Fragrance comparison

#494 Indulgence illimité vs Incense Wood

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 143 ratings analysed

#494 Indulgence illimité

Le Ré Noir

1.754 votes

Rank #74,963 SmokyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Incense Wood

Ajmal

4.10139 votes

Rank #23,131 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Incense Wood takes 1 of 1 categories.

#494 Indulgence illimité
Choose it for a smoky and warm spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Incense Wood
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

#494 Indulgence illimité0/1

Incense Wood1/1

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: Incense Wood

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

#494 Indulgence illimitéLe Ré Noir

Incense WoodAjmal

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

1.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 7%Had 7%Want 87%

4.10/ 5 · 139 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

75%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

48%Love

38%Like

8%Ok

4%Dislike

2%Hate

124 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate19

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value53

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

smoky100%

warm spicy88%

amber77%

chocolate65%

balsamic53%

sweet42%

amber100%

warm spicy90%

woody80%

balsamic70%

musky60%

smoky50%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both warm spicy, amber and smoky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IncenseChocolateOlibanum

No top / heart / base split published

Top

SaffronPink PepperBergamot

Heart

IncenseCashmere WoodOlibanum

Base

PatchouliVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesIncense and Olibanum. Durations are only published for #494 Indulgence illimité, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Spring57

Summer14

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Party 32%Casual 24%Work 9%

Men44

Unisex50

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,963

PerfumerValery Sokolov

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#23,131

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerIncense WoodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Le Ré Noir #494 Indulgence illimité takes dark cacao into deep, resinous territory. Forget sugary supermarket confections. This scent immediately hits with raw, unsweetened dark chocolate wrapped in dense curls of church incense and sticky olibanum resin. It is bold, bitter, and undeniably smoky. The dry heat feels un…

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Ajmal Incense Wood is a warm, smoky amber-wood with a spicy saffron and pink pepper lift up top, then a resinous incense and olibanum heart that feels smooth rather than churchy. The dry-down turns softer and more comfortable, with vanilla-musk warmth wrapped around patchouli and woods. It suits cool weather best, es…

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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, #494 Indulgence illimité or Incense Wood?

Incense Wood takes 1 of 1 categories. #494 Indulgence illimité is rated 1.75/5 from 4 votes; Incense Wood is rated 4.10/5 from 139 votes. Choose #494 Indulgence illimité for a smoky and warm spicy character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Incense Wood for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do #494 Indulgence illimité and Incense Wood smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and smoky accords. Common notes include Incense and Olibanum.

Is #494 Indulgence illimité or Incense Wood better for summer or winter?

#494 Indulgence illimité suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in #494 Indulgence illimité and Incense Wood?

#494 Indulgence illimité features Incense, Chocolate and Olibanum. Incense Wood has top notes of Saffron, Pink Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Incense, Cashmere Wood and Olibanum, a base of Patchouli, Vanilla and Musk.