Fragrance comparison

Caresse pour Femme vs Herbarium

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 122 ratings analysed

Caresse pour Femme

Evaflor

3.7823 votes

Rank #49,260 CitrusMusky

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64%scent match

Closely related

3 wins

Herbarium

Alchemist Perfumery

3.5399 votes

Rank #32,515 White FloralVanilla

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Herbarium takes 3 of 5 categories.

Caresse pour Femme
Choose it for a citrus and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Herbarium
Choose it for a white floral and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Caresse pour Femme2/5

Herbarium3/5

Ratings & consensus: Caresse pour Femme
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Herbarium
Sillage & projection: Caresse pour Femme
Value for money: Herbarium
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Herbarium

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Caresse pour FemmeEvaflor

HerbariumAlchemist Perfumery

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.78/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 24%Had 51%Want 25%

3.53/ 5 · 99 votes

Have 63%Had 17%Want 19%

Category winnerCaresse pour FemmeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

22%Love

52%Like

9%Ok

17%Dislike

0%Hate

23 votes · too few to score

12%Love

52%Like

18%Ok

13%Dislike

5%Hate

99 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityHerbarium

SillageCaresse pour Femme

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value65

¤ Price value88

Category winnerHerbariumBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

musky88%

woody77%

powdery65%

white floral53%

vanilla42%

white floral100%

vanilla90%

powdery80%

citrus70%

musky60%

fresh50%

Scent match64%Closely related · both citrus, white floral and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Mandarin OrangeLemon

Heart2-3 hrs

Woody NotesJasmine

Base5-7 hrs

MuskVanilla

Top

LemonGrapefruitMandarin OrangePear

Heart

JasmineGardeniaLily of the ValleySea Notes

Base

VanillaMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Lemon, Jasmine and Musk. Durations are only published for Caresse pour Femme, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer50

Fall100

Winter63

Day100

Night35

Spring47

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 42%Work 34%Date 16%Party 8%

Men0

Unisex32

Women68

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,260

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#32,515

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerHerbariumHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Caresse pour Femme opens with an immediate splash of tart lemon and juicy mandarin orange. The citrus feels brisk. You get a quick flash of perfumer alcohol during the first sixty seconds, but it calms down fast into sunny fruit flesh. Within twenty minutes, sweet jasmine and light cedar-like woody notes emerge to rou…

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Herbarium is a bright, feminine-leaning white floral with a clean, easy sweetness. It opens with citrus and juicy pear, then moves into jasmine, gardenia, lily of the valley, plus a light watery breeze. The dry-down turns softly powdery and vanilla-musked with a smooth cedar touch. It tends to suit cool to mild weathe…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Caresse pour Femme or Herbarium?

Herbarium takes 3 of 5 categories. Caresse pour Femme is rated 3.78/5 from 23 votes; Herbarium is rated 3.53/5 from 99 votes. Choose Caresse pour Femme for a citrus and musky character. Wins on ratings & consensus and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Herbarium for a white floral and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Caresse pour Femme or Herbarium?

Herbarium lasts longest (Herbarium 60/100, Caresse pour Femme 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Caresse pour Femme or Herbarium?

Caresse pour Femme projects furthest (Caresse pour Femme 71/100, Herbarium 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Caresse pour Femme and Herbarium smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, white floral and musky accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Lemon, Jasmine and Musk.

Is Caresse pour Femme or Herbarium better for summer or winter?

Caresse pour Femme suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Caresse pour Femme and Herbarium?

Caresse pour Femme has top notes of Mandarin Orange and Lemon, heart notes of Woody Notes and Jasmine, a base of Musk and Vanilla. Herbarium has top notes of Lemon, Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange and Pear, heart notes of Jasmine, Gardenia, Lily of the Valley and Sea Notes, a base of Vanilla, Musk and Cedar.