Fragrance comparison

Foresta Oud vs Narjesi

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 107 ratings analysed

Foresta Oud

Professor

—0 votes

Rank #79,645 AromaticWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Narjesi

The Spirit of Dubai

4.44107 votes

Rank #26,304 RoseWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Narjesi takes 1 of 1 categories.

Foresta Oud
Choose it for a aromatic and warm spicy character.
Narjesi
Choose it for a rose and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Foresta Oud0/1

Narjesi1/1

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: Narjesi

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Foresta OudProfessor

NarjesiThe Spirit of Dubai

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.44/ 5 · 107 votes

Have 27%Had 4%Want 69%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

68%Love

16%Like

9%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

107 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value19

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

fresh spicy77%

herbal69%

rose61%

rose100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

musky77%

animalic69%

smoky61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both warm spicy and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

LemonCardamomCorianderSpicy Notes

Heart2 to 3 hours

GeraniumBulgarian RoseCypressArtemisia

Base5 to 8 hours

RumIncenseAgarwood (Oud)PatchouliMoss

Top

RoseTurkish RoseBulgarian RoseMay RosePink PepperSpicesAldehydeselemi

Heart

Taif RoseGingerPatchouliCorianderBenzoinVetiverChamomileHoney

Base

CivetIncenseAnimal notesCastoreumAmberSpun SugarLeatherMoss

InformationalShared notesCoriander, Bulgarian Rose, Incense and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Foresta Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter92

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men22

Unisex46

Women32

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,645

PerfumerMoellhausen

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#26,304

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNarjesiHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Foresta Oud by Professor brings together sharp woods, aromatic greenery, and dark base resins. The fragrance opens with a burst of tart lemon paired with the dry, zesty crackle of coriander and cardamom. That brisk start gives way quickly to an earthy, herbal heart where pine-like cypress and bitter artemisia cross pa…

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Narjesi opens with a dense rush of Taif rose, saffron, and bitter coffee before settling into a deep heart of agarwood and spicy patchouli. The floral top is heavy and opulent, packed with multiple rose extractions that dominate the early hours on skin. As the fragrance warms during cold winter evenings, base notes o…

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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 Foresta Oud and Narjesi smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and rose accords. Common notes include Coriander, Bulgarian Rose, Incense and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Foresta Oud and Narjesi?

Foresta Oud has top notes of Lemon, Cardamom, Coriander and Spicy Notes, heart notes of Geranium, Bulgarian Rose, Cypress and Artemisia, a base of Rum, Incense, Agarwood (Oud) and Patchouli. Narjesi has top notes of Rose, Turkish Rose, Bulgarian Rose and May Rose, heart notes of Taif Rose, Ginger, Patchouli and Coriander, a base of Civet, Incense, Animal notes and Castoreum.