Fragrance comparison

Barbary Belle vs Burnt Remedy

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 15 ratings analysed

Barbary Belle

Scent by the Sea

4.004 votes

Rank #56,354 TobaccoSweet

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36%scent match

Some overlap

Burnt Remedy

Broken Anatomy Perfumes

3.9111 votes

Rank #53,977 WoodyGreen

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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.
Burnt Remedy
Choose it for a woody and green character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Barbary Belle2/4

Burnt Remedy2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Barbary BelleScent by the Sea

Burnt RemedyBroken Anatomy Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 7%Want 71%

3.91/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 23%Had 0%Want 77%

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

27%Love

36%Like

36%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate73

Category winners

LongevityBurnt Remedy

SillageBarbary Belle

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value71

Category winnerBarbary BelleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

sweet83%

rose65%

chocolate48%

warm spicy30%

woody100%

green92%

smoky84%

sweet77%

tobacco69%

aromatic61%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both tobacco and sweet

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

HayPropolisCashmere WoodSmokeVetiverTobaccoDark Chocolate

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

Spring67

Summer33

Fall100

Winter83

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men70

Unisex20

Women10

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,354

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#53,977

PerfumerRyan Handis

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBurnt RemedyHigher 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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Ryan Handis created a rugged, comforting fragrance that smells like a wildland firefighter returning home. Burnt Remedy captures the raw scent of a controlled forest burn cooled by fresh rainfall, softening into a cozy skin scent. It is designed for those who appreciate smoky vetiver and dark chocolate, offering a com…

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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 Burnt Remedy?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Barbary Belle is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; Burnt Remedy is rated 3.91/5 from 11 votes. Choose Barbary Belle for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Burnt Remedy for a woody and green character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.