Fragrance comparison

Invisible Oud vs Profanum

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 65 ratings analysed

4 wins

Invisible Oud

Viktor&Rolf

3.6563 votes

Rank #36,172 AmberVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

48%scent match

Some overlap

Profanum

BLAK

3.002 votes

Rank #68,980 AmberWarm Spicy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Invisible Oud takes 4 of 4 categories.

Invisible Oud
Choose it for a amber and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Profanum
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Invisible Oud4/4

Profanum0/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Invisible OudViktor&Rolf

ProfanumBLAK

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.65/ 5 · 63 votes

Have 33%Had 9%Want 57%

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 38%Had 4%Want 58%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

38%Like

8%Ok

21%Dislike

5%Hate

63 votes

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate66

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityInvisible Oud

SillageInvisible Oud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value33

¤ Price value19

Category winnerInvisible OudBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

vanilla91%

oud83%

warm spicy74%

musky65%

balsamic56%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

musky84%

powdery77%

balsamic69%

aromatic61%

Scent match48%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Agarwood (Oud)MyrrhVanillaBenzoinWhite MuskPink Pepper

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CoffeeelemiMuskAmberOlibanumSandalwoodTobaccoMyrrhAngelicaBenzoinPeppertreeAgarwood (Oud)

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAgarwood (Oud), Myrrh and Benzoin. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring17

Summer8

Fall71

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men9

Unisex41

Women50

Men0

Unisex67

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,172

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#68,980

PerfumerPiotr Blak

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerInvisible OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Viktor&Rolf Invisible Oud subverts expectations by presenting a surprisingly clean, airy take on a note usually known for its heavy, medicinal darkness. The opening greets you with a bright pop of pink pepper before settling into a soft, dry musk that wraps around a gentle agarwood. As it warms on the skin, a comforti…

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Profanum opens with dark roast coffee beans and medicinal elemi before settling into dry olibanum and myrrh. BLAK creates an earthy resin accord that sits heavy on cold skin. Built for freezing November nights, this unpolished scent suits lovers of raw incense who prefer bitter spice over commercial sweetness.

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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.

Which is better, Invisible Oud or Profanum?

Invisible Oud takes 4 of 4 categories. Invisible Oud is rated 3.65/5 from 63 votes; Profanum is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Invisible Oud for a amber and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Profanum for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in fall, daytime wear.