Fragrance comparison

The Bee's Knees vs Cuir au Miel

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 246 ratings analysed

4 wins

The Bee's Knees

Lush · 2024

3.53238 votes

Rank #9,324 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

5%scent match

Clearly different

Cuir au Miel

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.758 votes

Rank #30,773 MuskyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Bee's Knees takes 4 of 4 categories.

The Bee's Knees
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Cuir au Miel
Choose it for a musky and animalic character. Best in fall, evening wear.

The Bee's Knees4/4

Cuir au Miel0/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: The Bee's Knees
Sillage & projection: The Bee's Knees
Value for money: The Bee's Knees
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

The Bee's KneesLush

Cuir au MielSultan Pasha Attars

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 238 votes

Have 74%Had 3%Want 24%

4.75/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 8%Had 2%Want 91%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

18%Love

36%Like

18%Ok

27%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevityThe Bee's Knees

SillageThe Bee's Knees

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price value0

Category winnerThe Bee's KneesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

sweet100%

tobacco69%

floral30%

musky100%

animalic88%

leather77%

woody65%

powdery53%

amber42%

Scent match5%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HaySmokeHoneyImmortelleEarthy NotesTobaccoLeatherOsmanthusPetitgrainNeroliOrange Blossom

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Lime (Linden) BlossomOrange Blossom

Heart

HoneyTaif RoseIndian OudYlang-Ylang

Base

CastoreumHyraxMuskCivetCambodian OudLabdanumSandalwoodOsmanthus

InformationalShared notesHoney, Osmanthus and Orange Blossom. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night25

Spring25

Summer25

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,324

PerfumerAlina Gliwinska

Launched2024

Reviews30

Overall rank#30,773

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerThe Bee's KneesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Cuir au Miel by Sultan Pasha Attars is a dense, animalic leather scent that centers on the intersection of raw hide and syrupy honey. Launched in 2013, it plays with intense notes of castoreum, civet, and beeswax. This is a bold, resinous composition best suited for colder weather wear when you want a fragrance that p…

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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, The Bee's Knees or Cuir au Miel?

The Bee's Knees takes 4 of 4 categories. The Bee's Knees is rated 3.53/5 from 238 votes; Cuir au Miel is rated 4.75/5 from 8 votes. Choose The Bee's Knees for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Cuir au Miel for a musky and animalic character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, The Bee's Knees or Cuir au Miel?

The Bee's Knees lasts longest (The Bee's Knees 73/100, Cuir au Miel 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, The Bee's Knees or Cuir au Miel?

The Bee's Knees projects furthest (The Bee's Knees 63/100, Cuir au Miel 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Do The Bee's Knees and Cuir au Miel smell similar?

Clearly different: a 5% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Honey, Osmanthus and Orange Blossom.

Is The Bee's Knees or Cuir au Miel better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in The Bee's Knees and Cuir au Miel?

The Bee's Knees features Hay, Smoke, Honey, Immortelle and Earthy Notes. Cuir au Miel has top notes of Lime (Linden) Blossom and Orange Blossom, heart notes of Honey, Taif Rose, Indian Oud and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Castoreum, Hyrax, Musk and Civet.