Fragrance comparison

Am'e vs Barbary Belle

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 8 ratings analysed

Am'e

Artist'o

5.004 votes

Rank #40,300 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

Barbary Belle

Scent by the Sea

4.004 votes

Rank #56,354 TobaccoSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Am'e
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Barbary Belle
Choose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Am'e2/4

Barbary Belle2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Am'e
Sillage & projection: Barbary Belle
Value for money: Barbary Belle
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Am'e

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Am'eArtist'o

Barbary BelleScent by the Sea

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 2%Had 6%Want 92%

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 7%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

50%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityAm'e

SillageBarbary Belle

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value100

Category winnerBarbary BelleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tobacco90%

whiskey80%

woody70%

chocolate60%

warm spicy50%

tobacco100%

sweet83%

rose65%

chocolate48%

warm spicy30%

Scent match58%Closely related · both tobacco, sweet and chocolate

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Dark ChocolateOrange

Heart

TobaccoWhiskey

Base

Woody Notes

Notes

TobaccoDark ChocolateRose

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesDark Chocolate and Tobacco. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#40,300

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#56,354

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAm'eHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Am'e opens with orange over dark chocolate, then turns warmer and more textured as tobacco and whiskey move in. The result reads sweet, boozy, woody, and slightly smoky rather than sugary. It suits shoppers who like rich, evening-leaning scents with a gourmand edge but still want some dryness from woods and tobacco. S…

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Barbary Belle is a sweet tobacco scent with a dark cocoa twist and a clear rose running through the middle. It opens warm and gourmand-leaning, then settles into a rosy, chocolate-tinted tobacco that can feel cosy and a little bold. If you like tobacco fragrances that read more dessert-like than smoky, this is worth a…

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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, Am'e or Barbary Belle?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Am'e is rated 5.00/5 from 4 votes; Barbary Belle is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes. Choose Am'e for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Barbary Belle for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Am'e or Barbary Belle?

Am'e lasts longest (Am'e 100/100, Barbary Belle 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Am'e or Barbary Belle?

Barbary Belle projects furthest (Barbary Belle 75/100, Am'e 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Am'e and Barbary Belle smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco, sweet and chocolate accords. Common notes include Dark Chocolate and Tobacco.

Is Am'e or Barbary Belle better for summer or winter?

Am'e suits evening wear; Barbary Belle suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Am'e and Barbary Belle?

Am'e has top notes of Dark Chocolate and Orange, heart notes of Tobacco and Whiskey, a base of Woody Notes. Barbary Belle features Tobacco, Dark Chocolate and Rose.