Fragrance comparison

Baz vs Carmine Attar

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 132 ratings analysed

4 wins

Baz

The Spirit of Dubai

4.30128 votes

Rank #24,055 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

3%scent match

Clearly different

Carmine Attar

Vivace

2.754 votes

Rank #63,564 White FloralFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Baz takes 4 of 4 categories.

Baz
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.
Carmine Attar
Choose it for a white floral and floral character.

Baz4/4

Carmine Attar0/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BazThe Spirit of Dubai

Carmine AttarVivace

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.30/ 5 · 128 votes

Have 85%Had 15%Want 0%

2.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

13%Like

8%Ok

6%Dislike

5%Hate

128 votes

25%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage84

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate44

Category winners

LongevityBaz

SillageBaz

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value26

¤ Price value0

Category winnerBazBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

amber100%

woody92%

leather84%

smoky77%

musky69%

balsamic61%

white floral100%

floral88%

warm spicy77%

cinnamon65%

tuberose53%

fruity42%

Scent match3%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

LeatherPlumCorianderBlack PepperCoffeeAldehydesCardamomPine

Heart

IncenseEarthy NotesBirch LeafResinMyrrhOlibanumGuaiac WoodCedar

Base

Agarwood (Oud)CivetCastoreumMuskTobaccoPeru BalsamGurjan balsamPatchouli

Top

AldehydesTaif Rose

Heart

Orange BlossomJasmine SambacTuberoseGardeniaHeliotropeRose

Base

SandalwoodOsmanthusCinnamonTolu BalsamCastoreumAmberCivetCambodian Oud

InformationalShared notesAldehydes, Civet and Castoreum. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring70

Summer37

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men66

Unisex29

Women4

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#24,055

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#63,564

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBazHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Baz by The Spirit of Dubai hits skin with a massive blast of dark leather, cracked black pepper, and bitter coffee. It settles into a heavy resinous core dominated by smoky incense, myrrh, and sweet plum. As the hours pass, dense agarwood, civet, and raw castoreum emerge to create a dry, animalic base that stays notic…

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Carmine Attar opens as a dense floral attar built around Taif rose, tuberose, jasmine sambac, and orange blossom, with aldehydes giving the first minutes a brighter, more lifted edge. As it settles, the florals turn creamier and warmer, with cinnamon, balsamic amber, sandalwood, and oud adding a soft animalic underton…

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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, Baz or Carmine Attar?

Baz takes 4 of 4 categories. Baz is rated 4.30/5 from 128 votes; Carmine Attar is rated 2.75/5 from 4 votes. Choose Baz for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter. Choose Carmine Attar for a white floral and floral character.

Which lasts longer, Baz or Carmine Attar?

Baz lasts longest (Baz 87/100, Carmine Attar 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Baz or Carmine Attar?

Baz projects furthest (Baz 84/100, Carmine Attar 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Baz and Carmine Attar smell similar?

Clearly different: a 3% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Civet and Castoreum.

What are the notes in Baz and Carmine Attar?

Baz has top notes of Leather, Plum, Coriander and Black Pepper, heart notes of Incense, Earthy Notes, Birch Leaf and Resin, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Civet, Castoreum and Musk. Carmine Attar has top notes of Aldehydes and Taif Rose, heart notes of Orange Blossom, Jasmine Sambac, Tuberose and Gardenia, a base of Sandalwood, Osmanthus, Cinnamon and Tolu Balsam.