Fragrance comparison

Ballet Improvisé vs Light The Night

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 15 ratings analysed

Ballet Improvisé

And Other Stories

—0 votes

Rank #80,325 VioletPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Light The Night

Bi-es

3.5315 votes

Rank #63,500 CitrusSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Light The Night takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ballet Improvisé
Choose it for a violet and powdery character.
Light The Night
Choose it for a citrus and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Ballet Improvisé0/1

Light The Night1/1

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: Light The Night

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ballet ImproviséAnd Other Stories

Light The NightBi-es

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.53/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 33%Had 8%Want 58%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

20%Love

47%Like

0%Ok

33%Dislike

0%Hate

15 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 / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

violet100%

powdery90%

leather80%

fresh70%

woody60%

citrus50%

citrus100%

sweet92%

fresh84%

white floral77%

powdery69%

fruity61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both powdery, fresh and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CitrusesWhite PepperLemon Zest

Heart

VioletVanilla

Base

SuedePatchouliAmberMusk

Top

CitrusesOrangePeachPear

Heart

JasmineVioletRose

Base

PralinePatchouliVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesCitruses, Violet, Vanilla and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring80

Summer20

Fall80

Winter100

Day100

Night80

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#80,325

PerfumerJérôme Epinette

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#63,500

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLight The NightHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ballet Improvise by And Other Stories starts with a bright lemon zest and white pepper bite before settling into a warm vanilla and violet core. It wears as a soft, powdery suede skin scent that suits cozy autumn afternoons and quiet indoor work settings. The clean base of musk and amber keeps it approachable for dail…

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Light The Night by Bi-es is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance tailored for women. The composition leads with a crisp blend of citruses, orange, pear, and peach. Middle notes of jasmine, violet, and rose transition into a gourmand base of praline, patchouli, vanilla, and musk. It wears as an easygoing, modern choice for ca…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Ballet Improvisé and Light The Night smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, fresh and citrus accords. Common notes include Citruses, Violet, Vanilla and Patchouli.

Is Ballet Improvisé or Light The Night better for summer or winter?

Light The Night suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ballet Improvisé and Light The Night?

Ballet Improvisé has top notes of Citruses, White Pepper and Lemon Zest, heart notes of Violet and Vanilla, a base of Suede, Patchouli, Amber and Musk. Light The Night has top notes of Citruses, Orange, Peach and Pear, heart notes of Jasmine, Violet and Rose, a base of Praline, Patchouli, Vanilla and Musk.