Fragrance comparison

Yellow Velvet vs Caress

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 86 ratings analysed

1 wins

Yellow Velvet

Zara

4.0785 votes

Rank #10,709 FruityVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

Caress

Avant

5.001 votes

Rank #37,058 PowderyMusky

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Yellow Velvet takes 1 of 1 categories.

Yellow Velvet
Choose it for a fruity and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Caress
Choose it for a powdery and musky character.

Yellow Velvet1/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Yellow VelvetZara

CaressAvant

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 85 votes

Have 42%Had 15%Want 42%

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

38%Love

42%Like

9%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

85 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

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value85

¤ 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

Spring60

Summer100

Fall26

Winter10

Day100

Night11

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#10,709

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#37,058

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerYellow VelvetHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Yellow Velvet by Zara offers a bright, tropical hit of peach and citrus that quickly shifts into a light floral orchid heart. It settles into a warm vanilla base that hugs the skin. The perfume is built for casual summer days when you want a clean, refreshing scent without heavy projection.

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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 or Caress?

Yellow Velvet takes 1 of 1 categories. Yellow Velvet is rated 4.07/5 from 85 votes; Caress is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Yellow Velvet for a fruity and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Caress for a powdery and musky character.

Do Yellow Velvet 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.

Is Yellow Velvet or Caress better for summer or winter?

Yellow Velvet suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Yellow Velvet and Caress?

Yellow Velvet 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.