Fragrance comparison

Imperial Vanilla vs Realism

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 151 ratings analysed

Imperial Vanilla

Majouri

4.37147 votes

Rank #9,160 SweetRose

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25%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Realism

ART Perfume

4.754 votes

Rank #34,710 MarineAromatic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Realism takes 3 of 4 categories.

Imperial Vanilla
Choose it for a sweet and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Realism
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Imperial Vanilla1/4

Realism3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Realism
Sillage & projection: Realism
Value for money: Realism
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Imperial Vanilla

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Imperial VanillaMajouri

RealismART Perfume

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.37/ 5 · 147 votes

Have 26%Had 8%Want 67%

4.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 7%Had 0%Want 93%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

56%Love

27%Like

15%Ok

2%Dislike

0%Hate

147 votes

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevityRealism

SillageRealism

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value65

¤ Price value92

Category winnerRealismBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

rose83%

caramel65%

vanilla48%

amber30%

marine100%

aromatic92%

sweet84%

salty77%

woody69%

aquatic61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

Brown sugar

Heart2 to 3 hours

RoseJasmine

Base4 to 7 hours

VanillinTonka BeanCaramel

Top

Pink PepperLemonSea Notes

Heart

Bay LeafSeagrassJasmine

Base

Brown sugarCaramelCedarSalt

InformationalShared notesBrown sugar, Jasmine and Caramel. Durations are only published for Imperial Vanilla, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring48

Summer26

Fall100

Winter98

Day100

Night89

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex18

Women77

Men20

Unisex60

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,160

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#34,710

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerImperial VanillaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Imperial Vanilla by Majouri is an oriental vanilla perfume built around sugary sweetness and rich warmth. The scent introduces itself with a burst of warm brown sugar before revealing a soft floral core of rose and jasmine. As the fragrance settles, it moves into a dense foundation of vanillin, sweet caramel, and toas…

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Realism opens with lemon, sea notes and pink pepper, then settles into a salty, sweet marine scent with seagrass, jasmine and cedar underneath. The brown sugar and caramel in the base seem to give it its signature twist. Early wearer feedback points to a distinctive warm-weather profile, seductive, breezy, slightly g…

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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, Imperial Vanilla or Realism?

Realism takes 3 of 4 categories. Imperial Vanilla is rated 4.37/5 from 147 votes; Realism is rated 4.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose Imperial Vanilla for a sweet and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Realism for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Imperial Vanilla or Realism?

Realism lasts longest (Realism 100/100, Imperial Vanilla 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Imperial Vanilla or Realism?

Realism projects furthest (Realism 100/100, Imperial Vanilla 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Imperial Vanilla and Realism smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet accords. Common notes include Brown sugar, Jasmine and Caramel.

Is Imperial Vanilla or Realism better for summer or winter?

Imperial Vanilla suits daytime wear; Realism suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Imperial Vanilla and Realism?

Imperial Vanilla has top notes of Brown sugar, heart notes of Rose and Jasmine, a base of Vanillin, Tonka Bean and Caramel. Realism has top notes of Pink Pepper, Lemon and Sea Notes, heart notes of Bay Leaf, Seagrass and Jasmine, a base of Brown sugar, Caramel, Cedar and Salt.