Fragrance comparison

Black Smocking vs Sunset Blush

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 80 ratings analysed

1 wins

Black Smocking

Maïssa Parfums

4.2080 votes

Rank #30,014 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

Sunset Blush

By Igor

—0 votes

Rank #75,955 RumCaramel

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Black Smocking takes 1 of 1 categories.

Black Smocking
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Sunset Blush
Choose it for a rum and caramel character.

Black Smocking1/1

Sunset Blush0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Black SmockingMaïssa Parfums

Sunset BlushBy Igor

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.20/ 5 · 80 votes

Have 34%Had 11%Want 55%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

53%Love

28%Like

11%Ok

5%Dislike

4%Hate

80 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

warm spicy84%

amber77%

tobacco69%

caramel61%

rum100%

caramel83%

woody65%

sweet48%

warm spicy30%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both sweet, caramel and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top1 to 2 hours

ChocolatePeachCaramel

Heart4 to 6 hours

Tonka BeanTobaccoPatchouliSaffron

Base6 to 8+ hours

VanillaAmberLabdanum

Top

CaramelBlackcurrantPeach

Heart

Rum

Base

SaffronAmber

InformationalShared notesPeach, Caramel, Saffron and Amber. Durations are only published for Black Smocking, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring17

Summer17

Fall55

Winter100

Day21

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men46

Unisex34

Women20

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,014

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#75,955

PerfumerEmna Doghri

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlack SmockingHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black Smocking by Maïssa Parfums is a rich woody spicy fragrance built around dark sweetness and dry leaf smoke. The scent opens with a burst of thick caramel, dark chocolate, and fleshy peach fruitiness before settling into a warm core of unlit tobacco, spicy saffron, and earthy patchouli. Grounded by smooth vanilla,…

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Sunset Blush by By Igor is a sweet, boozy unisex fragrance built around caramel, blackcurrant, peach and rum, with saffron and amber warming the base. The profile suggests a plush gourmand-fruity scent with a darker alcoholic heart rather than a fresh daytime cologne. Sample first if you are sensitive to caramel sweet…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Black Smocking and Sunset Blush smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, caramel and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Peach, Caramel, Saffron and Amber.

Is Black Smocking or Sunset Blush better for summer or winter?

Black Smocking suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Black Smocking and Sunset Blush?

Black Smocking has top notes of Chocolate, Peach and Caramel, heart notes of Tonka Bean, Tobacco, Patchouli and Saffron, a base of Vanilla, Amber and Labdanum. Sunset Blush has top notes of Caramel, Blackcurrant and Peach, heart notes of Rum, a base of Saffron and Amber.