Fragrance comparison

LLD Love Always vs Oud

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 165 ratings analysed

LLD Love Always

Aéropostale

4.405 votes

Rank #38,221 FruityFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

14%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Oud

The Spirit of Dubai

4.22160 votes

Rank #23,663 WoodyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud takes 3 of 4 categories.

LLD Love Always
Choose it for a fruity and floral character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Oud
Choose it for a woody and oud character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

LLD Love Always1/4

Oud3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LLD Love AlwaysAéropostale

OudThe Spirit of Dubai

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.40/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 35%Had 31%Want 35%

4.22/ 5 · 160 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

60%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

59%Love

21%Like

9%Ok

4%Dislike

6%Hate

160 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage78

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityOud

SillageOud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value25

Category winnerLLD Love AlwaysBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

floral90%

woody80%

violet70%

powdery60%

fresh50%

woody100%

oud92%

warm spicy84%

amber77%

sweet69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match14%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PearVioletOsmanthusCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Top

SaffronPineappleLimePineBlack PepperDamask RoseIncenseCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)JasmineGuaiac WoodResinsOlibanumRed RoseRoseEarthy Notes

Base

Indian OudPatchouliSandalwoodLeatherCedarWoodsy NotesAmbergrisTobacco

InformationalShared notesCedar. 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

Summer100

Fall50

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Spring47

Summer33

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men33

Unisex0

Women67

Men69

Unisex25

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,221

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#23,663

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerOudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

LLD Love Always is a light, cheerful fruity floral built around pear, violet, osmanthus and cedar. It opens clean and juicy, then settles into a soft violet-powdery sweetness with a fresh woody base. It reads easy, casual and affordable, the kind of scent that suits work, daytime wear and warm weather. Performance see…

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The Spirit of Dubai Oud opens with a sharp burst of bitter lime, pungent saffron, and prickly black pepper before dropping straight into dense Indian agarwood. The wood here smells raw and medicinal at first, heavily saturated with dark leather, smoky incense, and dry cypriol oil. As the initial sharpness burns off, s…

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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, LLD Love Always or Oud?

Oud takes 3 of 4 categories. LLD Love Always is rated 4.40/5 from 5 votes; Oud is rated 4.22/5 from 160 votes. Choose LLD Love Always for a fruity and floral character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Oud for a woody and oud character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, LLD Love Always or Oud?

Oud lasts longest (Oud 86/100, LLD Love Always 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, LLD Love Always or Oud?

Oud projects furthest (Oud 78/100, LLD Love Always 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do LLD Love Always and Oud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Cedar.

Is LLD Love Always or Oud better for summer or winter?

LLD Love Always suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in LLD Love Always and Oud?

LLD Love Always features Pear, Violet, Osmanthus and Cedar. Oud has top notes of Saffron, Pineapple, Lime and Pine, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Jasmine, Guaiac Wood and Resins, a base of Indian Oud, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Leather.