Fragrance comparison

Dark Aoud vs Majd Ruhani

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 307 ratings analysed

1 wins

Dark Aoud

Maison Alhambra

4.10307 votes

Rank #2,084 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

Majd Ruhani

BellaVita

—0 votes

Rank #80,276 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dark Aoud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Dark Aoud
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Majd Ruhani
Choose it for a amber and woody character.

Dark Aoud1/1

Majd Ruhani0/1

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: Dark Aoud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dark AoudMaison Alhambra

Majd RuhaniBellaVita

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.10/ 5 · 307 votes

Have 92%Had 8%Want 0%

—/ 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 hate

39%Love

38%Like

17%Ok

3%Dislike

3%Hate

156 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value92

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

aromatic84%

fresh spicy77%

oud69%

vanilla61%

amber100%

woody90%

warm spicy80%

sweet70%

oud60%

balsamic50%

Scent match58%Closely related · both woody, warm spicy and oud

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomPepperBrazilian Rosewood

Heart

OudSandalwoodVetiver

Base

VanillaTonka BeanAmbergris

Top

CardamomPepper

Heart

Palisander RosewoodOud

Base

Tonka BeanAmberSandalwoodVanillaVetiver

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Pepper, Oud and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring65

Summer16

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men85

Unisex14

Women1

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,084

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews69

Overall rank#80,276

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDark AoudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dark Aoud by Maison Alhambra offers a woody oriental profile centered on cardamom, oud, and sandalwood. Launched in 2024, this unisex fragrance leans towards a mature, spiced wood aesthetic. It is best suited for cooler weather or formal evening occasions where a subtle, lingering presence is preferred over loud, aggr…

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Majd Ruhani by BellaVita is a dark woody option that places spicy cardamom alongside dry palisander rosewood. Built for cold autumn nights, this unisex fragrance leans heavily into warm amber and resinous oud. The composition avoids cloying sweetness by balancing vanilla with earthy vetiver.

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Dark Aoud and Majd Ruhani smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and oud accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Pepper, Oud and Sandalwood.

What are the notes in Dark Aoud and Majd Ruhani?

Dark Aoud has top notes of Cardamom, Pepper and Brazilian Rosewood, heart notes of Oud, Sandalwood and Vetiver, a base of Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Ambergris. Majd Ruhani has top notes of Cardamom and Pepper, heart notes of Palisander Rosewood and Oud, a base of Tonka Bean, Amber, Sandalwood and Vanilla.