Fragrance comparison

SE The Essence of Silk vs Venice

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 1,023 ratings analysed

SE The Essence of Silk

Centopercentocachemire

—0 votes

Rank #75,013 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Venice

Yves Rocher

4.251,023 votes

Rank #23,460 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Venice takes 1 of 1 categories.

SE The Essence of Silk
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Venice
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

SE The Essence of Silk0/1

Venice1/1

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: Venice

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

SE The Essence of SilkCentopercentocachemire

VeniceYves Rocher

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.25/ 5 · 1,023 votes

Have 42%Had 58%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

47%Love

41%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

1,023 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value62

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy92%

earthy84%

sweet77%

mossy69%

woody61%

woody100%

powdery92%

vanilla84%

amber77%

warm spicy69%

mossy61%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both woody and mossy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Blood OrangeBergamotGinger

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineAmberRose

Base6-8+ hrs

Brown sugarPatchoulioak mossVanilla

Top

BergamotPalisander RosewoodPeachGreen NotesLemon

Heart

RoseJasmineOrrisPatchouliCarnationYlang-Ylang

Base

SandalwoodVanillaoak mossMuskAmberOpoponaxBenzoinCivet

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Jasmine, Amber and Rose. Durations are only published for SE The Essence of Silk, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night79

Spring27

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 33%Work 30%Date 24%Party 13%

Men4

Unisex11

Women86

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,013

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,460

PerfumerMax Gavarry

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVeniceHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

SE The Essence of Silk by Centopercentocachemire opens with an immediate burst of zesty blood orange, tart Italian bergamot, and grated fresh ginger. It feels clean and crisp. Within fifteen minutes, the citrus bite softens into an airy heart of sweet jasmine blossoms, dewy rose petals, and golden amber. The fragrance…

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Venice by Yves Rocher opens with a bright splash of juicy peach, tart bergamot, and herbal green notes layered over polished palisander rosewood. As it settles onto the skin, powdery orris root, velvety rose, and spicy carnation emerge to create a rich floral heart. The base reveals a warm blend of creamy vanilla, gol…

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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.

Do SE The Essence of Silk and Venice smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and mossy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Jasmine, Amber and Rose.

Is SE The Essence of Silk or Venice better for summer or winter?

SE The Essence of Silk suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in SE The Essence of Silk and Venice?

SE The Essence of Silk has top notes of Blood Orange, Bergamot and Ginger, heart notes of Jasmine, Amber and Rose, a base of Brown sugar, Patchouli, oak moss and Vanilla. Venice has top notes of Bergamot, Palisander Rosewood, Peach and Green Notes, heart notes of Rose, Jasmine, Orris and Patchouli, a base of Sandalwood, Vanilla, oak moss and Musk.