Killing Beauty vs Nuit Poudrée
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
31%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Killing Beauty takes 4 of 5 categories.
Killing BeautyChoose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Nuit PoudréeChoose it for a musky and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.
Killing Beauty4/5
Nuit Poudrée1/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Killing Beauty
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Nuit Poudrée
- Sillage & projection
- Killing Beauty
- Value for money
- Killing Beauty
- 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
Killing BeautyNimere ParfumsNuit PoudréeBlancheideWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.75/ 5 · 52 votes
Have 20%Had 20%Want 60%
3.80/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 29%Had 5%Want 66%
Category winnerKilling BeautyRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate23%Love
52%Like
2%Ok
23%Dislike
0%Hate
52 votes
30%Love
30%Like
30%Ok
10%Dislike
0%Hate
10 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNuit Poudrée
SillageKilling Beauty
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerKilling BeautyBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothsweet100%
woody92%
amber84%
fruity77%
honey69%
powdery61%
musky100%
woody92%
green84%
powdery77%
aromatic69%
amber61%
Scent match31%Clearly different · both woody, amber and powdery
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
PetitgrainTangerineLemon Verbena
Heart
PlumWild StrawberryGardeniaRoseIrisFreesiaHawthornLily-of-the-Valley
Base
HoneyCaramelMyrrhTonka BeanGuaiac WoodTolu BalsamPatchouliSandalwood
Top
MintBitter Almond
Heart
PatchouliLilacIris
Base
White MuskLabdanumCedarHaitian Vetiver
InformationalShared notesIris and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring70
Summer50
Fall100
Winter70
Day100
Night78
Spring50
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day80
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#30,988
PerfumerNikolay Eremin
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#46,824
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews2
Category winnerKilling BeautyHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotKilling 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 …
Reviews →Nuit Poudrée by Blancheide opens with a cool hit of mint against a dry, nutty bitter almond top note. As the initial freshness settles, powdery iris and soft lilac surface alongside a dark patchouli core. The base grounds the fragrance in white musk, earthy Haitian vetiver, dry cedar, and warm labdanum. Built for cool…
Reviews →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, Killing Beauty or Nuit Poudrée?
Killing Beauty takes 4 of 5 categories. Killing Beauty is rated 3.75/5 from 52 votes; Nuit Poudrée is rated 3.80/5 from 10 votes. Choose Killing Beauty for a sweet and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Nuit Poudrée for a musky and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Killing Beauty or Nuit Poudrée?
Nuit Poudrée lasts longest (Nuit Poudrée 80/100, Killing Beauty 74/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Killing Beauty or Nuit Poudrée?
Killing Beauty projects furthest (Killing Beauty 64/100, Nuit Poudrée 42/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Killing Beauty and Nuit Poudrée smell similar?
Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, amber and powdery accords. Common notes include Iris and Patchouli.
Is Killing Beauty or Nuit Poudrée better for summer or winter?
Killing Beauty suits daytime wear; Nuit Poudrée suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Killing Beauty and Nuit Poudrée?
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. Nuit Poudrée has top notes of Mint and Bitter Almond, heart notes of Patchouli, Lilac and Iris, a base of White Musk, Labdanum, Cedar and Haitian Vetiver.
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