Fragrance comparison

V May vs Wild Thistle

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 56 ratings analysed

V May

Crop · 2008

—0 votes

Rank #82,178 RoseFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Wild Thistle

Burberry

4.4156 votes

Rank #25,714 White FloralGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Wild Thistle takes 1 of 1 categories.

V May
Choose it for a rose and fresh spicy character.
Wild Thistle
Choose it for a white floral and green character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

V May0/1

Wild Thistle1/1

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: Wild Thistle

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

V MayCrop

Wild ThistleBurberry

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.41/ 5 · 56 votes

Have 15%Had 3%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

54%Love

38%Like

5%Ok

4%Dislike

0%Hate

56 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity81

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value39

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

fresh spicy90%

green80%

musky70%

woody60%

aromatic50%

white floral100%

green90%

fresh80%

aldehydic70%

woody60%

aromatic50%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both green, woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Green LeavesGeranium

Heart

Rose de MaiTea Rose

Base

White MuskWoody Notes

Top

AldehydesGreen Leaves

Heart

JasmineLily-of-the-ValleyGeraniumGalbanum

Base

Woody Notes

InformationalShared notesGreen Leaves, Geranium and Woody Notes. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring81

Summer100

Fall63

Winter44

Day100

Night38

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex82

Women18

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#82,178

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2008

Reviews0

Overall rank#25,714

PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerWild ThistleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Crop V May is a crisp, dewy green floral fragrance centered on natural garden roses and crushed foliage. It opens with an invigorating snap of green leaves and peppery geranium, recreating the sensation of walking through a damp greenhouse in early spring. The heart introduces French Rose de Mai and fresh tea rose, ca…

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Burberry Wild Thistle opens with crisp aldehydes and snapped green leaves before settling into a cool floral heart of lily-of-the-valley, jasmine, and bitter galbanum. Crafted by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian in 2017, this scent relies on soap-clean white floral notes resting on light woody notes. It delivers a sharp, mo…

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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 V May and Wild Thistle smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green, woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Green Leaves, Geranium and Woody Notes.

Is V May or Wild Thistle better for summer or winter?

Wild Thistle suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in V May and Wild Thistle?

V May has top notes of Green Leaves and Geranium, heart notes of Rose de Mai and Tea Rose, a base of White Musk and Woody Notes. Wild Thistle has top notes of Aldehydes and Green Leaves, heart notes of Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Geranium and Galbanum, a base of Woody Notes.