Fragrance comparison

Act 1 vs Oriental Musk

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 72 ratings analysed

1 wins

Act 1

Pantomime

4.0372 votes

Rank #16,280 MuskyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

40%scent match

Some overlap

Oriental Musk

Al Ghaliyah

—0 votes

Rank #68,781 WoodyMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Act 1 takes 1 of 1 categories.

Act 1
Choose it for a musky and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Oriental Musk
Choose it for a woody and musky character.

Act 11/1

Oriental Musk0/1

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: Act 1

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Act 1Pantomime

Oriental MuskAl Ghaliyah

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.03/ 5 · 72 votes

Have 25%Had 9%Want 66%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

35%Like

18%Ok

7%Dislike

1%Hate

72 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value36

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

amber65%

balsamic30%

woody100%

musky92%

sweet84%

amber77%

powdery69%

floral61%

Scent match40%Some overlap · both musky and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

AmbrettolideAmbrette

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Dried FruitsCorianderHoney

Heart

AmbrettolideYlang YlangBlack MuskAmbretteVanillaJasmineRoseMusk

Base

SandalwoodPatchouliCedarwoodLabdanumMoss

InformationalShared notesAmbrettolide and Ambrette. Durations are only published for Act 1, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer52

Fall56

Winter52

Day100

Night41

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex40

Women57

Casual 39%Work 34%Date 20%Party 7%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,280

PerfumerFredrik Dalman

Launched—

Reviews9

Overall rank#68,781

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAct 1Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pantomime Act 1 focuses on a quiet, tactile blend of ambrette seed, ambrettolide, and an unlisted milky fig accord that feels like soft suede on clean skin. It does not shout. Instead, the opening delivers a brief flash of green sap before smoothing out into creamy amber warmth and sweet vegetal musk. You get the comf…

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Oriental Musk by Al Ghaliyah is a dark, honeyed musk built on woods. It opens with dried fruits, coriander, and a syrupy honey warmth, then turns plush and floral with jasmine, ylang ylang, rose, and a soft vanilla glow. As it dries down, sandalwood, cedar, patchouli, labdanum, and moss give it a smooth, earthy backbo…

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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 Act 1 and Oriental Musk smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky and amber accords. Common notes include Ambrettolide and Ambrette.

Is Act 1 or Oriental Musk better for summer or winter?

Act 1 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Act 1 and Oriental Musk?

Act 1 features Ambrettolide and Ambrette. Oriental Musk has top notes of Dried Fruits, Coriander and Honey, heart notes of Ambrettolide, Ylang Ylang, Black Musk and Ambrette, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, Cedarwood and Labdanum.