Fragrance comparison

Hora de la Verdad Sombra vs Ruade

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 192 ratings analysed

Hora de la Verdad Sombra

Senyokô

4.0183 votes

Rank #28,565 LeatherMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Ruade

Parfum d'Empire

4.02109 votes

Rank #9,817 GreenOud

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ruade takes 4 of 7 categories.

Hora de la Verdad Sombra
Choose it for a leather and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.
Ruade
Choose it for a green and oud character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Hora de la Verdad Sombra2/7

Ruade4/7

Ratings & consensus: Ruade
Community sentiment: Ruade
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Hora de la Verdad Sombra
Value for money: Hora de la Verdad Sombra
Versatility: Ruade
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Ruade

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Hora de la Verdad SombraSenyokô

RuadeParfum d'Empire

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.01/ 5 · 83 votes

Have 16%Had 4%Want 79%

4.02/ 5 · 109 votes

Have 23%Had 1%Want 76%

Category winnerRuadeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

57%Love

18%Like

5%Ok

11%Dislike

10%Hate

83 votes

55%Love

22%Like

6%Ok

5%Dislike

13%Hate

109 votes

Category winnerRuadeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageHora de la Verdad Sombra

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value31

Category winnerHora de la Verdad SombraBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

musky92%

animalic84%

smoky77%

woody69%

amber61%

green100%

oud90%

leather80%

yellow floral70%

fresh spicy60%

herbal50%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both leather

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BloodSaffronWhite PepperThyme

Heart

Turkish RoseNarcissusJasmine

Base

LeatherHyraxBirch TarCastoreumAgarwood (Oud)CivetCedarGuaiac Wood

Notes

Agarwood (Oud)HayLeatherNarcissus

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesNarcissus, Leather and Agarwood (Oud). Durations are only published for Ruade, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring62

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring73

Summer52

Fall0

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Category winnerRuadeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men48

Unisex52

Women0

Men63

Unisex35

Women2

Casual 41%Date 26%Party 22%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,565

PerfumerEuan McCall

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,817

PerfumerMarc-Antoine Corticchiato

Launched—

Reviews19

Category winnerRuadeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Senyoko's Hora de la Verdad Sombra delivers a confrontational blast of warm blood and bitter saffron. This unisex leather perfume quickly settles into a smoky wood profile dominated by birch tar and animalic hyrax, demanding a cold winter evening and a wearer who enjoys dark, avant-garde scents.

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Parfum d'Empire Ruade is a bold, uncompromising scent that takes you straight inside a working equestrian stable. The opening delivers an immediate blast of pungent natural agarwood oud with sharp, earthy barnyard undertones, which quickly settles into the comforting aroma of warm saddle leather and freshly tossed hay…

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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.

Which is better, Hora de la Verdad Sombra or Ruade?

Ruade takes 4 of 7 categories. Hora de la Verdad Sombra is rated 4.01/5 from 83 votes; Ruade is rated 4.02/5 from 109 votes. Choose Hora de la Verdad Sombra for a leather and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter. Choose Ruade for a green and oud character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Hora de la Verdad Sombra or Ruade?

They last about the same: Hora de la Verdad Sombra 74/100, Ruade 74/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Hora de la Verdad Sombra or Ruade?

Hora de la Verdad Sombra projects furthest (Hora de la Verdad Sombra 66/100, Ruade 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Hora de la Verdad Sombra and Ruade smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather accords. Common notes include Narcissus, Leather and Agarwood (Oud).

Is Hora de la Verdad Sombra or Ruade better for summer or winter?

For summer, Ruade is the stronger pick. For winter, Hora de la Verdad Sombra is the stronger pick. Ruade suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Hora de la Verdad Sombra and Ruade?

Hora de la Verdad Sombra has top notes of Blood, Saffron, White Pepper and Thyme, heart notes of Turkish Rose, Narcissus and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Hyrax, Birch Tar and Castoreum. Ruade features Agarwood (Oud), Hay, Leather and Narcissus.