

Thé Vanille3/5

Ratings & consensus: Thé Vanille
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Stone Cold Heart
Sillage & projection: Stone Cold Heart
Value for money: Thé Vanille
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Thé Vanille

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Stone Cold HeartAltra

Thé VanilleNette

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 34 votes

Have 10%Had 3%Want 88%

3.73/ 5 · 306 votes

Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%

Category winnerThé VanilleRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

24%Love

33%Like

19%Ok

19%Dislike

5%Hate

21 votes · too few to score

18%Love

38%Like

24%Ok

15%Dislike

4%Hate

282 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate64

Category winners

LongevityStone Cold Heart

SillageStone Cold Heart

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value29

¤ Price value54

Category winnerThé VanilleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy83%

fresh65%

green48%

woody30%

vanilla100%

warm spicy92%

salty84%

aromatic77%

powdery69%

iris61%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

MateOrrisHaitian Vetiver

No top / heart / base split published

Top

SaltMateCardamomTurmeric

Heart

MagnoliaNarcissus

Base

VanillaOrrisCO2 Extracts

InformationalShared notesMate and Orris. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer13

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night33

Spring96

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men20

Unisex70

Women10

Men3

Unisex43

Women55

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,535

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#9,206

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews71

Category winnerThé VanilleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Stone Cold Heart by Altra is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. Stone Cold Heart was launched in 2022.

Reviews →

Thé Vanille is a salty, spiced tea scent with vanilla in the background rather than front and center. On many wearers it opens with turmeric, cardamom and mineral salt, then settles into something airy, herbal and lightly powdery. If you want a dessert vanilla, sample first. If a coastal tea, clean floral freshness an…

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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 is better, Stone Cold Heart or Thé Vanille?

Thé Vanille takes 3 of 5 categories. Stone Cold Heart is rated 3.56/5 from 34 votes; Thé Vanille is rated 3.73/5 from 306 votes. Choose Stone Cold Heart for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Thé Vanille for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Stone Cold Heart or Thé Vanille?

They last about the same: Stone Cold Heart 64/100, Thé Vanille 63/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Stone Cold Heart or Thé Vanille?

Stone Cold Heart projects furthest (Stone Cold Heart 53/100, Thé Vanille 49/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Stone Cold Heart and Thé Vanille smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Mate and Orris.

Is Stone Cold Heart or Thé Vanille better for summer or winter?

Stone Cold Heart suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Stone Cold Heart and Thé Vanille?

Stone Cold Heart features Mate, Orris and Haitian Vetiver. Thé Vanille has top notes of Salt, Mate, Cardamom and Turmeric, heart notes of Magnolia and Narcissus, a base of Vanilla, Orris and CO2 Extracts.