Fragrance comparison

Blooming Fire vs Not Dark Yet

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 477 ratings analysed

Blooming Fire

Orebella · 2024

3.90469 votes

Rank #4,838 White FloralWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

12%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Not Dark Yet

Perito Moreno

4.758 votes

Rank #31,589 AmberSweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Not Dark Yet takes 3 of 4 categories.

Blooming Fire
Choose it for a white floral and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Not Dark Yet
Choose it for a amber and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Blooming Fire1/4

Not Dark Yet3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not Dark Yet
Sillage & projection: Not Dark Yet
Value for money: Not Dark Yet
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Blooming Fire

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Blooming FireOrebella

Not Dark YetPerito Moreno

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.90/ 5 · 469 votes

Have 88%Had 12%Want 0%

4.75/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 43%Had 4%Want 52%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

41%Love

29%Like

15%Ok

9%Dislike

6%Hate

469 votes

75%Love

25%Like

0%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

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevityNot Dark Yet

SillageNot Dark Yet

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price value63

Category winnerNot Dark YetBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

warm spicy90%

tropical80%

woody70%

coconut60%

citrus50%

amber100%

sweet92%

woody84%

caramel77%

tobacco69%

balsamic61%

Scent match12%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotCardamomCedarClove Leaf

Heart

Monoi OilJasmine

Base

Patchouli

Top

Pink PepperCardamomGingerCinnamon LeafOlibanumBlack PepperFennel

Heart

CaramelStar AniseLeatherBarkClove LeafCinnamonNutmeg

Base

Tobacco LeafTonka BeanCedarwoodPeru BalsamAmberAmber OilDark ChocolateLabdanum

InformationalShared notesCardamom and Clove Leaf. 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

Fall0

Winter31

Day–

Night–

Spring75

Summer25

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex12

Women87

Men83

Unisex17

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,838

PerfumerClement Gavarry

Launched2024

Reviews113

Overall rank#31,589

PerfumerNitish Dixit

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerBlooming FireHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Blooming Fire by Orebella brings a warm, tropical garden onto your skin. Bergamot and cardamom open the scent with a bright, spicy flash. It quickly melts into a creamy monoi and jasmine heart. A base of earthy patchouli keeps the white florals grounded. This scent is built for warm, humid summer days and casual sundr…

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Perito Moreno Not Dark Yet centers on a dense heart of cured tobacco leaf anchored by sticky labdanum and bittersweet dark chocolate. Nitish Dixit opens the composition with a dry crackle of black pepper, cardamom, and fennel seed before settling into warm cinnamon leaf and charred leather. Built for chilly autumn eve…

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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.

Which is better, Blooming Fire or Not Dark Yet?

Not Dark Yet takes 3 of 4 categories. Blooming Fire is rated 3.90/5 from 469 votes; Not Dark Yet is rated 4.75/5 from 8 votes. Choose Blooming Fire for a white floral and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Not Dark Yet for a amber and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Blooming Fire or Not Dark Yet?

Not Dark Yet lasts longest (Not Dark Yet 67/100, Blooming Fire 59/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Blooming Fire or Not Dark Yet?

Projection is very close: Not Dark Yet 50/100, Blooming Fire 48/100 for sillage.

Do Blooming Fire and Not Dark Yet smell similar?

Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Cardamom and Clove Leaf.

Is Blooming Fire or Not Dark Yet better for summer or winter?

Not Dark Yet suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Blooming Fire and Not Dark Yet?

Blooming Fire has top notes of Bergamot, Cardamom, Cedar and Clove Leaf, heart notes of Monoi Oil and Jasmine, a base of Patchouli. Not Dark Yet has top notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Ginger and Cinnamon Leaf, heart notes of Caramel, Star Anise, Leather and Bark, a base of Tobacco Leaf, Tonka Bean, Cedarwood and Peru Balsam.