Fragrance comparison

Fresh Oud vs Vénitienne Flower

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

Updated 31 Oct 2026 99 ratings analysed

1 wins

Fresh Oud

Rosendo Mateu Olfactive Expressions

3.5698 votes

Rank #16,133 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

26%scent match

Clearly different

Vénitienne Flower

Gris Montaigne Paris

5.001 votes

Rank #48,705 IrisRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Fresh Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Fresh Oud
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Vénitienne Flower
Choose it for a iris and rose character. Best in spring.

Fresh Oud1/1

Vénitienne Flower0/1

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: Fresh Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fresh OudRosendo Mateu Olfactive Expressions

Vénitienne FlowerGris Montaigne Paris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 98 votes

Have 42%Had 13%Want 44%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

37%Love

28%Like

9%Ok

8%Dislike

18%Hate

98 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate64

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

warm spicy92%

citrus84%

oud77%

powdery69%

leather61%

iris100%

rose91%

vanilla83%

powdery74%

violet65%

woody56%

Scent match26%Clearly different · both woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GrapefruitBergamotSaffronCardamomCeylon Cinnamon

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)IrisJasmineBulgarian Rose

Base

SandalwoodLeatherVanillaCashmere WoodAmberWhite MuskCedarPatchouli

Top30 to 45 minutes

ManukaBergamot

Heart2 to 4 hours

IrisBulgarian RoseWhite Musk

Base3 to 5 hours

VanillaWoody NotesAmbergris

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Iris, Bulgarian Rose and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Vénitienne Flower, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter73

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter0

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex45

Women5

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,133

PerfumerRosendo Mateu

Launched—

Reviews12

Overall rank#48,705

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFresh OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fresh Oud by Rosendo Mateu Olfactive Expressions opens with a sharp burst of bitter grapefruit, Ceylon cinnamon, and dark agarwood. As the aggressive top notes quiet down, smooth iris and leather emerge over a heavy cedar base. It wears best during chilly late autumn nights when cold air tempers its pungent, animalic …

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Vénitienne Flower by Gris Montaigne Paris delivers a balanced floral profile built around powdery iris, Bulgarian rose, and sweet vanilla. It opens with bright bergamot paired with the herbal, honeyed warmth of manuka. The fragrance moves quickly into an elegant floral core, where cosmetic iris meets dewy rose petals …

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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, Fresh Oud or Vénitienne Flower?

Fresh Oud takes 1 of 1 categories. Fresh Oud is rated 3.56/5 from 98 votes; Vénitienne Flower is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Fresh Oud for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Vénitienne Flower for a iris and rose character. Best in spring.

Do Fresh Oud and Vénitienne Flower smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Iris, Bulgarian Rose and Vanilla.

What are the notes in Fresh Oud and Vénitienne Flower?

Fresh Oud has top notes of Grapefruit, Bergamot, Saffron and Cardamom, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Iris, Jasmine and Bulgarian Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Leather, Vanilla and Cashmere Wood. Vénitienne Flower has top notes of Manuka and Bergamot, heart notes of Iris, Bulgarian Rose and White Musk, a base of Vanilla, Woody Notes and Ambergris.