Fragrance comparison

Yellow Velvet 2021 vs Caress

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 85 ratings analysed

1 wins

Yellow Velvet 2021

Zara

3.8584 votes

Rank #16,724 FruityVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

Caress

Avant

5.001 votes

Rank #37,058 PowderyMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Yellow Velvet 2021 takes 1 of 1 categories.

Yellow Velvet 2021
Choose it for a fruity and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Caress
Choose it for a powdery and musky character.

Yellow Velvet 20211/1

Caress0/1

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: Yellow Velvet 2021

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Yellow Velvet 2021Zara

CaressAvant

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.85/ 5 · 84 votes

Have 75%Had 25%Want 0%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 67%Had 0%Want 33%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

24%Love

48%Like

19%Ok

8%Dislike

1%Hate

84 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage44

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

vanilla86%

sweet72%

powdery58%

floral44%

lactonic30%

powdery100%

musky91%

sweet83%

vanilla74%

white floral65%

woody56%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both vanilla, powdery and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Peach

Heart

Orchid

Base

Vanilla

Top

PeachWhite Flowers

Heart

OrchidVanilla

Base

CedarWhite Musk

InformationalShared notesPeach, Orchid and Vanilla. 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

Winter18

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex2

Women95

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,724

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#37,058

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerYellow Velvet 2021Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Zara Yellow Velvet 2021 opens with a bright burst of sweet peach that turns powdery as orchid and warm vanilla settle in. It wears light on warm spring mornings, bringing a creamy, candy-like fruity feel without heavy gourmand syrup. Designed for casual daytime wear, this affordable bottle gives you easy, playful fres…

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Caress by Avant is a soft floral woody musk built around peach, white flowers, orchid, vanilla, cedar, and white musk. It reads gentle and clean rather than loud, with a powdery musky sweetness that suits someone who wants a smooth skin scent with a polished floral edge. The mood is pale, comforting, and lightly sensu…

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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, Yellow Velvet 2021 or Caress?

Yellow Velvet 2021 takes 1 of 1 categories. Yellow Velvet 2021 is rated 3.85/5 from 84 votes; Caress is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Yellow Velvet 2021 for a fruity and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Caress for a powdery and musky character.

Do Yellow Velvet 2021 and Caress smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, powdery and sweet accords. Common notes include Peach, Orchid and Vanilla.

What are the notes in Yellow Velvet 2021 and Caress?

Yellow Velvet 2021 has top notes of Peach, heart notes of Orchid, a base of Vanilla. Caress has top notes of Peach and White Flowers, heart notes of Orchid and Vanilla, a base of Cedar and White Musk.