Fragrance comparison

Dance With The Devil vs Katarzist

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 15 ratings analysed

Dance With The Devil

Vanitas Parfums

5.003 votes

Rank #43,339 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Katarzist

ORACULUM

3.6712 votes

Rank #24,788 RoseOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Katarzist takes 3 of 4 categories.

Dance With The Devil
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Katarzist
Choose it for a rose and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Dance With The Devil1/4

Katarzist3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dance With The DevilVanitas Parfums

KatarzistORACULUM

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

3.67/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 21%Had 21%Want 59%

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

42%Love

8%Like

33%Ok

8%Dislike

8%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityDance With The Devil

SillageKatarzist

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value53

Category winnerKatarzistBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber92%

balsamic84%

warm spicy77%

rose69%

smoky61%

rose100%

oud92%

leather84%

woody77%

powdery69%

animalic61%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both woody and rose

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

Top

SandalwoodTobacco

Heart

RoseAmber

Base

OudLeatherMusk

InformationalShared notesRose, Leather, Tobacco and Oud. Durations are only published for Dance With The Devil, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring9

Summer9

Fall91

Winter100

Day25

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men27

Unisex64

Women9

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#43,339

PerfumerPaul Voulgaridis

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#24,788

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerKatarzistHigher 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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Katarzist by ORACULUM is a dry wood and rose scent built around a stark contrast of tobacco and warm resins. It pairs dry Turkish rose with a smoky base of leather and oud, creating a dark, atmospheric fragrance. It works best on cool autumn nights when you want a serious, wood-centric scent that clings closely to the…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Dance With The Devil or Katarzist?

Katarzist takes 3 of 4 categories. Dance With The Devil is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes; Katarzist is rated 3.67/5 from 12 votes. Choose Dance With The Devil for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Katarzist for a rose and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Dance With The Devil or Katarzist?

They last about the same: Dance With The Devil 80/100, Katarzist 78/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Dance With The Devil or Katarzist?

Projection is very close: Katarzist 64/100, Dance With The Devil 63/100 for sillage.

Do Dance With The Devil and Katarzist smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and rose accords. Common notes include Rose, Leather, Tobacco and Oud.

Is Dance With The Devil or Katarzist better for summer or winter?

Dance With The Devil suits day or night wear; Katarzist suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dance With The Devil and Katarzist?

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. Katarzist has top notes of Sandalwood and Tobacco, heart notes of Rose and Amber, a base of Oud, Leather and Musk.