Fragrance comparison

Daring Romance vs Smoke

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 27 ratings analysed

Daring Romance

Mango

4.004 votes

Rank #57,461 WoodyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Smoke

Luxodor

3.7823 votes

Rank #24,787 AmberSmoky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Smoke takes 3 of 4 categories.

Daring Romance
Choose it for a woody and coffee character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Smoke
Choose it for a amber and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Daring Romance1/4

Smoke3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Smoke
Sillage & projection: Smoke
Value for money: Daring Romance
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Smoke

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Daring RomanceMango

SmokeLuxodor

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%

3.78/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 38%Had 14%Want 48%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

50%Like

25%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

35%Love

26%Like

30%Ok

0%Dislike

9%Hate

23 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevitySmoke

SillageSmoke

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value82

Category winnerDaring RomanceBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

coffee86%

musky72%

powdery58%

warm spicy44%

amber30%

amber100%

smoky92%

green84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

balsamic61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both woody, amber and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CashmeranCoffeeWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Green Notes

Heart

Woody NotesRaisinCoffee

Base

IncenseAgarwood (Oud)Tobacco

InformationalShared notesCoffee and Woody Notes. Durations are only published for Daring Romance, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer50

Fall100

Winter0

Day75

Night100

Spring65

Summer25

Fall90

Winter100

Day65

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Date 35%Casual 29%Work 23%Party 13%

Men92

Unisex8

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,461

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#24,787

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerSmokeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mango Daring Romance delivers a dark, comforting brew of roasted coffee beans wrapped in smooth cashmeran and dry cedar sawdust. The initial spray hits with a brisk alcohol vapor that quickly settles into rich, roasted cafe aromas. It does not smell like a sickly sugary latte. Instead, warm spicy cedar and powdery mus…

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Smoke by Luxodor opens with a green, slightly airy lift before settling into a darker mix of woods, incense, coffee and tobacco. It wears smoky and resinous with a masculine lean, but avoids feeling overly dense. If you like warm, woody scents with an oud-tinted dry-down and strong staying power, this is the kind of f…

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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, Daring Romance or Smoke?

Smoke takes 3 of 4 categories. Daring Romance is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; Smoke is rated 3.78/5 from 23 votes. Choose Daring Romance for a woody and coffee character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Smoke for a amber and smoky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Daring Romance or Smoke?

Smoke lasts longest (Smoke 78/100, Daring Romance 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Daring Romance or Smoke?

Smoke projects furthest (Smoke 61/100, Daring Romance 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Daring Romance and Smoke smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, amber and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Coffee and Woody Notes.

Is Daring Romance or Smoke better for summer or winter?

Daring Romance suits evening wear; Smoke suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Daring Romance and Smoke?

Daring Romance features Cashmeran, Coffee and Woody Notes. Smoke has top notes of Green Notes, heart notes of Woody Notes, Raisin and Coffee, a base of Incense, Agarwood (Oud) and Tobacco.