Fragrance comparison

Brilliant Clear vs Dare you dear me !/?

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 9 ratings analysed

Brilliant Clear

Jacques Battini

—0 votes

Rank #66,470 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

19%scent match

Clearly different

Dare you dear me !/?

Parfum Büro | M-collections

3.339 votes

Rank #62,146 AmberFruity

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Brilliant Clear
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection.
Dare you dear me !/?
Choose it for a amber and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Brilliant Clear1/2

Dare you dear me !/?1/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Brilliant Clear
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Dare you dear me !/?

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Brilliant ClearJacques Battini

Dare you dear me !/?Parfum Büro | M-collections

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.33/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 32%Had 3%Want 65%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

22%Love

22%Like

33%Ok

11%Dislike

11%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate58

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageBrilliant Clear

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value0

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus91%

patchouli83%

warm spicy74%

fresh spicy65%

aromatic56%

amber100%

fruity92%

musky84%

rose77%

animalic69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match19%Clearly different · both fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotLemon

Heart

GeraniumBlack Currant

Base

PatchouliSandalwoodMusk

Top20-30 mins

Granny Smith appleBreadBlack CurrantBergamotBitter OrangeLemon

Heart2-3 hrs

RoseGeraniumYlang YlangMagnolia

Base4-6 hrs

MuskAmbergrisBenzoinPrecious WoodsTonka BeanNatural VanillaPatchouli

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lemon, Geranium and Black Currant. Durations are only published for Dare you dear me !/?, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 37%Work 31%Date 22%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,470

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#62,146

PerfumerMaurizio Cerizza

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDare you dear me !/?Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Brilliant Clear by Jacques Battini offers a crisp floral woody experience suitable for daily office wear. The scent opens with bright notes of bergamot and lemon before transitioning into a floral heart of geranium and black currant. It eventually settles into a stable, warm base of patchouli and sandalwood, creating …

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Dare you dear me !/? by Parfum Büro | M-collections is a bright, curious floral fruity fragrance with an unexpected twist. Created by perfumer Maurizio Cerizza, it opens with a sharp bite of Granny Smith apple, tangy black currant, and crisp citrus, balanced by a unique warm bread accord that gives the opening a cozy …

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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 projects more, Brilliant Clear or Dare you dear me !/??

Brilliant Clear projects furthest (Brilliant Clear 100/100, Dare you dear me !/? 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Brilliant Clear and Dare you dear me !/? smell similar?

Clearly different: a 19% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Geranium and Black Currant.

Is Brilliant Clear or Dare you dear me !/? better for summer or winter?

Dare you dear me !/? suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Brilliant Clear and Dare you dear me !/??

Brilliant Clear has top notes of Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Geranium and Black Currant, a base of Patchouli, Sandalwood and Musk. Dare you dear me !/? has top notes of Granny Smith apple, Bread, Black Currant and Bergamot, heart notes of Rose, Geranium, Ylang Ylang and Magnolia, a base of Musk, Ambergris, Benzoin and Precious Woods.