Fragrance comparison

Craft Aura vs Black Widow Special Edition

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 4 ratings analysed

Craft Aura

Le Chameau

3.754 votes

Rank #57,163 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

95%scent match

Very similar

Black Widow Special Edition

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #75,918 SweetWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

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

Craft Aura
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Black Widow Special Edition
Choose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on note pyramid duration.

Craft Aura1/2

Black Widow Special Edition1/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Black Widow Special Edition
Fragranxe ranking: Craft Aura

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Craft AuraLe Chameau

Black Widow Special EditionThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 42%Had 0%Want 58%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 86%Had 0%Want 14%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

25%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage81

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value81

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

almond84%

woody77%

powdery69%

vanilla61%

sweet100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

almond77%

powdery69%

vanilla61%

Scent match95%Very similar · both sweet, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

HeliotropeAlmond

Heart2 to 4 hours

Dark ChocolateRum

Base5 to 8 hours

SandalwoodSugar CaneCaramelCoffee

Notes

Dark ChocolateSandalwoodHeliotropeSugar CaneVetiverCaramelAlmondCoffeeRum

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerBlack Widow Special EditionLongest dry-down: 8-12 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring25

Summer25

Fall50

Winter100

Day25

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,163

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#75,918

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCraft AuraHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Craft Aura by Le Chameau is a rich gourmand perfume built around sweet confections, warm boozy facets, and smooth woods. It opens with powdery heliotrope and crushed almond, giving a nutty, marzipan-like sweetness right from the first spray. The heart introduces bitter dark chocolate mixed with deep rum, creating a de…

Reviews →

Black Widow Special Edition by The Dua Brand is an unapologetic, boozy gourmand built around dark chocolate, spiced rum, and milky sandalwood. From the first press of the atomizer, it hits you with a wave of rich cacao and caramelized sugar cane before deepening into roasted espresso and nutty almond. Powdery heliotro…

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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Plum de VeloursSuperfumistaWINNER vs

Royal FlushTestament LondonRUNNER-UP

1 person compared this today

Malbec IconO BoticárioRUNNER-UP vs

Amber FusionKarakash PerfumeWINNER

1 person compared this today

Jette 7Flowers Cherry BlossomJette JoopRUNNER-UP vs

KoiameJ-ScentWINNER

1 person compared this today

Madly Kenzo! Eau de ToiletteKenzoRUNNER-UP vs

PerpetuumBrocardWINNER

1 person compared this today

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Craft Aura and Black Widow Special Edition smell similar?

Very similar: a 95% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Heliotrope, Almond, Dark Chocolate and Rum.

Is Craft Aura or Black Widow Special Edition better for summer or winter?

Craft Aura suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Craft Aura and Black Widow Special Edition?

Craft Aura has top notes of Heliotrope and Almond, heart notes of Dark Chocolate and Rum, a base of Sandalwood, Sugar Cane, Caramel and Coffee. Black Widow Special Edition features Dark Chocolate, Sandalwood, Heliotrope, Sugar Cane and Vetiver.