Fragrance comparison

Joie de Oud vs Oud Crystal Meth

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 43 ratings analysed

1 wins

Joie de Oud

LPDO

3.7242 votes

Rank #13,658 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Oud Crystal Meth

Fuzion Artisanale

5.001 votes

Rank #22,212 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Joie de Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Joie de Oud
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Oud Crystal Meth
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Best in spring, evening wear.

Joie de Oud1/1

Oud Crystal Meth0/1

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: Joie de Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Joie de OudLPDO

Oud Crystal MethFuzion Artisanale

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.72/ 5 · 42 votes

Have 49%Had 9%Want 42%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

26%Love

53%Like

11%Ok

0%Dislike

11%Hate

19 votes · too few to score

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value83

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

oud84%

powdery77%

metallic69%

patchouli61%

amber100%

woody86%

oud72%

sweet58%

balsamic44%

marine30%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both oud and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

OudSaffronPralineChocolatePowdery NotesSugar

Heart

PatchouliCloveSandalwood

Base

AmbergrisVanillaWhite Musk

Top15-30 mins

DriftwoodSugar

Heart2-4 hrs

KephalisHabanolide®AmbergrisTonka Bean

Base8-12 hrs

OudAmbroxan

InformationalShared notesOud, Sugar and Ambergris. Durations are only published for Oud Crystal Meth, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring13

Summer0

Fall87

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day39

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men11

Unisex42

Women47

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Party 42%Date 32%Casual 16%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,658

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews9

Overall rank#22,212

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews8

Category winnerJoie de OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Joie de Oud by LPDO is a bold unisex blend that balances deep, resinous oud with the playful sweetness of chocolate praline. Launched in 2024, this oriental vanilla fragrance offers a striking profile suitable for those who enjoy gourmand-adjacent woods. It performs with impressive tenacity, making it a standout choic…

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Oud Crystal Meth by Fuzion Artisanale throws you off with its controversial name. The scent itself tells a totally different story. It starts with crunchy white sugar sprinkled over sun-bleached driftwood, creating an immediate sweet and airy marine buzz. Give it five minutes to settle on warm skin. You will not find …

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Joie de Oud or Oud Crystal Meth?

Joie de Oud takes 1 of 1 categories. Joie de Oud is rated 3.72/5 from 42 votes; Oud Crystal Meth is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Joie de Oud for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Oud Crystal Meth for a amber and woody character. Best in spring, evening wear.

Do Joie de Oud and Oud Crystal Meth smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share oud and sweet accords. Common notes include Oud, Sugar and Ambergris.

Is Joie de Oud or Oud Crystal Meth better for summer or winter?

Joie de Oud suits evening wear; Oud Crystal Meth suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Joie de Oud and Oud Crystal Meth?

Joie de Oud has top notes of Oud, Saffron, Praline and Chocolate, heart notes of Patchouli, Clove and Sandalwood, a base of Ambergris, Vanilla and White Musk. Oud Crystal Meth has top notes of Driftwood and Sugar, heart notes of Kephalis, Habanolide®, Ambergris and Tonka Bean, a base of Oud and Ambroxan.