Fragrance comparison

Écrin de Fumée vs The Decadents

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 1,564 ratings analysed

Écrin de Fumée

Serge Lutens

4.171,515 votes

Rank #25,026 WoodyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

6 wins

The Decadents

Alkemia Perfumes

4.4149 votes

Rank #19,591 SweetFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Decadents takes 6 of 7 categories.

Écrin de Fumée
Choose it for a woody and cacao character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter.
The Decadents
Choose it for a sweet and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Écrin de Fumée1/7

The Decadents6/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Écrin de FuméeSerge Lutens

The DecadentsAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 1,515 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

4.41/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 24%Had 14%Want 62%

Category winnerThe DecadentsRating 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

41%Like

0%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

49 votes

Category winnerThe DecadentsMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityÉcrin de Fumée

SillageThe Decadents

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value75

Category winnerThe DecadentsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

cacao88%

smoky77%

tobacco65%

warm spicy53%

rum42%

sweet100%

floral92%

cacao84%

honey77%

powdery69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both 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

Notes

OpiumCacaoHoneyRumTobaccoAmberMuskLeatherVanillaVodka

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCacao, Rum 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–

Spring17

Summer8

Fall100

Winter100

Day89

Night100

Category winnerThe DecadentsMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex53

Women5

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,026

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#19,591

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerThe DecadentsHigher 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.

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The Decadents by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The Decadents was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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 The Decadents?

The Decadents takes 6 of 7 categories. Écrin de Fumée is rated 4.17/5 from 1,515 votes; The Decadents is rated 4.41/5 from 49 votes. Choose Écrin de Fumée for a woody and cacao character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter. Choose The Decadents for a sweet and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Écrin de Fumée or The Decadents?

Écrin de Fumée lasts longest (Écrin de Fumée 71/100, The Decadents 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Écrin de Fumée or The Decadents?

Projection is very close: The Decadents 58/100, Écrin de Fumée 57/100 for sillage.

Do Écrin de Fumée and The Decadents smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share cacao and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cacao, Rum and Tobacco.

Is Écrin de Fumée or The Decadents better for summer or winter?

For summer, Écrin de Fumée is the stronger pick. For winter, Écrin de Fumée is the stronger pick. The Decadents suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.