Dancing With A Stranger vs Oud
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
40%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Dancing With A Stranger takes 4 of 7 categories.
Dancing With A StrangerChoose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
OudChoose it for a woody and oud character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Dancing With A Stranger4/7
Oud3/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Dancing With A Stranger
- Community sentiment
- Dancing With A Stranger
- Longevity
- Oud
- Sillage & projection
- Oud
- Value for money
- Dancing With A Stranger
- Versatility
- Dancing With A Stranger
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Oud
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Dancing With A StrangerProadOudThe Spirit of DubaiWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.47/ 5 · 30 votes
Have 22%Had 3%Want 75%
4.22/ 5 · 160 votes
Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%
Category winnerDancing With A StrangerRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate67%Love
20%Like
7%Ok
7%Dislike
0%Hate
30 votes
59%Love
21%Like
9%Ok
4%Dislike
6%Hate
160 votes
Category winnerDancing With A StrangerMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityOud
SillageOud
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerDancing With A StrangerBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
warm spicy92%
whiskey84%
aromatic77%
sweet69%
powdery61%
woody100%
oud92%
warm spicy84%
amber77%
sweet69%
fresh spicy61%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both woody, warm spicy and sweet
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop30 to 45 minutes
WhiskeyCardamomPink PepperJuniper BerriesBergamotOrange
Heart2 to 3 hours
Dried FruitsIrisVioletPapyrusRoseJasmine
Base5 to 8 hours
SandalwoodAmberVanillaTobaccoVetiverCacao PodCedarLeather
Top
SaffronPineappleLimePineBlack PepperDamask RoseIncenseCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Heart
Agarwood (Oud)JasmineGuaiac WoodResinsOlibanumRed RoseRoseEarthy Notes
Base
Indian OudPatchouliSandalwoodLeatherCedarWoodsy NotesAmbergrisTobacco
InformationalShared notesRose, Jasmine, Sandalwood and Tobacco. Durations are only published for Dancing With A Stranger, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring80
Summer13
Fall93
Winter100
Day33
Night100
Spring47
Summer33
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerDancing With A StrangerMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#26,593
PerfumerJutinat Piyaweerawong
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#25,130
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerOudHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotDancing With A Stranger by Proad opens with a bold pour of warm whiskey, sharp juniper berries, and crushed cardamom, cut by a quick flash of bergamot and sweet orange. The boozy start soon softens as dried fruits, powdery iris, and violet join deep floral touches of rose and jasmine. At the foundation, a heavy base o…
Reviews →The Spirit of Dubai Oud opens with a sharp burst of bitter lime, pungent saffron, and prickly black pepper before dropping straight into dense Indian agarwood. The wood here smells raw and medicinal at first, heavily saturated with dark leather, smoky incense, and dry cypriol oil. As the initial sharpness burns off, s…
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.
Which is better, Dancing With A Stranger or Oud?
Dancing With A Stranger takes 4 of 7 categories. Dancing With A Stranger is rated 4.47/5 from 30 votes; Oud is rated 4.22/5 from 160 votes. Choose Dancing With A Stranger for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Oud for a woody and oud character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Which lasts longer, Dancing With A Stranger or Oud?
Oud lasts longest (Oud 86/100, Dancing With A Stranger 74/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Dancing With A Stranger or Oud?
Oud projects furthest (Oud 78/100, Dancing With A Stranger 55/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Dancing With A Stranger and Oud smell similar?
Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and sweet accords. Common notes include Rose, Jasmine, Sandalwood and Tobacco.
Is Dancing With A Stranger or Oud better for summer or winter?
For summer, Oud is the stronger pick. For winter, Dancing With A Stranger is the stronger pick. Dancing With A Stranger suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Dancing With A Stranger and Oud?
Dancing With A Stranger has top notes of Whiskey, Cardamom, Pink Pepper and Juniper Berries, heart notes of Dried Fruits, Iris, Violet and Papyrus, a base of Sandalwood, Amber, Vanilla and Tobacco. Oud has top notes of Saffron, Pineapple, Lime and Pine, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Jasmine, Guaiac Wood and Resins, a base of Indian Oud, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Leather.
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