Fragrance comparison

Love Sense Black vs Nukhbat Al Oud

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 23 ratings analysed

Love Sense Black

L'Orientale Fragrances

—0 votes

Rank #71,379 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

73%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Nukhbat Al Oud

Nusuk

4.3923 votes

Rank #19,218 VanillaSweet

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nukhbat Al Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Love Sense Black
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Nukhbat Al Oud
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Love Sense Black0/1

Nukhbat Al Oud1/1

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: Nukhbat Al Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Love Sense BlackL'Orientale Fragrances

Nukhbat Al OudNusuk

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

4.39/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 33%Had 5%Want 61%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

65%Love

13%Like

17%Ok

4%Dislike

0%Hate

23 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

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value83

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet90%

powdery80%

musky70%

woody60%

citrus50%

vanilla100%

sweet86%

rose72%

powdery58%

musky44%

citrus30%

Scent match73%Closely related · both vanilla, sweet and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Watery NotesLemon

Heart2-4 hrs

SugarRose

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaCedarWhite Musk

Top

Lemon

Heart

RoseSugar

Base

VanillaMuskTonka BeanCedar

InformationalShared notesLemon, Sugar, Rose and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Love Sense Black, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night79

Spring64

Summer55

Fall55

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 36%Date 28%Work 20%Party 16%

Men13

Unisex38

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#71,379

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#19,218

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerNukhbat Al OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Love Sense Black by L'Orientale Fragrances opens with a bright burst of crisp lemon soaked in sheer watery notes. It hits fast. That initial citrus sparkle quickly yields to a thick core of spun sugar and dewy pink rose petals. Think of candied petals floating over warm vanilla cream. The drydown gets remarkably cozy.…

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Nukhbat Al Oud by Nusuk is an indulgent, sweet treat of a perfume that smells like bright lemon zest dipped in crystal sugar and melted over fresh rose petals. Built on a rich foundation of warm vanilla, tonka bean, and smooth cedar, it balances bright citrus freshness with deep, cozy gourmand sweetness. Despite havin…

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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 Love Sense Black and Nukhbat Al Oud smell similar?

Closely related: a 73% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and powdery accords. Common notes include Lemon, Sugar, Rose and Vanilla.

Is Love Sense Black or Nukhbat Al Oud better for summer or winter?

Love Sense Black suits daytime wear; Nukhbat Al Oud suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Love Sense Black and Nukhbat Al Oud?

Love Sense Black has top notes of Watery Notes and Lemon, heart notes of Sugar and Rose, a base of Vanilla, Cedar and White Musk. Nukhbat Al Oud has top notes of Lemon, heart notes of Rose and Sugar, a base of Vanilla, Musk, Tonka Bean and Cedar.