Fragrance comparison

Fève Gourmande vs Burniss

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

Updated 4 Nov 2026 1,131 ratings analysed

Fève Gourmande

Guerlain

4.331,109 votes

Rank #2,414 Warm SpicyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Burniss

Havenhollow

3.8622 votes

Rank #55,155 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Burniss takes 3 of 5 categories.

Fève Gourmande
Choose it for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Burniss
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Fève Gourmande2/5

Burniss3/5

Ratings & consensus: Fève Gourmande
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Burniss
Sillage & projection: Burniss
Value for money: Burniss
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Fève Gourmande

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fève GourmandeGuerlain

BurnissHavenhollow

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 1,109 votes

Have 29%Had 5%Want 67%

3.86/ 5 · 22 votes

Have 22%Had 7%Want 71%

Category winnerFève GourmandeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

59%Love

24%Like

9%Ok

5%Dislike

3%Hate

1,109 votes

64%Love

0%Like

9%Ok

14%Dislike

14%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityBurniss

SillageBurniss

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value22

¤ Price value69

Category winnerBurnissBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

cacao90%

rum80%

woody70%

rose60%

smoky50%

sweet100%

tobacco92%

smoky84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

leather61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both warm spicy, woody and smoky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CacaoSpicesRumRoseSmokePatchouliTea

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

TobaccoSpicesCastoreumSmokeRumDeer Tongue GrassBourbon VanillaHoneyCocoaPlumCedar

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSpices, Rum and Smoke. Durations are only published for Fève Gourmande, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring29

Summer12

Fall94

Winter100

Day66

Night100

Spring20

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex40

Women56

Men80

Unisex0

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,414

PerfumerDelphine Jelk

Launched—

Reviews187

Overall rank#55,155

PerfumerEric Valentino

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFève GourmandeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fève Gourmande by Guerlain is a warm, dark gourmand fragrance built around rich cacao, boozy rum, and aromatic spices. The opening releases a distinct wave of bittersweet chocolate steeped in spiced liquor, creating an immediate sensation of baked confectionery. As it settles on skin, a velvety rose emerges alongside …

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Havenhollow Burniss brings a dark, aromatic blend of five distinct pipe tobaccos soaked in blackstrap rum and golden acacia honey. The scent immediately opens with sweet dried plum, bitter cocoa powder, and warm baking spices before settling into a deep heart of cured Kentucky burley and Virginia leaf. As it warms on …

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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.

Which is better, Fève Gourmande or Burniss?

Burniss takes 3 of 5 categories. Fève Gourmande is rated 4.33/5 from 1,109 votes; Burniss is rated 3.86/5 from 22 votes. Choose Fève Gourmande for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Burniss for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.