Fragrance comparison

Marj vs Raghba

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 374 ratings analysed

1 wins

Marj

Ahmed Al Maghribi

4.23374 votes

Rank #126 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

26%scent match

Clearly different

Raghba

Rasasi

—0 votes

Rank #67,120 AmberMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Marj takes 1 of 1 categories.

Marj
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Raghba
Choose it for a amber and musky character.

Marj1/1

Raghba0/1

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: Marj

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MarjAhmed Al Maghribi

RaghbaRasasi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.23/ 5 · 374 votes

Have 90%Had 10%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

59%Love

23%Like

12%Ok

3%Dislike

3%Hate

182 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity91

〰 Sillage86

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value82

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber92%

sweet84%

warm spicy77%

white floral69%

animalic61%

amber100%

musky86%

oud72%

powdery58%

animalic44%

fresh spicy30%

Scent match26%Clearly different · both amber and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

HoneyOudPink PepperelemiNutmegBergamotMandarin

Heart

Cashmere WoodSaffronOrange BlossomJasmineCinnamonPatchouliVetiver

Base

AgarwoodLeatherAmberRaspberryAmbergrisOakmossSandalwoodMusk

Top

AmberOud

Heart

—

Base

Musk

InformationalShared notesOud, Amber and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring77

Summer41

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men26

Unisex67

Women7

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#126

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews104

Overall rank#67,120

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMarjHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Marj is a bold unisex scent built around honey, saffron, woods and oud, with white florals softening the richer edges. It opens spicy and dense, then settles into a sweet ambery leather-wood drydown with musk and a slightly animalic warmth. It is widely praised for strong projection and very long wear, but the opening…

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Raghba by Rasasi is an intense woody and amber composition for women. It opens with a dense, resinous hit of dark amber and oud. As it settles, the oud remains prominent, wrapped in a musky, slightly powdery skin scent. This is a heavy, grounded fragrance suited for cooler weather or evening wear where its deep, anima…

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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 Marj and Raghba smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and animalic accords. Common notes include Oud, Amber and Musk.

What are the notes in Marj and Raghba?

Marj has top notes of Honey, Oud, Pink Pepper and elemi, heart notes of Cashmere Wood, Saffron, Orange Blossom and Jasmine, a base of Agarwood, Leather, Amber and Raspberry. Raghba has top notes of Amber and Oud, a base of Musk.