Sweet Hope against Fiore del Dragone
One number per era rather than one number overall — two fragrances can be
near-identical at the opening and different things by the evening, and an
average hides exactly that.
How close, and when
Across a whole wearing, La Rive Sweet Hope and Tesori d'Oriente Fiore del Dragone are very close. They hold the same distance from each other all the way through, rather than converging or parting as the hours pass.
88%
opening · 0–1 h
89%
heart · 1–3 h
88%
drydown · 3–8 h
- At the opening, 0 to 1 hour in, the two are very close.
- At the heart, 1 to 3 hours in, the two are very close.
- At the drydown, 3 to 8 hours in, the two are very close.
Measured across all twenty-four facets, from the notes below — not from the
families on the boxes. They share
6 of 18 materials, which is
worth holding beside the figures: a pair can share almost nothing and still
converge, because different materials can smell of the same things.
What AKIN predicts
AKIN predicts these two are alike, and the evidence behind that is substantial.
Two signals sit on this page and are never averaged: what the note
pyramids measure these two to share, and what AKIN’s resemblance
graph predicts. Where they part, that is the finding rather than a fault.
The pyramids, side by side
Compared by material rather than by spelling, so a note recorded two ways is
not counted as a difference.
top
both — Apricot
Sweet Hope only — Coconut, Plum
Fiore del Dragone only — Almond, Pitahaya
heart
both — Jasmine, Tuberose
Sweet Hope only — Brazilian Rosewood, Caraway, Lily of the Valley, Rose
Fiore del Dragone only — Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang
base
both — Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla
Sweet Hope only — Almond
Fiore del Dragone only — Amber
Other comparisons worth reading
Pairs involving one of these two where the notes are fully recorded on
both sides and AKIN has enough evidence for the pair to be worth reading.