Fragrance comparison

Intimacy vs No 51 Etude en Bois

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 17 ratings analysed

3 wins

Intimacy

The Dua Brand

4.6411 votes

Rank #19,573 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

53%scent match

Some overlap

No 51 Etude en Bois

Leitmotiv

4.676 votes

Rank #32,858 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Intimacy takes 3 of 3 categories.

Intimacy
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
No 51 Etude en Bois
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Best in winter, evening wear.

Intimacy3/3

No 51 Etude en Bois0/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Intimacy
Sillage & projection: Intimacy
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Intimacy

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

IntimacyThe Dua Brand

No 51 Etude en BoisLeitmotiv

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.64/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 49%Had 9%Want 42%

4.67/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 23%Had 13%Want 63%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

64%Love

36%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

67%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate91

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate92

Category winners

LongevityIntimacy

SillageIntimacy

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value56

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody91%

whiskey83%

tobacco74%

cinnamon65%

amber56%

warm spicy100%

woody83%

whiskey65%

fresh spicy48%

aromatic30%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both warm spicy, woody and whiskey

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

WhiskeyTobaccoCinnamonVanillaCloveAmberGurjan balsamSandalwoodPatchouliGingerLabdanumCoriander

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

WhiskeyClovePepperOakCorianderJasmine

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWhiskey, Clove and Coriander. Durations are only published for No 51 Etude en Bois, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring22

Summer11

Fall100

Winter100

Day14

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall75

Winter100

Day47

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men80

Unisex10

Women10

Not enough votes yet

Date 33%Casual 29%Work 24%Party 14%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#19,573

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#32,858

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerIntimacyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Intimacy by The Dua Brand is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. Intimacy was launched in 2019. From the way people describe wearing it, this comes across best as an easygoing style that many people can appreciate quickly. Taken together, the feedback points to a scent that feels easy to understand on first wear, but sti…

Reviews →

No 51 Etude en Bois by Leitmotiv delivers a dry, aromatic blast of barrel-aged oak and sharp cracked pepper before mellowing into warm clove and boozy whiskey. It smells like stepping inside an old acoustic instrument workshop on a chilly November morning. You immediately notice polished wood shavings, spicy dried cor…

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Intimacy or No 51 Etude en Bois?

Intimacy takes 3 of 3 categories. Intimacy is rated 4.64/5 from 11 votes; No 51 Etude en Bois is rated 4.67/5 from 6 votes. Choose Intimacy for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose No 51 Etude en Bois for a warm spicy and woody character. Best in winter, evening wear.