Fragrance comparison

Mysterious Oud Attar vs Sun Bleached

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 584 ratings analysed

4 wins

Mysterious Oud Attar

Bortnikoff

5.0010 votes

Rank #27,131 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

15%scent match

Clearly different

Sun Bleached

Une Nuit Nomade

3.81574 votes

Rank #12,075 MuskyPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mysterious Oud Attar takes 4 of 5 categories.

Mysterious Oud Attar
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Sun Bleached
Choose it for a musky and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Mysterious Oud Attar4/5

Sun Bleached1/5

Ratings & consensus: Mysterious Oud Attar
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Mysterious Oud Attar
Sillage & projection: Mysterious Oud Attar
Value for money: Mysterious Oud Attar
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Sun Bleached

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Mysterious Oud AttarBortnikoff

Sun BleachedUne Nuit Nomade

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 38%Had 9%Want 53%

3.81/ 5 · 574 votes

Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%

Category winnerMysterious Oud AttarRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

26%Love

41%Like

22%Ok

10%Dislike

1%Hate

574 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage41

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityMysterious Oud Attar

SillageMysterious Oud Attar

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price value47

Category winnerMysterious Oud AttarBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy92%

oud84%

woody77%

sweet69%

powdery61%

musky100%

powdery90%

white floral80%

citrus70%

aromatic60%

floral50%

Scent match15%Clearly different · both powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

OrangeCardamomAmberBergamot

Heart

CastoreumMyrrhCinnamonClovesRoseNutmegJasminePink Pepper

Base

Agarwood (Oud)Tolu BalsamIndian OudOpoponaxSandalwoodLabdanumCedarLotus

Top15-30 mins

Ambrette (Musk Mallow)BergamotCardamom

Heart2-4 hrs

LinenWhite Flowers

Base5-8 hrs

White MuskVanillaSandalwoodMyrrh

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Bergamot, Myrrh and Sandalwood. Durations are only published for Sun Bleached, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer25

Fall100

Winter88

Day50

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter15

Day100

Night29

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men75

Unisex25

Women0

Men2

Unisex50

Women48

Casual 42%Work 37%Date 14%Party 6%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,131

PerfumerDmitry Bortnikoff

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#12,075

PerfumerJérôme di Marino

Launched—

Reviews66

Category winnerSun BleachedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bortnikoff Mysterious Oud Attar is an oil-based Oriental spicy perfume built on real Indian agarwood, sweet orange, and sharp cardamom. The opening strikes a contrast between sparkling bergamot citrus and rich amber resins before settling into a warm, spiced heart of cinnamon, cloves, and leathery castoreum. Designed…

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Sun Bleached by Une Nuit Nomade captures the comforting scent of freshly laundered cotton drying under bright morning sunlight. The fragrance opens with sparkling bergamot and a tender pinch of herbal cardamom, quickly softening into a breezy core of white linen and sunlit floral petals. As the scent warms against the…

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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, Mysterious Oud Attar or Sun Bleached?

Mysterious Oud Attar takes 4 of 5 categories. Mysterious Oud Attar is rated 5.00/5 from 10 votes; Sun Bleached is rated 3.81/5 from 574 votes. Choose Mysterious Oud Attar for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Sun Bleached for a musky and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Mysterious Oud Attar or Sun Bleached?

Mysterious Oud Attar lasts longest (Mysterious Oud Attar 70/100, Sun Bleached 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Mysterious Oud Attar or Sun Bleached?

Mysterious Oud Attar projects furthest (Mysterious Oud Attar 54/100, Sun Bleached 41/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Mysterious Oud Attar and Sun Bleached smell similar?

Clearly different: a 15% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Bergamot, Myrrh and Sandalwood.

Is Mysterious Oud Attar or Sun Bleached better for summer or winter?

Mysterious Oud Attar suits evening wear; Sun Bleached suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mysterious Oud Attar and Sun Bleached?

Mysterious Oud Attar has top notes of Orange, Cardamom, Amber and Bergamot, heart notes of Castoreum, Myrrh, Cinnamon and Cloves, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Tolu Balsam, Indian Oud and Opoponax. Sun Bleached has top notes of Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Bergamot and Cardamom, heart notes of Linen and White Flowers, a base of White Musk, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Myrrh.