Fragrance comparison

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron vs No.17 Enigma

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 33 ratings analysed

1 wins

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron

Caron

4.3933 votes

Rank #30,094 MuskyLavender

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

No.17 Enigma

Arcadia

—0 votes

Rank #67,630 Fresh SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron takes 1 of 1 categories.

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron
Choose it for a musky and lavender character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
No.17 Enigma
Choose it for a fresh spicy and aromatic character. Best in fall.

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron1/1

No.17 Enigma0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de CaronCaron

No.17 EnigmaArcadia

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.39/ 5 · 33 votes

Have 33%Had 13%Want 54%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

55%Love

36%Like

3%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

33 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

lavender91%

powdery83%

amber74%

vanilla65%

aromatic56%

fresh spicy100%

aromatic83%

amber65%

warm spicy48%

herbal30%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both amber and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Lavender

Heart2-3 hrs

Vanilla

Base4-6 hrs

MuskAmber

Top

Black PepperBergamotLavenderAbsintheCardamom

Heart

ThymeOrrisFrankincenseRose

Base

AmberVetiverWoody NotesMossVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesLavender, Vanilla, Musk and Amber. Durations are only published for Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall91

Winter27

Day100

Night32

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Casual 39%Work 34%Date 17%Party 10%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,094

PerfumerRichard Fraysse

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#67,630

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLes Plus Belles Lavandes de CaronHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron by Caron delivers an honest, sun-drenched interpretation of French countryside lavender. The opening hits with a bright, crisp flash of aromatic herbs before softening into warm vanilla and powdery musk. You do not get heavy synthetic candy here. Instead, Richard Fraysse balanced shar…

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A spicy aromatic oriental fougere built around black pepper, lavender, absinthe and cardamom, No.17 Enigma opens brisk and slightly herbal before settling into incense, orris and a warm ambered base. It reads dry, textured and a little vintage in mood, with moss, woods and vanilla softening the sharper edges. Best for…

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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.

Do Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron and No.17 Enigma smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and aromatic accords. Common notes include Lavender, Vanilla, Musk and Amber.

Is Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron or No.17 Enigma better for summer or winter?

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron and No.17 Enigma?

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron has top notes of Lavender, heart notes of Vanilla, a base of Musk and Amber. No.17 Enigma has top notes of Black Pepper, Bergamot, Lavender and Absinthe, heart notes of Thyme, Orris, Frankincense and Rose, a base of Amber, Vetiver, Woody Notes and Moss.