Fragrance comparison

Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom vs Kiss

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 801 ratings analysed

Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom

Vera Wang

4.02430 votes

Rank #29,967 FloralFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Kiss

Rihanna

3.68371 votes

Rank #13,964 White FloralFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Kiss takes 4 of 7 categories.

Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom
Choose it for a floral and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Kiss
Choose it for a white floral and floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.

Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom3/7

Kiss4/7

Ratings & consensus: Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom
Community sentiment: Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom
Longevity: Kiss
Sillage & projection: Kiss
Value for money: Kiss
Versatility: Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Kiss

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Embrace Green Tea & Pear BlossomVera Wang

KissRihanna

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.02/ 5 · 430 votes

Have 71%Had 29%Want 0%

3.68/ 5 · 371 votes

Have 73%Had 27%Want 0%

Category winnerEmbrace Green Tea & Pear BlossomRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

24%Love

60%Like

10%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

430 votes

28%Love

42%Like

9%Ok

18%Dislike

2%Hate

357 votes

Category winnerEmbrace Green Tea & Pear BlossomMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity43

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityKiss

SillageKiss

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value76

¤ Price value77

Category winnerKissBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

fresh90%

citrus80%

green70%

woody60%

powdery50%

white floral100%

floral92%

fruity84%

sweet77%

musky69%

woody61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both floral and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Pear BlossomGreen TeaBergamot

Heart2-3 hrs

FreesiaPeonyOrange Blossom

Base3-5 hrs

MuskCedarSandalwood

Top

PlumFreesiaNeroli

Heart

GardeniaPeonyOrange Blossom

Base

VanillaCashmere WoodMuskAmbergrisCedar

InformationalShared notesFreesia, Peony, Orange Blossom and Musk. Durations are only published for Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer71

Fall16

Winter9

Day100

Night22

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter34

Day–

Night–

Category winnerEmbrace Green Tea & Pear BlossomMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex11

Women88

Casual 48%Work 36%Date 11%Party 5%

Men3

Unisex7

Women90

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#29,967

PerfumerNatasha Côté

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#13,964

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerKissHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Vera Wang Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom opens with an instant burst of cooling bergamot and earthy green tea. The initial spray carries a brief alcohol bite. It settles quickly. Crisp, dewy pear blossom emerges alongside fresh freesia and soft pink peony petals. The character is refreshing, like iced herbal tea enj…

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Kiss by Rihanna is a soft white floral with a juicy plum opening, a clean bouquet of gardenia, peony and orange blossom, and a musky vanilla-wood base. It reads feminine, smooth and slightly sweet rather than loud. On skin, it usually feels like an easy spring floral with moderate presence and a gentle creamy finish. …

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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, Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom or Kiss?

Kiss takes 4 of 7 categories. Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom is rated 4.02/5 from 430 votes; Kiss is rated 3.68/5 from 371 votes. Choose Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom for a floral and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Kiss for a white floral and floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom or Kiss?

Kiss lasts longest (Kiss 57/100, Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom 43/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom or Kiss?

Kiss projects furthest (Kiss 58/100, Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom and Kiss smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral and woody accords. Common notes include Freesia, Peony, Orange Blossom and Musk.

Is Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom or Kiss better for summer or winter?

For summer, Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom is the stronger pick. For winter, Kiss is the stronger pick. Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom and Kiss?

Embrace Green Tea & Pear Blossom has top notes of Pear Blossom, Green Tea and Bergamot, heart notes of Freesia, Peony and Orange Blossom, a base of Musk, Cedar and Sandalwood. Kiss has top notes of Plum, Freesia and Neroli, heart notes of Gardenia, Peony and Orange Blossom, a base of Vanilla, Cashmere Wood, Musk and Ambergris.