Fragrance comparison

The Swan vs Velvet Blossom

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 9 ratings analysed

1 wins

The Swan

Botanicae

4.339 votes

Rank #49,170 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

13%scent match

Clearly different

Velvet Blossom

Oway

—0 votes

Rank #79,548 FloralTuberose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Swan takes 1 of 1 categories.

The Swan
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Velvet Blossom
Choose it for a floral and tuberose character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

The Swan1/1

Velvet 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: The Swan

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

The SwanBotanicae

Velvet BlossomOway

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 17%Had 3%Want 80%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

22%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

11%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet92%

musky84%

powdery77%

herbal69%

citrus61%

floral100%

tuberose92%

rose84%

white floral77%

violet69%

powdery61%

Scent match13%Clearly different · both powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Green Mandarin

Heart

Immortelle

Base

VanillaWhite MuskAmberCedarwood

Top

BergamotImmortelle

Heart

TuberoseOsmanthusVioletRoseGeranium

Base

CedarwoodPatchouli

InformationalShared notesImmortelle 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

Spring100

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men38

Unisex25

Women38

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,170

PerfumerMiroslav Petkov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#79,548

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerThe SwanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Botanicae launches The Swan as a warm oriental woody composition centered on dry immortelle and dark vanilla. It opens with a quick flash of tart green mandarin that cuts through early density before yielding to a golden, toasted heart. Immortelle introduces a unique herbal warmth with subtle honeyed accents that sit …

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Velvet Blossom by Oway blends bright bergamot and dry, herbal immortelle before settling into a dense floral heart of tuberose, violet, and osmanthus. A woody base of cedarwood and patchouli anchors this unisex scent, making it an earthy, textured option for cool spring mornings or casual autumn evenings.

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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.

Do The Swan and Velvet Blossom smell similar?

Clearly different: a 13% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery accords. Common notes include Immortelle and Cedarwood.

Is The Swan or Velvet Blossom better for summer or winter?

The Swan suits day or night wear; Velvet Blossom suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in The Swan and Velvet Blossom?

The Swan has top notes of Green Mandarin, heart notes of Immortelle, a base of Vanilla, White Musk, Amber and Cedarwood. Velvet Blossom has top notes of Bergamot and Immortelle, heart notes of Tuberose, Osmanthus, Violet and Rose, a base of Cedarwood and Patchouli.