Fragrance comparison

Écrin de Fumée vs Burniss

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 1,537 ratings analysed

3 wins

Écrin de Fumée

Serge Lutens

4.171,515 votes

Rank #25,026 WoodyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

49%scent match

Some overlap

Burniss

Havenhollow

3.8622 votes

Rank #53,655 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Écrin de Fumée takes 3 of 5 categories.

Écrin de Fumée
Choose it for a woody and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Burniss
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Écrin de Fumée3/5

Burniss2/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Écrin de FuméeSerge Lutens

BurnissHavenhollow

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 1,515 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

3.86/ 5 · 22 votes

Have 22%Had 7%Want 71%

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

64%Love

0%Like

9%Ok

14%Dislike

14%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityÉcrin de Fumée

SillageBurniss

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value69

Category winnerBurnissBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

cacao88%

smoky77%

tobacco65%

warm spicy53%

rum42%

sweet100%

tobacco92%

smoky84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

leather61%

Scent match49%Some overlap · both woody, smoky and tobacco

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

Notes

TobaccoSpicesCastoreumSmokeRumDeer Tongue GrassBourbon VanillaHoneyCocoaPlumCedar

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesRum, Smoke and Tobacco. 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–

Spring20

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex53

Women5

Men80

Unisex0

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,026

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#53,655

PerfumerEric Valentino

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerÉcrin de FuméeHigher 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 →

Havenhollow Burniss brings a dark, aromatic blend of five distinct pipe tobaccos soaked in blackstrap rum and golden acacia honey. The scent immediately opens with sweet dried plum, bitter cocoa powder, and warm baking spices before settling into a deep heart of cured Kentucky burley and Virginia leaf. As it warms on …

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 Burniss?

Écrin de Fumée takes 3 of 5 categories. Écrin de Fumée is rated 4.17/5 from 1,515 votes; Burniss is rated 3.86/5 from 22 votes. Choose Écrin de Fumée for a woody and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Burniss for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.