Fragrance comparison

Cuir vs Dead Oud

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

Updated 15 Oct 2026 242 ratings analysed

Cuir

Yves Saint Laurent

4.27231 votes

Rank #3,566 LeatherWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Dead Oud

Vdot

2.9111 votes

Rank #63,705 OudTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dead Oud takes 3 of 5 categories.

Cuir
Choose it for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Dead Oud
Choose it for a oud and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Cuir2/5

Dead Oud3/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CuirYves Saint Laurent

Dead OudVdot

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.27/ 5 · 231 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

2.91/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 3%Had 0%Want 97%

Category winnerCuirRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

53%Love

30%Like

8%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

231 votes

18%Love

27%Like

0%Ok

36%Dislike

18%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity91

〰 Sillage82

♥ Love / hate48

Category winners

LongevityDead Oud

SillageDead Oud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value34

¤ Price value50

Category winnerDead OudBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

tobacco77%

rum69%

animalic61%

oud100%

tobacco91%

nutty83%

warm spicy74%

sweet65%

rose56%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both tobacco and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RumSaffronGinger

Heart

TobaccoBlack TeaOsmanthus

Base

LeatherGuaiac WoodAgarwood (Oud)

Top15-30 mins

SaffronTea Rose

Heart2-4 hrs

PecanTobacco

Base8-12 hrs

Agarwood (Oud)

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Tobacco and Agarwood (Oud). Durations are only published for Dead Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring41

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring50

Summer50

Fall50

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men58

Unisex38

Women4

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Date 41%Party 31%Casual 19%Work 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,566

PerfumerIlias Ermenidis

Launched—

Reviews33

Overall rank#63,705

PerfumerNikita Kharlashin

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCuirHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Yves Saint Laurent Cuir is a warm, dark leather fragrance built around aged spirits, pipe tobacco, and smoky woods. It opens with an intoxicating splash of spiced dark rum, zesty ginger, and fiery saffron before settling into steeped black tea and rich, supple jacket leather. The dry-down introduces smooth guaiac wood…

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Dead Oud by Vdot takes the standard dark agarwood profile and flips it sideways with dry tea rose and buttery roasted pecans. Spray it once, and you get an immediate kick of bitter medicinal saffron alongside a sharp solvent buzz that takes two minutes to settle. Then the cured tobacco leaf enters the picture. It smel…

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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, Cuir or Dead Oud?

Dead Oud takes 3 of 5 categories. Cuir is rated 4.27/5 from 231 votes; Dead Oud is rated 2.91/5 from 11 votes. Choose Cuir for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Dead Oud for a oud and tobacco character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Cuir or Dead Oud?

Dead Oud lasts longest (Dead Oud 91/100, Cuir 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Cuir or Dead Oud?

Dead Oud projects furthest (Dead Oud 82/100, Cuir 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cuir and Dead Oud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Saffron, Tobacco and Agarwood (Oud).

Is Cuir or Dead Oud better for summer or winter?

Dead Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cuir and Dead Oud?

Cuir has top notes of Rum, Saffron and Ginger, heart notes of Tobacco, Black Tea and Osmanthus, a base of Leather, Guaiac Wood and Agarwood (Oud). Dead Oud has top notes of Saffron and Tea Rose, heart notes of Pecan and Tobacco, a base of Agarwood (Oud).