Fragrance comparison

Free vs Oud Ifrane

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 71 ratings analysed

1 wins

Free

Mark Buxton

4.1871 votes

Rank #24,332 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

61%scent match

Closely related

Oud Ifrane

Ausmane Paris

—0 votes

Rank #73,224 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Free takes 1 of 1 categories.

Free
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Oud Ifrane
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.

Free1/1

Oud Ifrane0/1

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: Free

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

FreeMark Buxton

Oud IfraneAusmane Paris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 71 votes

Have 26%Had 9%Want 64%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

41%Love

39%Like

17%Ok

3%Dislike

0%Hate

71 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage67

♥ 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 value52

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy83%

balsamic65%

woody48%

smoky30%

amber100%

warm spicy91%

musky83%

woody74%

balsamic65%

oud56%

Scent match61%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

OlibanumIncenseBergamot

Heart2 to 3 hours

BenzoinLabdanum

Base4 to 6 hours

PatchouliAmberVanilla

Top

SaffronHaitian VetiverSpices

Heart

OlibanumAgarwood (Oud)

Base

IncenseTobacco BlossomBenzoinLabdanumMusk

InformationalShared notesOlibanum, Incense, Benzoin and Labdanum. Durations are only published for Free, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring44

Summer22

Fall100

Winter89

Day58

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men42

Unisex47

Women11

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#24,332

PerfumerDavid Chieze

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#73,224

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFreeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Free by Mark Buxton is a resinous amber fragrance built around warm balsamic woods and dry smoke. The scent opens with a crisp flash of bergamot that quickly gives way to aromatic olibanum and cool incense. As it warms, labdanum and sweet benzoin fill the center, creating a rich resin core without heavy syrup. Earthy …

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Oud Ifrane is a warm spicy oud fragrance with a clear saffron opening, dry vetiver, resinous olibanum, and a smoky amber base. It reads unisex and more composed than flashy, with tobacco blossom and benzoin softening the darker incense, labdanum, musk, and oud. Sample it if you enjoy woody amber scents with spice, smo…

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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 Free and Oud Ifrane smell similar?

Closely related: a 61% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and balsamic accords. Common notes include Olibanum, Incense, Benzoin and Labdanum.

Is Free or Oud Ifrane better for summer or winter?

Free suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Free and Oud Ifrane?

Free has top notes of Olibanum, Incense and Bergamot, heart notes of Benzoin and Labdanum, a base of Patchouli, Amber and Vanilla. Oud Ifrane has top notes of Saffron, Haitian Vetiver and Spices, heart notes of Olibanum and Agarwood (Oud), a base of Incense, Tobacco Blossom, Benzoin and Labdanum.