Fragrance comparison

Intense Black Oud vs Sin & Pleasure

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 299 ratings analysed

Intense Black Oud

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #70,509 SweetLactonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Sin & Pleasure

BORNTOSTANDOUT®

3.75299 votes

Rank #11,004 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sin & Pleasure takes 1 of 1 categories.

Intense Black Oud
Choose it for a sweet and lactonic character.
Sin & Pleasure
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Intense Black Oud0/1

Sin & Pleasure1/1

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: Sin & Pleasure

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Intense Black OudThe Dua Brand

Sin & PleasureBORNTOSTANDOUT®

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

3.75/ 5 · 299 votes

Have 21%Had 5%Want 74%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

33%Love

35%Like

17%Ok

12%Dislike

2%Hate

243 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate71

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value44

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

lactonic77%

nutty53%

amber30%

woody100%

sweet92%

vanilla84%

patchouli77%

almond69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PralineAldehydesOakmossLeatherOud

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

VanillaPatchouliRumAlmondCaramelOudSandalwoodLeatherYlang YlangWhite FlowersOakmoss

No top / heart / base split published

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

Spring41

Summer20

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men17

Unisex60

Women23

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,509

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#11,004

PerfumerAmelie Bourgeois

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerSin & PleasureHigher 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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Sin & Pleasure leans into a dark, plush idea of gourmand, opening with sweet almond, caramel and rum before settling into patchouli, woods, leather and a musky vanilla base. It reads rich, textured and slightly decadent rather than airy. On skin, it usually suits cool weather best. The sweetness and woody depth can fe…

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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.