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Madousa vs Golden Oud

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

Updated 15 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Golden Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Madousa

    Choose it for a amber and leather character.

  • Golden Oud

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Madousa0/1
Golden Oud1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Golden Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
MadousaOmbré Lamar
Golden OudMith
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%
4.20/ 5 · 15 votes
Have 53%Had 9%Want 38%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

53%Love
27%Like
13%Ok
0%Dislike
7%Hate

15 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
⏱ Longevity73
〰 Sillage56
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value72
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
leather92%
warm spicy84%
woody77%
rose69%
fresh spicy61%
amber100%
warm spicy92%
rose84%
oud77%
fresh spicy69%
fruity61%
Scent match59%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Agarwood (Oud)SaffronBlack Pepper
Heart
RoseBulgarian RoseGeraniumRaspberryAmberwood
Base
BirchBenzoinAmbergrisMuskAmyrisSandalwoodLeatherOlibanum
Top
RaspberryGeranium
Heart
RoseSaffronJasmine
Base
Agarwood (Oud)IncenseBenzoinAmberwoodAmbergrisBirch TarCedar
InformationalShared notesAgarwood (Oud), Saffron, Bulgarian Rose and Geranium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring83
Summer17
Fall83
Winter100
Day14
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men60
Unisex20
Women20
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,263

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#34,618

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerGolden OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Madousa by Ombré Lamar is a complex unisex fragrance that balances resinous woods with floral spice. Launched in 2022, it opens with a sharp kick of oud and black pepper. The heart introduces a lush, jammy rose while the base remains heavy and grounded in leather, birch, and olibanum. It suits evening wear in cooler w…

Reviews →

Golden Oud opens with a noticeably fruity-spicy twist, where raspberry and geranium brighten the rose, saffron, and oud underneath. It wears as a smoother, lighter-style oud than the note list suggests, then settles into ambered woods, smoke, and soft resin. This suits someone who enjoys rose-oud compositions but want…

Reviews →
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.

Do Madousa and Golden Oud smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and rose accords. Common notes include Agarwood (Oud), Saffron, Bulgarian Rose and Geranium.

Is Madousa or Golden Oud better for summer or winter?

Golden Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Madousa and Golden Oud?

Madousa has top notes of Agarwood (Oud), Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Geranium and Raspberry, a base of Birch, Benzoin, Ambergris and Musk. Golden Oud has top notes of Raspberry and Geranium, heart notes of Rose, Saffron and Jasmine, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Incense, Benzoin and Amberwood.

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