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    Side by side

    Fame vs. Joy

    Fame by Corday bottle

    Fame

    Corday
    Cologne1946
    Very similar
    Joy by Jean Patou bottle

    Joy

    Jean Patou
    Eau de Parfum1930
    New comparison

    Joy wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Fame vs. Joy
    FameJoy
    ConcentrationCologneEau de Parfum
    Launched19461930
    GenderFemaleFemale
    PerfumerHenri Almeras
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Fame

    White Floral
    Yellow Floral
    Floral
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Sweet
    Animalic
    Green

    Joy

    White Floral
    Rose
    Floral
    Tuberose
    Yellow Floral
    Woody
    Musky
    Powdery

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    NarcissusHoneyAldehydesBergamotLinden Blossom
    Ylang-YlangTuberose
    Heart
    TuberoseGardeniaJasmineYlang-YlangCarnationCloveHyacinth
    JasmineRose.Rose
    Base
    AmberBeeswaxCivetBenzoinSandalwoodMuskTobacco
    MuskSandalwood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Fame vs. Joy
    FameJoy
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    A cologne concentration carrying the weight of a parfum. The aldehydes give it that vintage shimmer, but underneath there's something animalic and old, honeyed yellow florals, warm amber.Fame
    Joy doesn't ask permission. It was born to be too much, too floral, too opulent, too present, and that's exactly why people keep reaching for it ninety years later.Joy

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Fame vs. Joy
    FameJoy
    0.05 oz$10.00ecosmetics
    0.27 oz$16.09fragrancenet
    2.5 oz$93.09fragrancenet

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