Alien Goddess vs. Soleil Blanc

When it comes to sunny coconut floral fragrances, Soleil Blanc by Tom Ford has been among the top options for a long time. Alien Goddess is a more recent entry to this style of perfume and has gained popularity over the past few years. How do these two scents compare? How long do they last? Which is better?

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Tale of the Tape: Alien Goddess vs. Soleil Blanc

Soleil Blanc

Notes include: coconut, bergamot, pink pepper, ylang ylang, cardamom, pistachio, jasmine, tonka bean, amber, benzoin, tuberose

Click here to try: Tom Ford Private Blend Soleil Blanc Eau De Parfum Spray for Unisex 3.4 Oz / 100ml

Read my review: Soleil Blanc

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Alien Goddess

Notes include: bergamot, coconut water, jasmine, vanilla, heliotrope, cashmeran wood

Click here to try: Alien Goddess at Macy’s

Read my review: Alien Goddess

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Opening

Soleil Blanc starts things with coconut and bergamot, as its top notes. It’s tropical and has a beachy kind of aroma. That will start to get overtaken by a bit of spice provided by cardamom and the tuberose floral note.

The Tom Ford is a spicy tropical floral perfume, early on, that will become creamier the further into things we get.

Goddess also opens up with coconut and bergamot. But, the bergamot is quite light, and the coconut is more of a watery one. The jasmine and vanilla also begin to come through early.

It is a bright, sweet, and creamy perfume. The heliotrope will come on soon after to split some of the duties with the jasmine note.

Which is better?

I do like the way that Goddess starts and it has a similar style to how Soleil Blanc begins. I wish it had a stronger bergamot, though. Between the two, I prefer the opening of Blanc just slightly.

Edge: Blanc

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Projection

At their peaks, I think that each of these perfumes is about the same. Moderate, more towards the upper end of that range, but neither is a complete sillage monster.

Yet, I do think that the Tom Ford is more consistent. It stays at its strength levels for longer, while Goddess does grow weaker. Really, both spend a lot of time in the 4-6 foot projection range, but Soleil is a bit better.

Edge: Blanc

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Longevity

With Alien Goddess, I do get very good longevity, in the 8-9 hour range. The performance from the Mugler is never a problem.

It does, however, fall short of Soleil Blanc. Blanc routinely lasts over 10 hours on me. It takes this category, as well.

Edge: Blanc

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Versatility

Seasonally, both are at their best in the spring and summer months. Warmer weather really makes both of these perfumes shine.

Both are good casually, for daily wear, or even semi-formally. Maybe the Tom Ford is a bit more mature, but there’s really not much difference between them in this aspect.

Edge: Push

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Overall Scent

Overall, does the win go to Soleil Blanc? To me, yes. However, Alien Goddess certainly has its merits and is at a better price point.

The coconut, vanilla, and heliotrope notes in Alien Goddess are great. I think that this is a pretty and fun fragrance to wear. It does everything well. It’s not absolutely outstanding in any way, but there are no real weaknesses here either.

If you like Soleil, Goddess is one that you might want to check out.

End of the day, Soleil Blanc is just a better fragrance. The floral notes are better, it has a deeper profile, and still provides the same things that the Mugler does.

Soleil Blanc has always been one of the better Tom Ford perfumes to me. It wins here and is well worth getting a hold of.

Winner: Soleil Blanc