Dragons Blood vs Metis
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
46%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.
Dragons BloodChoose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
MetisChoose it for a smoky and leather character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Dragons Blood1/2
Metis1/2
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Not scored
- Sillage & projection
- Metis
- Value for money
- Not scored
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Dragons Blood
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Dragons BloodScent by the SeaMetisBottega SomalaniWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 19%Had 0%Want 81%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hateNot enough votes yet
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageMetis
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
woody83%
balsamic65%
smoky48%
warm spicy30%
smoky100%
leather86%
woody72%
green58%
amber44%
warm spicy30%
Scent match46%Some overlap · both woody, smoky and amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
Woody NotesIncenseResins
No top / heart / base split published
Top
BirchGreen NotescannabisResins
Heart
Woody NotesCoffeeMyrrh
Base
IncenseTobaccoHoneyOudLeather
InformationalShared notesWoody Notes, Incense and Resins. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day–
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#66,455
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#69,372
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerDragons BloodHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotDragons Blood by Scent by the Sea is a resinous, incense-forward woody scent with a deep amber tone and a soft smoky edge. Think warm balsamic resins over dry woods, more meditative than sweet, and more atmospheric than “fresh.” If you like incense, resin oils, and darker amber woods, this is the kind of simple, strai…
Reviews →Metis opens with sharp birch tar, crushed green leaves, and a pungent hit of cannabis resting on raw resins. As it warms, bitter coffee and resinous myrrh soften the top notes before settling into a heavy base of tobacco leaf, dark honey, smoky incense, and leather. Built for crisp late autumn evenings and freezing wi…
Reviews →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.
Which projects more, Dragons Blood or Metis?
Metis projects furthest (Metis 75/100, Dragons Blood 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Dragons Blood and Metis smell similar?
Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, smoky and amber accords. Common notes include Woody Notes, Incense and Resins.
Is Dragons Blood or Metis better for summer or winter?
Dragons Blood suits day or night wear; Metis suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Dragons Blood and Metis?
Dragons Blood features Woody Notes, Incense and Resins. Metis has top notes of Birch, Green Notes, cannabis and Resins, heart notes of Woody Notes, Coffee and Myrrh, a base of Incense, Tobacco, Honey and Oud.
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