Fragrance comparison

Favourite Dress vs Handbook For The Recently Deceased

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 12 ratings analysed

Favourite Dress

Shiro

4.003 votes

Rank #57,478 CherrySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Handbook For The Recently Deceased

DS&Durga · 2021

2.789 votes

Rank #23,052 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Handbook For The Recently Deceased takes 3 of 4 categories.

Favourite Dress
Choose it for a cherry and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Favourite Dress1/4

Handbook For The Recently Deceased3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Sillage & projection: Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Value for money: Favourite Dress
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Handbook For The Recently Deceased

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Favourite DressShiro

Handbook For The Recently DeceasedDS&Durga

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 11%Had 4%Want 85%

2.78/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 8%Had 1%Want 91%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

33%Like

33%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

22%Love

11%Like

22%Ok

11%Dislike

33%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate44

Category winners

LongevityHandbook For The Recently Deceased

SillageHandbook For The Recently Deceased

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value35

Category winnerFavourite DressBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

cherry100%

sweet92%

woody84%

aromatic77%

floral69%

herbal61%

woody100%

amber92%

smoky84%

beeswax77%

balsamic69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CherryArtemisia

Heart

PeonyJasmine

Base

PatchouliVetiverIncense

Top15-30 mins

IncenseChalk

Heart2-4 hrs

Woody NotesArtemisia

Base6-8 hrs

BeeswaxPaperPatchouli

InformationalShared notesArtemisia, Patchouli and Incense. Durations are only published for Handbook For The Recently Deceased, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer0

Fall67

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter80

Day69

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men25

Unisex50

Women25

Men57

Unisex43

Women0

Casual 41%Work 26%Date 22%Party 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,478

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,052

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz

Launched2021

Reviews7

Category winnerHandbook For The Recently DeceasedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Shiro Favourite Dress opens with a bright tartness of cherry contrasted by the bitter green edge of artemisia. This is not a typical sticky-sweet designer gourmand. As it settles on the skin, a floral heart of peony and jasmine softens the initial sharp bite, creating a clean, airy texture. The base grounds the fragra…

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DS&Durga Handbook For The Recently Deceased brings an eerie, atmospheric character to life through dry incense, blackboard chalk, and aged paper. The initial spray releases a cool mineral breeze that feels like striking cold limestone inside a shadowed chapel. Within twenty minutes, the mineral edge softens as green a…

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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.

Which is better, Favourite Dress or Handbook For The Recently Deceased?

Handbook For The Recently Deceased takes 3 of 4 categories. Favourite Dress is rated 4.00/5 from 3 votes; Handbook For The Recently Deceased is rated 2.78/5 from 9 votes. Choose Favourite Dress for a cherry and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Handbook For The Recently Deceased for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Favourite Dress or Handbook For The Recently Deceased?

Handbook For The Recently Deceased lasts longest (Handbook For The Recently Deceased 73/100, Favourite Dress 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Favourite Dress or Handbook For The Recently Deceased?

Handbook For The Recently Deceased projects furthest (Handbook For The Recently Deceased 50/100, Favourite Dress 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Favourite Dress and Handbook For The Recently Deceased smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Artemisia, Patchouli and Incense.

Is Favourite Dress or Handbook For The Recently Deceased better for summer or winter?

Favourite Dress suits evening wear; Handbook For The Recently Deceased suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Favourite Dress and Handbook For The Recently Deceased?

Favourite Dress has top notes of Cherry and Artemisia, heart notes of Peony and Jasmine, a base of Patchouli, Vetiver and Incense. Handbook For The Recently Deceased has top notes of Incense and Chalk, heart notes of Woody Notes and Artemisia, a base of Beeswax, Paper and Patchouli.