Fragrance comparison

Killing Beauty vs Petit Ange

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 97 ratings analysed

5 wins

Killing Beauty

Nimere Parfums

3.7552 votes

Rank #28,548 SweetWoody

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8%scent match

Clearly different

Petit Ange

Nicolai Parfumeur Createur

3.8045 votes

Rank #30,259 FloralFresh

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Killing Beauty takes 5 of 7 categories.

Killing Beauty
Choose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Petit Ange
Choose it for a floral and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Killing Beauty5/7

Petit Ange2/7

Ratings & consensus: Petit Ange
Community sentiment: Petit Ange
Longevity: Killing Beauty
Sillage & projection: Killing Beauty
Value for money: Killing Beauty
Versatility: Killing Beauty
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 Parfums

Petit AngeNicolai Parfumeur Createur

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 52 votes

Have 20%Had 20%Want 60%

3.80/ 5 · 45 votes

Have 31%Had 12%Want 56%

Category winnerPetit AngeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

23%Love

52%Like

2%Ok

23%Dislike

0%Hate

52 votes

24%Love

47%Like

16%Ok

11%Dislike

2%Hate

45 votes

Category winnerPetit AngeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityKilling Beauty

SillageKilling Beauty

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value67

¤ Price value50

Category winnerKilling BeautyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

woody92%

amber84%

fruity77%

honey69%

powdery61%

floral100%

fresh83%

citrus65%

green48%

sweet30%

Scent match8%Clearly different · both sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

PetitgrainTangerineLemon Verbena

Heart

PlumWild StrawberryGardeniaRoseIrisFreesiaHawthornLily-of-the-Valley

Base

HoneyCaramelMyrrhTonka BeanGuaiac WoodTolu BalsamPatchouliSandalwood

Notes

LilacTangerine

No top / heart / base split published

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

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring70

Summer50

Fall100

Winter70

Day100

Night78

Spring92

Summer100

Fall23

Winter23

Day100

Night43

Category winnerKilling BeautyMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex80

Women20

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,548

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#30,259

PerfumerPatricia de Nicolai

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerKilling BeautyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Petit Ange by Nicolai Parfumeur Createur is a delicate citrus-floral fragrance designed for an understated, everyday experience. Built around a core of bright tangerine and soft lilac, this scent focuses on lightness and purity. It offers a clean, non-intrusive profile that works well for those who prefer subtle fragr…

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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, Killing Beauty or Petit Ange?

Killing Beauty takes 5 of 7 categories. Killing Beauty is rated 3.75/5 from 52 votes; Petit Ange is rated 3.80/5 from 45 votes. Choose Killing Beauty for a sweet and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Petit Ange for a floral and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Killing Beauty or Petit Ange?

Killing Beauty lasts longest (Killing Beauty 74/100, Petit Ange 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Killing Beauty or Petit Ange?

Killing Beauty projects furthest (Killing Beauty 64/100, Petit Ange 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Killing Beauty and Petit Ange smell similar?

Clearly different: a 8% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet accords. Common notes include Tangerine.

Is Killing Beauty or Petit Ange better for summer or winter?

For summer, Petit Ange is the stronger pick. For winter, Killing Beauty is the stronger pick. Killing Beauty suits daytime wear; Petit Ange suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Killing Beauty and Petit Ange?

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. Petit Ange features Lilac and Tangerine.