Fragrance comparison

Blinding Lights vs Ko Meme

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 15 ratings analysed

Blinding Lights

Mango

3.577 votes

Rank #54,477 WoodySweet

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55%scent match

Closely related

Ko Meme

The Saltworks Company

4.258 votes

Rank #47,496 AmberSweet

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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.
Ko Meme
Choose it for a amber and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Blinding Lights2/4

Ko Meme2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Blinding LightsMango

Ko MemeThe Saltworks Company

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.57/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 16%Had 4%Want 80%

4.25/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 47%Had 12%Want 41%

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

50%Love

25%Like

25%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity47

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate64

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityKo Meme

SillageBlinding Lights

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value55

Category winnerBlinding LightsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet88%

musky77%

amber65%

balsamic53%

lactonic42%

amber100%

sweet83%

smoky65%

balsamic48%

vanilla30%

Scent match55%Closely related · both sweet, amber and balsamic

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

VanillaPraline

Heart

IncensePlum

Base

AmberCashmere Wood

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

Spring20

Summer60

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

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

Unisex25

Women75

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#54,477

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#47,496

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerKo MemeHigher 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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Ko Meme by The Saltworks Company blends heavy vanilla and rich praline to create a warm, indulgent scent profile. A contrast of smoky incense and dark plum defines the mid phase, which later settles into a base of amber and cashmere wood. This fragrance is designed for cold weather wear during cozy evening outings.

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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 Ko Meme?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Blinding Lights is rated 3.57/5 from 7 votes; Ko Meme is rated 4.25/5 from 8 votes. Choose Blinding Lights for a woody and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Ko Meme for a amber and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Blinding Lights or Ko Meme?

Ko Meme lasts longest (Ko Meme 64/100, Blinding Lights 47/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Blinding Lights or Ko Meme?

Blinding Lights projects furthest (Blinding Lights 63/100, Ko Meme 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Blinding Lights and Ko Meme smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, amber and balsamic accords. Common notes include Cashmere Wood, Praline and Vanilla.

Is Blinding Lights or Ko Meme better for summer or winter?

Blinding Lights suits evening wear; Ko Meme suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Blinding Lights and Ko Meme?

Blinding Lights features Cashmere Wood, Praline and Vanilla. Ko Meme has top notes of Vanilla and Praline, heart notes of Incense and Plum, a base of Amber and Cashmere Wood.