Fragrance comparison

Dark Brilliance vs Bandit

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 2,560 ratings analysed

Dark Brilliance

Lentheric

—0 votes

Rank #75,345 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Bandit

Robert Piguet

4.392,560 votes

Rank #998 AromaticAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bandit takes 1 of 1 categories.

Dark Brilliance
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character.
Bandit
Choose it for a aromatic and animalic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Dark Brilliance0/1

Bandit1/1

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: Bandit

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dark BrillianceLentheric

BanditRobert Piguet

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

4.39/ 5 · 2,560 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

44%Love

33%Like

3%Ok

18%Dislike

1%Hate

2,553 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value49

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber92%

white floral84%

woody77%

animalic69%

musky61%

aromatic100%

animalic92%

earthy84%

mossy77%

woody69%

leather61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both animalic and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

AldehydesBergamotCitrus

Heart3-4 hrs

CarnationTuberoseGardeniaCinnamonJasmineRose

Base8-12 hrs

SandalwoodPatchouliAmbergrisCastoreumBenzoinOakmossSpicesMyrrh

Top

AldehydesGalbanumArtemisiaBergamotNeroliGardeniaYlang-YlangOrange

Heart

CarnationJasmineViolet RootTuberoseRose

Base

OakmossLeatherCivetVetiverPatchouliMyrrhMuskAmber

InformationalShared notesAldehydes, Bergamot, Carnation and Tuberose. Durations are only published for Dark Brilliance, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day32

Night100

Spring67

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 43%Party 31%Casual 16%Work 10%

Men17

Unisex63

Women21

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,345

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#998

PerfumerGermaine Cellier

Launched—

Reviews204

Category winnerBanditHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dark Brilliance by Lentheric is a bold blast from 1946 that ignores modern minimalism. The opening snaps with fizzy aldehydes and brisk bergamot before softening into a lush heart of spicy carnation, gardenia, and sweet cinnamon. It feels substantial immediately. On skin, the drydown turns deeply warm, anchoring into …

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Bandit by Robert Piguet is a historic leather chypre that challenges expectations. It opens with bracing galbanum and aldehydes before settling into an intense base of leather, oakmoss, and animalic musk. This is a bold, uncompromising scent for those who prefer dark, earthy, and green compositions over modern sweetne…

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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.

Do Dark Brilliance and Bandit smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share animalic and woody accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Bergamot, Carnation and Tuberose.

Is Dark Brilliance or Bandit better for summer or winter?

Dark Brilliance suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dark Brilliance and Bandit?

Dark Brilliance has top notes of Aldehydes, Bergamot and Citrus, heart notes of Carnation, Tuberose, Gardenia and Cinnamon, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Ambergris and Castoreum. Bandit has top notes of Aldehydes, Galbanum, Artemisia and Bergamot, heart notes of Carnation, Jasmine, Violet Root and Tuberose, a base of Oakmoss, Leather, Civet and Vetiver.