Fragrance comparison

Cotton Wardi vs Japanese Agar Byakudan

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 12 ratings analysed

1 wins

Cotton Wardi

Aroma Concepts

4.3312 votes

Rank #30,797 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

36%scent match

Some overlap

Japanese Agar Byakudan

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,098 OudWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cotton Wardi takes 1 of 1 categories.

Cotton Wardi
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Japanese Agar Byakudan
Choose it for a oud and woody character.

Cotton Wardi1/1

Japanese Agar Byakudan0/1

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: Cotton Wardi

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cotton WardiAroma Concepts

Japanese Agar ByakudanThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 78%Had 9%Want 13%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 75%Had 0%Want 25%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

33%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value80

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet86%

green72%

woody58%

oud44%

powdery30%

oud100%

woody86%

powdery72%

warm spicy58%

balsamic44%

fresh spicy30%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both woody, oud and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

AgarwoodOudWoodsy Notes

Heart

SugarVanilla

Base

Herbal NotesSandalwood

Notes

SandalwoodAgarwood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAgarwood and Sandalwood. Durations are only published for Japanese Agar Byakudan, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer17

Fall33

Winter33

Day100

Night33

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,797

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#79,098

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerCotton WardiHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cotton Wardi reads more like a clean, green, lightly sweet skin scent than the oud-heavy note list suggests. Reviews repeatedly describe a fresh, just-showered feel, with soft sugar, a detergent-clean vibe, and very little noticeable wood. It looks best suited to easy daily wear, warm weather, and bedtime use. If you …

Reviews →

Japanese Agar Byakudan by The Dua Brand is a focused woody fragrance built entirely around agarwood and sandalwood. Instead of burying these two precious timbers beneath sweet or floral layers, the scent presents them in a raw, contemplative form. The opening introduces a fresh spicy sharpness paired with dark oud, be…

Reviews →

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 Cotton Wardi and Japanese Agar Byakudan smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, oud and powdery accords. Common notes include Agarwood and Sandalwood.

Is Cotton Wardi or Japanese Agar Byakudan better for summer or winter?

Cotton Wardi suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cotton Wardi and Japanese Agar Byakudan?

Cotton Wardi has top notes of Agarwood, Oud and Woodsy Notes, heart notes of Sugar and Vanilla, a base of Herbal Notes and Sandalwood. Japanese Agar Byakudan features Sandalwood and Agarwood.