Fragrance comparison

Psychédélique vs Deadly Nightshade

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 113 ratings analysed

3 wins

Psychédélique

Alkemia Perfumes

4.4823 votes

Rank #29,739 FloralWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Deadly Nightshade

Alkemia Perfumes

3.8090 votes

Rank #15,590 PowderyViolet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Psychédélique takes 3 of 5 categories.

Psychédélique
Choose it for a floral and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Deadly Nightshade
Choose it for a powdery and violet character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Psychédélique3/5

Deadly Nightshade2/5

Ratings & consensus: Psychédélique
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Psychédélique
Sillage & projection: Deadly Nightshade
Value for money: Psychédélique
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Deadly Nightshade

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

PsychédéliqueAlkemia Perfumes

Deadly NightshadeAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.48/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 14%Had 4%Want 82%

3.80/ 5 · 90 votes

Have 27%Had 8%Want 65%

Category winnerPsychédéliqueRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

65%Love

26%Like

4%Ok

0%Dislike

4%Hate

23 votes · too few to score

39%Love

28%Like

10%Ok

21%Dislike

2%Hate

90 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity82

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate87

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityPsychédélique

SillageDeadly Nightshade

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value75

Category winnerPsychédéliqueBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

patchouli77%

balsamic69%

amber61%

powdery100%

violet92%

floral84%

leather77%

musky69%

balsamic61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both floral and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PatchouliBlack AmberOpiumRumSpicescannabisNag Champa

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

VioletSuedeOpiumPatchouliBlack Amber

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesPatchouli, Black Amber and Opium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring57

Summer29

Fall100

Winter71

Day38

Night100

Spring79

Summer50

Fall100

Winter86

Day63

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men0

Unisex75

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#29,739

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#15,590

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews19

Category winnerDeadly NightshadeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Psychédélique by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Deadly Nightshade by Alkemia Perfumes is a Chypre fragrance for women. Deadly Nightshade was launched in 2011. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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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, Psychédélique or Deadly Nightshade?

Psychédélique takes 3 of 5 categories. Psychédélique is rated 4.48/5 from 23 votes; Deadly Nightshade is rated 3.80/5 from 90 votes. Choose Psychédélique for a floral and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Deadly Nightshade for a powdery and violet character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.