Fragrance comparison

Spice Route vs Vetiver Rose

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 16 ratings analysed

Spice Route

House of Fragrances

—0 votes

Rank #72,689 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Vetiver Rose

Butterfly Thai Perfume

3.2816 votes

Rank #21,772 AmberCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vetiver Rose takes 1 of 1 categories.

Spice Route
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character.
Vetiver Rose
Choose it for a amber and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Spice Route0/1

Vetiver Rose1/1

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: Vetiver Rose

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Spice RouteHouse of Fragrances

Vetiver RoseButterfly Thai Perfume

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.28/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

50%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value75

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

warm spicy92%

aromatic84%

fresh spicy77%

rose69%

citrus61%

amber100%

citrus90%

warm spicy80%

aromatic70%

fresh spicy60%

woody50%

Scent match57%Closely related · both warm spicy, aromatic and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

FrankincensePink PepperBergamot

Heart3-4 hrs

SandalwoodVetiverRose

Base7-9 hrs

AgarwoodVanillaSaffron

Top

Pink GrapefruitLime

Heart

VetiverAmber

Base

FrankincenseAgarwoodBenzoinSaffron

InformationalShared notesFrankincense, Vetiver, Agarwood and Saffron. Durations are only published for Spice Route, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day51

Night100

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 36%Party 28%Casual 19%Work 16%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#72,689

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#21,772

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerVetiver RoseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Spice Route by House of Fragrances is a bold oriental woody fragrance built around smoky resins, creamy woods, and sweet spices. The scent kicks off with an energetic burst of zesty bergamot, tingling pink pepper, and cool frankincense. You feel the spice prickle your nose right away. As the initial citrus flashes off…

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Vetiver Rose opens with a crisp hit of pink grapefruit and lime, then settles into a warmer vetiver and amber core. The dry-down brings incense, oud, benzoin, and saffron, so the freshness does not stay purely bright. It reads as a citrus-woody amber with a smoky resin finish, best sampled if you are unsure about oud …

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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 Spice Route and Vetiver Rose smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, aromatic and citrus accords. Common notes include Frankincense, Vetiver, Agarwood and Saffron.

Is Spice Route or Vetiver Rose better for summer or winter?

Spice Route suits evening wear; Vetiver Rose suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Spice Route and Vetiver Rose?

Spice Route has top notes of Frankincense, Pink Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Sandalwood, Vetiver and Rose, a base of Agarwood, Vanilla and Saffron. Vetiver Rose has top notes of Pink Grapefruit and Lime, heart notes of Vetiver and Amber, a base of Frankincense, Agarwood, Benzoin and Saffron.