Fragrance comparison

Bleu Roi vs Shades of Darkness

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 7 ratings analysed

Bleu Roi

Thary

—0 votes

Rank #66,604 AmberRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Shades of Darkness

Nimere Parfums

3.007 votes

Rank #58,651 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Shades of Darkness takes 1 of 1 categories.

Bleu Roi
Choose it for a amber and rose character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Shades of Darkness
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Bleu Roi0/1

Shades of Darkness1/1

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: Shades of Darkness

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bleu RoiThary

Shades of DarknessNimere Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.00/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 6%Had 9%Want 85%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

14%Love

29%Like

0%Ok

57%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

rose92%

musky84%

aromatic77%

warm spicy69%

animalic61%

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

green77%

aromatic69%

powdery61%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Blue Rose

Heart

SaffronNeroli

Base

AmbergrisVetiverMusk

Top

GalbanumCarnationArtemisiaFig LeafBlack currant leafBergamotNutmegSaffron

Heart

Ylang-YlangNarcissusJasmineIrisTobaccoChampacaVioletNeroli

Base

IncenseTolu BalsamCivetCastoreumAmbergrisCedarVetiverBenzoin

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Neroli, Ambergris and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,604

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#58,651

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerShades of DarknessHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bleu Roi by Thary is a dry, ambered rose with saffron spice, soft neroli brightness, and a musky vetiver base. The note list suggests a floral spice profile rather than a fresh blue style, with ambergris and musk adding warmth and a faint animalic edge. This looks best suited to someone who enjoys textured rose fragra…

Reviews →

Shades of Darkness is a dense, vintage-leaning oriental fragrance that moves from sharp galbanum greens to a deep, animalic, and resinous base. Launched in 2015, this composition offers a complex journey for those who appreciate old-school, heavy, and artistic perfumery suitable for cold weather evenings or formal aut…

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.

Do Bleu Roi and Shades of Darkness smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Saffron, Neroli, Ambergris and Vetiver.

Is Bleu Roi or Shades of Darkness better for summer or winter?

Bleu Roi suits day or night wear; Shades of Darkness suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bleu Roi and Shades of Darkness?

Bleu Roi has top notes of Blue Rose, heart notes of Saffron and Neroli, a base of Ambergris, Vetiver and Musk. Shades of Darkness has top notes of Galbanum, Carnation, Artemisia and Fig Leaf, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Narcissus, Jasmine and Iris, a base of Incense, Tolu Balsam, Civet and Castoreum.