Fragrance comparison

Very Good Girl vs 1876

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 7,708 ratings analysed

4 wins

Very Good Girl

Carolina Herrera

4.016,965 votes

Rank #1,892 FruityRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

19%scent match

Clearly different

1876

Histoires de Parfums

3.85743 votes

Rank #25,383 WoodyPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Very Good Girl takes 4 of 8 categories.

Very Good Girl
Choose it for a fruity and rose character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
1876
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Very Good Girl4/8

18763/8

Ratings & consensus: Very Good Girl
Community sentiment: Very Good Girl
Longevity: 1876
Sillage & projection: 1876
Value for money: 1876
Versatility: Very Good Girl
Note pyramid (duration): Tie
Fragranxe ranking: Very Good Girl

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Very Good GirlCarolina Herrera

1876Histoires de Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.01/ 5 · 6,965 votes

Have 84%Had 16%Want 0%

3.85/ 5 · 743 votes

Have 74%Had 26%Want 0%

Category winnerVery Good GirlRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

41%Love

34%Like

14%Ok

9%Dislike

3%Hate

6,965 votes

34%Love

38%Like

7%Ok

18%Dislike

2%Hate

743 votes

Category winnerVery Good GirlMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate71

Category winners

Longevity1876

Sillage1876

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value50

Category winner1876Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

rose90%

fresh80%

vanilla70%

tropical60%

soft spicy50%

woody100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

floral77%

aromatic69%

rose61%

Scent match19%Clearly different · both rose

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

LitchiRed Currant

Heart2-4 hrs

Rose

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaVetiver

Top20-30 mins

LitchiOrangeBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

RoseCarawayCarnationIrisCinnamonViolet

Base6-8+ hrs

Guaiac WoodVetiverSandalwoodVanillaMusk

Category winnerTieSame dry-down length

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer78

Fall0

Winter58

Day100

Night50

Spring83

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night79

Category winnerVery Good GirlMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex2

Women97

Date 28%Casual 27%Work 23%Party 21%

Men7

Unisex44

Women48

Casual 33%Work 31%Date 25%Party 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#1,892

PerfumerLouise Turner, Quentin Bisch, Shyamala Maisondieu

Launched—

Reviews210

Overall rank#25,383

PerfumerSylvie Jourdet

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVery Good GirlHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Carolina Herrera Very Good Girl takes the brand's famous stiletto bottle in an unapologetically vibrant, tart direction. Right away, you get a bright explosion of sweet litchi and tart red currant. It does not ease in quietly. The first three minutes deliver a sharp, juicy punch that instantly wakes up the senses befo…

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Histoires de Parfums 1876 opens with a bright burst of candied litchi, fresh orange slice, and zesty bergamot before settling into a vintage floral boudoir. The heart reveals a velvety red rose blended with powdery iris, sweet violet petals, and an unexpected kick of culinary caraway and warm cinnamon bark. As it warm…

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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, Very Good Girl or 1876?

Very Good Girl takes 4 of 8 categories. Very Good Girl is rated 4.01/5 from 6,965 votes; 1876 is rated 3.85/5 from 743 votes. Choose Very Good Girl for a fruity and rose character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose 1876 for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Very Good Girl or 1876?

They last about the same: 1876 68/100, Very Good Girl 67/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Very Good Girl or 1876?

1876 projects furthest (1876 62/100, Very Good Girl 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Very Good Girl and 1876 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 19% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose accords. Common notes include Litchi, Rose, Vanilla and Vetiver.

Is Very Good Girl or 1876 better for summer or winter?

For summer, Very Good Girl is the stronger pick. For winter, 1876 is the stronger pick. Very Good Girl suits daytime wear; 1876 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Very Good Girl and 1876?

Very Good Girl has top notes of Litchi and Red Currant, heart notes of Rose, a base of Vanilla and Vetiver. 1876 has top notes of Litchi, Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Rose, Caraway, Carnation and Iris, a base of Guaiac Wood, Vetiver, Sandalwood and Vanilla.