Fragrance comparison

Badar Al Hayat vs Mawsouf

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 27 ratings analysed

2 wins

Badar Al Hayat

Al Haramain Perfumes

4.388 votes

Rank #36,219 AmberOud

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86%scent match

Very similar

Mawsouf

Ajmal

4.3219 votes

Rank #41,438 AmberOud

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Badar Al Hayat takes 2 of 4 categories.

Badar Al Hayat
Choose it for a amber and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Mawsouf
Choose it for a amber and oud character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Badar Al Hayat2/4

Mawsouf1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Mawsouf
Sillage & projection: Badar Al Hayat
Value for money: Tie
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Badar Al Hayat

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Badar Al HayatAl Haramain Perfumes

MawsoufAjmal

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.38/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 5%Had 8%Want 86%

4.32/ 5 · 19 votes

Have 19%Had 10%Want 71%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

38%Like

13%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

53%Love

37%Like

0%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

19 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage81

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityMawsouf

SillageBadar Al Hayat

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

Category winnerTieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

oud86%

rose72%

warm spicy58%

vanilla44%

powdery30%

amber100%

oud88%

rose77%

vanilla65%

powdery53%

animalic42%

Scent match86%Very similar · both amber, oud and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

AmberAgarwood (Oud)Spicy NotesRoseVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

AmberAgarwood (Oud)VanillaRose

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAmber, Agarwood (Oud), Rose and Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Spring25

Summer25

Fall75

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex0

Women50

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,219

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#41,438

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBadar Al HayatHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Badar Al Hayat is an amber, rose, oud blend that leans rich and traditional, with a noticeable animalic oud edge. What makes it wearable is the way warm spices and a softer rose tone round off the roughness, so it reads seductive rather than harsh. Expect a resinous, lightly smoky sweetness in the dry-down, with a pl…

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Mawsouf is a rich, traditional-leaning oriental built around sweet amber and vanilla with a rosy, slightly powdery glow. On skin it can open quite strong, then settles into a warmer spicy-woody feel. Several wearers describe impressive staying power and a dab-on, oily texture, with the oud presence reading more like a…

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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, Badar Al Hayat or Mawsouf?

Badar Al Hayat takes 2 of 4 categories. Badar Al Hayat is rated 4.38/5 from 8 votes; Mawsouf is rated 4.32/5 from 19 votes. Choose Badar Al Hayat for a amber and oud character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Mawsouf for a amber and oud character. Wins on longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.