Fragrance comparison

Abjar vs Daitengu 大天狗

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

Updated 8 Oct 2026 87 ratings analysed

1 wins

Abjar

The Spirit of Dubai

4.4986 votes

Rank #23,714 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Daitengu 大天狗

RECLASSIFIED RE调香室

1.001 votes

Rank #70,268 Warm SpicyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Abjar takes 1 of 1 categories.

Abjar
Choose it for a woody and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Daitengu 大天狗
Choose it for a warm spicy and animalic character.

Abjar1/1

Daitengu 大天狗0/1

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: Abjar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AbjarThe Spirit of Dubai

Daitengu 大天狗RECLASSIFIED RE调香室

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.49/ 5 · 86 votes

Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

72%Love

13%Like

7%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

86 votes

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity91

〰 Sillage84

♥ Love / hate87

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate0

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value28

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

leather92%

amber84%

smoky77%

animalic69%

aromatic61%

warm spicy100%

animalic92%

fresh spicy84%

musky77%

leather69%

amber61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both leather, animalic and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CypressPineClary SageNutmegStyraxAldehydesLavenderPepper

Heart

LeatherEarthy NotesBirch LeafIncenseIndian OudResinsWoody NotesGuaiac Wood

Base

CastoreumCivetTobaccoAgarwood (Oud)AmberTolu BalsamSandalwoodBenzoin

Top

PepperGingerNutmeg

Heart

SaffronCivetLeather

Base

AmbergrisMuskOakmoss

InformationalShared notesNutmeg, Pepper, Leather and Civet. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring61

Summer25

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men74

Unisex20

Women6

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,714

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#70,268

PerfumerCarine Boin

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAbjarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Abjar by The Spirit of Dubai opens with a sharp burst of aromatic cypress, pine needles, and spicy nutmeg before settling into a dense heart of birch leaf and natural leather. As the composition warms on skin, smoky incense, Indian oud, and rich labdanum take control, giving the fragrance a dark resinous texture. The …

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Daitengu opens with pepper, ginger and nutmeg, then moves into a darker saffron, leather and civet heart. The base of musk, ambergris and oakmoss keeps it earthy, musky and a little feral. This looks best suited to shoppers who enjoy spicy, animalic leather fragrances with a mossy finish. It is likely a sample-first …

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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, Abjar or Daitengu 大天狗?

Abjar takes 1 of 1 categories. Abjar is rated 4.49/5 from 86 votes; Daitengu 大天狗 is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Abjar for a woody and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Daitengu 大天狗 for a warm spicy and animalic character.

Do Abjar and Daitengu 大天狗 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, animalic and amber accords. Common notes include Nutmeg, Pepper, Leather and Civet.

What are the notes in Abjar and Daitengu 大天狗?

Abjar has top notes of Cypress, Pine, Clary Sage and Nutmeg, heart notes of Leather, Earthy Notes, Birch Leaf and Incense, a base of Castoreum, Civet, Tobacco and Agarwood (Oud). Daitengu 大天狗 has top notes of Pepper, Ginger and Nutmeg, heart notes of Saffron, Civet and Leather, a base of Ambergris, Musk and Oakmoss.