Fragrance comparison

Hellstone vs Magus

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 209 ratings analysed

3 wins

Hellstone

Lush

3.31186 votes

Rank #15,235 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

Magus

Alkemia Perfumes

3.7823 votes

Rank #36,635 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Hellstone takes 3 of 5 categories.

Hellstone
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Magus
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Hellstone3/5

Magus2/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

HellstoneLush

MagusAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.31/ 5 · 186 votes

Have 37%Had 18%Want 45%

3.78/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 52%Had 16%Want 33%

Category winnerMagusRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

38%Love

34%Like

1%Ok

25%Dislike

1%Hate

154 votes

26%Love

43%Like

13%Ok

17%Dislike

0%Hate

23 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityHellstone

SillageHellstone

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value56

¤ Price value88

Category winnerMagusBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy92%

woody84%

beeswax77%

animalic69%

musky61%

amber100%

woody91%

balsamic83%

aromatic74%

smoky65%

warm spicy56%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CuminVetiverBeeswaxAmbrette (Musk Mallow)

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

IncenseVetiverelemiOpoponaxLabdanumPatchouliAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Woodsy NotesAgarwood (Oud)

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesVetiver and Ambrette (Musk Mallow). Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring23

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring22

Summer11

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men23

Unisex68

Women9

Men29

Unisex43

Women29

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,235

PerfumerMark Constantine, Simon Constantine

Launched—

Reviews10

Overall rank#36,635

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerHellstoneHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Hellstone is an earthy, spicy Lush perfume built around cumin, vetiver, ambrette and beeswax. It opens dry, rooty and warm, then settles into something musky, waxy and slightly animalic on skin. This is a strong taste fragrance, best for cool weather and for wearers who enjoy rugged, unusual scents over easy crowd-pl…

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Magus by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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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, Hellstone or Magus?

Hellstone takes 3 of 5 categories. Hellstone is rated 3.31/5 from 186 votes; Magus is rated 3.78/5 from 23 votes. Choose Hellstone for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Magus for a amber and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.