Fragrance comparison

Forever Oud vs Madousa

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 10 ratings analysed

1 wins

Forever Oud

Mith

4.5010 votes

Rank #33,369 OudRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

48%scent match

Some overlap

Madousa

Ombré Lamar

—0 votes

Rank #76,263 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Forever Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Forever Oud
Choose it for a oud and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Madousa
Choose it for a amber and leather character.

Forever Oud1/1

Madousa0/1

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: Forever Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Forever OudMith

MadousaOmbré Lamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.50/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 35%Had 4%Want 62%

—/ 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

70%Love

10%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value92

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

oud100%

rose92%

fruity84%

fresh spicy77%

warm spicy69%

amber61%

amber100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

rose69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match48%Some overlap · both rose, amber and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CassisBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseRaspberryCinnamonGeraniumViolet

Base

Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliBenzoinPeru BalsamVanillaMusk

Top

Agarwood (Oud)SaffronBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseBulgarian RoseGeraniumRaspberryAmberwood

Base

BirchBenzoinAmbergrisMuskAmyrisSandalwoodLeatherOlibanum

InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Rose, Raspberry and Geranium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer25

Fall50

Winter100

Day–

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men44

Unisex56

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#33,369

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#76,263

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerForever OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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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 Forever Oud and Madousa smell similar?

Some overlap: a 48% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose, amber and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Rose, Raspberry and Geranium.

Is Forever Oud or Madousa better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Forever Oud and Madousa?

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. 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.