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Innocuous Oud vs Ethic

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

Updated 44 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ethic takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Innocuous Oud

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.

  • Ethic

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Innocuous Oud0/1
Ethic1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Ethic

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Innocuous OudMOH
EthicKiller Oud
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.05/ 5 · 44 votes
Have 40%Had 8%Want 53%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

41%Love
34%Like
16%Ok
7%Dislike
2%Hate

44 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity59
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate76
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value74
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
warm spicy92%
woody84%
leather77%
musky69%
oud61%
amber100%
warm spicy92%
fresh spicy84%
leather77%
woody69%
smoky61%
Scent match62%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
SaffronRaspberryBlack Pepper
Heart
MyrrhFrankincenseGeranium
Base
CashmeranCastoreumOudPatchouliCedarwoodAmyrisCivetMusk
Top
FrankincensePink PepperCuminCardamomSaffronNutmegRed BerriesMyrtle
Heart
MyrrhGeranium
Base
CastoreumOudLeatherPatchouliSandalwoodCedarwoodMusk
InformationalShared notesSaffron, Myrrh, Frankincense and Geranium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring72
Summer44
Fall100
Winter68
Day100
Night82
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men85
Unisex10
Women5
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#80,612

PerfumerPia Long

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#17,563

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerEthicHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Innocuous Oud by MOH opens with a punch of cracked black pepper, earthy saffron, and a sharp splash of tart raspberry. Rather than smelling like syrupy candy, the fruit note behaves like tart fruit skins pressed against dry wood. As the fragrance settles, warm frankincense and rich myrrh create a resinous, smoky core …

Reviews →

Ethic is a green, spicy incense fragrance built around frankincense, myrrh, cedar, cardamom and saffron, with a darker leather and oud base underneath. Reviewers often describe it as more wearable than the note list suggests, with a polished, mature masculine feel rather than a heavy animalic oud bomb. The main cautio…

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.

Do Innocuous Oud and Ethic smell similar?

Closely related: a 62% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and leather accords. Common notes include Saffron, Myrrh, Frankincense and Geranium.

Is Innocuous Oud or Ethic better for summer or winter?

Ethic suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Innocuous Oud and Ethic?

Innocuous Oud has top notes of Saffron, Raspberry and Black Pepper, heart notes of Myrrh, Frankincense and Geranium, a base of Cashmeran, Castoreum, Oud and Patchouli. Ethic has top notes of Frankincense, Pink Pepper, Cumin and Cardamom, heart notes of Myrrh and Geranium, a base of Castoreum, Oud, Leather and Patchouli.

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