Fragrance comparison

Fall Foliage vs Santal Wood

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

Updated 31 Oct 2026 226 ratings analysed

3 wins

Fall Foliage

The Dua Brand

5.001 votes

Rank #59,210 WoodyPatchouli

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

Santal Wood

Ajmal

3.94225 votes

Rank #3,910 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Fall Foliage takes 3 of 4 categories.

Fall Foliage
Choose it for a woody and patchouli character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money.
Santal Wood
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Fall Foliage3/4

Santal Wood1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Fall Foliage
Sillage & projection: Fall Foliage
Value for money: Fall Foliage
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Santal Wood

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fall FoliageThe Dua Brand

Santal WoodAjmal

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

3.94/ 5 · 225 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

42%Love

29%Like

16%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

197 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity100

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityFall Foliage

SillageFall Foliage

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value58

Category winnerFall FoliageBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

patchouli83%

warm spicy65%

powdery48%

balsamic30%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

fresh spicy84%

oud77%

aromatic69%

rose61%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SandalwoodPatchouliCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CuminCardamomMarigold

Heart

RoseCedarGingerJasmine

Base

SandalwoodAgarwood (Oud)Patchouli

InformationalShared notesSandalwood, Patchouli and Cedar. Durations are only published for Fall Foliage, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring57

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men49

Unisex43

Women8

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,210

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#3,910

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews50

Category winnerSantal WoodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fall Foliage by The Dua Brand is a dry, robust woody fragrance built around cedar, earthy patchouli, and smooth sandalwood. Introduced in 2021 as an Extrait de Parfum, it cuts out sweet resins and creamy accents to focus purely on forest woods and dry earth. The opening arrives with sharp, pencil-shaving cedar sharpen…

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Ajmal Santal Wood is a spiced, woody sandalwood scent with a clear Middle Eastern lean. It opens warm and aromatic with cardamom and cumin, then moves into a floral heart where rose and jasmine sit against cedar and ginger. The dry-down turns creamy and dense, sandalwood first, with oud depth and a patchouli edge. It …

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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.

Which is better, Fall Foliage or Santal Wood?

Fall Foliage takes 3 of 4 categories. Fall Foliage is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Santal Wood is rated 3.94/5 from 225 votes. Choose Fall Foliage for a woody and patchouli character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Choose Santal Wood for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Fall Foliage or Santal Wood?

Fall Foliage lasts longest (Fall Foliage 100/100, Santal Wood 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Fall Foliage or Santal Wood?

Fall Foliage projects furthest (Fall Foliage 75/100, Santal Wood 71/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Fall Foliage and Santal Wood smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Sandalwood, Patchouli and Cedar.

What are the notes in Fall Foliage and Santal Wood?

Fall Foliage features Sandalwood, Patchouli and Cedar. Santal Wood has top notes of Cumin, Cardamom and Marigold, heart notes of Rose, Cedar, Ginger and Jasmine, a base of Sandalwood, Agarwood (Oud) and Patchouli.