Fragrance comparison

Essencial Oud Pimenta vs Madame de Rohan-Chabot

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

Updated 29 Oct 2026 467 ratings analysed

6 wins

Essencial Oud Pimenta

Natura · 2021

4.26436 votes

Rank #24,220 Fresh SpicyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

Madame de Rohan-Chabot

Parfums du Château de Versailles

3.7731 votes

Rank #55,512 FruityRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Oud Pimenta takes 6 of 7 categories.

Essencial Oud Pimenta
Choose it for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.
Madame de Rohan-Chabot
Choose it for a fruity and rose character. Wins on versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Essencial Oud Pimenta6/7

Madame de Rohan-Chabot1/7

Ratings & consensus: Essencial Oud Pimenta
Community sentiment: Essencial Oud Pimenta
Longevity: Essencial Oud Pimenta
Sillage & projection: Essencial Oud Pimenta
Value for money: Essencial Oud Pimenta
Versatility: Madame de Rohan-Chabot
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Essencial Oud Pimenta

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial Oud PimentaNatura

Madame de Rohan-ChabotParfums du Château de Versailles

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.26/ 5 · 436 votes

Have 65%Had 17%Want 18%

3.77/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 27%Had 18%Want 55%

Category winnerEssencial Oud PimentaRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

51%Love

24%Like

8%Ok

12%Dislike

6%Hate

275 votes

32%Love

39%Like

3%Ok

26%Dislike

0%Hate

31 votes

Category winnerEssencial Oud PimentaMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Oud Pimenta

SillageEssencial Oud Pimenta

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value68

¤ Price value25

Category winnerEssencial Oud PimentaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh spicy100%

warm spicy92%

oud84%

woody77%

aromatic61%

earthy38%

fruity100%

rose91%

sweet83%

citrus74%

warm spicy65%

amber56%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Black PepperPepperSaffronIshpink, Ocotea QuixosPripriocaBergamotLemon

Heart

RoseRaspberryBlueberryAppleClary SageGeraniumCoriander

Base

Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliMuskLeatherBreu-BrancoAmberPeru BalsamGurjan balsam

Notes

RoseAppleRaspberryTangerineSaffronAmberSandalwoodMuskMintLavenderGeranium

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Rose, Raspberry and Apple. Durations are only published for Madame de Rohan-Chabot, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring54

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer78

Fall44

Winter33

Day100

Night41

Category winnerMadame de Rohan-ChabotMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men5

Unisex62

Women33

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 36%Work 31%Date 21%Party 12%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#24,220

PerfumerJohn Gamba, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Verônica Kato

Launched2021

Reviews0

Overall rank#55,512

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerEssencial Oud PimentaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Natura Essencial Oud Pimenta is a bold, woody fragrance built around intense black pepper and resinous oud. This 2021 release delivers a sharp, spicy opening that settles into a deep, earthy base of patchouli and leather. Perfect for cold winter evenings, it offers remarkable longevity and a commanding presence for th…

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Madame de Rohan-Chabot by Parfums du Château de Versailles delivers a bright burst of crisp apple, juicy raspberry, and sunlit tangerine right out of the nozzle. The initial spray feels punchy. It quickly settles into a dewy rose heart spiced by herbal geranium and a prickle of saffron. The scent never turns sticky. I…

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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, Essencial Oud Pimenta or Madame de Rohan-Chabot?

Essencial Oud Pimenta takes 6 of 7 categories. Essencial Oud Pimenta is rated 4.26/5 from 436 votes; Madame de Rohan-Chabot is rated 3.77/5 from 31 votes. Choose Essencial Oud Pimenta for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter. Choose Madame de Rohan-Chabot for a fruity and rose character. Wins on versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Oud Pimenta or Madame de Rohan-Chabot?

Essencial Oud Pimenta lasts longest (Essencial Oud Pimenta 80/100, Madame de Rohan-Chabot 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Oud Pimenta or Madame de Rohan-Chabot?

Essencial Oud Pimenta projects furthest (Essencial Oud Pimenta 69/100, Madame de Rohan-Chabot 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Oud Pimenta and Madame de Rohan-Chabot smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Saffron, Rose, Raspberry and Apple.

Is Essencial Oud Pimenta or Madame de Rohan-Chabot better for summer or winter?

For summer, Madame de Rohan-Chabot is the stronger pick. For winter, Essencial Oud Pimenta is the stronger pick. Madame de Rohan-Chabot suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Oud Pimenta and Madame de Rohan-Chabot?

Essencial Oud Pimenta has top notes of Black Pepper, Pepper, Saffron and Ishpink, Ocotea Quixos, heart notes of Rose, Raspberry, Blueberry and Apple, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Patchouli, Musk and Leather. Madame de Rohan-Chabot features Rose, Apple, Raspberry, Tangerine and Saffron.