Fragrance comparison

Black Oud Pepper vs Wabi-Sabi

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 1 ratings analysed

2 wins

Black Oud Pepper

Al Hunaidi

5.001 votes

Rank #47,757 MuskyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

65%scent match

Closely related

Wabi-Sabi

Mariná Rituals

—0 votes

Rank #68,817 WoodyCitrus

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Black Oud Pepper takes 2 of 2 categories.

Black Oud Pepper
Choose it for a musky and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Wabi-Sabi
Choose it for a woody and citrus character.

Black Oud Pepper2/2

Wabi-Sabi0/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Black Oud PepperAl Hunaidi

Wabi-SabiMariná Rituals

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage100

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value50

Category winnerBlack Oud PepperBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

woody92%

citrus84%

powdery77%

aromatic69%

green61%

woody100%

citrus83%

powdery65%

musky48%

fresh spicy30%

Scent match65%Closely related · both woody, citrus and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Pink PepperBergamotLemon

Heart

CedarwoodGalbanumAngelica

Base

SandalwoodMuskOud

Top15 to 30 minutes

BergamotBamboo

Heart2 to 3 hours

CedarwoodCitrus

Base3 to 5 hours

SandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Cedarwood, Sandalwood and Musk. Durations are only published for Wabi-Sabi, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,757

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#68,817

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlack Oud PepperHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black Oud Pepper is a peppery citrus and woods scent with a clean, musky backbone. It opens bright with bergamot and lemon, then turns greener and more aromatic through galbanum and angelica over cedar. The dry-down is smooth sandalwood and musk, with an oud accent that reads more like depth than smoke. If you like cr…

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Wabi-Sabi by Mariná Rituals delivers a clean balance between crisp greenery and dry forest woods. The fragrance opens with a sharp burst of bergamot paired with the watery, green profile of bamboo stem. As that initial brightness softens, a drier core of cedarwood emerges alongside tart citrus accents, lending the sce…

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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 Black Oud Pepper and Wabi-Sabi smell similar?

Closely related: a 65% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, citrus and musky accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Cedarwood, Sandalwood and Musk.

What are the notes in Black Oud Pepper and Wabi-Sabi?

Black Oud Pepper has top notes of Pink Pepper, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Cedarwood, Galbanum and Angelica, a base of Sandalwood, Musk and Oud. Wabi-Sabi has top notes of Bergamot and Bamboo, heart notes of Cedarwood and Citrus, a base of Sandalwood and Musk.