Tulipe vs Love and Tears
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
46%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tulipe takes 4 of 7 categories.
TulipeChoose it for a green and yellow floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Love and TearsChoose it for a white floral and green character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Tulipe4/7
Love and Tears3/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Tulipe
- Community sentiment
- Tulipe
- Longevity
- Love and Tears
- Sillage & projection
- Love and Tears
- Value for money
- Tulipe
- Versatility
- Tulipe
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Love and Tears
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
TulipeLe GalionLove and TearsBy KilianWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.94/ 5 · 66 votes
Have 25%Had 8%Want 67%
3.41/ 5 · 898 votes
Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%
Category winnerTulipeRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate36%Love
35%Like
18%Ok
8%Dislike
3%Hate
66 votes
28%Love
41%Like
4%Ok
26%Dislike
1%Hate
761 votes
Category winnerTulipeMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityLove and Tears
SillageLove and Tears
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTulipeBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothgreen100%
yellow floral83%
floral65%
aromatic48%
woody30%
white floral100%
green88%
yellow floral77%
citrus65%
fresh53%
aromatic42%
Scent match46%Some overlap · both green, yellow floral and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop30 to 45 minutes
Green LeavesGalbanumAcácia
Heart2 to 3 hours
NarcissusJasmineYlang-Ylang
Base2 to 3 hours
White MuskWhite Cedar ExtractOrris
Top
BergamotPetitgrainGalbanumLavender
Heart
JasmineWater JasmineLily-of-the-ValleyNarcissusOrange BlossomYlang-Ylang
Base
OakmossCedarStyrax
InformationalShared notesGalbanum, Narcissus, Jasmine and Ylang-Ylang. Durations are only published for Tulipe, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer65
Fall31
Winter19
Day100
Night23
Spring100
Summer60
Fall0
Winter21
Day–
Night–
Category winnerTulipeMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#18,593
PerfumerThomas Fontaine
Launched—
Reviews5
Overall rank#9,935
PerfumerCalice Becker
Launched—
Reviews23
Category winnerLove and TearsHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotTulipe by Le Galion is a crisp, stem-heavy floral perfume built around green leaves, pungent galbanum, and bitter botanical freshness. Created by perfumer Thomas Fontaine, it interprets the literary idea of a dark tulip through vegetal realism rather than sweet garden blossoms. A burst of leafy greenery and acacia ope…
Reviews →Love and Tears is a cool, green jasmine fragrance with a bright citrus and petitgrain opening, then a clean white floral heart built around jasmine, lily of the valley and orange blossom. It feels polished, dewy and springlike, with a silky lotion-like softness under the sharper green edges. It suits lovers of fresh w…
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, Tulipe or Love and Tears?
Tulipe takes 4 of 7 categories. Tulipe is rated 3.94/5 from 66 votes; Love and Tears is rated 3.41/5 from 898 votes. Choose Tulipe for a green and yellow floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Love and Tears for a white floral and green character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Tulipe or Love and Tears?
Love and Tears lasts longest (Love and Tears 75/100, Tulipe 57/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Tulipe or Love and Tears?
Love and Tears projects furthest (Love and Tears 67/100, Tulipe 46/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Tulipe and Love and Tears smell similar?
Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green, yellow floral and aromatic accords. Common notes include Galbanum, Narcissus, Jasmine and Ylang-Ylang.
Is Tulipe or Love and Tears better for summer or winter?
For summer, Tulipe is the stronger pick. For winter, Love and Tears is the stronger pick. Tulipe suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Tulipe and Love and Tears?
Tulipe has top notes of Green Leaves, Galbanum and Acácia, heart notes of Narcissus, Jasmine and Ylang-Ylang, a base of White Musk, White Cedar Extract and Orris. Love and Tears has top notes of Bergamot, Petitgrain, Galbanum and Lavender, heart notes of Jasmine, Water Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley and Narcissus, a base of Oakmoss, Cedar and Styrax.
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