Fragrance comparison

Midnight Rider vs Orient Oud

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 11 ratings analysed

Midnight Rider

Tulpa Club

5.001 votes

Rank #52,708 LeatherTobacco

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26%scent match

Clearly different

Orient Oud

Swiss Arabian

4.3010 votes

Rank #35,266 AmberHerbal

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Midnight Rider
Choose it for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.
Orient Oud
Choose it for a amber and herbal character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Midnight Rider2/4

Orient Oud2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Midnight Rider
Sillage & projection: Orient Oud
Value for money: Midnight Rider
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Orient Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Midnight RiderTulpa Club

Orient OudSwiss Arabian

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

4.30/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 50%Had 3%Want 47%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

50%Love

30%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityMidnight Rider

SillageOrient Oud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value75

Category winnerMidnight RiderBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

tobacco91%

animalic83%

amber74%

floral65%

sand56%

amber100%

herbal92%

woody84%

oud77%

aromatic69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match26%Clearly different · both amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

LeatherFloral Notes

Heart2-4 hrs

TobaccoSand

Base6-9 hrs

SpicesAmber

Top

ArtemisiaLavenderCitruses

Heart

LeatherSpicesTobacco

Base

AmberAgarwood (Oud)Woodsy Notes

InformationalShared notesLeather, Tobacco, Spices and Amber. Durations are only published for Midnight Rider, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Spring25

Summer50

Fall100

Winter25

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 34%Casual 29%Party 22%Work 15%

Men13

Unisex88

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#52,708

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#35,266

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerOrient OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Midnight Rider by Tulpa Club hits the skin with a bold blast of weathered leather and dry desert air. You get an immediate kick of raw hide softened by faint floral notes before dusty sand and cured tobacco take over the heart. The tobacco note smells dry, aromatic, and unburned rather than syrupy sweet. As the fragra…

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Orient Oud by Swiss Arabian is a resinous, herbal fragrance for those who gravitate toward spice and leather. It opens with sharp artemisia and lavender before grounding itself in a tobacco and oud base. It is a dense, assertive scent that feels most at home during crisp autumn evenings or cold winter office days, off…

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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.

Which is better, Midnight Rider or Orient Oud?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Midnight Rider is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Orient Oud is rated 4.30/5 from 10 votes. Choose Midnight Rider for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear. Choose Orient Oud for a amber and herbal character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Midnight Rider or Orient Oud?

Midnight Rider lasts longest (Midnight Rider 80/100, Orient Oud 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Midnight Rider or Orient Oud?

Orient Oud projects furthest (Orient Oud 59/100, Midnight Rider 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Midnight Rider and Orient Oud smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber accords. Common notes include Leather, Tobacco, Spices and Amber.

Is Midnight Rider or Orient Oud better for summer or winter?

Midnight Rider suits evening wear; Orient Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Midnight Rider and Orient Oud?

Midnight Rider has top notes of Leather and Floral Notes, heart notes of Tobacco and Sand, a base of Spices and Amber. Orient Oud has top notes of Artemisia, Lavender and Citruses, heart notes of Leather, Spices and Tobacco, a base of Amber, Agarwood (Oud) and Woodsy Notes.