Fragrance comparison

Bois Lumière vs Royal Oud Dello Yemen

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 932 ratings analysed

4 wins

Bois Lumière

Anatole Lebreton

3.71382 votes

Rank #3,631 HoneySweet

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37%scent match

Some overlap

Royal Oud Dello Yemen

Tesori d'Oriente

3.76550 votes

Rank #7,217 AmberWarm Spicy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bois Lumière takes 4 of 7 categories.

Bois Lumière
Choose it for a honey and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in winter.
Royal Oud Dello Yemen
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter.

Bois Lumière4/7

Royal Oud Dello Yemen3/7

Ratings & consensus: Royal Oud Dello Yemen
Community sentiment: Royal Oud Dello Yemen
Longevity: Bois Lumière
Sillage & projection: Bois Lumière
Value for money: Royal Oud Dello Yemen
Versatility: Bois Lumière
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bois Lumière

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bois LumièreAnatole Lebreton

Royal Oud Dello YemenTesori d'Oriente

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.71/ 5 · 382 votes

Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%

3.76/ 5 · 550 votes

Have 74%Had 26%Want 0%

Category winnerRoyal Oud Dello YemenRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

31%Like

5%Ok

20%Dislike

4%Hate

294 votes

25%Love

46%Like

10%Ok

15%Dislike

3%Hate

550 votes

Category winnerRoyal Oud Dello YemenMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityBois Lumière

SillageBois Lumière

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value56

¤ Price value91

Category winnerRoyal Oud Dello YemenBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

honey100%

sweet92%

woody84%

aromatic77%

warm spicy69%

beeswax61%

amber100%

warm spicy90%

honey80%

oud70%

powdery60%

sweet50%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both honey, warm spicy and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

BeeswaxHoneyImmortelleBenzoinAtlas CedarBalsam FirCarnationClary SageJuniperMandarin OrangeRose

No top / heart / base split published

Top

IncensePepperMandarin OrangeFreesia

Heart

BenzoinPeachCarnationLily-of-the-Valley

Base

HoneyAmberAgarwood (Oud)SpicesOriental notesWoodsy NotesPowdery Notes

InformationalShared notesHoney, Benzoin, Carnation and Mandarin Orange. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring81

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring34

Summer20

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerBois LumièreMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men14

Unisex70

Women16

Men11

Unisex60

Women29

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,631

PerfumerAnatole Lebreton

Launched—

Reviews80

Overall rank#7,217

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews24

Category winnerBois LumièreHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bois Lumière by Anatole Lebreton is a warm, honey-forward fragrance that captures the scent of a sun-drenched Mediterranean landscape. It balances intense, viscous honey and beeswax with dry, aromatic immortelle and cedarwood. This resinous, woody creation feels best suited for cooler weather or autumn evenings when t…

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Tesori d'Oriente offers a surprising resinous treat here. This cheap Italian spray ignores its own name by dodging any real oud note, delivering instead a rich cloud of sweet honey, sticky amber, and dry church incense. It is a cozy, thick scent built for cheap winter comfort and casual layering.

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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, Bois Lumière or Royal Oud Dello Yemen?

Bois Lumière takes 4 of 7 categories. Bois Lumière is rated 3.71/5 from 382 votes; Royal Oud Dello Yemen is rated 3.76/5 from 550 votes. Choose Bois Lumière for a honey and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in winter. Choose Royal Oud Dello Yemen for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Bois Lumière or Royal Oud Dello Yemen?

Bois Lumière lasts longest (Bois Lumière 79/100, Royal Oud Dello Yemen 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Bois Lumière or Royal Oud Dello Yemen?

Bois Lumière projects furthest (Bois Lumière 67/100, Royal Oud Dello Yemen 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Bois Lumière and Royal Oud Dello Yemen smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share honey, warm spicy and sweet accords. Common notes include Honey, Benzoin, Carnation and Mandarin Orange.

Is Bois Lumière or Royal Oud Dello Yemen better for summer or winter?

For summer, Royal Oud Dello Yemen is the stronger pick. For winter, Bois Lumière is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bois Lumière and Royal Oud Dello Yemen?

Bois Lumière features Beeswax, Honey, Immortelle, Benzoin and Atlas Cedar. Royal Oud Dello Yemen has top notes of Incense, Pepper, Mandarin Orange and Freesia, heart notes of Benzoin, Peach, Carnation and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Honey, Amber, Agarwood (Oud) and Spices.