Fragrance comparison

A Darkness Burning vs Pumpkin Pie

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 209 ratings analysed

3 wins

A Darkness Burning

Alkemia Perfumes

3.5315 votes

Rank #47,003 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Pumpkin Pie

Demeter Fragrance

4.12194 votes

Rank #10,387 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

A Darkness Burning takes 3 of 5 categories.

A Darkness Burning
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Pumpkin Pie
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

A Darkness Burning3/5

Pumpkin Pie2/5

Ratings & consensus: Pumpkin Pie
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: A Darkness Burning
Sillage & projection: A Darkness Burning
Value for money: A Darkness Burning
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Pumpkin Pie

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

A Darkness BurningAlkemia Perfumes

Pumpkin PieDemeter Fragrance

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 11%Had 7%Want 83%

4.12/ 5 · 194 votes

Have 71%Had 29%Want 0%

Category winnerPumpkin PieRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

27%Like

13%Ok

13%Dislike

13%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

39%Love

43%Like

12%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

194 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate63

⏱ Longevity51

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityA Darkness Burning

SillageA Darkness Burning

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value74

Category winnerA Darkness BurningBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber92%

smoky84%

woody77%

vanilla69%

balsamic61%

warm spicy100%

sweet86%

cinnamon72%

fresh spicy58%

fruity44%

vanilla30%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both warm spicy and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IncenseCloveGingerBrown sugarBourbon VanillaCinnamonBenzoinGuaiac WoodOakMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

PumpkinWheatSugarCinnamonCloveGinger

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesClove, Ginger and Cinnamon. Durations are only published for Pumpkin Pie, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer43

Fall100

Winter100

Day71

Night100

Spring23

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night53

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men2

Unisex52

Women46

Casual 47%Date 22%Work 19%Party 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,003

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#10,387

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews33

Category winnerPumpkin PieHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

A Darkness Burning by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

Reviews →

Demeter Fragrance Pumpkin Pie smells like walking straight into a country kitchen on Thanksgiving afternoon. The ginger hits immediately. A sharp burst of spicy ground cinnamon quickly mingles with warm clove and baked wheat crust. You will not find milky custard or heavy dairy cream here. It stays crisp. A faint trac…

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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, A Darkness Burning or Pumpkin Pie?

A Darkness Burning takes 3 of 5 categories. A Darkness Burning is rated 3.53/5 from 15 votes; Pumpkin Pie is rated 4.12/5 from 194 votes. Choose A Darkness Burning for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Pumpkin Pie for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.