Fragrance comparison

Barbary Belle vs Black Narcotique

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 98 ratings analysed

Barbary Belle

Scent by the Sea

4.004 votes

Rank #56,354 TobaccoSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

48%scent match

Some overlap

Black Narcotique

Serge Dumonten

4.0294 votes

Rank #27,992 WoodyWarm Spicy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

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

Barbary Belle
Choose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Black Narcotique
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Barbary Belle2/4

Black Narcotique2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Barbary BelleScent by the Sea

Black NarcotiqueSerge Dumonten

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 7%Want 71%

4.02/ 5 · 94 votes

Have 40%Had 18%Want 42%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

36%Love

40%Like

13%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

94 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityBlack Narcotique

SillageBarbary Belle

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value47

Category winnerBarbary BelleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

sweet83%

rose65%

chocolate48%

warm spicy30%

woody100%

warm spicy91%

sweet83%

tobacco74%

chocolate65%

almond56%

Scent match48%Some overlap · both tobacco, sweet and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

TobaccoDark ChocolateRose

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

TobaccoCognacDark ChocolateWoody NotesCinnamonSandalwoodAmbergrisAlmondHeliotrope

No top / heart / base split published

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

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day–

Night100

Spring28

Summer20

Fall100

Winter98

Day53

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men21

Unisex60

Women19

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,354

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#27,992

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlack NarcotiqueHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Serge Dumonten Black Narcotique is a heavy, dark gourmand built around boozy cognac and bitter chocolate. It sits close to the skin with a warm cinnamon heat that makes it suited for crisp October nights. The blend is thick, sweet, and leans into a powdery almond base that lingers for hours.

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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, Barbary Belle or Black Narcotique?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Barbary Belle is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; Black Narcotique is rated 4.02/5 from 94 votes. Choose Barbary Belle for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Black Narcotique for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.