Fragrance comparison

Wind, Sand, and Stars vs Purezza

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 30 ratings analysed

Wind, Sand, and Stars

Alkemia Perfumes

3.1712 votes

Rank #22,967 MarineFloral

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23%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Purezza

Hilde Soliani

4.1118 votes

Rank #20,561 AldehydicMusky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Purezza takes 3 of 4 categories.

Wind, Sand, and Stars
Choose it for a marine and floral character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Purezza
Choose it for a aldehydic and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Wind, Sand, and Stars1/4

Purezza3/4

Ratings & consensus: Purezza
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Purezza
Sillage & projection: Wind, Sand, and Stars
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Purezza

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Wind, Sand, and StarsAlkemia Perfumes

PurezzaHilde Soliani

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.17/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 11%Had 13%Want 77%

4.11/ 5 · 18 votes

Have 15%Had 3%Want 82%

Category winnerPurezzaRating 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

44%Love

33%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

6%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage90

♥ Love / hate54

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityPurezza

SillageWind, Sand, and Stars

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value60

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

floral92%

aquatic84%

aromatic77%

powdery69%

musky61%

aldehydic100%

musky65%

mineral30%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both musky

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

Notes

LinenSolar Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLinen and Solar 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

Spring50

Summer100

Fall0

Winter50

Day100

Night33

Spring60

Summer100

Fall20

Winter10

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex92

Women8

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,967

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#20,561

PerfumerHilde Soliani

Launched—

Reviews8

Category winnerPurezzaHigher 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.

Reviews →

Hilde Soliani Purezza is a refreshingly direct, uplifting fragrance that captures the exact scent of crisp white laundry drying under a bright summer sun. It opens with an energetic pop of fizzy aldehydes and clean Marseille soap, smelling like sparkling rinse water and freshly washed cotton. As it warms against your …

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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, Wind, Sand, and Stars or Purezza?

Purezza takes 3 of 4 categories. Wind, Sand, and Stars is rated 3.17/5 from 12 votes; Purezza is rated 4.11/5 from 18 votes. Choose Wind, Sand, and Stars for a marine and floral character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Purezza for a aldehydic and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.