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Incense Wood vs Lalibela

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

Updated 139 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Incense Wood takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Incense Wood

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

  • Lalibela

    Choose it for a amber and vanilla character.

Incense Wood1/1
Lalibela0/1
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
Incense Wood

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Incense WoodAjmal
LalibelaOrobianco Parfum Collection
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.10/ 5 · 139 votes
Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
48%Love
38%Like
8%Ok
4%Dislike
2%Hate

124 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity77
〰 Sillage70
♥ Love / hate82
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value53
¤ Price valueN/A
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
warm spicy90%
woody80%
balsamic70%
musky60%
smoky50%
amber100%
vanilla90%
fresh spicy80%
balsamic70%
powdery60%
warm spicy50%
Scent match42%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
SaffronPink PepperBergamot
Heart
IncenseCashmere WoodOlibanum
Base
PatchouliVanillaMusk
Top
Olibanum
Heart
Vanilla
Base
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InformationalShared notesOlibanum and Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring57
Summer14
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men44
Unisex50
Women6

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,052

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#69,965

PerfumerGiacomo Valentini, Sileno Cheloni

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerIncense WoodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ajmal Incense Wood is a warm, smoky amber-wood with a spicy saffron and pink pepper lift up top, then a resinous incense and olibanum heart that feels smooth rather than churchy. The dry-down turns softer and more comfortable, with vanilla-musk warmth wrapped around patchouli and woods. It suits cool weather best, es…

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Orobianco Lalibela pairs resinous olibanum with a smooth vanilla base. The fragrance opens with cold incense smoke that slowly warms into balsamic amber on skin. It suits chilly autumn evenings and rainy winter nights when you want a quiet, cozy resinous profile that stays close to your sweater without cloying sweetne…

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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 Incense Wood and Lalibela smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and balsamic accords. Common notes include Olibanum and Vanilla.

What are the notes in Incense Wood and Lalibela?

Incense Wood has top notes of Saffron, Pink Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Incense, Cashmere Wood and Olibanum, a base of Patchouli, Vanilla and Musk. Lalibela has top notes of Olibanum, heart notes of Vanilla.

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