Fragrance comparison

Essentials of Aoud vs Madousa

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 0 ratings analysed

Essentials of Aoud

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,129 WoodyRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Madousa

Ombré Lamar

—0 votes

Rank #72,925 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Madousa takes 1 of 1 categories.

Essentials of Aoud
Choose it for a woody and rose character.
Madousa
Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Essentials of Aoud0/1

Madousa1/1

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: Madousa

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essentials of AoudThe Dua Brand

MadousaOmbré Lamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

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

woody100%

rose92%

leather84%

warm spicy77%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic61%

amber100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

rose69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match57%Closely related · both woody, leather and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Bulgarian RoseAtlas CedarGuaiac WoodPelargoniumOlibanumAgarwoodSaffronLeather

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Agarwood (Oud)SaffronBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseBulgarian RoseGeraniumRaspberryAmberwood

Base

BirchBenzoinAmbergrisMuskAmyrisSandalwoodLeatherOlibanum

InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose, Olibanum, Saffron and Leather. Durations are only published for Essentials of Aoud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,129

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#72,925

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMadousaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Essentials of Aoud by The Dua Brand is a dense leather fragrance built around the classic pairing of dark woods and rich floral notes. Released in 2020 as an Extrait de Parfum, it centers on dry agarwood wrapped in natural Bulgarian rose and smoky olibanum resin. A sharp kick of spicy saffron and crisp pelargonium ope…

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Madousa by Ombré Lamar is a complex unisex fragrance that balances resinous woods with floral spice. Launched in 2022, it opens with a sharp kick of oud and black pepper. The heart introduces a lush, jammy rose while the base remains heavy and grounded in leather, birch, and olibanum. It suits evening wear in cooler w…

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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 Essentials of Aoud and Madousa smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, leather and rose accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose, Olibanum, Saffron and Leather.

What are the notes in Essentials of Aoud and Madousa?

Essentials of Aoud features Bulgarian Rose, Atlas Cedar, Guaiac Wood, Pelargonium and Olibanum. Madousa has top notes of Agarwood (Oud), Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Geranium and Raspberry, a base of Birch, Benzoin, Ambergris and Musk.