Fragrance comparison

Aoud & Minerals vs Sea Angel

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 49 ratings analysed

3 wins

Aoud & Minerals

The Dua Brand

4.336 votes

Rank #36,369 MarineAmber

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60%scent match

Closely related

Sea Angel

O'Driu

3.7243 votes

Rank #38,486 MarineSalty

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Aoud & Minerals takes 3 of 4 categories.

Aoud & Minerals
Choose it for a marine and amber character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Sea Angel
Choose it for a marine and salty character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, evening wear.

Aoud & Minerals3/4

Sea Angel1/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Aoud & MineralsThe Dua Brand

Sea AngelO'Driu

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 83%Had 0%Want 17%

3.72/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 22%Had 8%Want 70%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

33%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

42%Love

30%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

16%Hate

43 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevityAoud & Minerals

SillageSea Angel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value36

Category winnerAoud & MineralsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

amber92%

aromatic84%

salty77%

aquatic69%

woody61%

marine100%

salty83%

aquatic65%

aromatic48%

sand30%

Scent match60%Closely related · both marine, salty and aquatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Pink PepperBalsam FirSea NotesAmbergrisSea SaltAgarwoodSeaweedStyrax

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

SeaweedSea NotesSea SaltSandOzonic notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSea Notes, Sea Salt and Seaweed. Durations are only published for Aoud & Minerals, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer100

Fall75

Winter50

Day100

Night43

Spring64

Summer100

Fall71

Winter57

Day91

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men83

Unisex17

Women0

Casual 40%Work 30%Date 18%Party 13%

Men9

Unisex91

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,369

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#38,486

PerfumerAngelo Orazio Pregoni

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAoud & MineralsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

The Dua Brand Aoud & Minerals delivers an unusual collision of bracing ocean water and dark resinous wood. It hits the skin with coarse sea salt, cold Atlantic waves, and an earthy burst of agarwood. You get no tropical coconut or sweet designer citrus here. Instead, this extrait de parfum smells like wet coastal drif…

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Sea Angel by O'Driu strips away the sugary, artificial breeze found in typical designer aquatics, replacing it with the raw, untamed reality of the open ocean. Created by perfumer Angelo Orazio Pregoni in 2017, this unisex fragrance opens with a sharp gust of ozonic air, briny sea salt, and wet coastal sand. As it war…

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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, Aoud & Minerals or Sea Angel?

Aoud & Minerals takes 3 of 4 categories. Aoud & Minerals is rated 4.33/5 from 6 votes; Sea Angel is rated 3.72/5 from 43 votes. Choose Aoud & Minerals for a marine and amber character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Sea Angel for a marine and salty character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Aoud & Minerals or Sea Angel?

Aoud & Minerals lasts longest (Aoud & Minerals 77/100, Sea Angel 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Aoud & Minerals or Sea Angel?

Projection is very close: Sea Angel 72/100, Aoud & Minerals 71/100 for sillage.

Do Aoud & Minerals and Sea Angel smell similar?

Closely related: a 60% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share marine, salty and aquatic accords. Common notes include Sea Notes, Sea Salt and Seaweed.

Is Aoud & Minerals or Sea Angel better for summer or winter?

Aoud & Minerals suits daytime wear; Sea Angel suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Aoud & Minerals and Sea Angel?

Aoud & Minerals features Pink Pepper, Balsam Fir, Sea Notes, Ambergris and Sea Salt. Sea Angel features Seaweed, Sea Notes, Sea Salt, Sand and Ozonic notes.