Fragrance comparison

Gardenia & Oud Absolu vs Tehura

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 187 ratings analysed

1 wins

Gardenia & Oud Absolu

Jo Malone London

4.09187 votes

Rank #8,032 White FloralOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

Tehura

Scent by the Sea

—0 votes

Rank #71,439 White FloralAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Gardenia & Oud Absolu takes 1 of 1 categories.

Gardenia & Oud Absolu
Choose it for a white floral and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Tehura
Choose it for a white floral and animalic character.

Gardenia & Oud Absolu1/1

Tehura0/1

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: Gardenia & Oud Absolu

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Gardenia & Oud AbsoluJo Malone London

TehuraScent by the Sea

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.09/ 5 · 187 votes

Have 84%Had 16%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

49%Love

28%Like

11%Ok

7%Dislike

5%Hate

187 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value30

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

oud88%

amber77%

musky65%

animalic53%

lactonic42%

white floral100%

animalic77%

lactonic53%

green30%

Scent match55%Closely related · both white floral, animalic and lactonic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

White Flowers

Heart2-4 hrs

Gardenia

Base6-8+ hrs

Agarwood (Oud)AmberWhite Musk

Notes

GardeniaWhite Flowers

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWhite Flowers and Gardenia. Durations are only published for Gardenia & Oud Absolu, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring82

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night85

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men6

Unisex44

Women49

Date 35%Work 27%Casual 24%Party 14%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,032

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews25

Overall rank#71,439

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGardenia & Oud AbsoluHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Jo Malone London Gardenia & Oud Absolu pairs luminous white flowers with a quiet, resinous base. The opening reveals creamy gardenia petals touched by sweet dew and sunlit white florals. You will not find heavy barnyard grit here. Instead, polished agarwood and golden amber provide a grounding, warm foundation that ke…

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Tehura by Scent by the Sea is a gardenia-led white floral that leans creamy and a little animalic, with a soft green edge that keeps it from feeling flat. If you like white florals that feel plush and slightly indolic (the part that can read natural, or a bit too heady), it is worth sampling. If you prefer clean, airy…

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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 Gardenia & Oud Absolu and Tehura smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, animalic and lactonic accords. Common notes include White Flowers and Gardenia.

Is Gardenia & Oud Absolu or Tehura better for summer or winter?

Gardenia & Oud Absolu suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Gardenia & Oud Absolu and Tehura?

Gardenia & Oud Absolu has top notes of White Flowers, heart notes of Gardenia, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Amber and White Musk. Tehura features Gardenia and White Flowers.