Beautiful Monster vs Rasheed
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
65%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Rasheed takes 4 of 5 categories.
Beautiful MonsterChoose it for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
RasheedChoose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.
Beautiful Monster1/5
Rasheed4/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Rasheed
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Rasheed
- Sillage & projection
- Rasheed
- Value for money
- Rasheed
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Beautiful Monster
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Beautiful MonsterBlackcliff ParfumsRasheedNilafar du NilWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.63/ 5 · 43 votes
Have 19%Had 5%Want 76%
4.45/ 5 · 12 votes
Have 38%Had 0%Want 62%
Category winnerRasheedRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate35%Love
23%Like
21%Ok
12%Dislike
9%Hate
43 votes
75%Love
25%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
4 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityRasheed
SillageRasheed
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerRasheedBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
fresh spicy92%
leather84%
warm spicy77%
amber69%
aromatic61%
amber100%
leather92%
woody84%
fresh spicy77%
warm spicy69%
smoky61%
Scent match65%Closely related · both woody, leather and fresh spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
Birch TarLabdanumGuaiac WoodMineral notesBlack PepperGeraniumBergamotPatchouliCinnamonAtlas Cedar
No top / heart / base split published
Top
CypriolBlack PepperCinnamonRaspberry
Heart
LabdanumOlibanumGeraniumRose
Base
Birch TarMyrrhLeatherSandalwood
InformationalShared notesBirch Tar, Labdanum, Black Pepper and Geranium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring60
Summer27
Fall93
Winter100
Day45
Night100
Spring75
Summer25
Fall50
Winter100
Day–
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#24,190
PerfumerKyle Mott-Kannenberg
Launched—
Reviews7
Overall rank#32,456
PerfumerDominique Ropion
Launched—
Reviews4
Category winnerBeautiful MonsterHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotBlackcliff Parfums Beautiful Monster opens with a heavy punch of smoky birch tar, mineral notes, and sharp black pepper. As the intense opening settles, green geranium and dry patchouli cut through the dense leather base. It performs best during cold November nights when you want an aggressive, woody fragrance with ra…
Reviews →Rasheed by Nilafar du Nil is a bold, woody spicy scent launched in 2025. It opens with sharp black pepper and sweet raspberry before settling into a deep, resinous heart of labdanum and olibanum. The dry-down highlights rugged birch tar, leather, and sandalwood. This fragrance offers a dark, assertive profile suitable…
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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Beautiful Monster or Rasheed?
Rasheed takes 4 of 5 categories. Beautiful Monster is rated 3.63/5 from 43 votes; Rasheed is rated 4.45/5 from 12 votes. Choose Beautiful Monster for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Rasheed for a amber and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Beautiful Monster or Rasheed?
Rasheed lasts longest (Rasheed 93/100, Beautiful Monster 76/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Beautiful Monster or Rasheed?
Rasheed projects furthest (Rasheed 92/100, Beautiful Monster 59/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Beautiful Monster and Rasheed smell similar?
Closely related: a 65% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, leather and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Birch Tar, Labdanum, Black Pepper and Geranium.
Is Beautiful Monster or Rasheed better for summer or winter?
Beautiful Monster suits evening wear; Rasheed suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Beautiful Monster and Rasheed?
Beautiful Monster features Birch Tar, Labdanum, Guaiac Wood, Mineral notes and Black Pepper. Rasheed has top notes of Cypriol, Black Pepper, Cinnamon and Raspberry, heart notes of Labdanum, Olibanum, Geranium and Rose, a base of Birch Tar, Myrrh, Leather and Sandalwood.
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