Fragrance comparison

Book of Shadows vs Antique Bookstore.

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 93 ratings analysed

2 wins

Book of Shadows

Alkemia Perfumes

3.5691 votes

Rank #10,113 LeatherSmoky

Full profile Similar & dupes

75%scent match

Very similar

Antique Bookstore.

Black Rabbit

3.502 votes

Rank #63,377 LeatherAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Book of Shadows takes 2 of 3 categories.

Book of Shadows
Choose it for a leather and smoky character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Antique Bookstore.
Choose it for a leather and animalic character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Book of Shadows2/3

Antique Bookstore.1/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Book of Shadows
Value for money: Antique Bookstore.
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Book of Shadows

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Book of ShadowsAlkemia Perfumes

Antique Bookstore.Black Rabbit

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 91 votes

Have 23%Had 7%Want 70%

3.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 1%Had 1%Want 97%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

38%Like

18%Ok

11%Dislike

5%Hate

66 votes

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

50%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBook of Shadows

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price value75

Category winnerAntique Bookstore.Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

smoky90%

amber80%

animalic70%

balsamic60%

aromatic50%

leather100%

animalic65%

smoky30%

Scent match75%Very similar · both leather, animalic and smoky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LeatherIncenseInkPaper

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

LeatherPaperInk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLeather, Ink and Paper. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring10

Summer14

Fall100

Winter76

Day100

Night–

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men26

Unisex65

Women9

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#10,113

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews33

Overall rank#63,377

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBook of ShadowsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Book of Shadows by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

Reviews →

Black Rabbit Antique Bookstore opens with dry paper pages, bitter black ink, and dark weathered leather bindings. It settles into a quiet, atmospheric scent that wears close on chilly autumn afternoons and solitary reading days. The dry down keeps a smoky, slightly animalic woody quality on skin without turning sweet.

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.

Which is better, Book of Shadows or Antique Bookstore.?

Book of Shadows takes 2 of 3 categories. Book of Shadows is rated 3.56/5 from 91 votes; Antique Bookstore. is rated 3.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Book of Shadows for a leather and smoky character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Antique Bookstore. for a leather and animalic character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.