Fragrance comparison

Creosote Time vs Hamdaan Platinum

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 18 ratings analysed

Creosote Time

Acidica Perfumes

3.8217 votes

Rank #39,768 FreshLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Hamdaan Platinum

Future Style

5.001 votes

Rank #54,900 SmokyAnimalic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Hamdaan Platinum takes 3 of 4 categories.

Creosote Time
Choose it for a fresh and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Hamdaan Platinum
Choose it for a smoky and animalic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Creosote Time1/4

Hamdaan Platinum3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Creosote TimeAcidica Perfumes

Hamdaan PlatinumFuture Style

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.82/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 13%Had 4%Want 83%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 15%Had 0%Want 85%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

47%Like

0%Ok

24%Dislike

0%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityHamdaan Platinum

SillageHamdaan Platinum

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value42

¤ Price value75

Category winnerHamdaan PlatinumBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh100%

leather88%

metallic77%

smoky65%

animalic53%

citrus42%

smoky100%

animalic77%

woody53%

musky30%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both smoky and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SnowMetallic notesLeatherCitrusesSmokeAnimal notesIncenseAmberRoseMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top15-30 mins

Animal notes

Heart2-4 hrs

Smoke

Base6-8+ hrs

Powdery Notes

InformationalShared notesSmoke and Animal notes. Durations are only published for Hamdaan Platinum, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring33

Summer0

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter0

Day35

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Party 39%Date 32%Casual 19%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#39,768

PerfumerElena Markova

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#54,900

PerfumerMane

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCreosote TimeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Creosote Time by Acidica Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Creosote Time was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Elena Markova.

Reviews →

Hamdaan Platinum by Future Style is not for the faint of heart. The opening hits immediately with pungent animal notes and a gritty blast of raw musk. Give it five minutes to settle. Once the initial solvent flash calms down, a thick plume of charred smoke and dry woods rolls forward. It smells like a smoldering campf…

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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, Creosote Time or Hamdaan Platinum?

Hamdaan Platinum takes 3 of 4 categories. Creosote Time is rated 3.82/5 from 17 votes; Hamdaan Platinum is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Creosote Time for a fresh and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Hamdaan Platinum for a smoky and animalic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Creosote Time or Hamdaan Platinum?

Hamdaan Platinum lasts longest (Hamdaan Platinum 80/100, Creosote Time 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Creosote Time or Hamdaan Platinum?

Hamdaan Platinum projects furthest (Hamdaan Platinum 75/100, Creosote Time 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Creosote Time and Hamdaan Platinum smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share smoky and animalic accords. Common notes include Smoke and Animal notes.

Is Creosote Time or Hamdaan Platinum better for summer or winter?

Creosote Time suits daytime wear; Hamdaan Platinum suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Creosote Time and Hamdaan Platinum?

Creosote Time features Snow, Metallic notes, Leather, Citruses and Smoke. Hamdaan Platinum has top notes of Animal notes, heart notes of Smoke, a base of Powdery Notes.