Fragrance comparison

Nutcracker vs Y

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 1,226 ratings analysed

Nutcracker

Candy Bulsara

5.001 votes

Rank #68,356 White FloralFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Yves Saint Laurent

4.161,225 votes

Rank #26,720 GreenWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Y takes 1 of 1 categories.

Nutcracker
Choose it for a white floral and floral character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Y
Choose it for a green and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Nutcracker0/1

Y1/1

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: Y

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

NutcrackerCandy Bulsara

YYves Saint Laurent

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.16/ 5 · 1,225 votes

Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

44%Love

40%Like

4%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

1,225 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value55

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

floral92%

amber84%

iris77%

oud69%

patchouli61%

green100%

white floral92%

earthy84%

woody77%

aldehydic69%

mossy61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HoneysuckleOrris RootPatchouliAgarwoodBenzoinBoroniaNeroli

No top / heart / base split published

Top

AldehydesGreen NotesGalbanumHoneysucklePeachGardeniaMirabelle Plum

Heart

HiacynthOrris RootYlang-YlangJasmineTuberoseBulgarian Rose

Base

OakmossCivetVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodBenzoinStyraxAmber

InformationalShared notesHoneysuckle, Orris Root, Patchouli and Benzoin. Durations are only published for Nutcracker, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter43

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men11

Unisex41

Women48

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,356

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#26,720

PerfumerMichel Hy

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerYHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Nutcracker by Candy Bulsara opens with sweet honeysuckle petals and crisp neroli, offering an energetic white floral greeting before revealing its deeper woody foundations. Within twenty minutes, powdery orris root and rich boronia step forward, giving the floral heart a velvety softness that feels both classic and di…

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Y by Yves Saint Laurent is a crisp, bitter-green chypre perfume that opens with a sharp burst of galbanum, aldehydes, and tart mirabelle plum before settling into dewy hyacinth, creamy gardenia, and earthy oakmoss. First released in 1964, it balances brisk botanical freshness with a warm, mossy base of vetiver and pat…

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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, Nutcracker or Y?

Y takes 1 of 1 categories. Nutcracker is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Y is rated 4.16/5 from 1,225 votes. Choose Nutcracker for a white floral and floral character. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Y for a green and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Do Nutcracker and Y smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral accords. Common notes include Honeysuckle, Orris Root, Patchouli and Benzoin.

Is Nutcracker or Y better for summer or winter?

Nutcracker suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Nutcracker and Y?

Nutcracker features Honeysuckle, Orris Root, Patchouli, Agarwood and Benzoin. Y has top notes of Aldehydes, Green Notes, Galbanum and Honeysuckle, heart notes of Hiacynth, Orris Root, Ylang-Ylang and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Civet, Vetiver and Patchouli.