Fragrance comparison

Dark Moon (Holiday No.16) vs Sin City

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 32 ratings analysed

1 wins

Dark Moon (Holiday No.16)

DSH Perfumes · 2016

4.2532 votes

Rank #19,427 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Sin City

Poesie

—0 votes

Rank #73,834 Fresh SpicyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dark Moon (Holiday No.16) takes 1 of 1 categories.

Dark Moon (Holiday No.16)
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Sin City
Choose it for a fresh spicy and fruity character.

Dark Moon (Holiday No.16)1/1

Sin City0/1

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 Moon (Holiday No.16)

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dark Moon (Holiday No.16)DSH Perfumes

Sin CityPoesie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.25/ 5 · 32 votes

Have 21%Had 6%Want 73%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 5%Had 0%Want 95%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

34%Like

6%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

32 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

cacao77%

fresh spicy69%

sweet61%

fresh spicy100%

fruity92%

vanilla84%

wine77%

woody69%

sweet61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both fresh spicy, woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Cacao PodOakNutmegMyrrhAmberHoneyLabdanumRed WineIncenseBeeswaxSandalwoodCognac

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Black PepperRed WineRed BerriesVanillaOak

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesOak and Red Wine. Durations are only published for Dark Moon (Holiday No.16), so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring36

Summer18

Fall100

Winter91

Day37

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men20

Unisex60

Women20

Date 40%Casual 30%Work 19%Party 12%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,427

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched2016

Reviews10

Overall rank#73,834

PerfumerJoelle Nealy

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDark Moon (Holiday No.16)Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dark Moon (Holiday No.16) by DSH Perfumes offers a shadowy, grounding twist on cold-weather fragrance. The composition opens with dusty, bitter cacao pod splashed with mulled red wine and grated nutmeg. You will not find sugary vanilla frosting or cloying syrup here. Instead, the opening smells dry and rustic, evoking…

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Sin City by Poesie hits the skin with a sharp crack of black pepper floating over a dark glass of red wine. Red berries soak in the background, cutting through the initial tannic dryness with a soft, jammy sweetness. As the liquid warms on skin, boozy vanilla and creamy oak wood take over, softening the spice into a c…

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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.