Fragrance comparison

Pear Créme Brûlée vs Golden Hour

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 106 ratings analysed

4 wins

Pear Créme Brûlée

Bath & Body Works

4.0795 votes

Rank #13,427 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Golden Hour

Pepe Jeans London

4.3611 votes

Rank #32,295 SweetNutty

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pear Créme Brûlée takes 4 of 5 categories.

Pear Créme Brûlée
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.
Golden Hour
Choose it for a sweet and nutty character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Pear Créme Brûlée4/5

Golden Hour1/5

Ratings & consensus: Golden Hour
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Pear Créme Brûlée
Sillage & projection: Pear Créme Brûlée
Value for money: Pear Créme Brûlée
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Pear Créme Brûlée

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pear Créme BrûléeBath & Body Works

Golden HourPepe Jeans London

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 95 votes

Have 50%Had 15%Want 36%

4.36/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 20%Had 5%Want 76%

Category winnerGolden HourRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

26%Like

14%Ok

12%Dislike

1%Hate

95 votes

55%Love

27%Like

18%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity36

〰 Sillage31

♥ Love / hate84

Category winners

LongevityPear Créme Brûlée

SillagePear Créme Brûlée

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value80

¤ Price value63

Category winnerPear Créme BrûléeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

fruity65%

lactonic48%

aquatic30%

sweet100%

nutty92%

musky84%

woody77%

citrus69%

powdery61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Whipped CreamPearSugar

No top / heart / base split published

Top

MandarinPearWhipped Cream

Heart

HazelnutAlmondOrange Blossom

Base

MuskVanilla AbsoluteAmbroxanSandalwood

InformationalShared notesWhipped Cream and Pear. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter68

Day–

Night–

Spring60

Summer100

Fall60

Winter40

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men2

Unisex4

Women93

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,427

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews12

Overall rank#32,295

PerfumerAdriana Medina-Baez

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerPear Créme BrûléeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pear Créme Brûlée by Bath & Body Works is a gourmand fragrance built around a comforting core of ripe pear and whipped cream. It captures the essence of a dessert-inspired scent that lingers on the skin, offering a sugary, fruity experience. This 2021 release fits perfectly into casual autumn and winter days when you …

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Golden Hour is a sweet, nutty floral gourmand built around pear, mandarin, whipped cream, hazelnut, almond, orange blossom and a soft vanilla musk base. On skin, the better review evidence points to a smooth, cozy skin scent with a fresh, cool opening that turns warmer and more vanillic as it dries down. It suits shop…

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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, Pear Créme Brûlée or Golden Hour?

Pear Créme Brûlée takes 4 of 5 categories. Pear Créme Brûlée is rated 4.07/5 from 95 votes; Golden Hour is rated 4.36/5 from 11 votes. Choose Pear Créme Brûlée for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring. Choose Golden Hour for a sweet and nutty character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Pear Créme Brûlée or Golden Hour?

Pear Créme Brûlée lasts longest (Pear Créme Brûlée 48/100, Golden Hour 36/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Pear Créme Brûlée or Golden Hour?

Pear Créme Brûlée projects furthest (Pear Créme Brûlée 43/100, Golden Hour 31/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Pear Créme Brûlée and Golden Hour smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet accords. Common notes include Whipped Cream and Pear.

Is Pear Créme Brûlée or Golden Hour better for summer or winter?

Golden Hour suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pear Créme Brûlée and Golden Hour?

Pear Créme Brûlée features Whipped Cream, Pear and Sugar. Golden Hour has top notes of Mandarin, Pear and Whipped Cream, heart notes of Hazelnut, Almond and Orange Blossom, a base of Musk, Vanilla Absolute, Ambroxan and Sandalwood.