Fragrance comparison

Imperial Vanilla vs Sea Salt Caramel

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 818 ratings analysed

4 wins

Imperial Vanilla

Majouri

4.37147 votes

Rank #9,160 SweetRose

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40%scent match

Some overlap

Sea Salt Caramel

Bohoboco

3.51671 votes

Rank #6,948 SweetCaramel

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Imperial Vanilla takes 4 of 7 categories.

Imperial Vanilla
Choose it for a sweet and rose character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Sea Salt Caramel
Choose it for a sweet and caramel character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Imperial Vanilla4/7

Sea Salt Caramel3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Imperial VanillaMajouri

Sea Salt CaramelBohoboco

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.37/ 5 · 147 votes

Have 26%Had 8%Want 67%

3.51/ 5 · 671 votes

Have 75%Had 25%Want 0%

Category winnerImperial VanillaRating 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

30%Love

35%Like

17%Ok

14%Dislike

4%Hate

549 votes

Category winnerImperial VanillaMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevitySea Salt Caramel

SillageSea Salt Caramel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value65

¤ Price value44

Category winnerImperial VanillaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

rose83%

caramel65%

vanilla48%

amber30%

sweet100%

caramel92%

marine84%

salty77%

white floral69%

aromatic61%

Scent match40%Some overlap · both sweet and caramel

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

Sea SaltLemonPink Pepper

Heart

JasmineBay LeafSeagrass

Base

CaramelSaltBrown sugarCedar

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

Summer0

Fall0

Winter54

Day–

Night–

Category winnerImperial VanillaMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex18

Women77

Men8

Unisex57

Women35

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,160

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#6,948

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews48

Category winnerSea Salt CaramelHigher 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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Sea Salt Caramel opens with a salty marine breeze, a flash of lemon, and pink pepper, then settles into jasmine, seagrass, and a caramel base that feels more airy than dessert-like. It wears as a sweet-salty seaside scent with a floral tilt, unusual, easy to notice, and worth sampling first if you expect a true gourma…

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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 Sea Salt Caramel?

Imperial Vanilla takes 4 of 7 categories. Imperial Vanilla is rated 4.37/5 from 147 votes; Sea Salt Caramel is rated 3.51/5 from 671 votes. Choose Imperial Vanilla for a sweet and rose character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Sea Salt Caramel for a sweet and caramel character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Imperial Vanilla or Sea Salt Caramel?

Sea Salt Caramel lasts longest (Sea Salt Caramel 71/100, Imperial Vanilla 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Imperial Vanilla or Sea Salt Caramel?

Sea Salt Caramel projects furthest (Sea Salt Caramel 61/100, Imperial Vanilla 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Imperial Vanilla and Sea Salt Caramel smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and caramel accords. Common notes include Brown sugar, Jasmine and Caramel.

Is Imperial Vanilla or Sea Salt Caramel better for summer or winter?

For summer, Imperial Vanilla is the stronger pick. For winter, Imperial Vanilla is the stronger pick. Imperial Vanilla suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Imperial Vanilla and Sea Salt Caramel?

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