Fragrance comparison

Pear Créme Brûlée vs Poire Santal

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 104 ratings analysed

Pear Créme Brûlée

Bath & Body Works

4.0795 votes

Rank #13,427 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

26%scent match

Clearly different

Poire Santal

Adopt Parfums

4.119 votes

Rank #49,851 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Pear Créme Brûlée
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Poire Santal
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Pear Créme Brûlée2/4

Poire Santal2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Poire Santal
Sillage & projection: Poire Santal
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

Poire SantalAdopt Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 95 votes

Have 50%Had 15%Want 36%

4.11/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 37%Had 10%Want 53%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

44%Love

33%Like

11%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage43

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityPoire Santal

SillagePoire Santal

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value80

¤ Price value65

Category winnerPear Créme BrûléeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

fruity65%

lactonic48%

aquatic30%

citrus100%

fresh spicy92%

sweet84%

woody77%

white floral69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match26%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

BergamotOrangePepper

Heart

PearJasmine

Base

SandalwoodWhipped Cream

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–

Spring100

Summer60

Fall100

Winter80

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men2

Unisex4

Women93

Men17

Unisex83

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,427

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews12

Overall rank#49,851

PerfumerDominique Monlun

Launched—

Reviews0

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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Poire Santal by Adopt Parfums is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Dominique Monlun. Top notes are Bergamot, Orange and Pepper; middle notes are Pear and Jasmine; base notes are Sandalwood and Whipped Cream.

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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 Poire Santal?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Pear Créme Brûlée is rated 4.07/5 from 95 votes; Poire Santal is rated 4.11/5 from 9 votes. Choose Pear Créme Brûlée for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Poire Santal for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Pear Créme Brûlée or Poire Santal?

Poire Santal lasts longest (Poire Santal 57/100, Pear Créme Brûlée 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Pear Créme Brûlée or Poire Santal?

Poire Santal projects furthest (Poire Santal 50/100, Pear Créme Brûlée 43/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Pear Créme Brûlée and Poire Santal smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet accords. Common notes include Whipped Cream and Pear.

Is Pear Créme Brûlée or Poire Santal better for summer or winter?

Poire Santal suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pear Créme Brûlée and Poire Santal?

Pear Créme Brûlée features Whipped Cream, Pear and Sugar. Poire Santal has top notes of Bergamot, Orange and Pepper, heart notes of Pear and Jasmine, a base of Sandalwood and Whipped Cream.