Fragrance comparison

Exotic Oud vs Blacklist

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 33 ratings analysed

1 wins

Exotic Oud

Gulf Orchid

4.2133 votes

Rank #7,829 FruityLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

16%scent match

Clearly different

Blacklist

Artemios

—0 votes

Rank #66,800 WoodySmoky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Exotic Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Exotic Oud
Choose it for a fruity and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Blacklist
Choose it for a woody and smoky character.

Exotic Oud1/1

Blacklist0/1

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: Exotic Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Exotic OudGulf Orchid

BlacklistArtemios

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.21/ 5 · 33 votes

Have 22%Had 1%Want 76%

—/ 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

61%Love

24%Like

3%Ok

0%Dislike

12%Hate

33 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity81

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value86

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

oud69%

tropical61%

woody100%

smoky92%

violet84%

amber77%

powdery69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match16%Clearly different · both warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

PassionfruitSaffronRaspberry

Heart2-4 hrs

IncenseRoseCoffee

Base8-12+ hrs

OudLeatherVanilla

Top

Green NotescannabisSaffronThymeDavana

Heart

VioletRaspberryTobaccoCoffeeWoodsy NotesCinnamonResins

Base

Guaiac WoodIncenseGurjan balsamAnimal notesAmbroxanAgarwoodVanillaCedar

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Raspberry, Incense and Coffee. Durations are only published for Exotic Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring45

Summer30

Fall90

Winter100

Day33

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men63

Unisex28

Women9

Date 36%Party 33%Casual 21%Work 10%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,829

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#66,800

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerExotic OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Gulf Orchid Exotic Oud delivers a bold contrast between tart tropical fruits and dark, resinous woods. A loud burst of passionfruit and sweet raspberry hits the air immediately. Saffron adds a warm, leathery bite right underneath. Within twenty minutes, the initial fruit punch softens into smoky incense, dark rose pet…

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Blacklist reads as a dark, smoky wood scent with an unusual green opening and a soft violet haze running through it. Coffee, tobacco, resins and oud-like woods give it a dense, shadowy character, while raspberry, vanilla and tonka seem to round the edges rather than turn it fully sweet. This looks best suited to someo…

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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.

Do Exotic Oud and Blacklist smell similar?

Clearly different: a 16% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Saffron, Raspberry, Incense and Coffee.

Is Exotic Oud or Blacklist better for summer or winter?

Exotic Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Exotic Oud and Blacklist?

Exotic Oud has top notes of Passionfruit, Saffron and Raspberry, heart notes of Incense, Rose and Coffee, a base of Oud, Leather and Vanilla. Blacklist has top notes of Green Notes, cannabis, Saffron and Thyme, heart notes of Violet, Raspberry, Tobacco and Coffee, a base of Guaiac Wood, Incense, Gurjan balsam and Animal notes.