Fragrance comparison

Majalis vs Sable Sahara

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 268 ratings analysed

1 wins

Majalis

The Spirit of Dubai

4.20268 votes

Rank #24,024 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

Sable Sahara

Nych Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #71,815 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Majalis takes 1 of 1 categories.

Majalis
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Sable Sahara
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.

Majalis1/1

Sable Sahara0/1

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: Majalis

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MajalisThe Spirit of Dubai

Sable SaharaNych Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.20/ 5 · 268 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

56%Love

23%Like

8%Ok

10%Dislike

3%Hate

268 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage76

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value24

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

fruity84%

amber77%

woody69%

balsamic61%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

rose84%

fresh spicy77%

fruity69%

oud61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both warm spicy, amber and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

IncenseStrawberryRaspberryPeachOlibanumPink PepperRoseCardamom

Heart

DatesSaffronGuaiac WoodPatchouliClovesVetiverFlowersPowdery Notes

Base

TobaccoAgarwood (Oud)Woodsy NotesMyrhhHoneyBenzoinLabdanumLeather

Top

IncenseRaspberry

Heart

GeraniumRoseSaffron

Base

Agarwood (Oud)BenzoinAmberwood

InformationalShared notesIncense, Raspberry, Rose and Saffron. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring69

Summer35

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men36

Unisex54

Women10

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#24,024

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#71,815

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMajalisHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Majalis by The Spirit of Dubai pairs roasted Arabic coffee, chewy dates, and smoky incense against a thick pop of strawberry and rose. Built for freezing winter evenings and formal cold-weather gatherings, this heavy Oriental composition wraps warm cardamom, honey, and dark agarwood around rich tobacco leaves.

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Sable Sahara by Nych Perfumes is a warm, resinous woody fragrance built around sweet smoke, tart fruit, and rich amber. It opens with a punchy blast of dark incense sweetened by ripe raspberry, before settling into a spicy heart of crimson rose, metallic saffron, and crisp geranium. As it dries down, the scent reveal…

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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.

Do Majalis and Sable Sahara smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and fruity accords. Common notes include Incense, Raspberry, Rose and Saffron.

What are the notes in Majalis and Sable Sahara?

Majalis has top notes of Incense, Strawberry, Raspberry and Peach, heart notes of Dates, Saffron, Guaiac Wood and Patchouli, a base of Tobacco, Agarwood (Oud), Woodsy Notes and Myrhh. Sable Sahara has top notes of Incense and Raspberry, heart notes of Geranium, Rose and Saffron, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin and Amberwood.