Fragrance comparison

Majestic Taif vs More Beauty Than Beast

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 7 ratings analysed

Majestic Taif

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #70,521 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

63%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

More Beauty Than Beast

The Rising Phoenix Perfumery

3.717 votes

Rank #60,598 AmberWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

More Beauty Than Beast takes 1 of 1 categories.

Majestic Taif
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.
More Beauty Than Beast
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Majestic Taif0/1

More Beauty Than Beast1/1

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: More Beauty Than Beast

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Majestic TaifThe Dua Brand

More Beauty Than BeastThe Rising Phoenix Perfumery

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

3.71/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 3%Had 0%Want 97%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

57%Love

14%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

29%Hate

7 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

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate68

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value0

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

musky77%

vanilla69%

fresh spicy61%

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

fresh spicy77%

vanilla69%

yellow floral61%

Scent match63%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Ylang YlangPatchouliBergamotLabdanumOlibanumAgarwoodVanillaBenzoinJasmineClovesRoseMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Pink GrapefruitBlood GrapefruitAllspice

Heart

Ylang-YlangClovesJasmine SambacJasmineBrazilian RosewoodNutmegCassiaRose de Mai

Base

BenzoinVanillaLabdanumOlibanumSandalwoodCivet

InformationalShared notesLabdanum, Olibanum, Vanilla and Benzoin. Durations are only published for Majestic Taif, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring33

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day33

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,521

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#60,598

PerfumerJK DeLapp

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMore Beauty Than BeastHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Majestic Taif by The Dua Brand is an extrait de parfum centered on an opulent partnership between Taif rose, sparkling aldehydes, and dark agarwood. It opens with an airy flash of Calabrian bergamot and crisp aldehydes that keep the top bright before plunging into a dense floral heart. There, heady Taif rose meets swe…

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More Beauty Than Beast by The Rising Phoenix Perfumery opens with a bright burst of grapefruit and allspice, settling into a dense heart of rose de mai, jasmine, and warm cloves. JK DeLapp anchors this 2013 release with a rich base of real sandalwood, resinous benzoin, and animalic civet, creating a warm, intimate sce…

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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 Majestic Taif and More Beauty Than Beast smell similar?

Closely related: a 63% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Labdanum, Olibanum, Vanilla and Benzoin.

Is Majestic Taif or More Beauty Than Beast better for summer or winter?

More Beauty Than Beast suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Majestic Taif and More Beauty Than Beast?

Majestic Taif features Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Bergamot, Labdanum and Olibanum. More Beauty Than Beast has top notes of Pink Grapefruit, Blood Grapefruit and Allspice, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Cloves, Jasmine Sambac and Jasmine, a base of Benzoin, Vanilla, Labdanum and Olibanum.