Sideshow
Gri Gri Parfums2016
Side by side
Sideshow vs. Once Upon a Time
Is Sideshow better than Once Upon a Time?
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
sweetleathermuskypowdery
This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.
The essentials
What's different between Sideshow and Once Upon a Time?
| Sideshow | Once Upon a Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | — | Eau de Parfum |
| Launched | 2016 | 2025 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Anaïs Biguine | Francesca Bianchi |
| Best season | Fall | Fall |
Scent DNA
How do Sideshow and Once Upon a Time smell?
Sideshow
Sweet
Leather
Musky
Animalic
Gourmand
Amber
Powdery
Once Upon a Time
Sweet
Woody
Musky
Leather
Vanilla
Patchouli
Smoky
Powdery
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Sideshow and Once Upon a Time share?
Top
Sugar
Mandarin orange zestPink PepperBergamot
Heart
Cotton CandyCandy Apple
Cotton CandyConfetti (sugared Almonds)Caramelized HazelnutCedar
Base
LeatherHyraceumTolu Balsam
CastoreumVanillaMuskPatchouliIso E Super
Notes both fragrances share
Shared note families
Gourmandy Notes
SugarCotton Candy
Cotton CandyConfetti (sugared Almonds)Caramelized Hazelnut
Animalic Notes
LeatherHyraceum
Castoreum
Where they fit
When and where do Sideshow and Once Upon a Time work?
Spring
Fall
Winter
Community taste
Which performs better, Sideshow or Once Upon a Time?
| Sideshow | Once Upon a Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 3.5/5 | 3/5 |
| Longevity | 2-4 hours | 4-6 hours |
| Sillage | strong | strong |
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What do reviewers say about Sideshow and 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
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
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