Fragrance comparison

Caritas vs Precious Amber

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 24 ratings analysed

1 wins

Caritas

Memoize London

3.9624 votes

Rank #34,175 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

Precious Amber

Mahdi Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #71,198 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Caritas takes 1 of 1 categories.

Caritas
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Precious Amber
Choose it for a amber and woody character.

Caritas1/1

Precious Amber0/1

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: Caritas

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CaritasMemoize London

Precious AmberMahdi Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.96/ 5 · 24 votes

Have 27%Had 9%Want 64%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

50%Like

13%Ok

4%Dislike

4%Hate

24 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value44

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber88%

leather77%

woody65%

vanilla53%

sweet42%

amber100%

woody91%

warm spicy83%

vanilla74%

oud65%

patchouli56%

Scent match58%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomRed FruitsLabdanumLemon

Heart

SaffronLeatherClovesCinnamonMilkRoseYlang-YlangLily-of-the-Valley

Base

AmberSandalwoodTonka BeanVanillaBenzoinMuskPatchouliAgarwood (Oud)

Notes

PatchouliAmberVanillaBenzoinSandalwoodAgarwood (Oud)

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAmber, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Benzoin. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring60

Summer20

Fall80

Winter100

Day78

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men7

Unisex36

Women57

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,175

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#71,198

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCaritasHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Caritas opens with a brisk pop of cardamom and tart red fruits before settling into a dense base of leather, amber, and vanilla. Warm cloves and cinnamon give the heart a cozy spice, while a milky rose note smooths out the edges. It sits on skin like a soothing, sweet cloud, ideal for chilly autumn mornings.

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Precious Amber opens with a rich, dark wave of chocolaty patchouli before settling into a warm, resinous embrace of amber and vanilla. Sandalwood and a clean, non-fecal agarwood (oud) in the dry-down give it a smooth, woody structure that keeps the sweetness grounded. It works best as a cozy skin scent for cool autumn…

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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.

Do Caritas and Precious Amber smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Benzoin.

Is Caritas or Precious Amber better for summer or winter?

Caritas suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Caritas and Precious Amber?

Caritas has top notes of Cardamom, Red Fruits, Labdanum and Lemon, heart notes of Saffron, Leather, Cloves and Cinnamon, a base of Amber, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Vanilla. Precious Amber features Patchouli, Amber, Vanilla, Benzoin and Sandalwood.