Fragrance comparison

BALSAMIC CACAO vs La Dame Blanche

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 45 ratings analysed

3 wins

BALSAMIC CACAO

AAP PERFUMES

5.001 votes

Rank #49,087 White FloralVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

La Dame Blanche

Le Cercle des Parfumeurs Createurs

3.9844 votes

Rank #38,030 RoseTuberose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

BALSAMIC CACAO takes 3 of 4 categories.

BALSAMIC CACAO
Choose it for a white floral and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
La Dame Blanche
Choose it for a rose and tuberose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

BALSAMIC CACAO3/4

La Dame Blanche1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: BALSAMIC CACAO
Sillage & projection: BALSAMIC CACAO
Value for money: BALSAMIC CACAO
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: La Dame Blanche

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BALSAMIC CACAOAAP PERFUMES

La Dame BlancheLe Cercle des Parfumeurs Createurs

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

3.98/ 5 · 44 votes

Have 35%Had 22%Want 44%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

32%Love

48%Like

7%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

44 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityBALSAMIC CACAO

SillageBALSAMIC CACAO

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value50

Category winnerBALSAMIC CACAOBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

vanilla92%

powdery84%

sweet77%

citrus69%

almond61%

rose100%

tuberose88%

cacao77%

white floral65%

warm spicy53%

floral42%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

AlmondLemon

Heart

TuberoseRoseOrrisJasmine

Base

CacaoVanillaCashmeranTonka Bean

Top15 to 30 minutes

Rose

Heart2 to 4 hours

Tuberose

Base3 to 6 hours

Cacao

InformationalShared notesTuberose, Rose and Cacao. Durations are only published for La Dame Blanche, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Spring100

Summer89

Fall56

Winter0

Day100

Night15

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,087

PerfumerAhmed Al Saiad

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#38,030

PerfumerJulie Massé

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerLa Dame BlancheHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Balsamic Cacao is a plush, white floral vanilla with a soft cocoa accent. It opens with almond and a squeeze of lemon, then turns creamy and powdery as tuberose, jasmine, orris and rose build a smooth bouquet. The dry down sits on vanilla, tonka and cashmeran, with cacao adding a faint, dessert-like shadow rather than…

Reviews →

La Dame Blanche by Le Cercle des Parfumeurs Createurs is an oriental floral fragrance built around a focused, three-part structure. The scent opens with a fresh, dewy rose petal top note before yielding to a rich, creamy tuberose heart. In the dry-down, a dusty cacao base note introduces warmth and depth, rounding out…

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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.

Which is better, BALSAMIC CACAO or La Dame Blanche?

BALSAMIC CACAO takes 3 of 4 categories. BALSAMIC CACAO is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; La Dame Blanche is rated 3.98/5 from 44 votes. Choose BALSAMIC CACAO for a white floral and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose La Dame Blanche for a rose and tuberose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, BALSAMIC CACAO or La Dame Blanche?

BALSAMIC CACAO lasts longest (BALSAMIC CACAO 80/100, La Dame Blanche 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, BALSAMIC CACAO or La Dame Blanche?

BALSAMIC CACAO projects furthest (BALSAMIC CACAO 75/100, La Dame Blanche 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Do BALSAMIC CACAO and La Dame Blanche smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral accords. Common notes include Tuberose, Rose and Cacao.

Is BALSAMIC CACAO or La Dame Blanche better for summer or winter?

BALSAMIC CACAO suits evening wear; La Dame Blanche suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in BALSAMIC CACAO and La Dame Blanche?

BALSAMIC CACAO has top notes of Almond and Lemon, heart notes of Tuberose, Rose, Orris and Jasmine, a base of Cacao, Vanilla, Cashmeran and Tonka Bean. La Dame Blanche has top notes of Rose, heart notes of Tuberose, a base of Cacao.