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Liberté Totale vs Russian Tea Oud

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

Updated 76 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Russian Tea Oud takes 3 of 5 categories.

  • Liberté Totale

    Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

  • Russian Tea Oud

    Choose it for a smoky and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Liberté Totale2/5
Russian Tea Oud3/5
Ratings & consensus
Liberté Totale
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Russian Tea Oud
Sillage & projection
Russian Tea Oud
Value for money
Liberté Totale
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Russian Tea Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Liberté TotalePastor Privé Parfums
Russian Tea OudMasque Milano
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.60/ 5 · 15 votes
Have 56%Had 14%Want 30%
3.75/ 5 · 61 votes
Have 24%Had 4%Want 71%
Category winnerLiberté TotaleRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
67%Love
27%Like
7%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

44%Love
25%Like
8%Ok
8%Dislike
15%Hate

61 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity72
〰 Sillage58
♥ Love / hate90
⏱ Longevity77
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate69
Category winners

LongevityRussian Tea Oud

SillageRussian Tea Oud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value68
¤ Price value34
Category winnerLiberté TotaleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
citrus100%
fresh spicy92%
warm spicy84%
woody77%
soft spicy69%
aromatic61%
smoky100%
leather92%
green84%
warm spicy77%
oud69%
fresh spicy61%
Scent match28%Clearly different · both warm spicy and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
CranberryPink PepperLimeBergamot
Heart
CardamomNutmegSageOlibanumSaffron
Base
Guaiac WoodLeatherAgarwood (Oud)OakmossPatchouliMusk
Notes
LeatherBlack TeaSmokeAgarwood (Oud)OlibanumRaspberrySaffronPeppermintMandarin OrangeCardamom

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Olibanum, Saffron and Leather. 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
Summer77
Fall54
Winter46
Day100
Night50
Spring36
Summer14
Fall86
Winter100
Day61
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men44
Unisex50
Women6
Men44
Unisex41
Women15
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,772

PerfumerEdgar Pastor

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#31,979

PerfumerJulien Rasquinet

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRussian Tea OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Liberté Totale by Pastor Privé Parfums opens with an energetic blast of tart cranberry, zesty lime, and crackling pink pepper. This brisk fruit opening quickly transitions into a complex aromatic heart of saffron, cardamom, and frankincense. As the scent settles on skin, rich base notes of guaiac wood, smooth leather,…

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Masque Milano Russian Tea Oud opens with a crisp burst of peppermint, mandarin orange, and sharp cardamom before settling into a thick cloud of smoked black tea leaves. Perfumer Julien Rasquinet takes the original birch-tar core of Russian Tea and saturates it with dark Vietnamese agarwood oil, adding a deep woody wei…

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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, Liberté Totale or Russian Tea Oud?

Russian Tea Oud takes 3 of 5 categories. Liberté Totale is rated 4.60/5 from 15 votes; Russian Tea Oud is rated 3.75/5 from 61 votes. Choose Liberté Totale for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Russian Tea Oud for a smoky and leather character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Liberté Totale or Russian Tea Oud?

Russian Tea Oud lasts longest (Russian Tea Oud 77/100, Liberté Totale 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Liberté Totale or Russian Tea Oud?

Russian Tea Oud projects furthest (Russian Tea Oud 63/100, Liberté Totale 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Liberté Totale and Russian Tea Oud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Olibanum, Saffron and Leather.

Is Liberté Totale or Russian Tea Oud better for summer or winter?

Liberté Totale suits daytime wear; Russian Tea Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Liberté Totale and Russian Tea Oud?

Liberté Totale has top notes of Cranberry, Pink Pepper, Lime and Bergamot, heart notes of Cardamom, Nutmeg, Sage and Olibanum, a base of Guaiac Wood, Leather, Agarwood (Oud) and Oakmoss. Russian Tea Oud features Leather, Black Tea, Smoke, Agarwood (Oud) and Olibanum.

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