Fragrance comparison

Maderas de Oriente Oscuro vs Seth

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 73 ratings analysed

Maderas de Oriente Oscuro

PK Perfumes

4.0064 votes

Rank #9,826 WoodySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Seth

Udjat · 2021

3.789 votes

Rank #44,172 SweetHoney

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Maderas de Oriente Oscuro
Choose it for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Seth
Choose it for a sweet and honey character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Maderas de Oriente Oscuro2/4

Seth2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Maderas de Oriente Oscuro
Sillage & projection: Seth
Value for money: Seth
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Maderas de Oriente Oscuro

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Maderas de Oriente OscuroPK Perfumes

SethUdjat

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 64 votes

Have 30%Had 9%Want 61%

3.78/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 29%Had 6%Want 65%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

53%Love

25%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

11%Hate

64 votes

44%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

22%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage81

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage84

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityMaderas de Oriente Oscuro

SillageSeth

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value65

¤ Price value83

Category winnerSethBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

sweet90%

earthy80%

warm spicy70%

smoky60%

tobacco50%

sweet100%

honey86%

oud72%

fruity58%

warm spicy44%

floral30%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both sweet and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

TobaccoSmokeCherryGuaiac WoodSpicesEarthy NotesHoneyOriental Woodsy notesAgarwood (Oud)Brown sugarCaramelVetiver

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

HoneyAgarwood (Oud)SpicesDatesFruits

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSpices, Honey and Agarwood (Oud). Durations are only published for Seth, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring34

Summer9

Fall81

Winter100

Day44

Night100

Spring40

Summer20

Fall40

Winter100

Day32

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men58

Unisex39

Women3

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

Date 42%Party 32%Casual 16%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,826

PerfumerPaul Kiler

Launched—

Reviews10

Overall rank#44,172

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2021

Reviews4

Category winnerMaderas de Oriente OscuroHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Maderas de Oriente Oscuro by PK Perfumes wraps the wearer in a heavy cloak of dry cedar, smoky guaiac wood, and sweet, sticky caramel. Perfumer Paul Kiler created this scent in 2019 for those who want a dark, intense cold weather experience. It is a bold, challenging blend best suited for winter nights and formal, got…

Reviews →

One spray of Seth leaves a heavy oil sheen right on your pulse point. Do not rub your wrists together. Give the concentrated parfum extrait a minute to breathe past its initial alcohol lift. Sticky palm dates and dark honey rush forward immediately. It smells like warm market fruit drying under a desert sun. Within tw…

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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, Maderas de Oriente Oscuro or Seth?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Maderas de Oriente Oscuro is rated 4.00/5 from 64 votes; Seth is rated 3.78/5 from 9 votes. Choose Maderas de Oriente Oscuro for a woody and sweet character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Seth for a sweet and honey character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.