Fragrance comparison

Nùr d'Or vs Sparkling Sand

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 249 ratings analysed

Nùr d'Or

SoOud

—0 votes

Rank #80,239 PowderyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

74%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Sparkling Sand

Jacques Zolty

3.86249 votes

Rank #5,166 HerbalLeather

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sparkling Sand takes 1 of 1 categories.

Nùr d'Or
Choose it for a powdery and amber character.
Sparkling Sand
Choose it for a herbal and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Nùr d'Or0/1

Sparkling Sand1/1

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: Sparkling Sand

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Nùr d'OrSoOud

Sparkling SandJacques Zolty

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 38%Had 8%Want 54%

3.86/ 5 · 249 votes

Have 44%Had 17%Want 39%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

28%Love

50%Like

11%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

137 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value59

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

amber92%

herbal84%

woody77%

aromatic69%

smoky61%

herbal100%

leather92%

powdery84%

aromatic77%

amber69%

animalic61%

Scent match74%Closely related · both powdery, herbal and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

ArtemisiaChamomileIncenseLemon

Heart

ApricotCedarAmberRootsIris

Base

Madagascar VanillaRussian LeatherMusk

Top

ArtemisiaIncenseLemon

Heart

LeatherChamomileApricotIris

Base

VanillaVirginia CedarAmberMusk

InformationalShared notesArtemisia, Chamomile, Incense and Lemon. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter45

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men28

Unisex53

Women19

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#80,239

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#5,166

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews47

Category winnerSparkling SandHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Nùr d'Or by SoOud opens with a bitter flash of artemisia and dried chamomile flower, backed by a cool streak of unburnt incense and tart lemon. As the initial sharpness settles, powdery iris and earthy roots join soft apricot and cedarwood to form a warm, dusty heart. The base anchors the composition in smooth Russia…

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Sparkling Sand by Jacques Zolty is a herbal, leather-forward fragrance that defies standard gender labels. Launched in 2017, this scent relies on a sharp artemisia and incense opening that settles into a powdery iris and leather middle. It works best as an unpredictable daytime scent during cool, transitional spring w…

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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 Nùr d'Or and Sparkling Sand smell similar?

Closely related: a 74% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, herbal and amber accords. Common notes include Artemisia, Chamomile, Incense and Lemon.

What are the notes in Nùr d'Or and Sparkling Sand?

Nùr d'Or has top notes of Artemisia, Chamomile, Incense and Lemon, heart notes of Apricot, Cedar, Amber and Roots, a base of Madagascar Vanilla, Russian Leather and Musk. Sparkling Sand has top notes of Artemisia, Incense and Lemon, heart notes of Leather, Chamomile, Apricot and Iris, a base of Vanilla, Virginia Cedar, Amber and Musk.