Fragrance comparison

Stoner vs The Bee's Knees

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 238 ratings analysed

Stoner

Leland Francis

—0 votes

Rank #75,391 SmokyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

10%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

The Bee's Knees

Lush · 2024

3.53238 votes

Rank #9,324 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Bee's Knees takes 1 of 1 categories.

Stoner
Choose it for a smoky and woody character. Best in fall, evening wear.
The Bee's Knees
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Stoner0/1

The Bee's Knees1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: The Bee's Knees

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

StonerLeland Francis

The Bee's KneesLush

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 17%Want 83%

3.53/ 5 · 238 votes

Have 74%Had 3%Want 24%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

18%Love

36%Like

18%Ok

27%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value66

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

smoky100%

woody86%

leather72%

citrus58%

animalic44%

aromatic30%

sweet100%

tobacco69%

floral30%

Scent match10%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Neroli

Heart2-4 hrs

SmokePalo Santo

Base6-8+ hrs

Leather

Notes

HaySmokeHoneyImmortelleEarthy NotesTobaccoLeatherOsmanthusPetitgrainNeroliOrange Blossom

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesNeroli, Smoke and Leather. Durations are only published for Stoner, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night25

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 38%Party 27%Casual 21%Work 14%

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,391

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,324

PerfumerAlina Gliwinska

Launched2024

Reviews30

Category winnerThe Bee's KneesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Stoner by Leland Francis takes an earthy, resinous approach to the classic leather fragrance profile. The first spray brings a momentary flash of bitter neroli citrus. Do not expect sweet fruit. That bright green citrus cuts through an immediate wave of dense birch-like smoke and sacred palo santo wood. The incense fe…

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The Bee's Knees is a smoky honey scent with a dry, windswept feel rather than a soft gourmand one. Hay, tobacco and leather shape the opening, while neroli and osmanthus add a floral lift as it settles. It wears warmer and smoother in the dry-down, with honey and balsamic tones becoming easier to enjoy. This suits sho…

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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.

Do Stoner and The Bee's Knees smell similar?

Clearly different: a 10% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Neroli, Smoke and Leather.

Is Stoner or The Bee's Knees better for summer or winter?

Stoner suits evening wear; The Bee's Knees suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Stoner and The Bee's Knees?

Stoner has top notes of Neroli, heart notes of Smoke and Palo Santo, a base of Leather. The Bee's Knees features Hay, Smoke, Honey, Immortelle and Earthy Notes.