True Love vs Sculpture
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
28%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Sculpture takes 4 of 7 categories.
True LoveChoose it for a iris and woody character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and versatility. Best in spring.
SculptureChoose it for a aromatic and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.
True Love3/7
Sculpture4/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Sculpture
- Community sentiment
- True Love
- Longevity
- True Love
- Sillage & projection
- Sculpture
- Value for money
- Sculpture
- Versatility
- True Love
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Sculpture
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
True LoveOrmonde JayneSculptureNikosWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.12/ 5 · 165 votes
Have 61%Had 39%Want 0%
4.19/ 5 · 1,043 votes
Have 41%Had 59%Want 0%
Category winnerSculptureRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
34%Like
10%Ok
5%Dislike
1%Hate
149 votes
42%Love
45%Like
2%Ok
10%Dislike
1%Hate
553 votes
Category winnerTrue LoveMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTrue Love
SillageSculpture
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerSculptureBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothiris100%
woody92%
floral84%
powdery77%
citrus69%
honey61%
aromatic100%
vanilla92%
powdery84%
anis77%
sweet69%
citrus61%
Scent match28%Clearly different · both powdery and citrus
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
FreesiaBergamotMandarin OrangeTarragonPeppertree
Heart
OrrisHoneyYlang-YlangJasmineRoseHedione
Base
CastoreumBenzoinSandalwoodMuskCashmere Wood
Top
TarragonPeachLemonGreen NotesBergamotFreesia
Heart
Ylang-YlangOrris RootOrchidJasmineCyclamenLily-of-the-Valley
Base
VanillaTonka BeanMuskBenzoinSandalwoodCedar
InformationalShared notesFreesia, Bergamot, Tarragon and Ylang-Ylang. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter52
Day–
Night–
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter35
Day–
Night–
Category winnerTrue LoveMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#6,750
PerfumerGeza Schoen
Launched—
Reviews16
Overall rank#224
PerfumerJean-Francois Latty
Launched—
Reviews214
Category winnerSculptureHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotTrue Love is a polished iris floral with citrus brightness, soft powder, honeyed warmth, and a quiet woody musk base. Reviews often frame it as feminine, tender, and composed, with a waxy iris texture that some find beautiful and others read as candle wax, lanolin, or animalic warmth. It suits lovers of elegant powder…
Reviews →Sculpture by Nikos is an aromatic oriental floral launched in 1994. It opens with vibrant tarragon, peach, and lemon before settling into a warm, powdery heart of ylang-ylang and jasmine. The base features a distinctive blend of vanilla, benzoin, and sandalwood. This fragrance performs well during spring days, offerin…
Reviews →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.
Which is better, True Love or Sculpture?
Sculpture takes 4 of 7 categories. True Love is rated 4.12/5 from 165 votes; Sculpture is rated 4.19/5 from 1,043 votes. Choose True Love for a iris and woody character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and versatility. Best in spring. Choose Sculpture for a aromatic and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, True Love or Sculpture?
They last about the same: True Love 77/100, Sculpture 76/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, True Love or Sculpture?
Projection is very close: Sculpture 70/100, True Love 68/100 for sillage.
Do True Love and Sculpture smell similar?
Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and citrus accords. Common notes include Freesia, Bergamot, Tarragon and Ylang-Ylang.
Is True Love or Sculpture better for summer or winter?
For summer, True Love is the stronger pick. For winter, True Love is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in True Love and Sculpture?
True Love has top notes of Freesia, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange and Tarragon, heart notes of Orris, Honey, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Castoreum, Benzoin, Sandalwood and Musk. Sculpture has top notes of Tarragon, Peach, Lemon and Green Notes, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Orris Root, Orchid and Jasmine, a base of Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Musk and Benzoin.
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