Fragrance comparison

Blinding Lights vs Femme Fatale

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 38 ratings analysed

Blinding Lights

Mango

3.577 votes

Rank #54,477 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

Femme Fatale

Oakcha

3.7731 votes

Rank #51,000 White FloralSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Blinding Lights
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Femme Fatale
Choose it for a white floral and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Blinding Lights2/4

Femme Fatale2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Femme Fatale
Sillage & projection: Blinding Lights
Value for money: Blinding Lights
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Femme Fatale

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Blinding LightsMango

Femme FataleOakcha

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.57/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 16%Had 4%Want 80%

3.77/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 60%Had 5%Want 35%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

43%Love

14%Like

0%Ok

43%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

35%Love

35%Like

6%Ok

16%Dislike

6%Hate

31 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity47

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate64

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityFemme Fatale

SillageBlinding Lights

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value86

Category winnerBlinding LightsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet88%

musky77%

amber65%

balsamic53%

lactonic42%

white floral100%

sweet92%

warm spicy84%

vanilla77%

amber69%

tuberose61%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both sweet and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Cashmere WoodPralineVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Top

AlmondBergamotCoffeeLemon

Heart

TuberoseJasmine SambacOrange BlossomBulgarian RoseOrris

Base

Tonka BeanCacaoPralineMuskVanillaAmberCashmere WoodCinnamon

InformationalShared notesCashmere Wood, Praline and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Blinding Lights, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer33

Fall100

Winter67

Day83

Night100

Spring70

Summer70

Fall100

Winter80

Day38

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 37%Date 28%Work 24%Party 12%

Men0

Unisex13

Women88

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#54,477

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#51,000

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFemme FataleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Blinding Lights by Mango delivers a warm, comforting hug of sweet praline, creamy vanilla, and velvety cashmere wood. The opening hits with a brief surge of alcohol solvent before quickly settling into a nutty, toasted sugar sweetness. It feels familiar and easy. Within twenty minutes, the lactonic amber facets emerge…

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Femme Fatale by Oakcha is an amber floral fragrance built around a rich blend of creamy tuberose, sweet almond, dark cacao, and roasted coffee beans. It opens with a bright burst of bergamot and lemon before settling into a warm, inviting heart of jasmine sambac and orange blossom. Grounded by cozy base notes of tonka…

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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, Blinding Lights or Femme Fatale?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Blinding Lights is rated 3.57/5 from 7 votes; Femme Fatale is rated 3.77/5 from 31 votes. Choose Blinding Lights for a woody and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Femme Fatale for a white floral and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Blinding Lights or Femme Fatale?

Femme Fatale lasts longest (Femme Fatale 70/100, Blinding Lights 47/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Blinding Lights or Femme Fatale?

Blinding Lights projects furthest (Blinding Lights 63/100, Femme Fatale 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Blinding Lights and Femme Fatale smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and amber accords. Common notes include Cashmere Wood, Praline and Vanilla.

Is Blinding Lights or Femme Fatale better for summer or winter?

Blinding Lights suits evening wear; Femme Fatale suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Blinding Lights and Femme Fatale?

Blinding Lights features Cashmere Wood, Praline and Vanilla. Femme Fatale has top notes of Almond, Bergamot, Coffee and Lemon, heart notes of Tuberose, Jasmine Sambac, Orange Blossom and Bulgarian Rose, a base of Tonka Bean, Cacao, Praline and Musk.