Indus vs Mysterious Oud Attar
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
30%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Indus takes 3 of 5 categories.
IndusChoose it for a warm spicy and honey character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Mysterious Oud AttarChoose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.
Indus3/5
Mysterious Oud Attar2/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Mysterious Oud Attar
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Mysterious Oud Attar
- Sillage & projection
- Indus
- Value for money
- Indus
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Indus
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
IndusDSH PerfumesMysterious Oud AttarBortnikoffWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.14/ 5 · 21 votes
Have 8%Had 4%Want 88%
5.00/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 38%Had 9%Want 53%
Category winnerMysterious Oud AttarRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate43%Love
43%Like
5%Ok
5%Dislike
5%Hate
21 votes · too few to score
100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
10 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityMysterious Oud Attar
SillageIndus
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerIndusBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
honey86%
beeswax72%
animalic58%
fresh spicy44%
sweet30%
amber100%
warm spicy92%
oud84%
woody77%
sweet69%
powdery61%
Scent match30%Clearly different · both warm spicy and sweet
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop15-30 mins
CardamomClovesBlack PepperCinnamonBergamot
Heart2-4 hrs
BeeswaxHoneyBlack TeaGingerJasmine
Base6-8+ hrs
VanillaMilkAmberPatchouliMuskTolu Balsam
Top
OrangeCardamomAmberBergamot
Heart
CastoreumMyrrhCinnamonClovesRoseNutmegJasminePink Pepper
Base
Agarwood (Oud)Tolu BalsamIndian OudOpoponaxSandalwoodLabdanumCedarLotus
InformationalShared notesCardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon and Bergamot. Durations are only published for Indus, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring29
Summer14
Fall100
Winter57
Day100
Night100
Spring75
Summer25
Fall100
Winter88
Day50
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#23,639
PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz
Launched—
Reviews6
Overall rank#29,519
PerfumerDmitry Bortnikoff
Launched—
Reviews2
Category winnerIndusHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotIndus by DSH Perfumes smells like a steaming cup of spiced masala chai poured over raw honeycomb. The scent hits the skin with a vibrant kick of freshly ground cardamom, crushed black pepper, and warm cinnamon bark. Within ten minutes, the initial spicy prickle softens into dark black tea steeped in rich beeswax and w…
Reviews →Bortnikoff Mysterious Oud Attar is an oil-based Oriental spicy perfume built on real Indian agarwood, sweet orange, and sharp cardamom. The opening strikes a contrast between sparkling bergamot citrus and rich amber resins before settling into a warm, spiced heart of cinnamon, cloves, and leathery castoreum. Designed…
Reviews →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.
Which is better, Indus or Mysterious Oud Attar?
Indus takes 3 of 5 categories. Indus is rated 4.14/5 from 21 votes; Mysterious Oud Attar is rated 5.00/5 from 10 votes. Choose Indus for a warm spicy and honey character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Mysterious Oud Attar for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Indus or Mysterious Oud Attar?
Mysterious Oud Attar lasts longest (Mysterious Oud Attar 70/100, Indus 64/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Indus or Mysterious Oud Attar?
Indus projects furthest (Indus 58/100, Mysterious Oud Attar 54/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Indus and Mysterious Oud Attar smell similar?
Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and sweet accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon and Bergamot.
Is Indus or Mysterious Oud Attar better for summer or winter?
Indus suits day or night wear; Mysterious Oud Attar suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Indus and Mysterious Oud Attar?
Indus has top notes of Cardamom, Cloves, Black Pepper and Cinnamon, heart notes of Beeswax, Honey, Black Tea and Ginger, a base of Vanilla, Milk, Amber and Patchouli. Mysterious Oud Attar has top notes of Orange, Cardamom, Amber and Bergamot, heart notes of Castoreum, Myrrh, Cinnamon and Cloves, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Tolu Balsam, Indian Oud and Opoponax.
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