Fragrance comparison

Book of Shadows vs Woman Triumphant

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 92 ratings analysed

3 wins

Book of Shadows

Alkemia Perfumes

3.5691 votes

Rank #10,113 LeatherSmoky

Full profile Similar & dupes

16%scent match

Clearly different

Woman Triumphant

Poesie

5.001 votes

Rank #39,120 OudIris

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Book of Shadows takes 3 of 3 categories.

Book of Shadows
Choose it for a leather and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Woman Triumphant
Choose it for a oud and iris character.

Book of Shadows3/3

Woman Triumphant0/3

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

Woman TriumphantPoesie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 91 votes

Have 23%Had 7%Want 70%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

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

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityBook of Shadows

SillageBook of Shadows

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

smoky90%

amber80%

animalic70%

balsamic60%

aromatic50%

oud100%

iris90%

powdery80%

woody70%

violet60%

aromatic50%

Scent match16%Clearly different · both 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

White OudIris FlowerInkResinsPaper

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–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men26

Unisex65

Women9

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#10,113

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews33

Overall rank#39,120

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.

Reviews →

Woman Triumphant opens with an unconventional pairing of crisp iris flower and dry paper, immediately signaling an intellectual, bookish character. As it settles, dark black ink and subtle resins emerge, adding a cool, moody depth over a soft backdrop of white oud. The dry-down brings a quiet warmth, balance, and hist…

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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 Woman Triumphant?

Book of Shadows takes 3 of 3 categories. Book of Shadows is rated 3.56/5 from 91 votes; Woman Triumphant is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Book of Shadows for a leather and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Woman Triumphant for a oud and iris character.