Fragrance comparison

Dance With The Devil vs L'Oblìo

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 353 ratings analysed

3 wins

Dance With The Devil

Vanitas Parfums

5.003 votes

Rank #39,492 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

L'Oblìo

Meo Fusciuni

4.22350 votes

Rank #6,857 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dance With The Devil takes 3 of 4 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.
L'Oblìo
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Dance With The Devil3/4

L'Oblìo1/4

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): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: L'Oblìo

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dance With The DevilVanitas Parfums

L'OblìoMeo Fusciuni

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

4.22/ 5 · 350 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

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

48%Love

33%Like

12%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

350 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityDance With The Devil

SillageDance With The Devil

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value39

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%

woody100%

powdery92%

iris84%

warm spicy77%

sweet69%

tobacco61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both 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

Notes

IrisWoody NotesMateIncenseMuskImmortelleTobaccoSandalwoodOakmoss

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesIris, Incense and Tobacco. 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

Day35

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter94

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

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

Men9

Unisex78

Women13

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#39,492

PerfumerPaul Voulgaridis

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#6,857

PerfumerGiuseppe Imprezzabile

Launched—

Reviews35

Category winnerL'OblìoHigher 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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L'Oblìo opens with dry mate tea leaves and earthy iris powder before settling into a warm bed of incense, tobacco, and sandalwood. Giuseppe Imprezzabile crafted this as a quiet skin scent that feels most at home during autumn library visits, cool rainy afternoons, or slow evening reading sessions.

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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 L'Oblìo?

Dance With The Devil takes 3 of 4 categories. Dance With The Devil is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes; L'Oblìo is rated 4.22/5 from 350 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 L'Oblìo for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Dance With The Devil or L'Oblìo?

Dance With The Devil lasts longest (Dance With The Devil 80/100, L'Oblìo 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Dance With The Devil or L'Oblìo?

Dance With The Devil projects furthest (Dance With The Devil 63/100, L'Oblìo 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Dance With The Devil and L'Oblìo smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Iris, Incense and Tobacco.

Is Dance With The Devil or L'Oblìo better for summer or winter?

Dance With The Devil suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dance With The Devil and L'Oblìo?

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. L'Oblìo features Iris, Woody Notes, Mate, Incense and Musk.