Fragrance comparison

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense vs Vanilla+Crème

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 773 ratings analysed

4 wins

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense

Lacoste Fragrances

3.93708 votes

Rank #8,273 CaramelWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

Vanilla+Crème

Michael Malul London

4.0265 votes

Rank #28,980 FruitySweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense takes 4 of 7 categories.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Choose it for a caramel and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in winter.
Vanilla+Crème
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on longevity, value for money and versatility. Best in spring.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense4/7

Vanilla+Crème3/7

Ratings & consensus: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Community sentiment: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Longevity: Vanilla+Crème
Sillage & projection: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Value for money: Vanilla+Crème
Versatility: Vanilla+Crème
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Lacoste Pour Femme IntenseLacoste Fragrances

Vanilla+CrèmeMichael Malul London

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.93/ 5 · 708 votes

Have 63%Had 38%Want 0%

4.02/ 5 · 65 votes

Have 92%Had 8%Want 0%

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

54%Like

9%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

708 votes

46%Love

26%Like

15%Ok

8%Dislike

5%Hate

65 votes

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityVanilla+Crème

SillageLacoste Pour Femme Intense

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value53

¤ Price value55

Category winnerVanilla+CrèmeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

caramel100%

woody83%

sweet65%

powdery48%

musky30%

fruity100%

sweet92%

vanilla84%

almond77%

citrus69%

musky61%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both sweet and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Caramel

Heart

Bulgarian Rose

Base

Australian SandalwoodMuskHimalayan Cedar

Top

White CurrantPearPink Grapefruit

Heart

AlmondJasmine SambacBulgarian Rose

Base

VanillaSkinCaramelMuskVetiver

InformationalShared notesCaramel, Bulgarian Rose and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring70

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter85

Day–

Night–

Category winnerVanilla+CrèmeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex5

Women94

Men3

Unisex21

Women77

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,273

PerfumerOlivier Cresp

Launched—

Reviews26

Overall rank#28,980

PerfumerElodie Durande

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense presents a warm, woody gourmand composition built around a prominent top note of cooked caramel. Created by master perfumer Olivier Cresp as a smoother evolution of the 2003 original, it pairs sweet warmth with a delicate heart of Bulgarian rose. The dry-down relies on Australian sandalwood,…

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Vanilla+Crème opens brighter and fruitier than its name suggests, with pear, white currant, and pink grapefruit leading the way before almond, soft florals, and a creamy vanilla-musky base come through. It reads like a clean, sweet, shampoo-fresh scent with a milky finish rather than a dense dessert vanilla. This suit…

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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, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Vanilla+Crème?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense takes 4 of 7 categories. Lacoste Pour Femme Intense is rated 3.93/5 from 708 votes; Vanilla+Crème is rated 4.02/5 from 65 votes. Choose Lacoste Pour Femme Intense for a caramel and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in winter. Choose Vanilla+Crème for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on longevity, value for money and versatility. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Vanilla+Crème?

Vanilla+Crème lasts longest (Vanilla+Crème 59/100, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Vanilla+Crème?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense projects furthest (Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 57/100, Vanilla+Crème 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Lacoste Pour Femme Intense and Vanilla+Crème smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and musky accords. Common notes include Caramel, Bulgarian Rose and Musk.

Is Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Vanilla+Crème better for summer or winter?

For summer, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense is the stronger pick. For winter, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Lacoste Pour Femme Intense and Vanilla+Crème?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense has top notes of Caramel, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Musk and Himalayan Cedar. Vanilla+Crème has top notes of White Currant, Pear and Pink Grapefruit, heart notes of Almond, Jasmine Sambac and Bulgarian Rose, a base of Vanilla, Skin, Caramel and Musk.