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Barbary Belle vs Obsession Наваждение

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

Updated 14 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Obsession Наваждение takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Barbary Belle

    Choose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Best in fall, evening wear.

  • Obsession Наваждение

    Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Barbary Belle0/4
Obsession Наваждение3/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Obsession Наваждение
Sillage & projection
Obsession Наваждение
Value for money
Tie
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Obsession Наваждение

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Barbary BelleScent by the Sea
Obsession НаваждениеOsmoGenes Perfumes
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.00/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 21%Had 7%Want 71%
4.00/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 13%Had 16%Want 71%
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

50%Love
30%Like
0%Ok
10%Dislike
10%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage75
♥ Love / hate75
⏱ Longevity93
〰 Sillage78
♥ Love / hate75
Category winners

LongevityObsession Наваждение

SillageObsession Наваждение

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value100
¤ Price value100
Category winnerTieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
tobacco100%
sweet83%
rose65%
chocolate48%
warm spicy30%
sweet100%
fruity92%
cannabis84%
tobacco77%
fresh spicy69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match42%Some overlap · both sweet, tobacco 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
cannabisNutmeg
Heart
PineappleDark ChocolatePatchouliNeroli
Base
TobaccoVanillaOlibanum
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
Summer100
Fall33
Winter67
Day100
Night67
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
Men0
Unisex100
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,354

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#51,221

PerfumerOlga Gosina

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerObsession НаваждениеHigher 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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OsmoGenes Perfumes released Obsession Наваждение in 2017 as a unisex herbal gourmand crafted by nose Olga Gosina. The scent opens with damp cannabis leaves and freshly grated nutmeg before diving into a thick heart of dark chocolate and ripe pineapple. Earthy patchouli and bittersweet tobacco anchor the dry down alon…

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Barbary Belle or Obsession Наваждение?

Obsession Наваждение takes 3 of 4 categories. Barbary Belle is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; Obsession Наваждение is rated 4.00/5 from 10 votes. Choose Barbary Belle for a tobacco and sweet character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Obsession Наваждение for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Barbary Belle or Obsession Наваждение?

Obsession Наваждение lasts longest (Obsession Наваждение 93/100, Barbary Belle 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Barbary Belle or Obsession Наваждение?

Obsession Наваждение projects furthest (Obsession Наваждение 78/100, Barbary Belle 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Barbary Belle and Obsession Наваждение smell similar?

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

Is Barbary Belle or Obsession Наваждение better for summer or winter?

Barbary Belle suits evening wear; Obsession Наваждение suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Barbary Belle and Obsession Наваждение?

Barbary Belle features Tobacco, Dark Chocolate and Rose. Obsession Наваждение has top notes of cannabis and Nutmeg, heart notes of Pineapple, Dark Chocolate, Patchouli and Neroli, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla and Olibanum.

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