Fragrance comparison

Handbook For The Recently Deceased vs Saloon Parfum

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 9 ratings analysed

1 wins

Handbook For The Recently Deceased

DS&Durga · 2021

2.789 votes

Rank #23,052 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

Saloon Parfum

Saponificio Pachys

—0 votes

Rank #71,220 AmberHerbal

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Handbook For The Recently Deceased takes 1 of 1 categories.

Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Saloon Parfum
Choose it for a amber and herbal character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Handbook For The Recently Deceased1/1

Saloon Parfum0/1

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: Handbook For The Recently Deceased

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Handbook For The Recently DeceasedDS&Durga

Saloon ParfumSaponificio Pachys

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.78/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 8%Had 1%Want 91%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

22%Love

11%Like

22%Ok

11%Dislike

33%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate44

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber92%

smoky84%

beeswax77%

balsamic69%

warm spicy61%

amber100%

herbal92%

fresh spicy84%

aromatic77%

warm spicy69%

animalic61%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both amber and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

IncenseChalk

Heart2-4 hrs

Woody NotesArtemisia

Base6-8 hrs

BeeswaxPaperPatchouli

Top

Woody NotesAmbergrisLeatherIncenseResinsOud

Heart

Black PepperArtemisiaSage

Base

Spicy NotesPepperAmber

InformationalShared notesIncense, Woody Notes and Artemisia. 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

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter80

Day69

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men57

Unisex43

Women0

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

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,052

PerfumerDavid Seth Moltz

Launched2021

Reviews7

Overall rank#71,220

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerHandbook For The Recently DeceasedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Saloon Parfum leans dark, resinous, and traditionally masculine. It opens with leather, incense, oud, and ambergris, then settles into a spicy herbal core with sage, artemisia, and black pepper over a warm ambered woody base. This looks best suited to cooler weather, evening wear, and anyone who enjoys a smoky, old-s…

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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 Handbook For The Recently Deceased and Saloon Parfum smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Incense, Woody Notes and Artemisia.

Is Handbook For The Recently Deceased or Saloon Parfum better for summer or winter?

Handbook For The Recently Deceased suits evening wear; Saloon Parfum suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Handbook For The Recently Deceased and Saloon Parfum?

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. Saloon Parfum has top notes of Woody Notes, Ambergris, Leather and Incense, heart notes of Black Pepper, Artemisia and Sage, a base of Spicy Notes, Pepper and Amber.