Fragrance comparison

Écrin de Fumée vs Alias

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 1,637 ratings analysed

Écrin de Fumée

Serge Lutens

4.171,515 votes

Rank #25,026 WoodyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

61%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Alias

Bruno Perrucci Parfums

4.02122 votes

Rank #7,663 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Alias takes 5 of 7 categories.

Écrin de Fumée
Choose it for a woody and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in winter.
Alias
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Écrin de Fumée2/7

Alias5/7

Ratings & consensus: Écrin de Fumée
Community sentiment: Écrin de Fumée
Longevity: Alias
Sillage & projection: Alias
Value for money: Alias
Versatility: Alias
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Alias

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Écrin de FuméeSerge Lutens

AliasBruno Perrucci Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 1,515 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

4.02/ 5 · 122 votes

Have 78%Had 22%Want 0%

Category winnerÉcrin de FuméeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

35%Like

10%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

1,515 votes

53%Love

21%Like

10%Ok

5%Dislike

11%Hate

122 votes

Category winnerÉcrin de FuméeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityAlias

SillageAlias

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value63

Category winnerAliasBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

cacao88%

smoky77%

tobacco65%

warm spicy53%

rum42%

woody100%

sweet92%

warm spicy84%

cacao77%

rum69%

tobacco61%

Scent match61%Closely related · both woody, cacao and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CacaoRumSmokeTobaccoWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

RumWoody NotesSaffron

Heart

CacaoLicoriceLabdanumBirch

Base

TobaccoVanilla AbsoluteMusk

InformationalShared notesCacao, Rum, Tobacco and Woody Notes. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring24

Summer12

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring39

Summer13

Fall94

Winter100

Day100

Night–

Category winnerAliasMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex53

Women5

Men34

Unisex60

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,026

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#7,663

PerfumerBruno Perrucci

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerAliasHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Serge Lutens introduces a dark, woody mood in Écrin de Fumée. This unisex scent combines dry tobacco leaf and roasted cacao beans with a warm, rum soaked opening. It sits close to the skin on winter nights, offering a cozy but smoky shadow that suits drinkers of black coffee and lovers of dark wool coats.

Reviews →

Alias by Bruno Perrucci Parfums is a rich unisex blend that centers on boozy notes and warm sweetness. It combines a distinct rum note with dark cacao and sweet tobacco, creating a comforting winter fragrance. Perfect for cozy evenings, it wraps the wearer in a sweet, woody embrace that projects well in cold weather.

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Écrin de Fumée or Alias?

Alias takes 5 of 7 categories. Écrin de Fumée is rated 4.17/5 from 1,515 votes; Alias is rated 4.02/5 from 122 votes. Choose Écrin de Fumée for a woody and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in winter. Choose Alias for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Écrin de Fumée or Alias?

Alias lasts longest (Alias 78/100, Écrin de Fumée 71/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Écrin de Fumée or Alias?

Alias projects furthest (Alias 71/100, Écrin de Fumée 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Écrin de Fumée and Alias smell similar?

Closely related: a 61% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, cacao and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cacao, Rum, Tobacco and Woody Notes.

Is Écrin de Fumée or Alias better for summer or winter?

For summer, Alias is the stronger pick. For winter, Écrin de Fumée is the stronger pick. Alias suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Écrin de Fumée and Alias?

Écrin de Fumée features Cacao, Rum, Smoke, Tobacco and Woody Notes. Alias has top notes of Rum, Woody Notes and Saffron, heart notes of Cacao, Licorice, Labdanum and Birch, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla Absolute and Musk.