Fragrance comparison

Silk Shadows vs Poet To Be

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 12 ratings analysed

Silk Shadows

Ubaya

4.502 votes

Rank #55,973 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

4 wins

Poet To Be

IM : SOLE

4.0010 votes

Rank #51,654 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Poet To Be takes 4 of 4 categories.

Silk Shadows
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Best in spring, evening wear.
Poet To Be
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Silk Shadows0/4

Poet To Be4/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Poet To Be
Sillage & projection: Poet To Be
Value for money: Poet To Be
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Poet To Be

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Silk ShadowsUbaya

Poet To BeIM : SOLE

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 67%Had 0%Want 33%

4.00/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

50%Love

30%Like

0%Ok

10%Dislike

10%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityPoet To Be

SillagePoet To Be

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value81

¤ Price value89

Category winnerPoet To BeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber92%

white floral84%

oud77%

woody69%

musky61%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

iris77%

powdery69%

oud61%

Scent match55%Closely related · both warm spicy, amber and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

CardamomSaffron

Heart2-4 hrs

CashmeranJasmine

Base6-8+ hrs

AmbergrisAgarwood

Top

Pink PepperCardamomSaffronCitrus

Heart

IrisFrankincenseRose

Base

PapyrusAgarwoodSandalwoodAmbergris

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Saffron, Ambergris and Agarwood. Durations are only published for Silk Shadows, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day56

Night100

Spring43

Summer14

Fall100

Winter86

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

Date 34%Work 26%Casual 23%Party 17%

Men14

Unisex71

Women14

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#55,973

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#51,654

PerfumerFlorian Gallo, Olivier Cresp

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPoet To BeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ubaya Silk Shadows opens with a sharp, dry crackle of crushed green cardamom pods and bittersweet saffron threads. Give it two minutes. The initial alcohol flash burns off quickly, revealing a soft heart of velvety cashmeran and clean jasmine petals. It feels cozy. It never screams. Rather than unleashing thick medici…

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Poet To Be opens with a spiced sparkle of pink pepper, cardamom, saffron and citrus, then settles into a drier floral heart where iris, rose and frankincense give it a powdery, lightly incense-like feel. The base leans woody and ambered, with papyrus, oud, sandalwood and ambergris shaping a warm, textured dry-down tha…

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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, Silk Shadows or Poet To Be?

Poet To Be takes 4 of 4 categories. Silk Shadows is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes; Poet To Be is rated 4.00/5 from 10 votes. Choose Silk Shadows for a warm spicy and amber character. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Poet To Be for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Silk Shadows or Poet To Be?

They last about the same: Poet To Be 68/100, Silk Shadows 67/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Silk Shadows or Poet To Be?

Poet To Be projects furthest (Poet To Be 60/100, Silk Shadows 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Silk Shadows and Poet To Be smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and woody accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Saffron, Ambergris and Agarwood.

Is Silk Shadows or Poet To Be better for summer or winter?

Silk Shadows suits evening wear; Poet To Be suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Silk Shadows and Poet To Be?

Silk Shadows has top notes of Cardamom and Saffron, heart notes of Cashmeran and Jasmine, a base of Ambergris and Agarwood. Poet To Be has top notes of Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Saffron and Citrus, heart notes of Iris, Frankincense and Rose, a base of Papyrus, Agarwood, Sandalwood and Ambergris.