Once Upon a Time
Francesca BianchiEau de Parfum2025
Side by side
Once Upon a Time vs. Sideshow
Is Once Upon a Time better than Sideshow?
Sideshow rates higher with the community, while Once Upon a Time wears longer on skin.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Accord profile overlap
Mood overlap
Cotton Candy
sweetmuskyleatherpowdery
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The essentials
What's different between Once Upon a Time and Sideshow?
| Once Upon a Time | Sideshow | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de Parfum | — |
| Launched | 2025 | 2016 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Francesca Bianchi | Anaïs Biguine |
| Best season | Fall | Fall |
Scent DNA
How do Once Upon a Time and Sideshow smell?
Once Upon a Time
Sweet
Woody
Musky
Leather
Vanilla
Patchouli
Smoky
Powdery
Sideshow
Sweet
Leather
Musky
Animalic
Gourmand
Amber
Powdery
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Once Upon a Time and Sideshow share?
Top
Mandarin orange zestPink PepperBergamot
Sugar
Heart
Cotton CandyConfetti (sugared Almonds)Caramelized HazelnutCedar
Cotton CandyCandy Apple
Base
CastoreumVanillaMuskPatchouliIso E Super
LeatherHyraceumTolu Balsam
Notes both fragrances share
Shared note families
Gourmandy Notes
Cotton CandyConfetti (sugared Almonds)Caramelized Hazelnut
SugarCotton Candy
Animalic Notes
Castoreum
LeatherHyraceum
Where they fit
When and where do Once Upon a Time and Sideshow work?
Spring
Fall
Winter
Community taste
Which performs better, Once Upon a Time or Sideshow?
| Once Upon a Time | Sideshow | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 3/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Longevity | 4-6 hours | 2-4 hours |
| Sillage | strong | strong |
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What do reviewers say about Once Upon a Time and Sideshow?
This is the fragrance people who say 'I don't do sweet' end up wearing anyway. The castoreum and musk stop the cotton candy from floating off into body spray territory.Once Upon a Time
This fragrance goes somewhere most sweet scents refuse to. The hyraceum gives it a musty, animalic undertone that honest-to-god smells like skin, real skin, not perfumery skin.Sideshow
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