Fragrance comparison

Ashes of Roses vs Ideal Oud

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 190 ratings analysed

Ashes of Roses

Bourjois

—0 votes

Rank #74,717 RoseFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

40%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Ideal Oud

Mizensir

4.22190 votes

Rank #5,709 WoodyRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ideal Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ashes of Roses
Choose it for a rose and floral character.
Ideal Oud
Choose it for a woody and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Ashes of Roses0/1

Ideal Oud1/1

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: Ideal Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ashes of RosesBourjois

Ideal OudMizensir

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 17%Had 0%Want 83%

4.22/ 5 · 190 votes

Have 37%Had 12%Want 52%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

47%Love

35%Like

10%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

190 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value36

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

floral65%

citrus30%

woody100%

rose90%

oud80%

leather70%

warm spicy60%

floral50%

Scent match40%Some overlap · both rose and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Tea Rose

Heart

Bulgarian RoseRose

Base

Rose de Mai

Top

Bulgarian RoseRose de MaiPink Pepper

Heart

Laotian OudSaffronYlang-Ylang

Base

PapyrusLabdanumBourbon Vanilla

InformationalShared notesRose and Rose de Mai. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring86

Summer53

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men12

Unisex55

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,717

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#5,709

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews24

Category winnerIdeal OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bourjois created Ashes of Roses in 1909 as a pure, hyper-focused rose floral built entirely around different facets of the rose petal. The fragrance opens with a sharp, green tea rose top note that immediately feels cool and slightly dry on skin. As it settles, Bulgarian rose and rich red rose middle notes bring out a…

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Ideal Oud by Mizensir is an approachable woody floral perfume that smooths out the sharp edges often found in traditional agarwood scents. Created by master perfumer Alberto Morillas, the fragrance opens with a dewy splash of Bulgarian rose and rose de mai spiced with a flick of pink pepper. As it settles onto the ski…

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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 Ashes of Roses and Ideal Oud smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose and floral accords. Common notes include Rose and Rose de Mai.

What are the notes in Ashes of Roses and Ideal Oud?

Ashes of Roses has top notes of Tea Rose, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose and Rose, a base of Rose de Mai. Ideal Oud has top notes of Bulgarian Rose, Rose de Mai and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Laotian Oud, Saffron and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Papyrus, Labdanum and Bourbon Vanilla.