Fragrance comparison

Abjad vs Macassar

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 350 ratings analysed

Abjad

Louzan

—0 votes

Rank #68,872 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

18%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Macassar

Rochas

4.38350 votes

Rank #977 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Macassar takes 1 of 1 categories.

Abjad
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character.
Macassar
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Abjad0/1

Macassar1/1

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: Macassar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AbjadLouzan

MacassarRochas

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.38/ 5 · 350 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

65%Love

28%Like

3%Ok

4%Dislike

1%Hate

240 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity82

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value46

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity88%

amber77%

leather65%

musky53%

animalic42%

woody100%

aromatic92%

earthy84%

leather77%

mossy69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match18%Clearly different · both leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Fruity Notes

Heart

Sweet Notes

Base

LeatherAmberMusk

Top

Pine Tree NeedlesArtemisiaGreen NotesFruity NotesBergamot

Heart

PatchouliCedarCarnationJasmineVetiverGeranium

Base

LeatherOakmossMuskAmberCoconut

InformationalShared notesFruity Notes, Leather, Amber and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring51

Summer38

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men93

Unisex4

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,872

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#977

PerfumerNicolas Mamounas, Roger Pellegrino

Launched—

Reviews67

Category winnerMacassarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Abjad by Louzan is an unisex oriental spicy fragrance that blends vibrant fruity notes with a rich, confectionary heart. It dries down to a warm foundation of leather, amber, and musk, offering a versatile scent profile suitable for autumn and winter wear. This fragrance transitions smoothly from a bright, energetic o…

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Macassar by Rochas is an assertive, woody leather fragrance that defines 1980s masculine perfumery. It opens with sharp pine needles and green artemisia, grounding into a base of smoky leather and oakmoss. This is a bold, uncompromising scent that projects authority, perfect for those who appreciate the stark, dry cha…

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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 Abjad and Macassar smell similar?

Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather accords. Common notes include Fruity Notes, Leather, Amber and Musk.

What are the notes in Abjad and Macassar?

Abjad has top notes of Fruity Notes, heart notes of Sweet Notes, a base of Leather, Amber and Musk. Macassar has top notes of Pine Tree Needles, Artemisia, Green Notes and Fruity Notes, heart notes of Patchouli, Cedar, Carnation and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Oakmoss, Musk and Amber.