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Sea Salt Caramel vs Sticky Popcorn

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

Updated 781 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sea Salt Caramel takes 4 of 7 categories.

  • Sea Salt Caramel

    Choose it for a sweet and caramel character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.

  • Sticky Popcorn

    Choose it for a caramel and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter.

Sea Salt Caramel4/7
Sticky Popcorn3/7
Ratings & consensus
Sticky Popcorn
Community sentiment
Sticky Popcorn
Longevity
Sea Salt Caramel
Sillage & projection
Sea Salt Caramel
Value for money
Sea Salt Caramel
Versatility
Sticky Popcorn
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Sea Salt Caramel

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Sea Salt CaramelBohoboco
Sticky PopcornJousset Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.51/ 5 · 671 votes
Have 75%Had 25%Want 0%
4.05/ 5 · 110 votes
Have 23%Had 6%Want 70%
Category winnerSticky PopcornRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
30%Love
35%Like
17%Ok
14%Dislike
4%Hate

549 votes

47%Love
28%Like
13%Ok
6%Dislike
5%Hate

110 votes

Category winnerSticky PopcornMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity71
〰 Sillage61
♥ Love / hate68
⏱ Longevity56
〰 Sillage46
♥ Love / hate76
Category winners

LongevitySea Salt Caramel

SillageSea Salt Caramel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value44
¤ Price value34
Category winnerSea Salt CaramelBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
sweet100%
caramel92%
marine84%
salty77%
white floral69%
aromatic61%
caramel100%
vanilla90%
lactonic80%
sweet70%
salty60%
powdery50%
Scent match42%Some overlap · both caramel, sweet and salty

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Sea SaltLemonPink Pepper
Heart
JasmineBay LeafSeagrass
Base
CaramelSaltBrown sugarCedar
Top
PopcornButterSalt
Heart
CaramelVanilla Sugar
Base
Sea SaltRice Powder
InformationalShared notesSea Salt, Caramel and Salt. 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
Winter54
Day–
Night–
Spring56
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerSticky PopcornMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men8
Unisex57
Women35
Men0
Unisex32
Women68
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,106

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews48

Overall rank#33,677

PerfumerJimmy Bodin

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSea Salt CaramelHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sea Salt Caramel opens with a salty marine breeze, a flash of lemon, and pink pepper, then settles into jasmine, seagrass, and a caramel base that feels more airy than dessert-like. It wears as a sweet-salty seaside scent with a floral tilt, unusual, easy to notice, and worth sampling first if you expect a true gourma…

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Sticky Popcorn Jousset Parfums is a hyper-realistic gourmand designed for those who want to smell exactly like a cinema lobby. It replaces typical abstract sweetness with a savory, salt-crusted butteriness that commands attention immediately. The fragrance settles into a dry, starchy rice powder base that prevents it …

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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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Sea Salt Caramel or Sticky Popcorn?

Sea Salt Caramel takes 4 of 7 categories. Sea Salt Caramel is rated 3.51/5 from 671 votes; Sticky Popcorn is rated 4.05/5 from 110 votes. Choose Sea Salt Caramel for a sweet and caramel character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring. Choose Sticky Popcorn for a caramel and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Sea Salt Caramel or Sticky Popcorn?

Sea Salt Caramel lasts longest (Sea Salt Caramel 71/100, Sticky Popcorn 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Sea Salt Caramel or Sticky Popcorn?

Sea Salt Caramel projects furthest (Sea Salt Caramel 61/100, Sticky Popcorn 46/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Sea Salt Caramel and Sticky Popcorn smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share caramel, sweet and salty accords. Common notes include Sea Salt, Caramel and Salt.

Is Sea Salt Caramel or Sticky Popcorn better for summer or winter?

For summer, Sea Salt Caramel is the stronger pick. For winter, Sticky Popcorn is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Sea Salt Caramel and Sticky Popcorn?

Sea Salt Caramel has top notes of Sea Salt, Lemon and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Jasmine, Bay Leaf and Seagrass, a base of Caramel, Salt, Brown sugar and Cedar. Sticky Popcorn has top notes of Popcorn, Butter and Salt, heart notes of Caramel and Vanilla Sugar, a base of Sea Salt and Rice Powder.

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