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Banshee Ambré vs Al Bashiq

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

Updated 177 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Al Bashiq takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Banshee Ambré

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in fall.

  • Al Bashiq

    Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Banshee Ambré0/1
Al Bashiq1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Al Bashiq

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Banshee AmbréBlack Rabbit
Al BashiqNabeel
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.14/ 5 · 177 votes
Have 88%Had 12%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

56%Love
23%Like
7%Ok
8%Dislike
6%Hate

177 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity82
〰 Sillage75
♥ Love / hate79
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value78
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
warm spicy88%
woody77%
vanilla65%
balsamic53%
patchouli42%
amber100%
woody92%
warm spicy84%
aromatic77%
balsamic69%
leather61%
Scent match56%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
CloveSmoke
Heart
BenzoinCedarMyrrh
Base
PatchouliLabdanumVanillaAmber
Top
LeatherIncenseCypressStyraxSaffronCardamomLavenderArtemisia
Heart
Agarwood (Oud)MyrrhBalsamic NotesEarthy NotesGuaiac WoodOlibanumLabdanumCedar
Base
VetiverAmberTobaccoTolu BalsamBenzoinPatchouliSweet NotesAmbergris
InformationalShared notesBenzoin, Cedar, Myrrh and Patchouli. 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–
Night–
Spring32
Summer14
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex100
Women0
Men82
Unisex13
Women5
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#81,883

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#4,206

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews19

Category winnerAl BashiqHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black Rabbit Banshee Ambré opens with a sharp burst of spicy clove and dense wood smoke. As the intense top layer calms down after twenty minutes, a rich heart of sticky benzoin resin, dry cedar wood, and medicinal myrrh takes over on skin. The dry down settles into a dark amber base softened by sweet vanilla, earthy …

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Al Bashiq by Nabeel delivers a heavy dose of leather, dark resins, and bitter almond. It is a bold, cold weather scent that cuts through freezing air, pairing best with heavy wool coats or leather jackets during winter nights.

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Banshee Ambré and Al Bashiq smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Benzoin, Cedar, Myrrh and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Banshee Ambré and Al Bashiq?

Banshee Ambré has top notes of Clove and Smoke, heart notes of Benzoin, Cedar and Myrrh, a base of Patchouli, Labdanum, Vanilla and Amber. Al Bashiq has top notes of Leather, Incense, Cypress and Styrax, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Myrrh, Balsamic Notes and Earthy Notes, a base of Vetiver, Amber, Tobacco and Tolu Balsam.

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