Fragrance comparison

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum vs Sankai

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

Updated 2 Nov 2026 450 ratings analysed

4 wins

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum

Gucci

4.17325 votes

Rank #8,171 Yellow FloralPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Sankai

Bi-es · 1999

3.43125 votes

Rank #17,823 CitrusGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum takes 4 of 7 categories.

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum
Choose it for a yellow floral and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Sankai
Choose it for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum4/7

Sankai3/7

Ratings & consensus: Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum
Community sentiment: Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum
Longevity: Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum
Sillage & projection: Sankai
Value for money: Sankai
Versatility: Sankai
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Winter's Spring Eau de ParfumGucci

SankaiBi-es

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 325 votes

Have 33%Had 9%Want 58%

3.43/ 5 · 125 votes

Have 21%Had 59%Want 20%

Category winnerWinter's Spring Eau de ParfumRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

38%Like

11%Ok

7%Dislike

1%Hate

325 votes

15%Love

46%Like

10%Ok

25%Dislike

4%Hate

125 votes

Category winnerWinter's Spring Eau de ParfumMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate61

Category winners

LongevityWinter's Spring Eau de Parfum

SillageSankai

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value23

¤ Price value70

Category winnerSankaiBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

yellow floral100%

powdery86%

musky72%

floral58%

sweet44%

fresh spicy30%

citrus100%

green92%

powdery84%

fresh spicy77%

floral69%

woody61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both powdery, floral and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

MimosaMuskPepper

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Green NotesBergamotLemonMandarin OrangeNeroliPeach

Heart

MimosaLily-of-the-ValleyVioletFreesiaRose

Base

PepperCedarMuskAmber

InformationalShared notesMimosa, Musk and Pepper. Durations are only published for Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer33

Fall32

Winter44

Day100

Night27

Spring67

Summer100

Fall22

Winter22

Day100

Night5

Category winnerSankaiMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex23

Women73

Men0

Unisex30

Women70

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,171

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#17,823

PerfumerNot listed

Launched1999

Reviews11

Category winnerWinter's Spring Eau de ParfumHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Gucci released Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum as a delicate, bright interpretation of early seasonal blooms. Built around yellow floral sweetness, the scent highlights mimosa petals softened by clean musk and a faint pinch of pepper. It opens with an airy, botanical freshness that immediately evokes cheerful yellow blo…

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Sankai by Bi-es is a bright, aromatic aquatic fragrance that channels 90s-era freshness. It relies on citrus and green top notes to provide an immediate clean feeling. Best suited for warm weather days or casual gym sessions, this scent offers an easygoing, straightforward profile for those who appreciate modern, synt…

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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.

Which is better, Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum or Sankai?

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum takes 4 of 7 categories. Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum is rated 4.17/5 from 325 votes; Sankai is rated 3.43/5 from 125 votes. Choose Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum for a yellow floral and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Sankai for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum or Sankai?

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum lasts longest (Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum 61/100, Sankai 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum or Sankai?

Sankai projects furthest (Sankai 59/100, Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum and Sankai smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, floral and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Mimosa, Musk and Pepper.

Is Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum or Sankai better for summer or winter?

For summer, Sankai is the stronger pick. For winter, Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum is the stronger pick. Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum suits daytime wear; Sankai suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum and Sankai?

Winter's Spring Eau de Parfum features Mimosa, Musk and Pepper. Sankai has top notes of Green Notes, Bergamot, Lemon and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Mimosa, Lily-of-the-Valley, Violet and Freesia, a base of Pepper, Cedar, Musk and Amber.