Fragrance comparison

Pumpkin Crème Brulee vs Royal Bourbon

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 303 ratings analysed

Pumpkin Crème Brulee

Sweet Essentials

5.001 votes

Rank #49,422 CinnamonSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

49%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Royal Bourbon

Plume Impression

4.12302 votes

Rank #5,953 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Royal Bourbon takes 1 of 1 categories.

Pumpkin Crème Brulee
Choose it for a cinnamon and sweet character. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Royal Bourbon
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Pumpkin Crème Brulee0/1

Royal Bourbon1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Royal Bourbon

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Pumpkin Crème BruleeSweet Essentials

Royal BourbonPlume Impression

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

4.12/ 5 · 302 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

41%Love

39%Like

11%Ok

7%Dislike

1%Hate

302 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value49

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

cinnamon100%

sweet86%

warm spicy72%

woody58%

caramel44%

vanilla30%

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

tobacco84%

fresh spicy77%

cinnamon69%

rum61%

Scent match49%Some overlap · both sweet, cinnamon and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CinnamonMaplePumpkinVanillaCaramelCreme BruleeVermouthRumCoconutOily Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CinnamonGingerLicoriceBlack Pepper

Heart

RumTobaccoCaramel

Base

VanillaAmberCedar

InformationalShared notesCinnamon, Vanilla, Caramel and Rum. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Spring19

Summer10

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men22

Unisex66

Women11

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#49,422

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#5,953

PerfumerAmandine Galliano

Launched—

Reviews18

Category winnerRoyal BourbonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pumpkin Crème Brulee by Sweet Essentials brings the warmth of autumn to your skin. This unisex fragrance centers on a rich, gourmand blend of pumpkin, burnt sugar, and spicy cinnamon. Perfect for chilly days, it offers a cozy experience that leans into the decadence of a classic dessert. Its composition feels grounded…

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Royal Bourbon opens with a sharp spike of black pepper and ginger, quickly rounded out by a thick dark licorice stringency. As the initial heat simmers down, a poured rum accord mixes with scorched caramel and unsmoked tobacco leaf, coating the skin in a dense, boozy amber aura. The woodiness of cedar keeps the vanill…

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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, Pumpkin Crème Brulee or Royal Bourbon?

Royal Bourbon takes 1 of 1 categories. Pumpkin Crème Brulee is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Royal Bourbon is rated 4.12/5 from 302 votes. Choose Pumpkin Crème Brulee for a cinnamon and sweet character. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Royal Bourbon for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Pumpkin Crème Brulee and Royal Bourbon smell similar?

Some overlap: a 49% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, cinnamon and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cinnamon, Vanilla, Caramel and Rum.

Is Pumpkin Crème Brulee or Royal Bourbon better for summer or winter?

Pumpkin Crème Brulee suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pumpkin Crème Brulee and Royal Bourbon?

Pumpkin Crème Brulee features Cinnamon, Maple, Pumpkin, Vanilla and Caramel. Royal Bourbon has top notes of Cinnamon, Ginger, Licorice and Black Pepper, heart notes of Rum, Tobacco and Caramel, a base of Vanilla, Amber and Cedar.