Fragrance comparison

Hellcat vs Tell Me About Dubai

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 73 ratings analysed

Hellcat

Alkemia Perfumes

3.4662 votes

Rank #21,063 MuskyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Tell Me About Dubai

Michele Marin Essenza

3.6411 votes

Rank #45,035 MuskyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tell Me About Dubai takes 4 of 5 categories.

Hellcat
Choose it for a musky and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Tell Me About Dubai
Choose it for a musky and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Hellcat1/5

Tell Me About Dubai4/5

Ratings & consensus: Tell Me About Dubai
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tell Me About Dubai
Sillage & projection: Tell Me About Dubai
Value for money: Tell Me About Dubai
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Hellcat

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

HellcatAlkemia Perfumes

Tell Me About DubaiMichele Marin Essenza

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.46/ 5 · 62 votes

Have 32%Had 11%Want 56%

3.64/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 21%Had 0%Want 79%

Category winnerTell Me About DubaiRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

34%Like

5%Ok

34%Dislike

2%Hate

56 votes

27%Love

45%Like

9%Ok

0%Dislike

18%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate62

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate66

Category winners

LongevityTell Me About Dubai

SillageTell Me About Dubai

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value63

¤ Price value68

Category winnerTell Me About DubaiBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

oud91%

sweet83%

amber74%

powdery65%

tobacco56%

musky100%

woody92%

powdery84%

aromatic77%

tobacco69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both musky, powdery and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Black MuskAgarwood (Oud)LabdanumOpiumSpicy NotesTobacco

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CardamomOsmanthusGalbanum

Heart

TobaccoCivetAgarwood (Oud)CedarLabdanum

Base

CashmeranCade oilIrisMuskVanilla

InformationalShared notesAgarwood (Oud), Labdanum and Tobacco. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer17

Fall83

Winter100

Day12

Night100

Spring43

Summer0

Fall86

Winter100

Day29

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex38

Women63

Men30

Unisex40

Women30

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#21,063

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews24

Overall rank#45,035

PerfumerMichele Marin

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerHellcatHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Hellcat by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Hellcat was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Tell Me About Dubai is a dark, spicy musky scent built around cardamom, tobacco, oud, cedar, labdanum and a smoky cashmeran base. It reads warm, woody, powdery and slightly animalic, with vanilla softening the edges rather than turning it gourmand. This is best suited to wearers who enjoy assertive evening fragrances …

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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, Hellcat or Tell Me About Dubai?

Tell Me About Dubai takes 4 of 5 categories. Hellcat is rated 3.46/5 from 62 votes; Tell Me About Dubai is rated 3.64/5 from 11 votes. Choose Hellcat for a musky and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Tell Me About Dubai for a musky and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Hellcat or Tell Me About Dubai?

Tell Me About Dubai lasts longest (Tell Me About Dubai 73/100, Hellcat 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Hellcat or Tell Me About Dubai?

Tell Me About Dubai projects furthest (Tell Me About Dubai 72/100, Hellcat 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Hellcat and Tell Me About Dubai smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky, powdery and tobacco accords. Common notes include Agarwood (Oud), Labdanum and Tobacco.

Is Hellcat or Tell Me About Dubai better for summer or winter?

Hellcat suits evening wear; Tell Me About Dubai suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Hellcat and Tell Me About Dubai?

Hellcat features Black Musk, Agarwood (Oud), Labdanum, Opium and Spicy Notes. Tell Me About Dubai has top notes of Cardamom, Osmanthus and Galbanum, heart notes of Tobacco, Civet, Agarwood (Oud) and Cedar, a base of Cashmeran, Cade oil, Iris and Musk.