Fragrance comparison

Fashion Woman vs Forever Oud

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 18 ratings analysed

Fashion Woman

Guepard

3.758 votes

Rank #42,523 FruityWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Forever Oud

Mith

4.5010 votes

Rank #31,724 OudRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Forever Oud takes 3 of 4 categories.

Fashion Woman
Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Forever Oud
Choose it for a oud and rose character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Fashion Woman1/4

Forever Oud3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Forever Oud
Sillage & projection: Fashion Woman
Value for money: Forever Oud
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Forever Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fashion WomanGuepard

Forever OudMith

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 17%Had 2%Want 81%

4.50/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 35%Had 4%Want 62%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

70%Love

10%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityForever Oud

SillageFashion Woman

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value92

Category winnerForever OudBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

woody92%

sweet84%

white floral77%

aromatic69%

warm spicy61%

oud100%

rose92%

fruity84%

fresh spicy77%

warm spicy69%

amber61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both fruity and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

Dried FruitsBananaCassisblack fig

Heart2 to 4 hours

African Orange FlowerJasmineGeraniumRose

Base4 to 7 hours

SandalwoodPatchouliBenzoin

Top

CassisBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseRaspberryCinnamonGeraniumViolet

Base

Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliBenzoinPeru BalsamVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesCassis, Geranium, Rose and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Fashion Woman, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer50

Fall100

Winter25

Day100

Night67

Spring75

Summer25

Fall50

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men44

Unisex56

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#42,523

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#31,724

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerForever OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fashion Woman by Guepard is an unconventional chypre fruity fragrance launched in 2004 that pairs dense orchard sweetness with an earthy base. The scent opens with a distinctive blend of ripe banana, dark dried fruits, black fig, and the tart, green bite of cassis. As the top notes settle, a traditional floral heart e…

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Forever Oud is a plush rose and oud scent with a fruity cassis-raspberry lift, black pepper at the top, and a smooth ambered base of vanilla, balsam, patchouli, and musk. It opens rich and polished, then settles into a softer, sweeter woody trail. It suits wearers who like formal, full-bodied oud fragrances without a …

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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, Fashion Woman or Forever Oud?

Forever Oud takes 3 of 4 categories. Fashion Woman is rated 3.75/5 from 8 votes; Forever Oud is rated 4.50/5 from 10 votes. Choose Fashion Woman for a fruity and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Forever Oud for a oud and rose character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Fashion Woman or Forever Oud?

Forever Oud lasts longest (Forever Oud 85/100, Fashion Woman 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Fashion Woman or Forever Oud?

Projection is very close: Fashion Woman 70/100, Forever Oud 69/100 for sillage.

Do Fashion Woman and Forever Oud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cassis, Geranium, Rose and Patchouli.

Is Fashion Woman or Forever Oud better for summer or winter?

Fashion Woman suits daytime wear; Forever Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Fashion Woman and Forever Oud?

Fashion Woman has top notes of Dried Fruits, Banana, Cassis and black fig, heart notes of African Orange Flower, Jasmine, Geranium and Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli and Benzoin. Forever Oud has top notes of Cassis and Black Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Raspberry, Cinnamon and Geranium, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Patchouli, Benzoin and Peru Balsam.