Fragrance comparison

Avicenna vs Bones

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 101 ratings analysed

1 wins

Avicenna

Annette Neuffer

3.68101 votes

Rank #6,616 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Bones

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #74,369 Warm SpicyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Avicenna takes 1 of 1 categories.

Avicenna
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Bones
Choose it for a warm spicy and animalic character.

Avicenna1/1

Bones0/1

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: Avicenna

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AvicennaAnnette Neuffer

BonesThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.68/ 5 · 101 votes

Have 5%Had 9%Want 86%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 43%Had 14%Want 43%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

38%Like

0%Ok

38%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber92%

citrus84%

balsamic77%

aromatic69%

rose61%

warm spicy100%

animalic92%

woody84%

amber77%

vanilla69%

leather61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CinnamonGingerTangerineSaffronCardamomBlack PepperPetitgrainBergamot

Heart

Turkish RoseBulgarian RoseMoroccan RoseRoseOlibanumelemiTunisian Orange BlossomOrange Blossom

Base

BeeswaxOpoponaxSandalwoodBourbon VanillaLabdanumSiam Benzoin

Notes

Bourbon VanillaWoodsy NotesBlack PepperWatery NotesBlack AmberCardamomLeather

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Black Pepper and Bourbon Vanilla. Durations are only published for Bones, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer17

Fall100

Winter67

Day50

Night100

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day30

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex20

Women80

Not enough votes yet

Date 38%Party 34%Casual 18%Work 9%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#6,616

PerfumerAnnette Neuffer

Launched—

Reviews47

Overall rank#74,369

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAvicennaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Avicenna is a spicy amber rose built around cinnamon, ginger, saffron, pepper, citrus, and a layered rose heart. It feels warm, resinous, and floral rather than fresh or minimal, with orange blossom, incense materials, beeswax, vanilla, benzoin, labdanum, and sandalwood giving the dry-down a honeyed balsamic weight. I…

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Bones by The Dua Brand is a dark, heavy hitter built on high-concentration perfume oils. Do not overspray this. The opening fires off a gritty blast of cracked black pepper and green cardamom, cutting through a brief wave of salty watery notes before the deeper shadows settle in. Within twenty minutes, the aquatic fre…

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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 Avicenna and Bones smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Black Pepper and Bourbon Vanilla.

Is Avicenna or Bones better for summer or winter?

Avicenna suits evening wear; Bones suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Avicenna and Bones?

Avicenna has top notes of Cinnamon, Ginger, Tangerine and Saffron, heart notes of Turkish Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Moroccan Rose and Rose, a base of Beeswax, Opoponax, Sandalwood and Bourbon Vanilla. Bones features Bourbon Vanilla, Woodsy Notes, Black Pepper, Watery Notes and Black Amber.