Fragrance comparison

Dance With The Devil vs Flocked & Gilded

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 43 ratings analysed

4 wins

Dance With The Devil

Vanitas Parfums

5.003 votes

Rank #38,284 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

Flocked & Gilded

Euphorium Brooklyn

3.8840 votes

Rank #28,516 AmberSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dance With The Devil takes 4 of 5 categories.

Dance With The Devil
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Flocked & Gilded
Choose it for a amber and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Dance With The Devil4/5

Flocked & Gilded1/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Dance With The Devil
Sillage & projection: Dance With The Devil
Value for money: Dance With The Devil
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Dance With The Devil
Fragranxe ranking: Flocked & Gilded

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dance With The DevilVanitas Parfums

Flocked & GildedEuphorium Brooklyn

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

3.88/ 5 · 40 votes

Have 26%Had 15%Want 58%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

35%Love

38%Like

10%Ok

15%Dislike

3%Hate

40 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityDance With The Devil

SillageDance With The Devil

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value38

Category winnerDance With The DevilBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber92%

balsamic84%

warm spicy77%

rose69%

smoky61%

amber100%

sweet92%

citrus84%

vanilla77%

woody69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both amber, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Thyme

Heart2-4 hrs

Rose de MaiRoseJasmine SambacViolet LeafGeraniumIrisHiba

Base8-12 hrs

Peru BalsamPatchouliAmberwoodLeatherIncenseTobaccoOudGurjan balsam

Top15-30 mins

Blood OrangeLabdanumMandarin OrangeGeranium

Heart2-4 hrs

TobaccoWhipped CreamCacaoHoneyVanillaAmber

Base6-8+ hrs

BenzoinGurjan balsamPatchouliHaitian VetiverMusk

Category winnerDance With The DevilLongest dry-down: 8-12 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day35

Night100

Spring40

Summer13

Fall100

Winter87

Day75

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 37%Party 31%Casual 18%Work 14%

Men44

Unisex33

Women22

Date 37%Casual 29%Party 21%Work 13%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,284

PerfumerPaul Voulgaridis

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#28,516

PerfumerStephen Dirkes

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerFlocked & GildedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dance With The Devil by Vanitas Parfums is a rich, smoky oriental woody extrait de parfum built around dark resins, cured tobacco, and velvety rose. It opens with an unexpected spark of herbal thyme before settling into a dense heart of violet leaf, powdery iris, and Japanese hiba wood. As the fragrance warms on your …

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Flocked & Gilded by Euphorium Brooklyn opens with an immediate flash of bitter blood orange and resinous labdanum. It is thick and chewy. The initial tartness quickly folds into whipped cream, sweet honey, and dark cocoa, creating an unusual dessert profile with a shadowy edge. Tobacco and warm benzoin anchor the base…

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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, Dance With The Devil or Flocked & Gilded?

Dance With The Devil takes 4 of 5 categories. Dance With The Devil is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes; Flocked & Gilded is rated 3.88/5 from 40 votes. Choose Dance With The Devil for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Flocked & Gilded for a amber and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Dance With The Devil or Flocked & Gilded?

Dance With The Devil lasts longest (Dance With The Devil 80/100, Flocked & Gilded 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Dance With The Devil or Flocked & Gilded?

Projection is very close: Dance With The Devil 63/100, Flocked & Gilded 61/100 for sillage.

Do Dance With The Devil and Flocked & Gilded smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Geranium, Patchouli, Tobacco and Gurjan balsam.

Is Dance With The Devil or Flocked & Gilded better for summer or winter?

Dance With The Devil suits evening wear; Flocked & Gilded suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dance With The Devil and Flocked & Gilded?

Dance With The Devil has top notes of Thyme, heart notes of Rose de Mai, Rose, Jasmine Sambac and Violet Leaf, a base of Peru Balsam, Patchouli, Amberwood and Leather. Flocked & Gilded has top notes of Blood Orange, Labdanum, Mandarin Orange and Geranium, heart notes of Tobacco, Whipped Cream, Cacao and Honey, a base of Benzoin, Gurjan balsam, Patchouli and Haitian Vetiver.