Fragrance comparison

Magic Sapphire vs Shu

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 0 ratings analysed

Magic Sapphire

Amado

—0 votes

Rank #76,836 CitrusFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Shu

Aswan

—0 votes

Rank #76,422 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Shu takes 1 of 1 categories.

Magic Sapphire
Choose it for a citrus and floral character.
Shu
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Magic Sapphire0/1

Shu1/1

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: Shu

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Magic SapphireAmado

ShuAswan

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 13%Want 88%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

floral92%

fresh spicy84%

marine77%

fruity69%

musky61%

amber100%

woody91%

citrus83%

aromatic74%

marine65%

ozonic56%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both citrus and marine

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotMandarinSea NotesLavenderJuniper

Heart

MagnoliaDianthusGingerAppleVetiver

Base

MuskAmberwoodLabdanumPatchouliMoss

Top

Ozonic notesPetitgrainBergamot

Heart

Solar NotesSea NotesFig

Base

AmberwoodLabdanumAmbroxan

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Sea Notes, Amberwood and Labdanum. 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

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,836

PerfumerKevin Mathys

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#76,422

PerfumerIbrahim Al Zoabi

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerShuHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Magic Sapphire is a clean, bright freshie with a salty marine lift, citrus sparkle, and an aromatic lavender and juniper edge. The heart reads as airy florals (magnolia with a clove like dianthus) plus a crisp apple bite and ginger warmth, then it settles into soft musk, amberwood, and a mossy patchouli and labdanum b…

Reviews →

Aswan Shu opens with a bright flash of bergamot and bitter petitgrain before expanding into crisp ozonic air. Perfumer Ibrahim Al Zoabi pairs salty sea notes with ripe fig at the heart, balancing green creaminess against salty ocean breeze. The base relies on amberwood, labdanum, and ambroxan to create a clean, radian…

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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 Magic Sapphire and Shu smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and marine accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Sea Notes, Amberwood and Labdanum.

What are the notes in Magic Sapphire and Shu?

Magic Sapphire has top notes of Bergamot, Mandarin, Sea Notes and Lavender, heart notes of Magnolia, Dianthus, Ginger and Apple, a base of Musk, Amberwood, Labdanum and Patchouli. Shu has top notes of Ozonic notes, Petitgrain and Bergamot, heart notes of Solar Notes, Sea Notes and Fig, a base of Amberwood, Labdanum and Ambroxan.