Banshee Ambré vs Dark Smoke
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
64%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Dark Smoke takes 1 of 1 categories.
Banshee AmbréChoose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in fall.
Dark SmokeChoose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Banshee Ambré0/1
Dark Smoke1/1
- Ratings & consensus
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- 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
- Dark Smoke
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Banshee AmbréBlack RabbitDark SmokeLimeWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hateNot enough votes yet
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
warm spicy88%
woody77%
vanilla65%
balsamic53%
patchouli42%
amber100%
warm spicy91%
smoky83%
balsamic74%
woody65%
fresh spicy56%
Scent match64%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
CloveSmoke
Heart
BenzoinCedarMyrrh
Base
PatchouliLabdanumVanillaAmber
Top15-30 mins
IncenseBlack PepperClove
Heart2-4 hrs
TobaccoCedarAmber
Base7-9+ hrs
White FlowersPatchouliLabdanumBenzoin
InformationalShared notesClove, Benzoin, Cedar and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Dark Smoke, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day–
Night–
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#81,420
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#76,073
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerDark SmokeHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotBlack Rabbit Banshee Ambré opens with a sharp burst of spicy clove and dense wood smoke. As the intense top layer calms down after twenty minutes, a rich heart of sticky benzoin resin, dry cedar wood, and medicinal myrrh takes over on skin. The dry down settles into a dark amber base softened by sweet vanilla, earthy …
Reviews →Dark Smoke by Lime delivers an immediate hit of fiery black pepper and aromatic clove wrapped in cool, drifting incense smoke. As the sharp spices settle on your skin, a rich core of cured pipe tobacco, dry cedar chips, and warm amber takes over, creating the cozy sensation of sitting next to a stone fireplace on a br…
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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Do Banshee Ambré and Dark Smoke smell similar?
Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Clove, Benzoin, Cedar and Patchouli.
What are the notes in Banshee Ambré and Dark Smoke?
Banshee Ambré has top notes of Clove and Smoke, heart notes of Benzoin, Cedar and Myrrh, a base of Patchouli, Labdanum, Vanilla and Amber. Dark Smoke has top notes of Incense, Black Pepper and Clove, heart notes of Tobacco, Cedar and Amber, a base of White Flowers, Patchouli, Labdanum and Benzoin.
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