Fragrance comparison

Dark Door Intense vs Hypnotic

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 474 ratings analysed

1 wins

Dark Door Intense

Maison Alhambra

4.23474 votes

Rank #1,913 IrisPowdery

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55%scent match

Closely related

Hypnotic

Asad Siddiki

—0 votes

Rank #74,988 IrisWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dark Door Intense takes 1 of 1 categories.

Dark Door Intense
Choose it for a iris and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Hypnotic
Choose it for a iris and woody character.

Dark Door Intense1/1

Hypnotic0/1

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: Dark Door Intense

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dark Door IntenseMaison Alhambra

HypnoticAsad Siddiki

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.23/ 5 · 474 votes

Have 45%Had 4%Want 51%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

59%Love

27%Like

8%Ok

3%Dislike

3%Hate

418 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value87

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

iris100%

powdery92%

woody84%

earthy77%

lavender69%

violet61%

iris100%

woody92%

cacao84%

citrus77%

powdery69%

violet61%

Scent match55%Closely related · both iris, woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Lavender

Heart

IrisAmbrettePear

Base

Virginia CedarVetiver

Top

IrisCitrusesLavender

Heart

Cacao PodAmbrettePearSage

Base

Woody NotesAmbrettolideVanilla

InformationalShared notesLavender, Iris, Ambrette and Pear. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring66

Summer20

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men73

Unisex23

Women4

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#1,913

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews63

Overall rank#74,988

PerfumerAsad Ali Siddiki

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDark Door IntenseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dark Door Intense by Maison Alhambra is an aromatic fragrance released in 2022 that blends iris, ambrette, and pear over a grounding base of Virginia cedar and vetiver. This scent offers a powder-heavy experience perfect for cool autumn days and professional office settings where a polished, slightly reserved presence…

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Hypnotic pairs iris, citrus and lavender with a softer heart of pear, cacao pod, sage and ambrette. It reads like a powdery woody musk with a gentle fruity sweetness rather than a loud gourmand style. The vanilla, woods and ambrettolide in the base suggest a smooth, musky dry-down. If you like modern unisex scents wit…

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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.

Do Dark Door Intense and Hypnotic smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share iris, woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Lavender, Iris, Ambrette and Pear.

What are the notes in Dark Door Intense and Hypnotic?

Dark Door Intense has top notes of Lavender, heart notes of Iris, Ambrette and Pear, a base of Virginia Cedar and Vetiver. Hypnotic has top notes of Iris, Citruses and Lavender, heart notes of Cacao Pod, Ambrette, Pear and Sage, a base of Woody Notes, Ambrettolide and Vanilla.