Fragrance comparison

Barbary Belle vs Food of the Gods

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 8 ratings analysed

3 wins

Barbary Belle

Scent by the Sea

4.004 votes

Rank #56,354 TobaccoSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

Food of the Gods

House of Forbidden Fruit

2.004 votes

Rank #72,750 SweetChocolate

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Barbary Belle takes 3 of 3 categories.

Barbary Belle
Choose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Food of the Gods
Choose it for a sweet and chocolate character. Best in winter, evening wear.

Barbary Belle3/3

Food of the Gods0/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Barbary BelleScent by the Sea

Food of the GodsHouse of Forbidden Fruit

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 7%Want 71%

2.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 11%Had 3%Want 86%

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

0%Love

0%Like

50%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate25

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBarbary Belle

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value25

Category winnerBarbary BelleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

sweet83%

rose65%

chocolate48%

warm spicy30%

sweet100%

chocolate92%

warm spicy84%

floral77%

tobacco69%

musky61%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both sweet, tobacco and chocolate

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

Dark ChocolateTobaccoIncenseChampacaLime (Linden) BlossomMusk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco and Dark Chocolate. Durations are only published for Food of the Gods, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day–

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day24

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Date 44%Party 28%Casual 19%Work 9%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,354

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#72,750

PerfumerMegan Terpening

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBarbary BelleHigher 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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Food of the Gods hits the air with raw, unsweetened dark chocolate and thick pipe tobacco. The cacao is not milk candy. It feels dusty, bitter, and intensely earthy right from the first spray. Within twenty minutes, warm incense curls around a floral core of yellow champaca and sweet linden blossom, balancing the dens…

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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 Food of the Gods?

Barbary Belle takes 3 of 3 categories. Barbary Belle is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; Food of the Gods is rated 2.00/5 from 4 votes. Choose Barbary Belle for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Food of the Gods for a sweet and chocolate character. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which projects more, Barbary Belle or Food of the Gods?

Barbary Belle projects furthest (Barbary Belle 75/100, Food of the Gods 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Barbary Belle and Food of the Gods smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, tobacco and chocolate accords. Common notes include Tobacco and Dark Chocolate.

Is Barbary Belle or Food of the Gods better for summer or winter?

Barbary Belle suits evening wear; Food of the Gods suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Barbary Belle and Food of the Gods?

Barbary Belle features Tobacco, Dark Chocolate and Rose. Food of the Gods features Dark Chocolate, Tobacco, Incense, Champaca and Lime (Linden) Blossom.