Fragrance comparison

Leather Oud vs Oud Renaissance

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 363 ratings analysed

3 wins

Leather Oud

Dior · 2018

4.04358 votes

Rank #2,312 SmokyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

Oud Renaissance

Spring

2.805 votes

Rank #71,124 OudFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Leather Oud takes 3 of 3 categories.

Leather Oud
Choose it for a smoky and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Oud Renaissance
Choose it for a oud and fresh spicy character.

Leather Oud3/3

Oud Renaissance0/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Leather OudDior

Oud RenaissanceSpring

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.04/ 5 · 358 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

2.80/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 36%Had 0%Want 64%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

20%Like

7%Ok

14%Dislike

5%Hate

358 votes

40%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

20%Dislike

40%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate45

Category winners

LongevityLeather Oud

SillageLeather Oud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

smoky100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

oud69%

fresh spicy61%

oud100%

fresh spicy90%

woody80%

aromatic70%

sweet60%

amber50%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both oud, woody and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Bergamot

Heart

CardamomClovesGeraniumJasmine

Base

LeatherAgarwood (Oud)SmokeBirchPatchouliAmberwoodSandSandalwood

Top

CardamomLoukhoum

Heart

Hellebore flowerGeraniumAmberwood

Base

Agarwood (Oud)Balsam FirTonka BeanCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Geranium, Agarwood (Oud) and Amberwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring31

Summer11

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men81

Unisex15

Women3

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,312

PerfumerFrançois Demachy

Launched2018

Reviews64

Overall rank#71,124

PerfumerEmmanuelle Rivat

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerLeather OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dior Leather Oud is an intense, dry woody fragrance built around raw birch smoke, rugged black leather, and resinous agarwood oud. The scent opens with an immediate flash of bitter bergamot before diving straight into warm clove spice and spicy cardamom. Within minutes, the composition reveals a dark, crackling charac…

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Oud Renaissance by Spring offers a surprising spin on Middle Eastern woody fragrances by mixing dessert-like Turkish delight with crisp evergreen forest notes. The opening greets you with crushed green cardamom pods and powdered rose-sugar loukhoum, giving it an initial confectionary sweetness. As it settles, earthy c…

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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, Leather Oud or Oud Renaissance?

Leather Oud takes 3 of 3 categories. Leather Oud is rated 4.04/5 from 358 votes; Oud Renaissance is rated 2.80/5 from 5 votes. Choose Leather Oud for a smoky and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Oud Renaissance for a oud and fresh spicy character.

Which lasts longer, Leather Oud or Oud Renaissance?

Leather Oud lasts longest (Leather Oud 80/100, Oud Renaissance 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Leather Oud or Oud Renaissance?

Leather Oud projects furthest (Leather Oud 70/100, Oud Renaissance 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Leather Oud and Oud Renaissance smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share oud, woody and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Geranium, Agarwood (Oud) and Amberwood.

What are the notes in Leather Oud and Oud Renaissance?

Leather Oud has top notes of Bergamot, heart notes of Cardamom, Cloves, Geranium and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Smoke and Birch. Oud Renaissance has top notes of Cardamom and Loukhoum, heart notes of Hellebore flower, Geranium and Amberwood, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Balsam Fir, Tonka Bean and Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha.