Where it differs: Carolina Herrera is a louder 1980s tuberose and jasmine bouquet with green notes, oakmoss and a touch of civet, lacking California Reverie's honeyed beeswax and vanilla glow.
Smells like Van Cleef & Arpels California Reverie.
One bottle the community rates close to California Reverie, with the one thing each does differently. white floral, citrus, sweet, for women.
Scent overlap
Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.
Notes of California Reverie
What Van Cleef & Arpels publishes. Black means Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera shares the note.
Top
- neroli
- mandarin orange
Heart
- jasmine sambac
- frangipani
Base
- beeswax
- vanilla
Notes of Carolina Herrera
What Carolina Herrera publishes. Black means California Reverie shares the note.
Top
- apricot
- orange blossom
- green notes
- rosewood
- bergamot
Heart
- tuberose
- jasmine
- ylang-ylang
- honeysuckle
- narcissus
- hyacinth
- lily-of-the-valley
Base
- civet
- musk
- oakmoss
- amber
- sandalwood
- vetiver
- cedar
The bottle worth trying
Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.
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Side by side, the way people actually decide
Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.
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