Fragrance comparison

Intense Black Oud vs Amber

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 1 ratings analysed

Intense Black Oud

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #70,509 SweetLactonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

14%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Amber

Asad Siddiki

5.001 votes

Rank #46,089 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Amber takes 1 of 1 categories.

Intense Black Oud
Choose it for a sweet and lactonic character.
Amber
Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Intense Black Oud0/1

Amber1/1

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: Amber

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Intense Black OudThe Dua Brand

AmberAsad Siddiki

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

lactonic77%

nutty53%

amber30%

amber100%

leather92%

citrus84%

woody77%

fresh spicy69%

animalic61%

Scent match14%Clearly different · both amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PralineAldehydesOakmossLeatherOud

No top / heart / base split published

Top

BergamotTurkish RoseFreesia

Heart

OrbitoneBulgarian RoseJasmine SambacGreen Notes

Base

Amber XtremeBlue AmberLeatherAgarwoodOakmossMuskOud

InformationalShared notesOakmoss, Leather and Oud. Durations are only published for Intense Black Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,509

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#46,089

PerfumerAsad Ali Siddiki

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAmberHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Intense Black Oud by The Dua Brand is a dense leather fragrance launched in 2023 in an Extrait de Parfum concentration. The profile combines deep leather and resinous oud with an unexpected burst of sparkling aldehydes at the top. Beneath that initial pop of fizzy brightness, the core turns rich, nutty, and sweet as p…

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Amber is a rose, leather, and oud composition built around a dense amber-woody base. Bergamot and freesia give the opening some lift, but the scent quickly settles into a darker profile with amber materials, moss, musk, and leather. This looks best suited to men who enjoy rich, dressed-up oriental woods with a noticea…

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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 Intense Black Oud and Amber smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber accords. Common notes include Oakmoss, Leather and Oud.

What are the notes in Intense Black Oud and Amber?

Intense Black Oud features Praline, Aldehydes, Oakmoss, Leather and Oud. Amber has top notes of Bergamot, Turkish Rose and Freesia, heart notes of Orbitone, Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine Sambac and Green Notes, a base of Amber Xtreme, Blue Amber, Leather and Agarwood.