Fragrance comparison

Flagrant vs Killing Beauty

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 69 ratings analysed

Flagrant

Água de Cheiro

3.8817 votes

Rank #56,076 VanillaFloral

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28%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Killing Beauty

Nimere Parfums

3.7552 votes

Rank #30,988 SweetWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Killing Beauty takes 3 of 5 categories.

Flagrant
Choose it for a vanilla and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in winter, day or night wear.
Killing Beauty
Choose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Flagrant2/5

Killing Beauty3/5

Ratings & consensus: Flagrant
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Killing Beauty
Sillage & projection: Killing Beauty
Value for money: Flagrant
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Killing Beauty

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

FlagrantÁgua de Cheiro

Killing BeautyNimere Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.88/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 33%Had 48%Want 19%

3.75/ 5 · 52 votes

Have 20%Had 20%Want 60%

Category winnerFlagrantRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

35%Like

12%Ok

18%Dislike

0%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

23%Love

52%Like

2%Ok

23%Dislike

0%Hate

52 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityKilling Beauty

SillageKilling Beauty

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value95

¤ Price value67

Category winnerFlagrantBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

floral92%

powdery84%

soft spicy77%

sweet69%

patchouli61%

sweet100%

woody92%

amber84%

fruity77%

honey69%

powdery61%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Pink PepperFreesiaCitruses

Heart

IrisOsmanthusLily-of-the-ValleyRose

Base

VanillaPatchouliTonka BeanMusk

Top

PetitgrainTangerineLemon Verbena

Heart

PlumWild StrawberryGardeniaRoseIrisFreesiaHawthornLily-of-the-Valley

Base

HoneyCaramelMyrrhTonka BeanGuaiac WoodTolu BalsamPatchouliSandalwood

InformationalShared notesFreesia, Iris, Lily-of-the-Valley and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer33

Fall83

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring70

Summer50

Fall100

Winter70

Day100

Night78

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex80

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,076

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#30,988

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerKilling BeautyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Flagrant by Água de Cheiro brings a soft, floral-woody personality to your daily routine. Pink pepper adds a brief, spicy opening, while a heart of iris and rose creates a powdery, elegant feel. Vanilla and musk anchor the composition in a gentle, warm finish that suits most casual daytime outings throughout the year.

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Killing Beauty by Nimere Parfums creates a complex floral experience that leans into gourmand territory. It opens with vibrant petitgrain and tangerine, eventually settling into a dense base of honey, caramel, and resins. Best suited for cooler days, this unisex scent offers a dense, long-lasting presence on the skin …

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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, Flagrant or Killing Beauty?

Killing Beauty takes 3 of 5 categories. Flagrant is rated 3.88/5 from 17 votes; Killing Beauty is rated 3.75/5 from 52 votes. Choose Flagrant for a vanilla and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in winter, day or night wear. Choose Killing Beauty for a sweet and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Flagrant or Killing Beauty?

Killing Beauty lasts longest (Killing Beauty 74/100, Flagrant 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Flagrant or Killing Beauty?

Killing Beauty projects furthest (Killing Beauty 64/100, Flagrant 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Flagrant and Killing Beauty smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Freesia, Iris, Lily-of-the-Valley and Rose.

Is Flagrant or Killing Beauty better for summer or winter?

Flagrant suits day or night wear; Killing Beauty suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Flagrant and Killing Beauty?

Flagrant has top notes of Pink Pepper, Freesia and Citruses, heart notes of Iris, Osmanthus, Lily-of-the-Valley and Rose, a base of Vanilla, Patchouli, Tonka Bean and Musk. Killing Beauty has top notes of Petitgrain, Tangerine and Lemon Verbena, heart notes of Plum, Wild Strawberry, Gardenia and Rose, a base of Honey, Caramel, Myrrh and Tonka Bean.