Crysta Oud vs Elemi Brown
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
68%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Crysta Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.
Crysta OudChoose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Elemi BrownChoose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Crysta Oud1/1
Elemi Brown0/1
- Ratings & consensus
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- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
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- Sillage & projection
- Not scored
- Value for money
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- Versatility
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- Note pyramid (duration)
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- Fragranxe ranking
- Crysta Oud
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Crysta OudZimayaElemi BrownMemento MoriWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.83/ 5 · 30 votes
Have 42%Had 8%Want 50%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate40%Love
23%Like
23%Ok
7%Dislike
7%Hate
30 votes
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
warm spicy92%
fresh spicy84%
rose77%
woody69%
aromatic61%
amber100%
warm spicy92%
fruity84%
woody77%
rose69%
fresh spicy61%
Scent match68%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and rose
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
AgarwoodRoseIncenseJuniperGrapefruit
Heart
Pink PepperJasmineGingerCardamomMint
Base
SaffronRaspberryAmberwoodBenzoinMusk
Notes
PatchouliRaspberryNarcissusAmberwoodGeraniumAgarwoodBenzoinSaffronJasmineIncenseRoseBlack Currant
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesAgarwood, Rose, Incense and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring71
Summer24
Fall100
Winter88
Day80
Night100
Spring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#17,197
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews9
Overall rank#80,094
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerCrysta OudHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotZimaya Crysta Oud hits skin with smoky agarwood and dark rose, sliced through by crisp grapefruit and piney juniper. As the bitter opening softens, a warm pulse of cardamom and pink pepper rises alongside jasmine. The base lands on resinous benzoin, amberwood, and a tart dash of raspberry that keeps the woodiness from…
Reviews →Elemi Brown opens with sharp blackcurrant and tart raspberry before settling into smoky incense, heavy amber, and dark patchouli. Saffron and agarwood give the heart a dry, medicinal edge that feels tailored for crisp autumn evenings and leather jacket weather. It projects strongly for the first three hours and leaves…
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 Crysta Oud and Elemi Brown smell similar?
Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and rose accords. Common notes include Agarwood, Rose, Incense and Jasmine.
Is Crysta Oud or Elemi Brown better for summer or winter?
Crysta Oud suits evening wear; Elemi Brown suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Crysta Oud and Elemi Brown?
Crysta Oud has top notes of Agarwood, Rose, Incense and Juniper, heart notes of Pink Pepper, Jasmine, Ginger and Cardamom, a base of Saffron, Raspberry, Amberwood and Benzoin. Elemi Brown features Patchouli, Raspberry, Narcissus, Amberwood and Geranium.
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