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Touch vs Volupté

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

Updated 2,782 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Volupté takes 6 of 7 categories.

  • Touch

    Choose it for a fruity and floral character. Wins on community sentiment. Best in spring.

  • Volupté

    Choose it for a floral and yellow floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.

Touch1/7
Volupté6/7
Ratings & consensus
Volupté
Community sentiment
Touch
Longevity
Volupté
Sillage & projection
Volupté
Value for money
Volupté
Versatility
Volupté
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Volupté

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
TouchTous
VoluptéOscar de la Renta
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.69/ 5 · 940 votes
Have 43%Had 28%Want 29%
3.71/ 5 · 1,842 votes
Have 62%Had 38%Want 0%
Category winnerVoluptéRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
29%Love
50%Like
6%Ok
14%Dislike
1%Hate

928 votes

29%Love
45%Like
5%Ok
19%Dislike
2%Hate

1,703 votes

Category winnerTouchMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity62
〰 Sillage55
♥ Love / hate73
⏱ Longevity71
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate71
Category winners

LongevityVolupté

SillageVolupté

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value63
¤ Price value77
Category winnerVoluptéBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fruity100%
floral88%
white floral77%
sweet65%
almond53%
fresh42%
floral100%
yellow floral92%
powdery84%
white floral77%
aquatic69%
woody61%
Scent match34%Clearly different · both floral and white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
FreesiaLotusLily-of-the-Valley
Heart
OsmanthusTiare FlowerJasmine
Base
RaspberryAlmondVanillaBlueberry
Top
MimosaMelonFreesiaOsmanthusMandarin OrangeWatermelonCyclamen
Heart
HeliotropeYlang-YlangNarcissusCarnationJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyPeonyLotus
Base
SandalwoodAmberIncenseTuberoseVanillaPatchouli
InformationalShared notesFreesia, Lotus, Lily-of-the-Valley and Osmanthus. 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
Winter70
Day–
Night–
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter89
Day–
Night–
Category winnerVoluptéMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men1
Unisex3
Women96
Men0
Unisex11
Women88
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,822

PerfumerSophie Labbé

Launched—

Reviews78

Overall rank#1,601

PerfumerNicholas Calderone, Sophia Grojsman

Launched—

Reviews242

Category winnerVoluptéHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Touch by Tous is a bright floral-fruity gourmand that balances fresh freesia and lotus with a sweet base of raspberry, almond, and vanilla. Created for daily wear, it offers a soft, skin-scent quality perfect for spring office environments or weekend errands where you want to smell put-together without commanding the …

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Sophia Grojsman and Nicholas Calderone built Volupté around a saturated bouquet of mimosa, narcissus, and ripe melon. Launched in 1992, this floral green perfume opens with sharp watermelon, mandarin, and fresh cyclamen before unfolding into a dense heart of powdery heliotrope, spicy carnation, and buttery ylang-ylang…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Touch or Volupté?

Volupté takes 6 of 7 categories. Touch is rated 3.69/5 from 940 votes; Volupté is rated 3.71/5 from 1,842 votes. Choose Touch for a fruity and floral character. Wins on community sentiment. Best in spring. Choose Volupté for a floral and yellow floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Touch or Volupté?

Volupté lasts longest (Volupté 71/100, Touch 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Touch or Volupté?

Volupté projects furthest (Volupté 63/100, Touch 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Touch and Volupté smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral and white floral accords. Common notes include Freesia, Lotus, Lily-of-the-Valley and Osmanthus.

Is Touch or Volupté better for summer or winter?

For summer, Touch is the stronger pick. For winter, Volupté is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Touch and Volupté?

Touch has top notes of Freesia, Lotus and Lily-of-the-Valley, heart notes of Osmanthus, Tiare Flower and Jasmine, a base of Raspberry, Almond, Vanilla and Blueberry. Volupté has top notes of Mimosa, Melon, Freesia and Osmanthus, heart notes of Heliotrope, Ylang-Ylang, Narcissus and Carnation, a base of Sandalwood, Amber, Incense and Tuberose.

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