Fragrance comparison

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise vs Cielle

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

Updated 25 Oct 2026 23 ratings analysed

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise

Ulric de Varens

3.9314 votes

Rank #43,511 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Cielle

DSH Perfumes

4.009 votes

Rank #39,212 CitrusAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cielle takes 2 of 4 categories.

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Cielle
Choose it for a citrus and amber character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise1/4

Cielle2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Varens Romance Oh ! Venise
Sillage & projection: Tie
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Cielle
Fragranxe ranking: Cielle

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Varens Romance Oh ! VeniseUlric de Varens

CielleDSH Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.93/ 5 · 14 votes

Have 27%Had 2%Want 71%

4.00/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 19%Had 4%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

36%Like

14%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

14 votes · too few to score

22%Love

67%Like

0%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityVarens Romance Oh ! Venise

SillageTie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value95

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla86%

savory72%

powdery58%

white floral44%

amber30%

citrus100%

amber92%

white floral84%

woody77%

sweet69%

floral61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both sweet, white floral and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

BriocheClementineNeroli

Heart2-3 hrs

CroissantJasmine

Base4-6 hrs

VanillaWhite AmberMusk

Top15-30 mins

BergamotClementineNeroli

Heart2-4 hrs

StephanotisCassisMimosaJasmineRose

Base5-8 hrs

OpoponaxFrench labdanumSandalwoodAmbrette (Musk Mallow)

Category winnerCielleLongest dry-down: 5-8 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer17

Fall83

Winter83

Day100

Night38

Spring100

Summer100

Fall33

Winter0

Day100

Night21

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

Casual 43%Work 28%Date 20%Party 9%

Not enough votes yet

Casual 42%Work 37%Date 15%Party 6%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#43,511

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#39,212

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerCielleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise smells like breakfast at an outdoor canal cafe. You get a quick burst of sparkling clementine and neroli flower right after spraying. Then comes the real surprise. A warm, golden brioche aroma rises from the skin within minutes. It is sweet, bready, and surprisingly airy. Creamy vanilla and …

Reviews →

Cielle by DSH Perfumes wears like sunlight filtering through freshly laundered linen on a crisp April morning. The scent opens with a lively splash of sweet clementine, zesty bergamot, and bitter green Moroccan neroli. It refreshes instantly. Within fifteen minutes, the citrus settles into a tender heart of fluffy yel…

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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, Varens Romance Oh ! Venise or Cielle?

Cielle takes 2 of 4 categories. Varens Romance Oh ! Venise is rated 3.93/5 from 14 votes; Cielle is rated 4.00/5 from 9 votes. Choose Varens Romance Oh ! Venise for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Cielle for a citrus and amber character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Varens Romance Oh ! Venise or Cielle?

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise lasts longest (Varens Romance Oh ! Venise 53/100, Cielle 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Varens Romance Oh ! Venise or Cielle?

Projection is very close: Varens Romance Oh ! Venise 50/100, Cielle 50/100 for sillage.

Do Varens Romance Oh ! Venise and Cielle smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, white floral and amber accords. Common notes include Clementine, Neroli and Jasmine.

Is Varens Romance Oh ! Venise or Cielle better for summer or winter?

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise suits daytime wear; Cielle suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Varens Romance Oh ! Venise and Cielle?

Varens Romance Oh ! Venise has top notes of Brioche, Clementine and Neroli, heart notes of Croissant and Jasmine, a base of Vanilla, White Amber and Musk. Cielle has top notes of Bergamot, Clementine and Neroli, heart notes of Stephanotis, Cassis, Mimosa and Jasmine, a base of Opoponax, French labdanum, Sandalwood and Ambrette (Musk Mallow).