Fragrance comparison

Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense vs Tentations

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 887 ratings analysed

Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense

Caron

4.30184 votes

Rank #11,268 Warm SpicyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

45%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Tentations

Paloma Picasso

4.33703 votes

Rank #1,617 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tentations takes 4 of 7 categories.

Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tentations
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense3/7

Tentations4/7

Ratings & consensus: Tentations
Community sentiment: Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense
Longevity: Tentations
Sillage & projection: Tentations
Value for money: Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense
Versatility: Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Tentations

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum IntenseCaron

TentationsPaloma Picasso

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.30/ 5 · 184 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

4.33/ 5 · 703 votes

Have 34%Had 31%Want 34%

Category winnerTentationsRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

45%Love

47%Like

2%Ok

7%Dislike

0%Hate

184 votes

52%Love

38%Like

1%Ok

7%Dislike

1%Hate

703 votes

Category winnerParfum Sacre Eau de Parfum IntenseMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityTentations

SillageTentations

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value46

Category winnerParfum Sacre Eau de Parfum IntenseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy86%

amber72%

rose58%

cinnamon44%

aromatic30%

warm spicy100%

amber92%

floral84%

sweet77%

woody69%

cinnamon61%

Scent match45%Some overlap · both warm spicy, amber and cinnamon

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

PepperCardamomCinnamon

Heart2-4 hrs

SpicesRoseJasmine

Base6-10 hrs

MyrhhVanilleMusk

Top

PeachVodkaPepperOrange BlossomBergamot

Heart

SpicesCarnationCinnamonRoseOrchidJasmine

Base

BenzoinMyrrhTonka BeanIncenseSandalwoodLabdanumMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesPepper, Cinnamon, Spices and Rose. Durations are only published for Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring37

Summer33

Fall100

Winter85

Day50

Night100

Spring32

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerParfum Sacre Eau de Parfum IntenseMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex27

Women73

Date 42%Party 25%Work 18%Casual 16%

Men0

Unisex10

Women90

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#11,268

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#1,617

PerfumerMax Gavarry, Sophia Grojsman

Launched—

Reviews45

Category winnerTentationsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Caron Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense is a rich, peppered velvet rose anchored by golden resin. The first spray delivers a brisk bite of crushed black pepper and green cardamom before revealing its warm heart. Within fifteen minutes, dusty cinnamon coats a deep crimson rose and clean jasmine petals. It feels regal …

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Tentations by Paloma Picasso opens with a punch of peppery vodka and ripe peach before settling into a dense heart of spicy carnation and cinnamon. Created in 1996 by Sophia Grojsman and Max Gavarry, this amber floral perfume leans heavily into resinous resins, incense, and myrrh in its dry-down. It feels thick, nosta…

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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, Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense or Tentations?

Tentations takes 4 of 7 categories. Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense is rated 4.30/5 from 184 votes; Tentations is rated 4.33/5 from 703 votes. Choose Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Tentations for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense or Tentations?

Tentations lasts longest (Tentations 76/100, Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense or Tentations?

Projection is very close: Tentations 70/100, Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense 69/100 for sillage.

Do Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense and Tentations smell similar?

Some overlap: a 45% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and cinnamon accords. Common notes include Pepper, Cinnamon, Spices and Rose.

Is Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense or Tentations better for summer or winter?

For summer, Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense is the stronger pick. For winter, Tentations is the stronger pick. Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense and Tentations?

Parfum Sacre Eau de Parfum Intense has top notes of Pepper, Cardamom and Cinnamon, heart notes of Spices, Rose and Jasmine, a base of Myrhh, Vanille and Musk. Tentations has top notes of Peach, Vodka, Pepper and Orange Blossom, heart notes of Spices, Carnation, Cinnamon and Rose, a base of Benzoin, Myrrh, Tonka Bean and Incense.