Fragrance comparison

#316 Élixir de... vs Nébuleuse du Papillon

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 8 ratings analysed

#316 Élixir de...

Le Ré Noir

3.805 votes

Rank #62,015 SweetTobacco

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13%scent match

Clearly different

5 wins

Nébuleuse du Papillon

Chouette Vierge Parfumée · 2024

5.003 votes

Rank #32,436 MuskyAnimalic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nébuleuse du Papillon takes 5 of 5 categories.

#316 Élixir de...
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Nébuleuse du Papillon
Choose it for a musky and animalic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

#316 Élixir de...0/5

Nébuleuse du Papillon5/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Nébuleuse du Papillon
Sillage & projection: Nébuleuse du Papillon
Value for money: Nébuleuse du Papillon
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Nébuleuse du Papillon
Fragranxe ranking: Nébuleuse du Papillon

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#316 Élixir de...Le Ré Noir

Nébuleuse du PapillonChouette Vierge Parfumée

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 30%Had 10%Want 60%

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 13%Had 4%Want 83%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

80%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNébuleuse du Papillon

SillageNébuleuse du Papillon

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value63

Category winnerNébuleuse du PapillonBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tobacco88%

herbal77%

warm spicy65%

vanilla53%

woody42%

musky100%

animalic92%

wine84%

powdery77%

leather69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match13%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

ImmortelleTobaccoSandalwoodVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Top20-30 mins

Red WineAmarettoChocolateCitruses

Heart2-4 hrs

NarcissusImmortelleLotusRoseTuberoseJasmineViolet

Base8-12+ hrs

CivetCastoreumMuskTobaccoPatchouliSandalwoodCinnamonAmber

Category winnerNébuleuse du PapillonLongest dry-down: 8-12+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer0

Fall100

Winter67

Day56

Night100

Spring67

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Casual 37%Date 34%Party 17%Work 11%

Men0

Unisex80

Women20

Date 45%Party 34%Casual 14%Work 7%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#62,015

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#32,436

PerfumerHoang Nguyen

Launched2024

Reviews1

Category winnerNébuleuse du PapillonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

#316 Élixir de... by Le Ré Noir puts a savory, maple-tinged spin on traditional sweet tobacco. The opening delivers a distinct blast of immortelle, smelling like toasted fenugreek, dried straw, and warm burnt sugar. Within minutes, rich cured pipe tobacco joins the mix, cutting through the initial syrup with a dry, ea…

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Nébuleuse du Papillon by Chouette Vierge Parfumée hits the skin with a loud, decadent spill of spiced red wine, bitter amaretto liqueur, and dark cocoa. The opening is thick and unmistakably boozy. Within thirty minutes, that boozy splash settles down to reveal an earthy heart of honeyed narcissus, velvety rose, and v…

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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, #316 Élixir de... or Nébuleuse du Papillon?

Nébuleuse du Papillon takes 5 of 5 categories. #316 Élixir de... is rated 3.80/5 from 5 votes; Nébuleuse du Papillon is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes. Choose #316 Élixir de... for a sweet and tobacco character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Nébuleuse du Papillon for a musky and animalic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, #316 Élixir de... or Nébuleuse du Papillon?

Nébuleuse du Papillon lasts longest (Nébuleuse du Papillon 90/100, #316 Élixir de... 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, #316 Élixir de... or Nébuleuse du Papillon?

Nébuleuse du Papillon projects furthest (Nébuleuse du Papillon 69/100, #316 Élixir de... 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do #316 Élixir de... and Nébuleuse du Papillon smell similar?

Clearly different: a 13% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Tobacco and Sandalwood.

Is #316 Élixir de... or Nébuleuse du Papillon better for summer or winter?

#316 Élixir de... suits evening wear; Nébuleuse du Papillon suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in #316 Élixir de... and Nébuleuse du Papillon?

#316 Élixir de... features Immortelle, Tobacco, Sandalwood and Vanilla. Nébuleuse du Papillon has top notes of Red Wine, Amaretto, Chocolate and Citruses, heart notes of Narcissus, Immortelle, Lotus and Rose, a base of Civet, Castoreum, Musk and Tobacco.