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Bloody Tea vs Bowmakers

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

Updated 1,102 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bowmakers takes 5 of 5 categories.

  • Bloody Tea

    Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Best in winter, day or night wear.

  • Bowmakers

    Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Bloody Tea0/5
Bowmakers5/5
Ratings & consensus
Bowmakers
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Bowmakers
Sillage & projection
Bowmakers
Value for money
Bowmakers
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Bowmakers

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Bloody TeaWild Drops Parfums
BowmakersDS&Durga
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.91/ 5 · 11 votes
Have 10%Had 8%Want 83%
4.09/ 5 · 1,091 votes
Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%
Category winnerBowmakersRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
36%Love
45%Like
0%Ok
9%Dislike
9%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

42%Love
37%Like
10%Ok
9%Dislike
1%Hate

1,091 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate73
⏱ Longevity66
〰 Sillage55
♥ Love / hate77
Category winners

LongevityBowmakers

SillageBowmakers

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value35
¤ Price value37
Category winnerBowmakersBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fruity100%
woody90%
sweet80%
vanilla70%
Champagne60%
warm spicy50%
woody100%
amber83%
aromatic65%
balsamic48%
leather30%
Scent match25%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
TeaRaisinOsmanthus
Heart
ChampagneBlack TeaMahoganyTobacco
Base
Lapsang Souchong TeaDried FruitsCognacVanillaLeatherResinsIrisLabdanum
Notes
ResinsMahoganyWoody NotesPine TreeMapleLeatherWalnut

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesMahogany, Leather and Resins. Durations are only published for Bowmakers, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring50
Summer50
Fall75
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring45
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day100
Night98
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex100
Women0
Men59
Unisex39
Women2
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#43,503

PerfumerAnna Nikishina

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#1,896

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz

Launched2013

Reviews170

Category winnerBowmakersHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bloody Tea wears like a dark fruit tea steeped with prunes, apricots and smoke, then warmed with tobacco, cognac and soft resins. Reviews suggest it stays close to the skin, with a rich, syrupy texture rather than a breezy tea feel. This suits someone who enjoys dense, boozy dried-fruit scents more than fresh green te…

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DS&Durga Bowmakers smells like stepping into a traditional violin maker's workshop. You immediately get a bracing snap of raw pine resin, burled maple shavings, and aged mahogany timber. A sharp puff of turpentine and amber rosin cuts through the opening air. The solvents settle quickly. Within twenty minutes, the ini…

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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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Bloody Tea or Bowmakers?

Bowmakers takes 5 of 5 categories. Bloody Tea is rated 3.91/5 from 11 votes; Bowmakers is rated 4.09/5 from 1,091 votes. Choose Bloody Tea for a fruity and woody character. Best in winter, day or night wear. Choose Bowmakers for a woody and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Bloody Tea or Bowmakers?

Bowmakers lasts longest (Bowmakers 66/100, Bloody Tea 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Bloody Tea or Bowmakers?

Bowmakers projects furthest (Bowmakers 55/100, Bloody Tea 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Bloody Tea and Bowmakers smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Mahogany, Leather and Resins.

Is Bloody Tea or Bowmakers better for summer or winter?

Bloody Tea suits day or night wear; Bowmakers suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bloody Tea and Bowmakers?

Bloody Tea has top notes of Tea, Raisin and Osmanthus, heart notes of Champagne, Black Tea, Mahogany and Tobacco, a base of Lapsang Souchong Tea, Dried Fruits, Cognac and Vanilla. Bowmakers features Resins, Mahogany, Woody Notes, Pine Tree and Maple.

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