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Police Naked Pour Femme vs Shades of Darkness

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

Updated 19 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Police Naked Pour Femme takes 2 of 3 categories.

  • Police Naked Pour Femme

    Choose it for a green and violet character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

  • Shades of Darkness

    Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Police Naked Pour Femme2/3
Shades of Darkness1/3
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Shades of Darkness
Sillage & projection
Police Naked Pour Femme
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Police Naked Pour Femme

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Police Naked Pour FemmePolice
Shades of DarknessNimere Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.25/ 5 · 12 votes
Have 9%Had 22%Want 69%
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
58%Love
25%Like
0%Ok
17%Dislike
0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

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
⏱ Longevity40
〰 Sillage79
♥ Love / hate81
⏱ Longevity87
〰 Sillage72
♥ Love / hate50
Category winners

LongevityShades of Darkness

SillagePolice Naked Pour Femme

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value83
¤ Price valueN/A
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
green100%
violet92%
powdery84%
aromatic77%
woody69%
herbal61%
amber100%
woody92%
warm spicy84%
green77%
aromatic69%
powdery61%
Scent match44%Some overlap · both green, woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
VioletGalbanumArtemisia
Heart
JasmineBrazilian Rosewood
Base
SandalwoodCedarWhite Musk
Top
GalbanumCarnationArtemisiaFig LeafBlack currant leafBergamotNutmegSaffron
Heart
Ylang-YlangNarcissusJasmineIrisTobaccoChampacaVioletNeroli
Base
IncenseTolu BalsamCivetCastoreumAmbergrisCedarVetiverBenzoin
InformationalShared notesViolet, Galbanum, Artemisia and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring75
Summer100
Fall13
Winter0
Day100
Night13
Spring100
Summer33
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night50
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex0
Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,413

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews13

Overall rank#58,922

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerPolice Naked Pour FemmeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Police Naked Pour Femme opens with a sharp, bitter green flash of galbanum and herbal artemisia that softens quickly into cool powdery violet. The top notes feel distinctly early 2000s, combining crisp herbal edge with soft floral air. As the heart unfolds, creamy jasmine and rosewood give the composition a warmer tex…

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Police Naked Pour Femme or Shades of Darkness?

Police Naked Pour Femme takes 2 of 3 categories. Police Naked Pour Femme is rated 4.25/5 from 12 votes; Shades of Darkness is rated 3.00/5 from 7 votes. Choose Police Naked Pour Femme for a green and violet character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Shades of Darkness for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Police Naked Pour Femme or Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness lasts longest (Shades of Darkness 87/100, Police Naked Pour Femme 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Police Naked Pour Femme or Shades of Darkness?

Police Naked Pour Femme projects furthest (Police Naked Pour Femme 79/100, Shades of Darkness 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Police Naked Pour Femme and Shades of Darkness smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green, woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Violet, Galbanum, Artemisia and Jasmine.

Is Police Naked Pour Femme or Shades of Darkness better for summer or winter?

Police Naked Pour Femme suits daytime wear; Shades of Darkness suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Police Naked Pour Femme and Shades of Darkness?

Police Naked Pour Femme has top notes of Violet, Galbanum and Artemisia, heart notes of Jasmine and Brazilian Rosewood, a base of Sandalwood, Cedar and White Musk. 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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