Fragrance comparison

Deadly Nightshade vs Ballet Improvisé

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 90 ratings analysed

1 wins

Deadly Nightshade

Alkemia Perfumes

3.8090 votes

Rank #15,590 PowderyViolet

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

Ballet Improvisé

And Other Stories

—0 votes

Rank #72,892 VioletPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Deadly Nightshade takes 1 of 1 categories.

Deadly Nightshade
Choose it for a powdery and violet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Ballet Improvisé
Choose it for a violet and powdery character.

Deadly Nightshade1/1

Ballet Improvisé0/1

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: Deadly Nightshade

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Deadly NightshadeAlkemia Perfumes

Ballet ImproviséAnd Other Stories

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 90 votes

Have 27%Had 8%Want 65%

—/ 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

39%Love

28%Like

10%Ok

21%Dislike

2%Hate

90 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

violet92%

floral84%

leather77%

musky69%

balsamic61%

violet100%

powdery90%

leather80%

fresh70%

woody60%

citrus50%

Scent match50%Some overlap · both violet, powdery and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

VioletSuedeOpiumPatchouliBlack Amber

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CitrusesWhite PepperLemon Zest

Heart

VioletVanilla

Base

SuedePatchouliAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesViolet, Suede and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring79

Summer50

Fall100

Winter86

Day63

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex75

Women25

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,590

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews19

Overall rank#72,892

PerfumerJérôme Epinette

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDeadly NightshadeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Deadly Nightshade by Alkemia Perfumes is a Chypre fragrance for women. Deadly Nightshade was launched in 2011. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Ballet Improvise by And Other Stories starts with a bright lemon zest and white pepper bite before settling into a warm vanilla and violet core. It wears as a soft, powdery suede skin scent that suits cozy autumn afternoons and quiet indoor work settings. The clean base of musk and amber keeps it approachable for dail…

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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 Deadly Nightshade and Ballet Improvisé smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share violet, powdery and leather accords. Common notes include Violet, Suede and Patchouli.

Is Deadly Nightshade or Ballet Improvisé better for summer or winter?

Deadly Nightshade suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Deadly Nightshade and Ballet Improvisé?

Deadly Nightshade features Violet, Suede, Opium, Patchouli and Black Amber. Ballet Improvisé has top notes of Citruses, White Pepper and Lemon Zest, heart notes of Violet and Vanilla, a base of Suede, Patchouli, Amber and Musk.