Fragrance comparison

Taboo vs The Blossom

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 37 ratings analysed

1 wins

Taboo

Alendor Perfumes

3.9237 votes

Rank #11,177 AromaticWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

The Blossom

NEQI

—0 votes

Rank #70,472 WoodyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Taboo takes 1 of 1 categories.

Taboo
Choose it for a aromatic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
The Blossom
Choose it for a woody and fruity character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Taboo1/1

The Blossom0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

TabooAlendor Perfumes

The BlossomNEQI

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.92/ 5 · 37 votes

Have 27%Had 9%Want 64%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 17%Had 0%Want 83%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

23%Like

8%Ok

8%Dislike

8%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value57

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

woody77%

vanilla69%

citrus61%

woody100%

fruity83%

floral65%

soft spicy48%

aromatic30%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GrapefruitCardamomBlackcurrantMarigold

Heart

Clary Sage

Base

CedarwoodBenzoinTonka Bean

Notes

BlackcurrantCedarwoodFlowers

No top / heart / base split published

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

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring90

Summer100

Fall60

Winter30

Day100

Night71

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men23

Unisex69

Women8

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#11,177

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#70,472

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerTabooHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Taboo by Alendor Perfumes opens with a bright grapefruit lift, spiced with cardamom and a tart blackcurrant edge, before turning aromatic and slightly herbal through clary sage. As it settles, cedarwood, benzoin and tonka smooth it into a warm, softly ambery skin scent. It reads clean, modern and quietly sensual, mor…

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The Blossom by NEQI is a fresh fruity floral built around blackcurrant, airy flowers, and a woody cedar base. It reads bright and clean rather than dense, with a polished, easy style that should suit shoppers who want something pretty, modern, and uncomplicated. Because it is positioned as a hair perfume, it makes mos…

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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.

Do Taboo and The Blossom smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Blackcurrant and Cedarwood.

Is Taboo or The Blossom better for summer or winter?

Taboo suits daytime wear; The Blossom suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Taboo and The Blossom?

Taboo has top notes of Grapefruit, Cardamom, Blackcurrant and Marigold, heart notes of Clary Sage, a base of Cedarwood, Benzoin and Tonka Bean. The Blossom features Blackcurrant, Cedarwood and Flowers.