Fragrance comparison

Sugar Leather vs Dance With The Devil

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 1,256 ratings analysed

Sugar Leather

Une Nuit Nomade

4.321,253 votes

Rank #1,428 CinnamonCaramel

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Dance With The Devil

Vanitas Parfums

5.003 votes

Rank #39,981 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dance With The Devil takes 3 of 5 categories.

Sugar Leather
Choose it for a cinnamon and caramel character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Dance With The Devil
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Sugar Leather2/5

Dance With The Devil3/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Dance With The Devil
Sillage & projection: Dance With The Devil
Value for money: Sugar Leather
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Dance With The Devil
Fragranxe ranking: Sugar Leather

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Sugar LeatherUne Nuit Nomade

Dance With The DevilVanitas Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.32/ 5 · 1,253 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

31%Like

10%Ok

4%Dislike

2%Hate

1,253 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityDance With The Devil

SillageDance With The Devil

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value57

¤ Price value50

Category winnerSugar LeatherBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

cinnamon100%

caramel92%

warm spicy84%

leather77%

amber69%

woody61%

woody100%

amber92%

balsamic84%

warm spicy77%

rose69%

smoky61%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both warm spicy, amber and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CinnamonCaramelLeatherLabdanumAmyris

No top / heart / base split published

Top20-30 mins

Thyme

Heart2-4 hrs

Rose de MaiRoseJasmine SambacViolet LeafGeraniumIrisHiba

Base8-12 hrs

Peru BalsamPatchouliAmberwoodLeatherIncenseTobaccoOudGurjan balsam

Category winnerDance With The DevilLongest dry-down: 8-12 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring20

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day53

Night100

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day35

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men23

Unisex64

Women14

Date 37%Casual 24%Party 22%Work 16%

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 37%Party 31%Casual 18%Work 14%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#1,428

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews174

Overall rank#39,981

PerfumerPaul Voulgaridis

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSugar LeatherHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sugar Leather by Une Nuit Nomade takes the bite out of raw hide by coating it in spun sugar and baking spices. The opening releases a quick puff of alcohol followed by dry, toasted cinnamon and warm brown sugar. As the initial flash evaporates, a supple suede texture emerges to balance the confectionary sweetness. Lab…

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Dance With The Devil by Vanitas Parfums is a rich, smoky oriental woody extrait de parfum built around dark resins, cured tobacco, and velvety rose. It opens with an unexpected spark of herbal thyme before settling into a dense heart of violet leaf, powdery iris, and Japanese hiba wood. As the fragrance warms on your …

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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, Sugar Leather or Dance With The Devil?

Dance With The Devil takes 3 of 5 categories. Sugar Leather is rated 4.32/5 from 1,253 votes; Dance With The Devil is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes. Choose Sugar Leather for a cinnamon and caramel character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Dance With The Devil for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Sugar Leather or Dance With The Devil?

Dance With The Devil lasts longest (Dance With The Devil 80/100, Sugar Leather 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Sugar Leather or Dance With The Devil?

Dance With The Devil projects furthest (Dance With The Devil 63/100, Sugar Leather 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Sugar Leather and Dance With The Devil smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and woody accords. Common notes include Leather.

Is Sugar Leather or Dance With The Devil better for summer or winter?

Sugar Leather suits evening wear; Dance With The Devil suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Sugar Leather and Dance With The Devil?

Sugar Leather features Cinnamon, Caramel, Leather, Labdanum and Amyris. Dance With The Devil has top notes of Thyme, heart notes of Rose de Mai, Rose, Jasmine Sambac and Violet Leaf, a base of Peru Balsam, Patchouli, Amberwood and Leather.