Fragrance comparison

Joy vs Alaska Leather

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 30 ratings analysed

2 wins

Joy

Blend Oud

4.1730 votes

Rank #27,427 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

69%scent match

Closely related

Alaska Leather

Be Style Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #81,731 LeatherAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Joy takes 2 of 2 categories.

Joy
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Alaska Leather
Choose it for a leather and amber character.

Joy2/2

Alaska Leather0/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

JoyBlend Oud

Alaska LeatherBe Style Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 30 votes

Have 22%Had 6%Want 72%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

53%Love

23%Like

13%Ok

7%Dislike

3%Hate

30 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity79

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageJoy

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value44

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy88%

leather77%

amber65%

woody53%

vanilla42%

leather100%

amber90%

aromatic80%

fresh spicy70%

warm spicy60%

animalic50%

Scent match69%Closely related · both aromatic, leather and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Juniper BerriesMate

Heart

LeatherAmber

Base

Tonka Bean

Top

SaffronThymeJuniper Berries

Heart

OlibanumJasmineMate

Base

LeatherSuedeAmberTonka Bean

InformationalShared notesJuniper Berries, Mate, Leather and Amber. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer60

Fall70

Winter70

Day100

Night75

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,427

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#81,731

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerJoyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Joy by Blend Oud opens with an intense blast of gin-like juniper berries and bitter mate tea. The opening feels cold, green, and aggressively herbal before turning into a raw, smoky leather heart. As the scent settles on skin, soft amber and sweet tonka bean filter through the heavy leather accord, preventing the herb…

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Alaska Leather by Be Style Perfumes opens with a dry, punchy snap of saffron, bitter thyme, and pine-sharp juniper berries. The top notes fade quickly into a smoldering, resinous heart of olibanum incense and dusty mate tea leaf, while a soft jasmine element keeps the resins from turning harsh. As it dries down, rich …

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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 projects more, Joy or Alaska Leather?

Joy projects furthest (Joy 80/100, Alaska Leather 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Joy and Alaska Leather smell similar?

Closely related: a 69% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, leather and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Juniper Berries, Mate, Leather and Amber.

Is Joy or Alaska Leather better for summer or winter?

Joy suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Joy and Alaska Leather?

Joy has top notes of Juniper Berries and Mate, heart notes of Leather and Amber, a base of Tonka Bean. Alaska Leather has top notes of Saffron, Thyme and Juniper Berries, heart notes of Olibanum, Jasmine and Mate, a base of Leather, Suede, Amber and Tonka Bean.