Fragrance comparison

Intense vs Killing Beauty

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 56 ratings analysed

3 wins

Intense

Tamar

2.754 votes

Rank #71,975 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

52%scent match

Some overlap

Killing Beauty

Nimere Parfums

3.7552 votes

Rank #31,062 SweetWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Intense takes 3 of 4 categories.

Intense
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Killing Beauty
Choose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Intense3/4

Killing Beauty1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Intense
Sillage & projection: Intense
Value for money: Intense
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

IntenseTamar

Killing BeautyNimere Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 23%Had 6%Want 71%

3.75/ 5 · 52 votes

Have 20%Had 20%Want 60%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

4 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

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate44

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityIntense

SillageIntense

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value67

Category winnerIntenseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity92%

amber84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

balsamic61%

sweet100%

woody92%

amber84%

fruity77%

honey69%

powdery61%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both sweet, fruity and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

WhiskeyChocolatePeat

Heart

PlumPeachPatchouliCherryRaspberryOpoponaxHoneyVanilla

Base

LeatherLabdanumTolu BalsamMadagascar Vanilla

Top

PetitgrainTangerineLemon Verbena

Heart

PlumWild StrawberryGardeniaRoseIrisFreesiaHawthornLily-of-the-Valley

Base

HoneyCaramelMyrrhTonka BeanGuaiac WoodTolu BalsamPatchouliSandalwood

InformationalShared notesPlum, Patchouli, Honey and Tolu Balsam. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer75

Fall75

Winter75

Day100

Night100

Spring70

Summer50

Fall100

Winter70

Day100

Night78

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men0

Unisex80

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#71,975

PerfumerPaul Kiler

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#31,062

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerKilling BeautyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tamar Intense hits the nose with a dark burst of peat smoke, bittersweet chocolate, and aged whiskey. Perfumer Paul Kiler constructs a heavy Oriental Vanilla structure that moves quickly from boozy top notes into a thick, jammy core of plum, cherry, honey, and opoponax resin. The sweetness sits on an earthy foundation…

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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, Intense or Killing Beauty?

Intense takes 3 of 4 categories. Intense is rated 2.75/5 from 4 votes; Killing Beauty is rated 3.75/5 from 52 votes. Choose Intense for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Killing Beauty for a sweet and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Intense or Killing Beauty?

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

Which projects more, Intense or Killing Beauty?

Intense projects furthest (Intense 67/100, Killing Beauty 64/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Intense and Killing Beauty smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, fruity and woody accords. Common notes include Plum, Patchouli, Honey and Tolu Balsam.

Is Intense or Killing Beauty better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Intense and Killing Beauty?

Intense has top notes of Whiskey, Chocolate and Peat, heart notes of Plum, Peach, Patchouli and Cherry, a base of Leather, Labdanum, Tolu Balsam and Madagascar Vanilla. 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.