Fragrance comparison

Golden Oud vs Madousa

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 220 ratings analysed

1 wins

Golden Oud

Mizensir

4.55220 votes

Rank #2,085 WoodyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

49%scent match

Some overlap

Madousa

Ombré Lamar

—0 votes

Rank #77,102 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 woody and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
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 OudMizensir

MadousaOmbré Lamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.55/ 5 · 220 votes

Have 39%Had 7%Want 54%

—/ 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

73%Love

16%Like

5%Ok

3%Dislike

3%Hate

220 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate89

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

oud90%

amber80%

rose70%

balsamic60%

leather50%

amber100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

rose69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match49%Some overlap · both amber, woody and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Bulgarian RoseOlibanum

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)Papyrus

Base

CetaloxAmyris

Top

Agarwood (Oud)SaffronBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseBulgarian RoseGeraniumRaspberryAmberwood

Base

BirchBenzoinAmbergrisMuskAmyrisSandalwoodLeatherOlibanum

InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose, Olibanum, Agarwood (Oud) and Amyris. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring64

Summer13

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men60

Unisex36

Women4

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,085

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews26

Overall rank#77,102

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGolden OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Golden Oud by Mizensir is a smooth, woody rose fragrance built around dark agarwood, sweet Bulgarian rose petals, and clean frankincense olibanum. Created by master perfumer Alberto Morillas, it opens with a gentle burst of sweetened rose and resinous smoke before settling into warm papyrus and dry amyris wood. A clea…

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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?

Some overlap: a 49% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and leather accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose, Olibanum, Agarwood (Oud) and Amyris.

What are the notes in Golden Oud and Madousa?

Golden Oud has top notes of Bulgarian Rose and Olibanum, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud) and Papyrus, a base of Cetalox and Amyris. 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.