Fragrance comparison

Wind, Sand, and Stars vs Nine Notes Body Mist

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 12 ratings analysed

1 wins

Wind, Sand, and Stars

Alkemia Perfumes

3.1712 votes

Rank #22,967 MarineFloral

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46%scent match

Some overlap

Nine Notes Body Mist

And Other Stories

—0 votes

Rank #66,364 FloralMusky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Wind, Sand, and Stars takes 1 of 1 categories.

Wind, Sand, and Stars
Choose it for a marine and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Nine Notes Body Mist
Choose it for a floral and musky character.

Wind, Sand, and Stars1/1

Nine Notes Body Mist0/1

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: Wind, Sand, and Stars

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Wind, Sand, and StarsAlkemia Perfumes

Nine Notes Body MistAnd Other Stories

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.17/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 11%Had 13%Want 77%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

8%Love

42%Like

8%Ok

42%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage90

♥ Love / hate54

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

floral92%

aquatic84%

aromatic77%

powdery69%

musky61%

floral100%

musky83%

citrus65%

aquatic48%

powdery30%

Scent match46%Some overlap · both floral, musky and aquatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LinenSea NotesWater LilySolar NotesCotton FlowerLime Blossom

No top / heart / base split published

Top

BergamotAmbrette

Heart

Water LilyMagnoliaFreesia

Base

LinenMusk

InformationalShared notesLinen and Water Lily. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer100

Fall0

Winter50

Day100

Night33

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,967

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#66,364

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerWind, Sand, and StarsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Wind, Sand, and Stars by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Wind, Sand, and Stars was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Nine Notes Body Mist by And Other Stories delivers a clean blast of bergamot and soft ambrette. The heart opens into a watery, fresh blend of magnolia and water lily. On skin, it settles into a dry down of fresh linen and musk, making it a reliable choice for casual daytime wear.

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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.

Do Wind, Sand, and Stars and Nine Notes Body Mist smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, musky and aquatic accords. Common notes include Linen and Water Lily.

Is Wind, Sand, and Stars or Nine Notes Body Mist better for summer or winter?

Wind, Sand, and Stars suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Wind, Sand, and Stars and Nine Notes Body Mist?

Wind, Sand, and Stars features Linen, Sea Notes, Water Lily, Solar Notes and Cotton Flower. Nine Notes Body Mist has top notes of Bergamot and Ambrette, heart notes of Water Lily, Magnolia and Freesia, a base of Linen and Musk.