Fragrance comparison

Intense Leather vs Josie

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 42 ratings analysed

Intense Leather

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #70,510 WoodyTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

39%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Josie

Avon

4.2942 votes

Rank #21,022 FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Josie takes 1 of 1 categories.

Intense Leather
Choose it for a woody and tobacco character.
Josie
Choose it for a floral and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Intense Leather0/1

Josie1/1

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: Josie

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Intense LeatherThe Dua Brand

JosieAvon

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.29/ 5 · 42 votes

Have 27%Had 46%Want 27%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

40%Love

52%Like

2%Ok

5%Dislike

0%Hate

42 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity49

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value69

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

tobacco90%

sweet80%

powdery70%

yellow floral60%

fruity50%

floral100%

citrus90%

fruity80%

woody70%

rose60%

powdery50%

Scent match39%Some overlap · both woody, fruity and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Virginian CedarTobaccoYlang-YlangSandalwoodOsmanthusMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

BergamotMandarin OrangeMagnoliaYlang-Ylang

Heart

OsmanthusBulgarian RoseCyclamen

Base

MuskSandalwood

InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Osmanthus and Musk. Durations are only published for Intense Leather, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring88

Summer100

Fall29

Winter18

Day100

Night25

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,510

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#21,022

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerJosieHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Intense Leather by The Dua Brand is a dense woody fragrance built around bold leather impressions, dry tobacco, and creamy sandalwood. The scent opens with a distinct apricot fruitiness drawn from natural osmanthus, balanced immediately by rich yellow floral touches of ylang-ylang. As it settles, Virginian cedar and m…

Reviews →

Avon Josie is a bright, clean floral citrus that acts as an easy everyday choice. It opens with sharp bergamot and mandarin, then softens into a fresh white floral bouquet of magnolia and ylang ylang with a light fruity osmanthus touch. The dry down remains tidy and light, relying on clean musk and a smooth sandalwood…

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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 Leather and Josie smell similar?

Some overlap: a 39% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, fruity and powdery accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Osmanthus and Musk.

Is Intense Leather or Josie better for summer or winter?

Josie suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Intense Leather and Josie?

Intense Leather features Virginian Cedar, Tobacco, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood and Osmanthus. Josie has top notes of Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Magnolia and Ylang-Ylang, heart notes of Osmanthus, Bulgarian Rose and Cyclamen, a base of Musk and Sandalwood.