Fragrance comparison

Champs Délaissée vs The Bee's Knees

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 275 ratings analysed

Champs Délaissée

Pictura Fragrans

3.7837 votes

Rank #15,981 GreenAnimalic

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8%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

The Bee's Knees

Lush · 2024

3.53238 votes

Rank #9,324 SweetTobacco

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Bee's Knees takes 4 of 5 categories.

Champs Délaissée
Choose it for a green and animalic character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in fall, evening wear.
The Bee's Knees
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Champs Délaissée1/5

The Bee's Knees4/5

Ratings & consensus: Champs Délaissée
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: The Bee's Knees
Sillage & projection: The Bee's Knees
Value for money: The Bee's Knees
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: The Bee's Knees

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Champs DélaisséePictura Fragrans

The Bee's KneesLush

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.78/ 5 · 37 votes

Have 12%Had 6%Want 83%

3.53/ 5 · 238 votes

Have 74%Had 3%Want 24%

Category winnerChamps DélaisséeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

22%Like

7%Ok

11%Dislike

7%Hate

27 votes

18%Love

36%Like

18%Ok

27%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityThe Bee's Knees

SillageThe Bee's Knees

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value42

¤ Price value66

Category winnerThe Bee's KneesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

green100%

animalic92%

fresh spicy84%

musky77%

vanilla69%

herbal61%

sweet100%

tobacco69%

floral30%

Scent match8%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BeeswaxBlood OrangeAlmondYuzu

Heart

FlouveFenugreekWhite TeaImmortelleJasmineOsmanthusRoseNeroli

Base

CivetHayLeatherMuskOudCostusOlibanumCedar

Notes

HaySmokeHoneyImmortelleEarthy NotesTobaccoLeatherOsmanthusPetitgrainNeroliOrange Blossom

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesImmortelle, Osmanthus, Neroli and Hay. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring47

Summer33

Fall100

Winter87

Day43

Night100

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night25

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men19

Unisex62

Women19

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,981

PerfumerDL Jenkins

Launched—

Reviews10

Overall rank#9,324

PerfumerAlina Gliwinska

Launched2024

Reviews30

Category winnerThe Bee's KneesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Champs Délaissée is an evocative, vintage-style extrait that pulls from the forgotten fields of Provence. It centers on a rugged blend of hay, beeswax, and animalic notes, grounded by a rich, resinous base. This complex fragrance feels like a sun-drenched walk through rural landscapes in late summer, offering a sensor…

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The Bee's Knees is a smoky honey scent with a dry, windswept feel rather than a soft gourmand one. Hay, tobacco and leather shape the opening, while neroli and osmanthus add a floral lift as it settles. It wears warmer and smoother in the dry-down, with honey and balsamic tones becoming easier to enjoy. This suits sho…

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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, Champs Délaissée or The Bee's Knees?

The Bee's Knees takes 4 of 5 categories. Champs Délaissée is rated 3.78/5 from 37 votes; The Bee's Knees is rated 3.53/5 from 238 votes. Choose Champs Délaissée for a green and animalic character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose The Bee's Knees for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Champs Délaissée or The Bee's Knees?

The Bee's Knees lasts longest (The Bee's Knees 73/100, Champs Délaissée 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Champs Délaissée or The Bee's Knees?

The Bee's Knees projects furthest (The Bee's Knees 63/100, Champs Délaissée 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Champs Délaissée and The Bee's Knees smell similar?

Clearly different: a 8% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Osmanthus, Neroli and Hay.

Is Champs Délaissée or The Bee's Knees better for summer or winter?

Champs Délaissée suits evening wear; The Bee's Knees suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Champs Délaissée and The Bee's Knees?

Champs Délaissée has top notes of Beeswax, Blood Orange, Almond and Yuzu, heart notes of Flouve, Fenugreek, White Tea and Immortelle, a base of Civet, Hay, Leather and Musk. The Bee's Knees features Hay, Smoke, Honey, Immortelle and Earthy Notes.