Smoke Jumping vs Dead Writers
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
16%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Dead Writers takes 4 of 5 categories.
Smoke JumpingChoose it for a wine and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Dead WritersChoose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Smoke Jumping1/5
Dead Writers4/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Dead Writers
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Dead Writers
- Sillage & projection
- Smoke Jumping
- Value for money
- Dead Writers
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Dead Writers
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Smoke JumpingFolkwindsDead WritersImmortal PerfumesWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.00/ 5 · 18 votes
Have 18%Had 6%Want 76%
4.37/ 5 · 35 votes
Have 22%Had 3%Want 75%
Category winnerDead WritersRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate33%Love
17%Like
6%Ok
6%Dislike
39%Hate
18 votes · too few to score
57%Love
29%Like
11%Ok
0%Dislike
3%Hate
35 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityDead Writers
SillageSmoke Jumping
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerDead WritersBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwine100%
woody83%
smoky65%
musky48%
powdery30%
tobacco100%
sweet90%
green80%
warm spicy70%
powdery60%
vanilla50%
Scent match16%Clearly different · both powdery
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
Red WineOakSmokeNatural MuskTobaccoVanilla
No top / heart / base split published
Top
Black TeaHeliotrope
Heart
TobaccoClove
Base
VetiverNatural MuskVanilla
InformationalShared notesNatural Musk, Tobacco and Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring17
Summer17
Fall83
Winter100
Day100
Night75
Spring6
Summer11
Fall100
Winter61
Day53
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#61,989
PerfumerJono Bornstein
Launched—
Reviews4
Overall rank#33,308
PerfumerJT Siems
Launched—
Reviews2
Category winnerDead WritersHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotFolkwinds Smoke Jumping opens with a sharp burst of tart red wine and smoldering wood smoke. Created by perfumer Jono Bornstein, this unisex fragrance reflects Northern California winemaking harvests during active forest fire seasons. As the scent settles on skin, charred oak barrel notes merge with wet cigar tobacco…
Reviews →Dead Writers opens with black tea and heliotrope, then settles into tobacco, clove, soft vanilla and musk. It has a warm, slightly powdery library mood that many people read as autumnal and a little nostalgic. It suits shoppers who enjoy spicy tobacco scents with a sweet edge rather than something bright or airy. Base…
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, Smoke Jumping or Dead Writers?
Dead Writers takes 4 of 5 categories. Smoke Jumping is rated 3.00/5 from 18 votes; Dead Writers is rated 4.37/5 from 35 votes. Choose Smoke Jumping for a wine and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear. Choose Dead Writers for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Smoke Jumping or Dead Writers?
Dead Writers lasts longest (Dead Writers 71/100, Smoke Jumping 67/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Smoke Jumping or Dead Writers?
Smoke Jumping projects furthest (Smoke Jumping 58/100, Dead Writers 53/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Smoke Jumping and Dead Writers smell similar?
Clearly different: a 16% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery accords. Common notes include Natural Musk, Tobacco and Vanilla.
Is Smoke Jumping or Dead Writers better for summer or winter?
Smoke Jumping suits daytime wear; Dead Writers suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Smoke Jumping and Dead Writers?
Smoke Jumping features Red Wine, Oak, Smoke, Natural Musk and Tobacco. Dead Writers has top notes of Black Tea and Heliotrope, heart notes of Tobacco and Clove, a base of Vetiver, Natural Musk and Vanilla.
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