Do Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla smell similar?

Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla rate a strikingly similar 88% match on our similarity model. They share 5 notes including Nutmeg, Cardamom, Cinnamon and Coffee. Both lean warm spicy, coffee and fresh spicy.

Which lasts longer, Intoxicated or Cardamom Vanilla?

Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla wear about as long as each other — community testers report 6-10 hours for both. Longevity shifts with skin type, weather, and how much you apply.

When should you wear Intoxicated vs Cardamom Vanilla?

Both Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla are at their best in fall, by community season votes. Both still work year-round; the season vote just reflects where each shines most.

Side by side

Intoxicated vs. Cardamom Vanilla

Q: Is Intoxicated better than Cardamom Vanilla?

Neither is universally better — it depends on what you want. Intoxicated projects louder. Weigh the shared notes, performance, and community votes above to decide which fits you.

Intoxicated

By Kilian

Eau de Parfum2014

88^%

Strikingly similar

Cardamom Vanilla

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Eau de Parfum2020

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Is Intoxicated better than Cardamom Vanilla?

Intoxicated edges out its rival with tobacco, caramel, and bergamot layered into the same spice-vanilla base, creating serious depth that Cardamom Vanilla simply doesn't match. Cardamom Vanilla is the purer expression: five notes doing one thing cleanly, no filler. If you want a room-filling, multifaceted spiced vanilla, Intoxicated wins. If you prefer your vanilla lean and focused, the contender delivers.

Pick Intoxicated

Pick Intoxicated if you want the fuller, more complex interpretation of this profile, where tobacco and caramel push it into warm, smoky, sweet territory instead of just spiced vanilla.

Pick Cardamom Vanilla

Pick Cardamom Vanilla if you want a clean, focused spiced vanilla that stays close to the skin without sacrificing longevity, and you prefer moderate sillage over projection.

Why this score

Accord profile overlap

Performance proximity

Shared notes

NutmegCardamomCinnamonCoffeeVanilla

warm spicycoffeefresh spicyaromaticcinnamon

This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.

The essentials

What's different between Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla?

Key facts: Intoxicated vs. Cardamom Vanilla
	Intoxicated	Cardamom Vanilla
Concentration	Eau de Parfum	Eau de Parfum
Launched	2014	2020
Gender	Unisex	Unisex
Perfumer	Calice Becker	—
Best season	Fall	Fall

Scent DNA

How do Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla smell?

Intoxicated

Warm Spicy

Coffee

Fresh Spicy

Aromatic

Cinnamon

Cardamom Vanilla

Warm Spicy

Vanilla

Coffee

Cinnamon

Fresh Spicy

Aromatic

Shared between both fragrances

The pyramid

What notes do Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla share?

Top

CardamomBergamotAldehydes

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Heart

NutmegCinnamonTobaccoGingerGeranium

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Base

CaramelCoffeeVanillaBalsam FirPatchouliCoumarinMarshmallowSugarChamallow

VanillaCoffeeCardamomCinnamonNutmeg

Notes both fragrances share

Shared note families

Spicy Notes

NutmegCardamomCinnamonGinger

CardamomCinnamonNutmeg

Gourmandy Notes

CaramelCoffeeMarshmallowSugarChamallow

Coffee

Oriental Notes

Vanilla

Where they fit

When and where do Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla work?

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Community taste

Which performs better, Intoxicated or Cardamom Vanilla?

Community verdict: Intoxicated vs. Cardamom Vanilla
	Intoxicated	Cardamom Vanilla
Score	4/5	4/5
Longevity	6-10 hours	6-10 hours
Sillage	strong	moderate

No varnish

What do reviewers say about Intoxicated and Cardamom Vanilla?

Intoxicated is sweet enough to draw people in, but the coffee and spice give it an edge. It's not playing it safe. Think of it as that coffee shop atmosphere you want to disappear into.Intoxicated

Cardamom Vanilla doesn't try to surprise you. It just keeps showing up, warm, consistent, impossible to stop reaching for. The coffee note is subtle, the vanilla is the friend everyone loves.Cardamom Vanilla

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