Fragrance comparison

The Bee's Knees vs Kolonya

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 371 ratings analysed

The Bee's Knees

Lush · 2024

3.53238 votes

Rank #9,324 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

8%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Kolonya

Rasei Fort

4.35133 votes

Rank #4,070 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Kolonya takes 3 of 5 categories.

The Bee's Knees
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Kolonya
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

The Bee's Knees1/5

Kolonya3/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

The Bee's KneesLush

KolonyaRasei Fort

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 238 votes

Have 74%Had 3%Want 24%

4.35/ 5 · 133 votes

Have 30%Had 6%Want 64%

Category winnerKolonyaRating 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

60%Love

27%Like

6%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

86 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageThe Bee's Knees

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price value80

Category winnerKolonyaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

sweet100%

tobacco69%

floral30%

citrus100%

fresh spicy92%

aromatic84%

woody77%

green69%

amber61%

Scent match8%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

Notes

PlumPetitgrainBergamotOakmossPalisander RosewoodHayNeroliRosemaryVetiverTobaccoAmberPink Grapefruit

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesHay, Tobacco, Petitgrain and Neroli. 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

Spring100

Summer75

Fall71

Winter54

Day100

Night85

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men43

Unisex50

Women7

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,324

PerfumerAlina Gliwinska

Launched2024

Reviews30

Overall rank#4,070

PerfumerRasei Fort

Launched—

Reviews39

Category winnerKolonyaHigher 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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Kolonya by Rasei Fort is a woody spicy fragrance that draws on childhood memories of a garden filled with jasmine and lemon trees. This unisex scent balances bright citrus notes like bergamot and neroli with a dry, resinous base. It wears closely, functioning less like a modern projection-heavy fragrance and more like…

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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 Kolonya?

Kolonya takes 3 of 5 categories. The Bee's Knees is rated 3.53/5 from 238 votes; Kolonya is rated 4.35/5 from 133 votes. Choose The Bee's Knees for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Kolonya for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, The Bee's Knees or Kolonya?

They last about the same: The Bee's Knees 73/100, Kolonya 73/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, The Bee's Knees or Kolonya?

The Bee's Knees projects furthest (The Bee's Knees 63/100, Kolonya 59/100), based on community performance votes.

Do The Bee's Knees and Kolonya smell similar?

Clearly different: a 8% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Hay, Tobacco, Petitgrain and Neroli.

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

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

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

The Bee's Knees features Hay, Smoke, Honey, Immortelle and Earthy Notes. Kolonya features Plum, Petitgrain, Bergamot, Oakmoss and Palisander Rosewood.