Fragrance comparison

Bones vs Avicenna

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 101 ratings analysed

Bones

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #74,369 Warm SpicyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Avicenna

Annette Neuffer

3.68101 votes

Rank #6,616 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Avicenna takes 1 of 1 categories.

Bones
Choose it for a warm spicy and animalic character.
Avicenna
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Bones0/1

Avicenna1/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BonesThe Dua Brand

AvicennaAnnette Neuffer

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 43%Had 14%Want 43%

3.68/ 5 · 101 votes

Have 5%Had 9%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

25%Love

38%Like

0%Ok

38%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value25

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

animalic92%

woody84%

amber77%

vanilla69%

leather61%

warm spicy100%

amber92%

citrus84%

balsamic77%

aromatic69%

rose61%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Bourbon VanillaWoodsy NotesBlack PepperWatery NotesBlack AmberCardamomLeather

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CinnamonGingerTangerineSaffronCardamomBlack PepperPetitgrainBergamot

Heart

Turkish RoseBulgarian RoseMoroccan RoseRoseOlibanumelemiTunisian Orange BlossomOrange Blossom

Base

BeeswaxOpoponaxSandalwoodBourbon VanillaLabdanumSiam Benzoin

InformationalShared notesBourbon Vanilla, Black Pepper and Cardamom. Durations are only published for Bones, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day30

Night100

Spring50

Summer17

Fall100

Winter67

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 38%Party 34%Casual 18%Work 9%

Men0

Unisex20

Women80

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,369

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#6,616

PerfumerAnnette Neuffer

Launched—

Reviews47

Category winnerAvicennaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bones by The Dua Brand is a dark, heavy hitter built on high-concentration perfume oils. Do not overspray this. The opening fires off a gritty blast of cracked black pepper and green cardamom, cutting through a brief wave of salty watery notes before the deeper shadows settle in. Within twenty minutes, the aquatic fre…

Reviews →

Avicenna is a spicy amber rose built around cinnamon, ginger, saffron, pepper, citrus, and a layered rose heart. It feels warm, resinous, and floral rather than fresh or minimal, with orange blossom, incense materials, beeswax, vanilla, benzoin, labdanum, and sandalwood giving the dry-down a honeyed balsamic weight. I…

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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.

Do Bones and Avicenna smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Bourbon Vanilla, Black Pepper and Cardamom.

Is Bones or Avicenna better for summer or winter?

Bones suits evening wear; Avicenna suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bones and Avicenna?

Bones features Bourbon Vanilla, Woodsy Notes, Black Pepper, Watery Notes and Black Amber. Avicenna has top notes of Cinnamon, Ginger, Tangerine and Saffron, heart notes of Turkish Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Moroccan Rose and Rose, a base of Beeswax, Opoponax, Sandalwood and Bourbon Vanilla.