Fragrance comparison

Mood for Oud vs Affinity At Dawn

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 3 ratings analysed

1 wins

Mood for Oud

Gulf Orchid

5.003 votes

Rank #37,843 RoseSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

Affinity At Dawn

Lovery

—0 votes

Rank #67,049 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mood for Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Mood for Oud
Choose it for a rose and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Affinity At Dawn
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character.

Mood for Oud1/1

Affinity At Dawn0/1

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: Mood for Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Mood for OudGulf Orchid

Affinity At DawnLovery

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 12%Had 0%Want 88%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

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

3 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

sweet90%

oud80%

vanilla70%

floral60%

violet50%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

floral84%

amber77%

powdery69%

patchouli61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

Sugar

Heart3-5 hrs

RoseOudViolet

Base8-10+ hrs

Tonka BeanSandalwoodVanilla

Top

SaffronRoseOud

Heart

PatchouliFreesiaVioletEbony

Base

SandalwoodTonka BeanAmber

InformationalShared notesRose, Oud, Violet and Tonka Bean. Durations are only published for Mood for Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day53

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men25

Unisex75

Women0

Date 39%Party 31%Casual 18%Work 13%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#37,843

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#67,049

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMood for OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mood for Oud by Gulf Orchid immediately greets your nose with a hit of crystallized sugar and jammy red rose. Do not expect harsh medicinal timber. Instead, the oud here stays polished, functioning like a warm cedar backstop rather than a barnyard punch. Within twenty minutes, powdery violet floats to the surface, len…

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Affinity At Dawn by Lovery is a unisex Oriental Woody scent. It opens with sharp saffron and rose paired with dark oud, eventually resting on a warm base of sandalwood and amber. This fragrance is ideal for cooler evenings when you want a grounded, slightly earthy profile that balances floral softness with deeper wood…

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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 Mood for Oud and Affinity At Dawn smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral accords. Common notes include Rose, Oud, Violet and Tonka Bean.

Is Mood for Oud or Affinity At Dawn better for summer or winter?

Mood for Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mood for Oud and Affinity At Dawn?

Mood for Oud has top notes of Sugar, heart notes of Rose, Oud and Violet, a base of Tonka Bean, Sandalwood and Vanilla. Affinity At Dawn has top notes of Saffron, Rose and Oud, heart notes of Patchouli, Freesia, Violet and Ebony, a base of Sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Amber.