Fragrance comparison

Japanese Agar Byakudan vs Amber Oud Asami

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 0 ratings analysed

Japanese Agar Byakudan

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #79,098 OudWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

49%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Amber Oud Asami

Luxury Scent

—0 votes

Rank #72,026 LeatherOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Amber Oud Asami takes 1 of 1 categories.

Japanese Agar Byakudan
Choose it for a oud and woody character.
Amber Oud Asami
Choose it for a leather and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Japanese Agar Byakudan0/1

Amber Oud Asami1/1

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: Amber Oud Asami

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Japanese Agar ByakudanThe Dua Brand

Amber Oud AsamiLuxury Scent

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 75%Had 0%Want 25%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

oud100%

woody86%

powdery72%

warm spicy58%

balsamic44%

fresh spicy30%

leather100%

oud90%

woody80%

animalic70%

powdery60%

amber50%

Scent match49%Some overlap · both oud, woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SandalwoodAgarwood

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Amber

Heart

LeatherWoody Notes

Base

AgarwoodOudSandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesSandalwood and Agarwood. Durations are only published for Japanese Agar Byakudan, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,098

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#72,026

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerAmber Oud AsamiHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Japanese Agar Byakudan by The Dua Brand is a focused woody fragrance built entirely around agarwood and sandalwood. Instead of burying these two precious timbers beneath sweet or floral layers, the scent presents them in a raw, contemplative form. The opening introduces a fresh spicy sharpness paired with dark oud, be…

Reviews →

Amber Oud Asami leans into a dark, leathery oud style with amber warmth up top and a dry woody core underneath. It smells dense, smoky and slightly animalic, with sandalwood and musk softening the base. This is the kind of scent that suits someone who likes bold Middle Eastern inspired woods more than easy freshness. …

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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Japanese Agar Byakudan and Amber Oud Asami smell similar?

Some overlap: a 49% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share oud, woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Sandalwood and Agarwood.

What are the notes in Japanese Agar Byakudan and Amber Oud Asami?

Japanese Agar Byakudan features Sandalwood and Agarwood. Amber Oud Asami has top notes of Amber, heart notes of Leather and Woody Notes, a base of Agarwood, Oud, Sandalwood and Musk.