Fragrance comparison

Aghora vs Royal Amber Oud

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

Updated 25 Oct 2026 4 ratings analysed

2 wins

Aghora

Byermia

4.504 votes

Rank #34,216 SmokyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Royal Amber Oud

Unique

—0 votes

Rank #76,500 AmberTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Aghora takes 2 of 2 categories.

Aghora
Choose it for a smoky and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.
Royal Amber Oud
Choose it for a amber and tobacco character.

Aghora2/2

Royal Amber Oud0/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Aghora
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Aghora

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AghoraByermia

Royal Amber OudUnique

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.50/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 19%Had 10%Want 71%

—/ 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

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageAghora

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

smoky100%

aromatic92%

woody84%

herbal77%

tobacco69%

sweet61%

amber100%

tobacco83%

sweet65%

woody48%

warm spicy30%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both tobacco, woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SmokecannabisMarigoldGhost PepperSageFig

Heart

TobaccoGalbanumFrankincenseOakmossOpoponaxBalsam Fir

Base

Choya RalGuaiac WoodIndian OudNatural MuskMyrrhLabdanumCastoreumSandalwood

Notes

AmberTobaccoMyrrhGuaiac Wood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Guaiac Wood and Myrrh. Durations are only published for Royal Amber Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Casual 29%Work 20%Party 16%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,216

PerfumerAshek Zubayer, Rajesh Balkrishnan

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#76,500

PerfumerLuca Gritti

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAghoraHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Aghora by Byermia is a bold, challenging fragrance that opens with a sharp, green, and smoky intensity. Inspired by ascetic practices, it balances earthy cannabis and ghost pepper with deep tobacco, resins, and Indian oud. It is best suited for cold weather and evening wear, designed for those who appreciate raw, unap…

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The warmth hits right away. Royal Amber Oud by Unique opens with a flash of dry pipe tobacco wrapped around sticky, golden amber resins. It does not waste time on bright citrus top notes. Instead, you get immediate smoky guaiac wood and rich, resinous myrrh that feels like sitting beside a crackling hearth in mid-Nove…

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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 projects more, Aghora or Royal Amber Oud?

Aghora projects furthest (Aghora 58/100, Royal Amber Oud 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Aghora and Royal Amber Oud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Guaiac Wood and Myrrh.

Is Aghora or Royal Amber Oud better for summer or winter?

Aghora suits evening wear; Royal Amber Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Aghora and Royal Amber Oud?

Aghora has top notes of Smoke, cannabis, Marigold and Ghost Pepper, heart notes of Tobacco, Galbanum, Frankincense and Oakmoss, a base of Choya Ral, Guaiac Wood, Indian Oud and Natural Musk. Royal Amber Oud features Amber, Tobacco, Myrrh and Guaiac Wood.