Fragrance comparison

Witching Hour vs Beau Santal

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

Updated 27 Oct 2026 73 ratings analysed

1 wins

Witching Hour

Demeter Fragrance

3.3873 votes

Rank #19,834 AmberCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Beau Santal

Anthropologie

—0 votes

Rank #72,202 White FloralPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Witching Hour takes 1 of 1 categories.

Witching Hour
Choose it for a amber and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Beau Santal
Choose it for a white floral and powdery character.

Witching Hour1/1

Beau Santal0/1

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: Witching Hour

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Witching HourDemeter Fragrance

Beau SantalAnthropologie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.38/ 5 · 73 votes

Have 87%Had 13%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

10%Love

42%Like

32%Ok

10%Dislike

7%Hate

73 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity45

〰 Sillage34

♥ Love / hate60

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

citrus86%

floral72%

sweet58%

powdery44%

animalic30%

white floral100%

powdery86%

floral72%

musky58%

woody44%

sweet30%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both floral, powdery and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

AmberBlood OrangeVanilla Orchid

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Blood OrangeStrawberry

Heart

JasmineVanilla Orchid

Base

SandalwoodMuskMossCinnamon

InformationalShared notesBlood Orange and Vanilla Orchid. Durations are only published for Witching Hour, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring28

Summer17

Fall100

Winter28

Day69

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex38

Women62

Casual 37%Date 28%Work 19%Party 16%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,834

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews16

Overall rank#72,202

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerWitching HourHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Do not let the spooky name fool you. Demeter Fragrance Witching Hour is an easygoing oriental vanilla cologne that blends bright blood orange, powdery vanilla orchid, and warm golden amber. The initial spray hits with a sharp alcoholic fizz. Give it three minutes. As the solvent flash evaporates, a fizzy citrus soda c…

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Beau Santal pairs juicy blood orange and strawberry with a soft white floral heart, then settles into sandalwood, musk, moss, and a hint of cinnamon warmth. It reads approachable and modern, with a fruity floral opening that smooths into a powdery, musky woods base. Because there are no captured wearer reviews yet, th…

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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 Witching Hour and Beau Santal smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, powdery and sweet accords. Common notes include Blood Orange and Vanilla Orchid.

Is Witching Hour or Beau Santal better for summer or winter?

Witching Hour suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Witching Hour and Beau Santal?

Witching Hour features Amber, Blood Orange and Vanilla Orchid. Beau Santal has top notes of Blood Orange and Strawberry, heart notes of Jasmine and Vanilla Orchid, a base of Sandalwood, Musk, Moss and Cinnamon.