Fragrance comparison

Tender Love Eau de Toilette vs Royalty

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 274 ratings analysed

Tender Love Eau de Toilette

Betty Barclay

3.9555 votes

Rank #13,386 CitrusFloral

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55%scent match

Closely related

4 wins

Royalty

O Boticário

4.13219 votes

Rank #11,462 PowderyFloral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Royalty takes 4 of 7 categories.

Tender Love Eau de Toilette
Choose it for a citrus and floral character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Royalty
Choose it for a powdery and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Tender Love Eau de Toilette3/7

Royalty4/7

Ratings & consensus: Royalty
Community sentiment: Tender Love Eau de Toilette
Longevity: Royalty
Sillage & projection: Royalty
Value for money: Tender Love Eau de Toilette
Versatility: Tender Love Eau de Toilette
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Royalty

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Tender Love Eau de ToiletteBetty Barclay

RoyaltyO Boticário

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.95/ 5 · 55 votes

Have 58%Had 21%Want 20%

4.13/ 5 · 219 votes

Have 28%Had 72%Want 0%

Category winnerRoyaltyRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

26%Love

51%Like

20%Ok

3%Dislike

0%Hate

35 votes

42%Love

43%Like

1%Ok

11%Dislike

2%Hate

219 votes

Category winnerTender Love Eau de ToiletteMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityRoyalty

SillageRoyalty

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value68

¤ Price value59

Category winnerTender Love Eau de ToiletteBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

floral86%

musky72%

white floral58%

powdery44%

fresh spicy30%

powdery100%

floral92%

woody84%

citrus77%

vanilla69%

iris61%

Scent match55%Closely related · both floral, citrus and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotMandarin Orange

Heart

FreesiaJasmine

Base

MuskAmber

Top

Mandarin OrangeBergamotOrchidFreesia

Heart

IrisFloral NotesJasmine

Base

VanilleSandalwoodVirginia CedarAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Mandarin Orange, Freesia 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

Spring100

Summer85

Fall50

Winter10

Day100

Night10

Spring59

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerTender Love Eau de ToiletteMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,386

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews18

Overall rank#11,462

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerRoyaltyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tender Love by Betty Barclay is an approachable Floral Fruity scent for women. It opens with vibrant notes of Bergamot and Mandarin Orange that quickly transition into a heart of Freesia and Jasmine. The dry-down relies on Musk and Amber for a steady, grounded finish. It serves as an easygoing, everyday fragrance suit…

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Royalty by O Boticário is a comforting, powdery floral fragrance that combines crisp citrus with soft petals and warm base woods. It opens with a zesty splash of mandarin orange and bergamot, quickly softening as sweet orchid and fresh freesia emerge. At the heart, powdery Florentine iris and clean jasmine create an i…

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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, Tender Love Eau de Toilette or Royalty?

Royalty takes 4 of 7 categories. Tender Love Eau de Toilette is rated 3.95/5 from 55 votes; Royalty is rated 4.13/5 from 219 votes. Choose Tender Love Eau de Toilette for a citrus and floral character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Royalty for a powdery and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Tender Love Eau de Toilette or Royalty?

Royalty lasts longest (Royalty 65/100, Tender Love Eau de Toilette 59/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Tender Love Eau de Toilette or Royalty?

Royalty projects furthest (Royalty 58/100, Tender Love Eau de Toilette 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Tender Love Eau de Toilette and Royalty smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, citrus and powdery accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Freesia and Jasmine.

Is Tender Love Eau de Toilette or Royalty better for summer or winter?

For summer, Tender Love Eau de Toilette is the stronger pick. For winter, Royalty is the stronger pick. Tender Love Eau de Toilette suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tender Love Eau de Toilette and Royalty?

Tender Love Eau de Toilette has top notes of Bergamot and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Freesia and Jasmine, a base of Musk and Amber. Royalty has top notes of Mandarin Orange, Bergamot, Orchid and Freesia, heart notes of Iris, Floral Notes and Jasmine, a base of Vanille, Sandalwood, Virginia Cedar and Amber.