Fragrance comparison

Lalibela vs Blowing Away

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 18 ratings analysed

Lalibela

Orobianco Parfum Collection

—0 votes

Rank #69,965 AmberVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Blowing Away

Aholic

3.6518 votes

Rank #36,153 LeatherOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Blowing Away takes 1 of 1 categories.

Lalibela
Choose it for a amber and vanilla character.
Blowing Away
Choose it for a leather and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Lalibela0/1

Blowing Away1/1

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: Blowing Away

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LalibelaOrobianco Parfum Collection

Blowing AwayAholic

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%

3.65/ 5 · 18 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

14%Love

29%Like

29%Ok

29%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage78

♥ Love / hate72

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

amber100%

vanilla90%

fresh spicy80%

balsamic70%

powdery60%

warm spicy50%

leather100%

oud92%

smoky84%

animalic77%

amber69%

rum61%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Olibanum

Heart

Vanilla

Base

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Top

RumTobaccoOlibanumDavana

Heart

LeatherIncenseOrrisSandalwoodJasmine

Base

OudSugarVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesOlibanum and Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring0

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#69,965

PerfumerGiacomo Valentini, Sileno Cheloni

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#36,153

PerfumerOlivier Maurel

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerBlowing AwayHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Orobianco Lalibela pairs resinous olibanum with a smooth vanilla base. The fragrance opens with cold incense smoke that slowly warms into balsamic amber on skin. It suits chilly autumn evenings and rainy winter nights when you want a quiet, cozy resinous profile that stays close to your sweater without cloying sweetne…

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Blowing Away is a dark, smoky leather oud with a boozy rum opening and a softer, more wearable feel than its note list might suggest. Tobacco, incense and orris give it a shadowy, textured core, while vanilla, sugar and musk smooth the dry-down. It leans bold, warm and slightly masculine in character, though still wea…

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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.

Do Lalibela and Blowing Away smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber accords. Common notes include Olibanum and Vanilla.

Is Lalibela or Blowing Away better for summer or winter?

Blowing Away suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Lalibela and Blowing Away?

Lalibela has top notes of Olibanum, heart notes of Vanilla. Blowing Away has top notes of Rum, Tobacco, Olibanum and Davana, heart notes of Leather, Incense, Orris and Sandalwood, a base of Oud, Sugar, Vanilla and Musk.