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Ambre Cristal vs Oudacious

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

Updated 20 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ambre Cristal takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Ambre Cristal

    Choose it for a warm spicy and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

  • Oudacious

    Choose it for a smoky and leather character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Ambre Cristal1/1
Oudacious0/1
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
Ambre Cristal

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Ambre CristalNectar Olfactif
OudaciousZenogati
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.10/ 5 · 20 votes
Have 16%Had 3%Want 81%
—/ 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
15%Love
30%Like
20%Ok
20%Dislike
15%Hate

20 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity74
〰 Sillage60
♥ Love / hate53
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value54
¤ Price valueN/A
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
leather92%
rose84%
oud77%
fruity69%
smoky61%
smoky100%
leather92%
oud84%
amber77%
lavender69%
animalic61%
Scent match44%Some overlap · both leather, oud and smoky

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Red BerriesCardamomCinnamonNutmeg
Heart
LeatherRoseSaffronIncense
Base
OudSandalwoodTonka BeanAmberwood
Top
LavenderSaffronNutmeg
Heart
IncenseOudoak moss
Base
LeatherPatchouliAmbergris
InformationalShared notesNutmeg, Leather, Saffron and Incense. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring45
Summer45
Fall82
Winter100
Day100
Night50
Spring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day–
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men27
Unisex64
Women9
Men100
Unisex0
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#61,290

PerfumerAlice Le Berre

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#80,449

PerfumerSebastien Lacouture

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAmbre CristalHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ambre Cristal by Nectar Olfactif launches with a warm flash of red berries, cinnamon, and cardamom before settling into dense leather and smoky incense. Designed by perfumer Alice Le Berre, it dries down to a heavy base of oud, sandalwood, and amberwood. It suits crisp autumn evenings when you want a dark, spicy scent…

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Oudacious opens with a sharp burst of nutmeg, herbal lavender, and metallic saffron before dropping into a dense heart of smoky incense and dark oud. The base dries down into rugged leather, earthy patchouli, and salty ambergris. It is a heavy, resinous option built specifically for cold weather and late evenings.

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Ambre Cristal and Oudacious smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, oud and smoky accords. Common notes include Nutmeg, Leather, Saffron and Incense.

Is Ambre Cristal or Oudacious better for summer or winter?

Ambre Cristal suits daytime wear; Oudacious suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ambre Cristal and Oudacious?

Ambre Cristal has top notes of Red Berries, Cardamom, Cinnamon and Nutmeg, heart notes of Leather, Rose, Saffron and Incense, a base of Oud, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Amberwood. Oudacious has top notes of Lavender, Saffron and Nutmeg, heart notes of Incense, Oud and oak moss, a base of Leather, Patchouli and Ambergris.

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