Fragrance comparison

Strength vs Vintage Vibes

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 36 ratings analysed

3 wins

Strength

Andromeda's Curse

3.8824 votes

Rank #50,584 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

Vintage Vibes

Pepe Jeans London

4.1712 votes

Rank #33,194 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Strength takes 3 of 5 categories.

Strength
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Vintage Vibes
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Strength3/5

Vintage Vibes2/5

Ratings & consensus: Vintage Vibes
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Strength
Sillage & projection: Strength
Value for money: Strength
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Vintage Vibes

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

StrengthAndromeda's Curse

Vintage VibesPepe Jeans London

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.88/ 5 · 24 votes

Have 22%Had 5%Want 73%

4.17/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 18%Had 1%Want 81%

Category winnerVintage VibesRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

42%Love

33%Like

4%Ok

13%Dislike

8%Hate

24 votes · too few to score

33%Love

50%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage36

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityStrength

SillageStrength

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value86

¤ Price value72

Category winnerStrengthBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

warm spicy86%

vanilla72%

coffee58%

powdery44%

chocolate30%

vanilla100%

sweet86%

caramel72%

lactonic58%

coffee44%

powdery30%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both sweet, vanilla and coffee

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CoffeeMarshamallowChocolateBrown sugarWhipped CreamCoumarinVanillaFrosting [Glacé]Milk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

MilkCoffeeCandied Fruits

Heart

CaramelWhipped Cream

Base

VanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesCoffee, Whipped Cream, Vanilla and Milk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring8

Summer8

Fall100

Winter85

Day100

Night86

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night57

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex57

Women43

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#50,584

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,194

PerfumerGaël Montero

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerVintage VibesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Andromeda's Curse Strength opens with a rich wave of dark coffee stirred into melt-in-your-cup marshmallow and brown sugar. As the oil warms against skin, whipped cream and chocolate soften the initial espresso bite into a rich mocha profile. A background of coumarin adds a toasted hay dry aspect that keeps the heavy …

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Vintage Vibes is a sweet lactonic vanilla built around milk coffee, candied fruit, caramel and whipped cream. On skin it reads fluffy, creamy and dessert-like, with more custardy vanilla and fruity sweetness than roasted coffee for some wearers. It suits shoppers who like playful gourmand mists with a soft, easy mood.…

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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, Strength or Vintage Vibes?

Strength takes 3 of 5 categories. Strength is rated 3.88/5 from 24 votes; Vintage Vibes is rated 4.17/5 from 12 votes. Choose Strength for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Vintage Vibes for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Strength or Vintage Vibes?

Strength lasts longest (Strength 62/100, Vintage Vibes 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Strength or Vintage Vibes?

Strength projects furthest (Strength 42/100, Vintage Vibes 36/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Strength and Vintage Vibes smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and coffee accords. Common notes include Coffee, Whipped Cream, Vanilla and Milk.

Is Strength or Vintage Vibes better for summer or winter?

Strength suits daytime wear; Vintage Vibes suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Strength and Vintage Vibes?

Strength features Coffee, Marshamallow, Chocolate, Brown sugar and Whipped Cream. Vintage Vibes has top notes of Milk, Coffee and Candied Fruits, heart notes of Caramel and Whipped Cream, a base of Vanilla and Musk.