Fragrance comparison

Daitengu 大天狗 vs Shades of Darkness

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

Updated 8 Oct 2026 8 ratings analysed

Daitengu 大天狗

RECLASSIFIED RE调香室

1.001 votes

Rank #70,268 Warm SpicyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Shades of Darkness

Nimere Parfums

3.007 votes

Rank #58,517 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Shades of Darkness takes 1 of 1 categories.

Daitengu 大天狗
Choose it for a warm spicy and animalic character.
Shades of Darkness
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Daitengu 大天狗0/1

Shades of Darkness1/1

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): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Shades of Darkness

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Daitengu 大天狗RECLASSIFIED RE调香室

Shades of DarknessNimere Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.00/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 6%Had 9%Want 85%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

14%Love

29%Like

0%Ok

57%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate0

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

animalic92%

fresh spicy84%

musky77%

leather69%

amber61%

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

green77%

aromatic69%

powdery61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

PepperGingerNutmeg

Heart

SaffronCivetLeather

Base

AmbergrisMuskOakmoss

Top

GalbanumCarnationArtemisiaFig LeafBlack currant leafBergamotNutmegSaffron

Heart

Ylang-YlangNarcissusJasmineIrisTobaccoChampacaVioletNeroli

Base

IncenseTolu BalsamCivetCastoreumAmbergrisCedarVetiverBenzoin

InformationalShared notesNutmeg, Saffron, Civet and Ambergris. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,268

PerfumerCarine Boin

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#58,517

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerShades of DarknessHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Daitengu opens with pepper, ginger and nutmeg, then moves into a darker saffron, leather and civet heart. The base of musk, ambergris and oakmoss keeps it earthy, musky and a little feral. This looks best suited to shoppers who enjoy spicy, animalic leather fragrances with a mossy finish. It is likely a sample-first …

Reviews →

Shades of Darkness is a dense, vintage-leaning oriental fragrance that moves from sharp galbanum greens to a deep, animalic, and resinous base. Launched in 2015, this composition offers a complex journey for those who appreciate old-school, heavy, and artistic perfumery suitable for cold weather evenings or formal aut…

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, Daitengu 大天狗 or Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness takes 1 of 1 categories. Daitengu 大天狗 is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes; Shades of Darkness is rated 3.00/5 from 7 votes. Choose Daitengu 大天狗 for a warm spicy and animalic character. Choose Shades of Darkness for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Do Daitengu 大天狗 and Shades of Darkness smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Nutmeg, Saffron, Civet and Ambergris.

Is Daitengu 大天狗 or Shades of Darkness better for summer or winter?

Shades of Darkness suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Daitengu 大天狗 and Shades of Darkness?

Daitengu 大天狗 has top notes of Pepper, Ginger and Nutmeg, heart notes of Saffron, Civet and Leather, a base of Ambergris, Musk and Oakmoss. Shades of Darkness has top notes of Galbanum, Carnation, Artemisia and Fig Leaf, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Narcissus, Jasmine and Iris, a base of Incense, Tolu Balsam, Civet and Castoreum.