Fragrance comparison

Book of Shadows vs Obedient Element

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 95 ratings analysed

4 wins

Book of Shadows

Alkemia Perfumes

3.5691 votes

Rank #10,113 LeatherSmoky

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Obedient Element

Poesie

3.254 votes

Rank #58,652 TobaccoBalsamic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Book of Shadows takes 4 of 4 categories.

Book of Shadows
Choose it for a leather and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Obedient Element
Choose it for a tobacco and balsamic character. Best in winter, evening wear.

Book of Shadows4/4

Obedient Element0/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Book of Shadows
Sillage & projection: Book of Shadows
Value for money: Book of Shadows
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

Obedient ElementPoesie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 91 votes

Have 23%Had 7%Want 70%

3.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

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

25%Dislike

25%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate56

Category winners

LongevityBook of Shadows

SillageBook of Shadows

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price value50

Category winnerBook of ShadowsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

smoky90%

amber80%

animalic70%

balsamic60%

aromatic50%

tobacco100%

balsamic90%

aromatic80%

beeswax70%

sweet60%

honey50%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both balsamic and aromatic

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

Dragon Blood ResinTobaccoInkBeeswaxPaper

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesInk 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

Summer33

Fall67

Winter100

Day33

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#58,652

PerfumerJoelle Nealy

Launched—

Reviews1

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.

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Obedient Element opens with a stark, dry impression of ink splashing across stacks of freshly cut paper. Within seconds, a dark line of dragon's blood resin bubbles to the surface, bringing a slightly metallic, aromatic warmth that prevents the scent from feeling completely flat or sterile. As it settles on skin durin…

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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, Book of Shadows or Obedient Element?

Book of Shadows takes 4 of 4 categories. Book of Shadows is rated 3.56/5 from 91 votes; Obedient Element is rated 3.25/5 from 4 votes. Choose Book of Shadows for a leather and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Obedient Element for a tobacco and balsamic character. Best in winter, evening wear.