Fragrance comparison

Bilquis vs Killing Beauty

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 56 ratings analysed

Bilquis

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

3.754 votes

Rank #52,648 SweetMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

26%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Killing Beauty

Nimere Parfums

3.7552 votes

Rank #28,308 SweetWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Killing Beauty takes 4 of 4 categories.

Bilquis
Choose it for a sweet and musky character. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Killing Beauty
Choose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Bilquis0/4

Killing Beauty4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BilquisBlack Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Killing BeautyNimere Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 19%Had 5%Want 76%

3.75/ 5 · 52 votes

Have 20%Had 20%Want 60%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

25%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

23%Love

52%Like

2%Ok

23%Dislike

0%Hate

52 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage33

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityKilling Beauty

SillageKilling Beauty

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price value67

Category winnerKilling BeautyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

musky92%

floral84%

fresh77%

green69%

honey61%

sweet100%

woody92%

amber84%

fruity77%

honey69%

powdery61%

Scent match26%Clearly different · both sweet and honey

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

HoneyAlmondMyrrhRose OilMuskLily-of-the-ValleyFig LeafAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Red Apple

No top / heart / base split published

Top

PetitgrainTangerineLemon Verbena

Heart

PlumWild StrawberryGardeniaRoseIrisFreesiaHawthornLily-of-the-Valley

Base

HoneyCaramelMyrrhTonka BeanGuaiac WoodTolu BalsamPatchouliSandalwood

InformationalShared notesHoney, Myrrh and Lily-of-the-Valley. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring70

Summer50

Fall100

Winter70

Day100

Night78

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex80

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#52,648

PerfumerBrian Constantine, Elizabeth Barrial

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#28,308

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerKilling BeautyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bilquis reads as a honeyed, musky floral with green fruit facets rather than a loud gourmand. The mix of honey, almond, rose oil, fig leaf and red apple suggests a soft sweetness, while myrrh and musk keep it darker and more skin-like. It looks best suited to someone who likes indie perfumes that feel intimate, slight…

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Killing Beauty by Nimere Parfums creates a complex floral experience that leans into gourmand territory. It opens with vibrant petitgrain and tangerine, eventually settling into a dense base of honey, caramel, and resins. Best suited for cooler days, this unisex scent offers a dense, long-lasting presence on the skin …

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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, Bilquis or Killing Beauty?

Killing Beauty takes 4 of 4 categories. Bilquis is rated 3.75/5 from 4 votes; Killing Beauty is rated 3.75/5 from 52 votes. Choose Bilquis for a sweet and musky character. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Killing Beauty for a sweet and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Bilquis or Killing Beauty?

Killing Beauty lasts longest (Killing Beauty 74/100, Bilquis 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Bilquis or Killing Beauty?

Killing Beauty projects furthest (Killing Beauty 64/100, Bilquis 33/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Bilquis and Killing Beauty smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and honey accords. Common notes include Honey, Myrrh and Lily-of-the-Valley.

Is Bilquis or Killing Beauty better for summer or winter?

Bilquis suits day or night wear; Killing Beauty suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bilquis and Killing Beauty?

Bilquis features Honey, Almond, Myrrh, Rose Oil and Musk. Killing Beauty has top notes of Petitgrain, Tangerine and Lemon Verbena, heart notes of Plum, Wild Strawberry, Gardenia and Rose, a base of Honey, Caramel, Myrrh and Tonka Bean.