Fragrance comparison

Dirty Rose vs Royal Amber Oud

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

Updated 25 Oct 2026 29 ratings analysed

2 wins

Dirty Rose

DSH Perfumes

4.3429 votes

Rank #20,547 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

37%scent match

Some overlap

Royal Amber Oud

Unique

—0 votes

Rank #76,500 AmberTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dirty Rose takes 2 of 3 categories.

Dirty Rose
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Royal Amber Oud
Choose it for a amber and tobacco character.

Dirty Rose2/3

Royal Amber Oud0/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Dirty Rose
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Tie
Fragranxe ranking: Dirty Rose

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Dirty RoseDSH Perfumes

Royal Amber OudUnique

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.34/ 5 · 29 votes

Have 12%Had 4%Want 83%

—/ 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

55%Love

34%Like

0%Ok

10%Dislike

0%Hate

29 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageDirty Rose

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody92%

leather84%

smoky77%

balsamic69%

warm spicy61%

amber100%

tobacco83%

sweet65%

woody48%

warm spicy30%

Scent match37%Some overlap · both amber, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

PimentoBergamotCurrant budsPink Pepper

Heart2-4 hrs

IncenseRoseTobaccoBrazilian RosewoodGuaiac WoodRose GeraniumMyrrhOrris Root

Base6-10 hrs

LeatherAgarwood (Oud)VetiverCedarLabdanumMastic or LentisqueMossAmbergris

Notes

AmberTobaccoMyrrhGuaiac Wood

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerTieSame dry-down length

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring17

Summer17

Fall100

Winter67

Day32

Night100

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 39%Casual 31%Party 19%Work 11%

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Casual 29%Work 20%Party 16%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,547

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#76,500

PerfumerLuca Gritti

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerDirty RoseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dirty Rose by DSH Perfumes is not your typical delicate garden flower. This bottle delivers a gritty, dark blend of rich rose, rugged leather, and resinous frankincense. You smell damp black soil right after the initial spray, courtesy of unrefined Indian patchouli and oakmoss. Soon, pungent pink pepper and tart curra…

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The warmth hits right away. Royal Amber Oud by Unique opens with a flash of dry pipe tobacco wrapped around sticky, golden amber resins. It does not waste time on bright citrus top notes. Instead, you get immediate smoky guaiac wood and rich, resinous myrrh that feels like sitting beside a crackling hearth in mid-Nove…

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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 projects more, Dirty Rose or Royal Amber Oud?

Dirty Rose projects furthest (Dirty Rose 65/100, Royal Amber Oud 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Dirty Rose and Royal Amber Oud smell similar?

Some overlap: a 37% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Guaiac Wood and Myrrh.

Is Dirty Rose or Royal Amber Oud better for summer or winter?

Dirty Rose suits evening wear; Royal Amber Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Dirty Rose and Royal Amber Oud?

Dirty Rose has top notes of Pimento, Bergamot, Currant buds and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Incense, Rose, Tobacco and Brazilian Rosewood, a base of Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Vetiver and Cedar. Royal Amber Oud features Amber, Tobacco, Myrrh and Guaiac Wood.