Fragrance comparison

Barbary Belle vs M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 31 ratings analysed

Barbary Belle

Scent by the Sea

4.004 votes

Rank #56,354 TobaccoSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance

Opus Oils

4.1527 votes

Rank #30,945 WoodySweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance takes 2 of 3 categories.

Barbary Belle
Choose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Barbary Belle1/3

M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance
Sillage & projection: Barbary Belle
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Barbary BelleScent by the Sea

M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey FragranceOpus Oils

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 7%Want 71%

4.15/ 5 · 27 votes

Have 6%Had 4%Want 90%

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

52%Love

30%Like

0%Ok

19%Dislike

0%Hate

27 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityM’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance

SillageBarbary Belle

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

sweet83%

rose65%

chocolate48%

warm spicy30%

woody100%

sweet91%

warm spicy83%

tobacco74%

whiskey65%

amber56%

Scent match42%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

Top

CognacWhiskeyLimnophila aromaticaRice FlowerSaffron

Heart

TobaccoHoneyDark ChocolateRoseViolet

Base

AmberWoody NotesVanillaMuskMoss

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Dark Chocolate and Rose. 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

Spring14

Summer14

Fall86

Winter100

Day86

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,354

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#30,945

PerfumerKedra Hart

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerM’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey FragranceHigher 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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Opus Oils M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance is a rich, boozy gourmand that wraps warm spirits and dry leaves around a sweet heart. It opens with sharp top notes of cognac and saffron, transitioning into a dense core of dark chocolate and honeyed tobacco. Perfect for cool autumn evenings, this scent clings t…

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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 M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance?

M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance takes 2 of 3 categories. Barbary Belle is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance is rated 4.15/5 from 27 votes. Choose Barbary Belle for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Barbary Belle or M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance?

M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance lasts longest (M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance 67/100, Barbary Belle 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Barbary Belle or M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance?

Barbary Belle projects furthest (Barbary Belle 75/100, M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Barbary Belle and M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco, sweet and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Dark Chocolate and Rose.

Is Barbary Belle or M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance better for summer or winter?

Barbary Belle suits evening wear; M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Barbary Belle and M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance?

Barbary Belle features Tobacco, Dark Chocolate and Rose. M’Eau Joe No 3 - Hollywood Whiskey Fragrance has top notes of Cognac, Whiskey, Limnophila aromatica and Rice Flower, heart notes of Tobacco, Honey, Dark Chocolate and Rose, a base of Amber, Woody Notes, Vanilla and Musk.