Fragrance comparison

#494 Indulgence illimité vs Smoky Amber

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 8 ratings analysed

#494 Indulgence illimité

Le Ré Noir

1.754 votes

Rank #74,963 SmokyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Smoky Amber

Al-Jazeera Perfumes

5.004 votes

Rank #35,846 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Smoky Amber takes 1 of 1 categories.

#494 Indulgence illimité
Choose it for a smoky and warm spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Smoky Amber
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

#494 Indulgence illimité0/1

Smoky Amber1/1

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: Smoky Amber

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#494 Indulgence illimitéLe Ré Noir

Smoky AmberAl-Jazeera Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

1.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 7%Had 7%Want 87%

5.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 15%Had 2%Want 83%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

75%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate19

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value58

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

smoky100%

warm spicy88%

amber77%

chocolate65%

balsamic53%

sweet42%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

iris84%

smoky77%

powdery69%

balsamic61%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both warm spicy, smoky and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IncenseChocolateOlibanum

No top / heart / base split published

Top

PearBergamot

Heart

OrrisChocolateGardenia

Base

IncenseVanillaMyrrhMusk

InformationalShared notesIncense and Chocolate. Durations are only published for #494 Indulgence illimité, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Party 32%Casual 24%Work 9%

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,963

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#35,846

PerfumerNathalie Lorson

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSmoky AmberHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Le Ré Noir #494 Indulgence illimité takes dark cacao into deep, resinous territory. Forget sugary supermarket confections. This scent immediately hits with raw, unsweetened dark chocolate wrapped in dense curls of church incense and sticky olibanum resin. It is bold, bitter, and undeniably smoky. The dry heat feels un…

Reviews →

Smoky Amber by Al-Jazeera Perfumes is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Smoky Amber was launched in 2025. The nose behind this fragrance is Nathalie Lorson. Top notes are Pear and Bergamot; middle notes are Orris, Chocolate and Gardenia; base notes are Incense, Vanilla, Myrrh and…

Reviews →

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, #494 Indulgence illimité or Smoky Amber?

Smoky Amber takes 1 of 1 categories. #494 Indulgence illimité is rated 1.75/5 from 4 votes; Smoky Amber is rated 5.00/5 from 4 votes. Choose #494 Indulgence illimité for a smoky and warm spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Smoky Amber for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Do #494 Indulgence illimité and Smoky Amber smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, smoky and amber accords. Common notes include Incense and Chocolate.

Is #494 Indulgence illimité or Smoky Amber better for summer or winter?

#494 Indulgence illimité suits evening wear; Smoky Amber suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in #494 Indulgence illimité and Smoky Amber?

#494 Indulgence illimité features Incense, Chocolate and Olibanum. Smoky Amber has top notes of Pear and Bergamot, heart notes of Orris, Chocolate and Gardenia, a base of Incense, Vanilla, Myrrh and Musk.