Fragrance comparison

Intense Black Oud vs Summer Oud

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 272 ratings analysed

Intense Black Oud

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #70,509 SweetLactonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

12%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Summer Oud

Ahmed Al Maghribi

4.36272 votes

Rank #236 OudLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Summer Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

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

Intense Black Oud0/1

Summer Oud1/1

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: Summer Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Intense Black OudThe Dua Brand

Summer OudAhmed Al Maghribi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

4.36/ 5 · 272 votes

Have 92%Had 8%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

70%Love

17%Like

6%Ok

3%Dislike

4%Hate

190 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity88

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate87

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value82

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

lactonic77%

nutty53%

amber30%

oud100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

amber77%

rose69%

woody61%

Scent match12%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

SaffronMandarin OrangeIncenseCypriol

Heart

RoseCashmere WoodAmberCaramelPatchouli

Base

OudLeatherMuskOakmossVetiver

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

Spring87

Summer66

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men56

Unisex36

Women8

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,509

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#236

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews67

Category winnerSummer OudHigher 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…

Reviews →

Summer Oud is a bold rose, leather and oud scent with a warm spicy edge, softened by amber and a touch of caramel. It opens smoky and assertive, then settles into a smoother woody dry down that still keeps its presence. Despite the name, this usually reads better in cooler weather than in high heat. It suits shoppers …

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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 Summer Oud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber accords. Common notes include Oakmoss, Leather and Oud.

What are the notes in Intense Black Oud and Summer Oud?

Intense Black Oud features Praline, Aldehydes, Oakmoss, Leather and Oud. Summer Oud has top notes of Saffron, Mandarin Orange, Incense and Cypriol, heart notes of Rose, Cashmere Wood, Amber and Caramel, a base of Oud, Leather, Musk and Oakmoss.