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Madousa vs Nectar Oud

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

Updated 69 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nectar Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Madousa

    Choose it for a amber and leather character.

  • Nectar Oud

    Choose it for a woody and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
MadousaOmbré Lamar
Nectar OudBDK Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%
3.07/ 5 · 69 votes
Have 11%Had 1%Want 88%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

49%Love
1%Like
1%Ok
3%Dislike
45%Hate

69 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity56
〰 Sillage53
♥ Love / hate52
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value34
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%
woody100%
oud91%
amber83%
warm spicy74%
fresh spicy65%
fruity56%
Scent match51%Some overlap · both amber, woody and warm spicy

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
SaffronRaspberry
Heart
AgarwoodOlibanumCypriol
Base
AmberwoodCedarwoodBenzoin
InformationalShared notesSaffron, Raspberry, Amberwood and Benzoin. 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

Spring55
Summer45
Fall100
Winter91
Day46
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men19
Unisex52
Women29
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,466

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#21,477

PerfumerAnne Flipo

Launched—

Reviews12

Category winnerNectar 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 →

Nectar Oud by BDK Parfums opens with a sharp burst of sweet raspberry and warm saffron. Nose Anne Flipo crafts a rich contrast between bright fruitiness and dark, smoldering woods right from the first spray. The top notes yield quickly to a dense heart where resinous olibanum and smoky cypriol anchor the Laos agarwood…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Madousa and Nectar Oud smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Saffron, Raspberry, Amberwood and Benzoin.

Is Madousa or Nectar Oud better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Madousa and Nectar 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. Nectar Oud has top notes of Saffron and Raspberry, heart notes of Agarwood, Olibanum and Cypriol, a base of Amberwood, Cedarwood and Benzoin.

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