Nimitr vs Shades of Darkness
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
19%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Shades of Darkness takes 2 of 3 categories.
NimitrChoose it for a leather and smoky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Shades of DarknessChoose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Nimitr1/3
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
- Nimitr
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
NimitrPrissanaShades of DarknessNimere ParfumsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.26/ 5 · 35 votes
Have 22%Had 6%Want 72%
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 hate57%Love
26%Like
3%Ok
14%Dislike
0%Hate
35 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
Category winners
LongevityShades of Darkness
SillageShades of Darkness
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothleather100%
smoky92%
amber84%
animalic77%
aldehydic69%
musky61%
amber100%
woody92%
warm spicy84%
green77%
aromatic69%
powdery61%
Scent match19%Clearly different · both amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
AldehydesCivetIncenseLeatherCastoreumGalbanumOakmossLavenderBirchOpoponaxGardeniaTobacco
No top / heart / base split published
Top
GalbanumCarnationArtemisiaFig LeafBlack currant leafBergamotNutmegSaffron
Heart
Ylang-YlangNarcissusJasmineIrisTobaccoChampacaVioletNeroli
Base
IncenseTolu BalsamCivetCastoreumAmbergrisCedarVetiverBenzoin
InformationalShared notesCivet, Incense, Castoreum and Galbanum. Durations are only published for Nimitr, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring82
Summer45
Fall100
Winter82
Day100
Night100
Spring100
Summer33
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night50
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#29,571
PerfumerPrin Lomros
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#64,078
PerfumerNikolay Eremin
Launched—
Reviews1
Category winnerNimitrHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotPrissana Nimitr is a rich, smoky leather fragrance created by perfumer Prin Lomros in 2018. It opens with an energetic rush of crisp aldehydes, lemon, and aromatic bay leaf, quickly joined by clary sage and lavender. As the fragrance settles, dense layers of dark leather, birch tar, and burning incense take center sta…
Reviews →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…
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, Nimitr or Shades of Darkness?
Shades of Darkness takes 2 of 3 categories. Nimitr is rated 4.26/5 from 35 votes; Shades of Darkness is rated 3.00/5 from 7 votes. Choose Nimitr for a leather and smoky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Shades of Darkness for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Nimitr or Shades of Darkness?
Shades of Darkness lasts longest (Shades of Darkness 87/100, Nimitr 84/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Nimitr or Shades of Darkness?
Shades of Darkness projects furthest (Shades of Darkness 72/100, Nimitr 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Nimitr and Shades of Darkness smell similar?
Clearly different: a 19% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber accords. Common notes include Civet, Incense, Castoreum and Galbanum.
Is Nimitr or Shades of Darkness better for summer or winter?
Nimitr suits day or night wear; Shades of Darkness suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Nimitr and Shades of Darkness?
Nimitr features Aldehydes, Civet, Incense, Leather and Castoreum. 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.
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