Pear Créme Brûlée vs Playful
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
56%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Playful takes 3 of 4 categories.
Pear Créme BrûléeChoose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
PlayfulChoose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Pear Créme Brûlée1/4
Playful3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Playful
- Sillage & projection
- Playful
- Value for money
- Playful
- 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 WorksPlayfulPenthouseWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.07/ 5 · 95 votes
Have 50%Had 15%Want 36%
3.33/ 5 · 9 votes
Have 52%Had 17%Want 31%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate47%Love
26%Like
14%Ok
12%Dislike
1%Hate
95 votes
11%Love
33%Like
33%Ok
22%Dislike
0%Hate
9 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityPlayful
SillagePlayful
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerPlayfulBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothsweet100%
vanilla83%
fruity65%
lactonic48%
aquatic30%
sweet100%
fruity92%
vanilla84%
floral77%
almond69%
fresh61%
Scent match56%Closely related · both sweet, vanilla and fruity
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
Whipped CreamPearSugar
No top / heart / base split published
Notes
PearCandied AlmondSugarVanilla BeanPeonyLime
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesPear and Sugar. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter68
Day–
Night–
Spring100
Summer50
Fall50
Winter100
Day100
Night25
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#13,427
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews12
Overall rank#22,710
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews11
Category winnerPear Créme BrûléeHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotPear 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 …
Reviews →Playful by Penthouse is a soft floral fruity gourmand built around pear, sugar, vanilla bean, candied almond, peony and lime. In wear, reviewer feedback points less to a rich dessert scent and more to a clean, mild, sweet floral musk with a simple everyday feel. It suits someone who wants an inexpensive, feminine, off…
Reviews →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, Pear Créme Brûlée or Playful?
Playful takes 3 of 4 categories. Pear Créme Brûlée is rated 4.07/5 from 95 votes; Playful is rated 3.33/5 from 9 votes. Choose Pear Créme Brûlée for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Playful for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Pear Créme Brûlée or Playful?
Playful lasts longest (Playful 56/100, Pear Créme Brûlée 48/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Pear Créme Brûlée or Playful?
Playful projects furthest (Playful 53/100, Pear Créme Brûlée 43/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Pear Créme Brûlée and Playful smell similar?
Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and fruity accords. Common notes include Pear and Sugar.
Is Pear Créme Brûlée or Playful better for summer or winter?
Playful suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Pear Créme Brûlée and Playful?
Pear Créme Brûlée features Whipped Cream, Pear and Sugar. Playful features Pear, Candied Almond, Sugar, Vanilla Bean and Peony.
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