Fragrance comparison

The Bee's Knees vs Odessan Dream

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 245 ratings analysed

The Bee's Knees

Lush · 2024

3.53238 votes

Rank #9,324 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

10%scent match

Clearly different

Odessan Dream

Pictura Fragrans

4.007 votes

Rank #54,092 FloralFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

The Bee's Knees
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Odessan Dream
Choose it for a floral and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

The Bee's Knees2/4

Odessan Dream2/4

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

Odessan DreamPictura Fragrans

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.53/ 5 · 238 votes

Have 74%Had 3%Want 24%

4.00/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 2%Had 0%Want 97%

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

71%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

14%Dislike

14%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityOdessan Dream

SillageThe Bee's Knees

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price value75

Category winnerOdessan DreamBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tobacco69%

floral30%

floral100%

fresh spicy92%

aromatic84%

woody77%

smoky69%

powdery61%

Scent match10%Clearly different · both floral

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

Pink LotusVanillaPepperNutmegRoseOsmanthusCuminCacao Pod

Heart

Oolong teaBlack CurrantClary SageFrangipaniOrris RootNardMimosa

Base

Buddha WoodgunpowderChoya NakhTobaccoSandalwoodAmbergrisMuskSiberian rhododendron

InformationalShared notesTobacco and Osmanthus. 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

Spring67

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men20

Unisex40

Women40

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,324

PerfumerAlina Gliwinska

Launched2024

Reviews30

Overall rank#54,092

PerfumerDL Jenkins

Launched—

Reviews0

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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Odessan Dream by Pictura Fragrans offers a complex oriental woody profile that blurs the lines between memory and imagination. Opening with an effervescent burst of citrus and neroli, it settles into a deep, resinous base of tobacco and oud. This unisex fragrance provides a shifting experience suitable for cool autumn…

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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 Odessan Dream?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. The Bee's Knees is rated 3.53/5 from 238 votes; Odessan Dream is rated 4.00/5 from 7 votes. Choose The Bee's Knees for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Odessan Dream for a floral and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, The Bee's Knees or Odessan Dream?

Odessan Dream lasts longest (Odessan Dream 80/100, The Bee's Knees 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, The Bee's Knees or Odessan Dream?

The Bee's Knees projects furthest (The Bee's Knees 63/100, Odessan Dream 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do The Bee's Knees and Odessan Dream smell similar?

Clearly different: a 10% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral accords. Common notes include Tobacco and Osmanthus.

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

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

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

The Bee's Knees features Hay, Smoke, Honey, Immortelle and Earthy Notes. Odessan Dream has top notes of Pink Lotus, Vanilla, Pepper and Nutmeg, heart notes of Oolong tea, Black Currant, Clary Sage and Frangipani, a base of Buddha Wood, gunpowder, Choya Nakh and Tobacco.