Do Cardamom Vanilla and Intoxicated smell similar?

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

Which lasts longer, Cardamom Vanilla or Intoxicated?

Cardamom Vanilla and Intoxicated 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 Cardamom Vanilla vs Intoxicated?

Both Cardamom Vanilla and Intoxicated 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

Cardamom Vanilla vs. Intoxicated

Q: Is Cardamom Vanilla better than Intoxicated?

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.

Cardamom Vanilla

Niche4All

Eau de Parfum2020

88^%

Strikingly similar

Intoxicated

By Kilian

Eau de Parfum2014

New comparison

Is Cardamom Vanilla better than Intoxicated?

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 Cardamom Vanilla

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 Intoxicated

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

VanillaCoffeeCardamomCinnamonNutmeg

warm spicycoffeecinnamonfresh spicyaromatic

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 Cardamom Vanilla and Intoxicated?

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

Scent DNA

How do Cardamom Vanilla and Intoxicated smell?

Cardamom Vanilla

Warm Spicy

Vanilla

Coffee

Cinnamon

Fresh Spicy

Aromatic

Intoxicated

Warm Spicy

Coffee

Fresh Spicy

Aromatic

Cinnamon

Shared between both fragrances

The pyramid

What notes do Cardamom Vanilla and Intoxicated share?

Top—

CardamomBergamotAldehydes

Heart—

NutmegCinnamonTobaccoGingerGeranium

Base

VanillaCoffeeCardamomCinnamonNutmeg

CaramelCoffeeVanillaBalsam FirPatchouliCoumarinMarshmallowSugarChamallow

Notes both fragrances share

Shared note families

Spicy Notes

CardamomCinnamonNutmeg

NutmegCardamomCinnamonGinger

Gourmandy Notes

Coffee

CaramelCoffeeMarshmallowSugarChamallow

Oriental Notes

Vanilla

Where they fit

When and where do Cardamom Vanilla and Intoxicated work?

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Community taste

Which performs better, Cardamom Vanilla or Intoxicated?

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

No varnish

What do reviewers say about Cardamom Vanilla and 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

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

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