Fragrance comparison

Madousa vs Not Usual

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 6 ratings analysed

Madousa

Ombré Lamar

—0 votes

Rank #76,263 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Not Usual

Brogi

3.676 votes

Rank #47,872 LeatherAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Not Usual takes 1 of 1 categories.

Madousa
Choose it for a amber and leather character.
Not Usual
Choose it for a leather and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Madousa0/1

Not Usual1/1

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: Not Usual

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MadousaOmbré Lamar

Not UsualBrogi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

3.67/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 21%Had 5%Want 74%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

50%Love

17%Like

0%Ok

17%Dislike

17%Hate

6 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

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value70

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%

leather100%

amber92%

oud84%

floral77%

animalic69%

vanilla61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both amber and leather

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

MagnoliaRoseOlibanum

Base

LeatherAmberAgarwood (Oud)Vanilla

InformationalShared notesAgarwood (Oud), Saffron, Bulgarian Rose and Raspberry. 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

Spring67

Summer67

Fall67

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men40

Unisex60

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,263

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#47,872

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerNot UsualHigher 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…

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Not Usual by Brogi pairs a sharp saffron bite with sweet raspberry in its opening. This unisex oriental blend gradually settles into a dark, smoky base of leather, amber, and a touch of agarwood. It is a dense, warming scent built specifically for cold autumn days and crisp winter nights.

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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 Not Usual smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and leather accords. Common notes include Agarwood (Oud), Saffron, Bulgarian Rose and Raspberry.

Is Madousa or Not Usual better for summer or winter?

Not Usual suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Madousa and Not Usual?

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. Not Usual has top notes of Saffron and Raspberry, heart notes of Magnolia, Rose and Olibanum, a base of Leather, Amber, Agarwood (Oud) and Vanilla.