Fragrance comparison

Change The Flow vs Leather & Oud

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 318 ratings analysed

Change The Flow

Iceberg

4.15247 votes

Rank #7,107 TobaccoLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

6 wins

Leather & Oud

Cremo

4.4271 votes

Rank #27,422 SmokyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Leather & Oud takes 6 of 8 categories.

Change The Flow
Choose it for a tobacco and leather character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Leather & Oud
Choose it for a smoky and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Change The Flow2/8

Leather & Oud6/8

Ratings & consensus: Leather & Oud
Community sentiment: Leather & Oud
Longevity: Leather & Oud
Sillage & projection: Leather & Oud
Value for money: Leather & Oud
Versatility: Leather & Oud
Note pyramid (duration): Change The Flow
Fragranxe ranking: Change The Flow

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Change The FlowIceberg

Leather & OudCremo

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.15/ 5 · 247 votes

Have 82%Had 18%Want 0%

4.42/ 5 · 71 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

Category winnerLeather & OudRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

42%Like

11%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

247 votes

59%Love

32%Like

1%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

71 votes

Category winnerLeather & OudMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityLeather & Oud

SillageLeather & Oud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value86

¤ Price value87

Category winnerLeather & OudBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

leather92%

woody84%

warm spicy77%

sweet69%

animalic61%

smoky100%

leather88%

oud77%

warm spicy65%

amber53%

animalic42%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both leather, warm spicy and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

GingerSaffronBitter Orange

Heart2-4 hrs

Tobacco LeafLeather

Base6-8+ hrs

SandalowoodCedar

Top15-30 mins

SaffronBitter Orange

Heart2-4 hrs

LeatherSmokeIncense

Base6-8 hrs

Agarwood (Oud)

Category winnerChange The FlowLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring38

Summer15

Fall0

Winter100

Day73

Night100

Spring42

Summer22

Fall98

Winter100

Day46

Night100

Category winnerLeather & OudMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men81

Unisex16

Women3

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,107

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews23

Overall rank#27,422

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerChange The FlowHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Change The Flow by Iceberg hits skin with an unexpected kick. You get a sharp burst of bitter orange and zesty ginger right away. It is bright, fizzy, and slightly medicinal for the first two minutes. Give it five minutes to settle down. A warm layer of dry saffron and sweet tobacco leaf emerges quickly. The tobacco h…

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Cremo Leather & Oud opens with a dry splash of bitter orange and a prickle of warm saffron before settling into thick woodsmoke and worn boot leather. This is an assertive, rustic scent built around campfire smoke, rich resinous incense, and dark agarwood. It smells remarkably rugged for a drugstore bottle, skipping s…

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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.

Which is better, Change The Flow or Leather & Oud?

Leather & Oud takes 6 of 8 categories. Change The Flow is rated 4.15/5 from 247 votes; Leather & Oud is rated 4.42/5 from 71 votes. Choose Change The Flow for a tobacco and leather character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Leather & Oud for a smoky and leather character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Change The Flow or Leather & Oud?

They last about the same: Leather & Oud 67/100, Change The Flow 66/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Change The Flow or Leather & Oud?

Leather & Oud projects furthest (Leather & Oud 66/100, Change The Flow 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Change The Flow and Leather & Oud smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, warm spicy and animalic accords. Common notes include Saffron, Bitter Orange and Leather.

Is Change The Flow or Leather & Oud better for summer or winter?

For summer, Leather & Oud is the stronger pick. For winter, Change The Flow is the stronger pick. Change The Flow suits evening wear; Leather & Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Change The Flow and Leather & Oud?

Change The Flow has top notes of Ginger, Saffron and Bitter Orange, heart notes of Tobacco Leaf and Leather, a base of Sandalowood and Cedar. Leather & Oud has top notes of Saffron and Bitter Orange, heart notes of Leather, Smoke and Incense, a base of Agarwood (Oud).