Fragrance comparison

Ballet Improvisé vs Crystal Peony

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 62 ratings analysed

Ballet Improvisé

And Other Stories

—0 votes

Rank #80,743 VioletPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Crystal Peony

Brocard

3.5362 votes

Rank #21,945 FloralRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Crystal Peony takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ballet Improvisé
Choose it for a violet and powdery character.
Crystal Peony
Choose it for a floral and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Ballet Improvisé0/1

Crystal Peony1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Crystal Peony

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Ballet ImproviséAnd Other Stories

Crystal PeonyBrocard

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.53/ 5 · 62 votes

Have 71%Had 29%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

15%Love

39%Like

34%Ok

11%Dislike

2%Hate

62 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage34

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value79

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

violet100%

powdery90%

leather80%

fresh70%

woody60%

citrus50%

floral100%

rose92%

fresh84%

musky77%

powdery69%

fruity61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both powdery and fresh

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

CitrusesWhite PepperLemon Zest

Heart

VioletVanilla

Base

SuedePatchouliAmberMusk

Top

PeonyCitrusesEglantine Rose

Heart

RaspberryViolet

Base

MuskVanillaAmberCedarVetiver

InformationalShared notesCitruses, Violet, Vanilla and Amber. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer79

Fall0

Winter28

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#80,743

PerfumerJérôme Epinette

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#21,945

PerfumerBelén García

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerCrystal PeonyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ballet Improvise by And Other Stories starts with a bright lemon zest and white pepper bite before settling into a warm vanilla and violet core. It wears as a soft, powdery suede skin scent that suits cozy autumn afternoons and quiet indoor work settings. The clean base of musk and amber keeps it approachable for dail…

Reviews →

Brocard Crystal Peony opens with a sharp burst of citruses paired with fresh eglantine rose and light peony petals. Within ten minutes, tart raspberry and powdery violet soften the top notes into a sugary floral blend. As it dries down, clean cedar and vetiver ground a base of sheer musk and vanilla on skin. Perfumer …

Reviews →

InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Ballet Improvisé and Crystal Peony smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and fresh accords. Common notes include Citruses, Violet, Vanilla and Amber.

What are the notes in Ballet Improvisé and Crystal Peony?

Ballet Improvisé has top notes of Citruses, White Pepper and Lemon Zest, heart notes of Violet and Vanilla, a base of Suede, Patchouli, Amber and Musk. Crystal Peony has top notes of Peony, Citruses and Eglantine Rose, heart notes of Raspberry and Violet, a base of Musk, Vanilla, Amber and Cedar.