Fragrance comparison

Ancient Leather vs Oriental Glance

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 3 ratings analysed

1 wins

Ancient Leather

The Dua Brand

5.003 votes

Rank #31,557 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

Oriental Glance

Shades Of Scents

—0 votes

Rank #68,750 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ancient Leather takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ancient Leather
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Oriental Glance
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.

Ancient Leather1/1

Oriental Glance0/1

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: Ancient Leather

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ancient LeatherThe Dua Brand

Oriental GlanceShades Of Scents

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 37%Had 5%Want 58%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 43%Want 57%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity93

〰 Sillage92

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value69

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody92%

leather84%

smoky77%

balsamic69%

animalic61%

amber100%

warm spicy88%

woody77%

balsamic65%

vanilla53%

powdery42%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both amber, woody and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IncenseIsobutyl QuinolineAnimal notesCade oilLeatherStyraxPatchouliLabdanumItalian MandarinViolet LeafAmbergrisVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Pink PepperBlack PepperGingerStyrax

Heart

LabdanumRoseIncenseCedar NeedlesCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

Base

Tolu BalsamBenzoinVanillaAgarwood (Oud)Amber

InformationalShared notesIncense, Styrax, Labdanum and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Ancient Leather, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day35

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Casual 36%Party 31%Date 25%Work 8%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#31,557

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#68,750

PerfumerMichelle Moellhausen

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAncient LeatherHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ancient Leather by The Dua Brand is a dense, smoky leather extrait built for cold weather and bold tastes. The scent opens with a sharp burst of Italian mandarin and black pepper before dropping straight into dark birch tar and raw cade oil. Green violet leaf cuts through the initial medicinal smoke, keeping the scent…

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Oriental Glance by Shades Of Scents blends bold black pepper with sweet tolu balsam. This spicy fragrance wraps incense and cedar needles around a dry agarwood base. It feels best on cool autumn evenings when you want a warm, resinous trail that cuts through the crisp night air.

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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 Ancient Leather and Oriental Glance smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and balsamic accords. Common notes include Incense, Styrax, Labdanum and Vanilla.

Is Ancient Leather or Oriental Glance better for summer or winter?

Ancient Leather suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ancient Leather and Oriental Glance?

Ancient Leather features Incense, Isobutyl Quinoline, Animal notes, Cade oil and Leather. Oriental Glance has top notes of Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, Ginger and Styrax, heart notes of Labdanum, Rose, Incense and Cedar Needles, a base of Tolu Balsam, Benzoin, Vanilla and Agarwood (Oud).