Fragrance comparison

I'm Home vs Shades of Darkness

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 442 ratings analysed

I'm Home

Lush

3.68435 votes

Rank #7,629 VanillaWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Shades of Darkness

Nimere Parfums

3.007 votes

Rank #60,745 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Shades of Darkness takes 2 of 3 categories.

I'm Home
Choose it for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Shades of Darkness
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

I'm Home1/3

Shades of Darkness2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Shades of Darkness
Sillage & projection: Shades of Darkness
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: I'm Home

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

I'm HomeLush

Shades of DarknessNimere Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.68/ 5 · 435 votes

Have 70%Had 30%Want 0%

3.00/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 6%Had 9%Want 85%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

45%Like

8%Ok

11%Dislike

3%Hate

390 votes

14%Love

29%Like

0%Ok

57%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityShades of Darkness

SillageShades of Darkness

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

warm spicy88%

cacao77%

amber65%

sweet53%

balsamic42%

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

green77%

aromatic69%

powdery61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Cacao PodVanillaBenzoin

No top / heart / base split published

Top

GalbanumCarnationArtemisiaFig LeafBlack currant leafBergamotNutmegSaffron

Heart

Ylang-YlangNarcissusJasmineIrisTobaccoChampacaVioletNeroli

Base

IncenseTolu BalsamCivetCastoreumAmbergrisCedarVetiverBenzoin

InformationalShared notesBenzoin. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring13

Summer7

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex64

Women33

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,629

PerfumerSimon Constantine

Launched—

Reviews21

Overall rank#60,745

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerI'm HomeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Lush I'm Home is a cosy vanilla built around cacao, benzoin and warm spice. It opens soft and edible, then settles into a smooth ambered sweetness with a lightly powdery, balsamic finish. It usually reads unisex and suits cool weather best. If you enjoy dessert-like gourmands with a warm, wrapped-in texture rather tha…

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Shades of Darkness is a dense, vintage-leaning oriental fragrance that moves from sharp galbanum greens to a deep, animalic, and resinous base. Launched in 2015, this composition offers a complex journey for those who appreciate old-school, heavy, and artistic perfumery suitable for cold weather evenings or formal aut…

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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, I'm Home or Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness takes 2 of 3 categories. I'm Home is rated 3.68/5 from 435 votes; Shades of Darkness is rated 3.00/5 from 7 votes. Choose I'm Home for a vanilla and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Shades of Darkness for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, I'm Home or Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness lasts longest (Shades of Darkness 87/100, I'm Home 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, I'm Home or Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness projects furthest (Shades of Darkness 72/100, I'm Home 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Do I'm Home and Shades of Darkness smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Benzoin.

Is I'm Home or Shades of Darkness better for summer or winter?

Shades of Darkness suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in I'm Home and Shades of Darkness?

I'm Home features Cacao Pod, Vanilla and Benzoin. Shades of Darkness has top notes of Galbanum, Carnation, Artemisia and Fig Leaf, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Narcissus, Jasmine and Iris, a base of Incense, Tolu Balsam, Civet and Castoreum.