Fragrance comparison

Golden Oud vs Madousa

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 15 ratings analysed

1 wins

Golden Oud

Mith

4.2015 votes

Rank #34,618 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

59%scent match

Closely related

Madousa

Ombré Lamar

—0 votes

Rank #76,263 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Golden Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Golden Oud
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Madousa
Choose it for a amber and leather character.

Golden 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: Golden Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Golden OudMith

MadousaOmbré Lamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.20/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 53%Had 9%Want 38%

—/ 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

53%Love

27%Like

13%Ok

0%Dislike

7%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage56

♥ 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 value72

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy92%

rose84%

oud77%

fresh spicy69%

fruity61%

amber100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

rose69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match59%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RaspberryGeranium

Heart

RoseSaffronJasmine

Base

Agarwood (Oud)IncenseBenzoinAmberwoodAmbergrisBirch TarCedar

Top

Agarwood (Oud)SaffronBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseBulgarian RoseGeraniumRaspberryAmberwood

Base

BirchBenzoinAmbergrisMuskAmyrisSandalwoodLeatherOlibanum

InformationalShared notesRaspberry, Geranium, Rose and Saffron. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring83

Summer17

Fall83

Winter100

Day14

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men60

Unisex20

Women20

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,618

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#76,263

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGolden OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Golden Oud opens with a noticeably fruity-spicy twist, where raspberry and geranium brighten the rose, saffron, and oud underneath. It wears as a smoother, lighter-style oud than the note list suggests, then settles into ambered woods, smoke, and soft resin. This suits someone who enjoys rose-oud compositions but want…

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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 Golden Oud and Madousa smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and rose accords. Common notes include Raspberry, Geranium, Rose and Saffron.

Is Golden Oud or Madousa better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Golden Oud and Madousa?

Golden Oud has top notes of Raspberry and Geranium, heart notes of Rose, Saffron and Jasmine, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Incense, Benzoin and Amberwood. 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.