Fragrance comparison

Perverso vs Vanilla Caramel Tobacco

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 616 ratings analysed

3 wins

Perverso

Baruti

3.87615 votes

Rank #23,938 SweetAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

47%scent match

Some overlap

Vanilla Caramel Tobacco

Mahdi Perfumes

2.001 votes

Rank #66,296 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Perverso takes 3 of 4 categories.

Perverso
Choose it for a sweet and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Vanilla Caramel Tobacco
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring.

Perverso3/4

Vanilla Caramel Tobacco1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Perverso
Sillage & projection: Perverso
Value for money: Vanilla Caramel Tobacco
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Perverso

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

PerversoBaruti

Vanilla Caramel TobaccoMahdi Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.87/ 5 · 615 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

2.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

46%Love

24%Like

10%Ok

12%Dislike

8%Hate

615 votes

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

100%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity91

〰 Sillage83

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate25

Category winners

LongevityPerverso

SillagePerverso

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value49

¤ Price value75

Category winnerVanilla Caramel TobaccoBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

amber92%

woody84%

nutty77%

tobacco69%

rum61%

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

musky69%

balsamic61%

Scent match47%Some overlap · both amber, sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HazelnutTobaccoRumCaramelCacaoStyraxAmbergrisFigMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CaramelTobaccoCacao Pod

Heart

LabdanumStyraxBenzoinFrankincenseHoneyMusk

Base

PatchouliCedar

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Caramel, Styrax and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring16

Summer6

Fall79

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men51

Unisex43

Women6

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,938

PerfumerSpyros Drosopoulos

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#66,296

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerPerversoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Perverso by Baruti opens with a loud burst of roasted hazelnut and dark caramel, quickly settling into a heavy layer of bitter cocoa and boozy rum. It is a dense, warming blend made for cold winter evenings when you want a rich, dark scent that clings tightly to wool coats and stays noticeable for hours.

Reviews →

Vanilla Caramel Tobacco by Mahdi Perfumes delivers a sweet, heavy-handed punch of molasses-like caramel layered over dry tobacco leaves. Released in 2023, this unisex gourmand is best suited for freezing winter nights when you want to wrap yourself in a dense, dark cloud of burnt sugar, warm resins, and earthy patchou…

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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, Perverso or Vanilla Caramel Tobacco?

Perverso takes 3 of 4 categories. Perverso is rated 3.87/5 from 615 votes; Vanilla Caramel Tobacco is rated 2.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Perverso for a sweet and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Vanilla Caramel Tobacco for a amber and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Perverso or Vanilla Caramel Tobacco?

Perverso lasts longest (Perverso 91/100, Vanilla Caramel Tobacco 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Perverso or Vanilla Caramel Tobacco?

Perverso projects furthest (Perverso 83/100, Vanilla Caramel Tobacco 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Perverso and Vanilla Caramel Tobacco smell similar?

Some overlap: a 47% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Caramel, Styrax and Musk.

What are the notes in Perverso and Vanilla Caramel Tobacco?

Perverso features Hazelnut, Tobacco, Rum, Caramel and Cacao. Vanilla Caramel Tobacco has top notes of Caramel, Tobacco and Cacao Pod, heart notes of Labdanum, Styrax, Benzoin and Frankincense, a base of Patchouli and Cedar.