Fragrance comparison

Date Caramel vs Dates Delight

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 1,279 ratings analysed

4 wins

Date Caramel

PARIS CORNER

3.80271 votes

Rank #6,314 SweetVanilla

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59%scent match

Closely related

Dates Delight

The House of Oud

4.051,008 votes

Rank #2,073 SweetVanilla

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Date Caramel takes 4 of 7 categories.

Date Caramel
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Dates Delight
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Date Caramel4/7

Dates Delight3/7

Ratings & consensus: Dates Delight
Community sentiment: Dates Delight
Longevity: Date Caramel
Sillage & projection: Date Caramel
Value for money: Date Caramel
Versatility: Date Caramel
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Dates Delight

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Date CaramelPARIS CORNER

Dates DelightThe House of Oud

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 271 votes

Have 41%Had 6%Want 54%

4.05/ 5 · 1,008 votes

Have 71%Had 29%Want 0%

Category winnerDates DelightRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

27%Like

15%Ok

9%Dislike

9%Hate

271 votes

41%Love

37%Like

11%Ok

9%Dislike

2%Hate

1,008 votes

Category winnerDates DelightMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityDate Caramel

SillageDate Caramel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value81

¤ Price value35

Category winnerDate CaramelBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla88%

caramel77%

warm spicy65%

coffee53%

amber42%

sweet100%

vanilla90%

amber80%

warm spicy70%

honey60%

cinnamon50%

Scent match59%Closely related · both sweet, vanilla and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

DatesCoffeeOrange

Heart2 to 4 hours

CaramelSugarBenzoin

Base5 to 10 hours

VanillaAmberSandalwood

Top

DatesPeony

Heart

CinnamonCaramelTonka BeanCoumarin

Base

HoneySugarVanillaBenzoinLabdanum

InformationalShared notesDates, Caramel, Sugar and Benzoin. Durations are only published for Date Caramel, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring19

Summer7

Fall100

Winter100

Day80

Night100

Spring25

Summer13

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerDate CaramelMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex37

Women59

Men11

Unisex46

Women43

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#6,314

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews69

Overall rank#2,073

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews104

Category winnerDates DelightHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Date Caramel by PARIS CORNER is a dense oriental vanilla fragrance centered on deep sweetness and roasted warmth. The scent opens with a burst of sweet dates, bitter dark coffee, and a faint slice of orange. As the initial sharpness settles, thick caramel and melted sugar blend into warm benzoin resin, creating a rich…

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Dates Delight by The House of Oud smells like warm medjool dates soaking in a copper pot of spiced honey, gooey caramel, and grated cinnamon. The opening delivers a sweet burst of dark, sticky fruit balanced by a fleeting trace of fresh peony flower. As the scent warms on your skin, creamy tonka bean and coumarin crea…

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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, Date Caramel or Dates Delight?

Date Caramel takes 4 of 7 categories. Date Caramel is rated 3.80/5 from 271 votes; Dates Delight is rated 4.05/5 from 1,008 votes. Choose Date Caramel for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Dates Delight for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Date Caramel or Dates Delight?

Date Caramel lasts longest (Date Caramel 72/100, Dates Delight 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Date Caramel or Dates Delight?

Date Caramel projects furthest (Date Caramel 70/100, Dates Delight 64/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Date Caramel and Dates Delight smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Dates, Caramel, Sugar and Benzoin.

Is Date Caramel or Dates Delight better for summer or winter?

For summer, Dates Delight is the stronger pick. For winter, Date Caramel is the stronger pick. Date Caramel suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Date Caramel and Dates Delight?

Date Caramel has top notes of Dates, Coffee and Orange, heart notes of Caramel, Sugar and Benzoin, a base of Vanilla, Amber and Sandalwood. Dates Delight has top notes of Dates and Peony, heart notes of Cinnamon, Caramel, Tonka Bean and Coumarin, a base of Honey, Sugar, Vanilla and Benzoin.