Fragrance comparison

Ninevah vs Forever Oud

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 56 ratings analysed

Ninevah

Penhaligon's

3.5646 votes

Rank #16,328 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

39%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Forever Oud

Mith

4.5010 votes

Rank #30,495 OudRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Forever Oud takes 3 of 5 categories.

Ninevah
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Forever Oud
Choose it for a oud and rose character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Ninevah2/5

Forever Oud3/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

NinevahPenhaligon's

Forever OudMith

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 11%Had 6%Want 83%

4.50/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 35%Had 4%Want 62%

Category winnerForever OudRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

30%Love

33%Like

4%Ok

30%Dislike

4%Hate

27 votes

70%Love

10%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

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityForever Oud

SillageNinevah

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value19

¤ Price value92

Category winnerForever OudBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity91%

vanilla83%

warm spicy74%

amber65%

powdery56%

oud100%

rose92%

fruity84%

fresh spicy77%

warm spicy69%

amber61%

Scent match39%Some overlap · both fruity, warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Candy appleVanillaCotton CandyRaspberryBenzoinCinnamonMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CassisBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseRaspberryCinnamonGeraniumViolet

Base

Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliBenzoinPeru BalsamVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesVanilla, Raspberry, Benzoin and Cinnamon. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer70

Fall100

Winter70

Day100

Night36

Spring75

Summer25

Fall50

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men44

Unisex56

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,328

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#30,495

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerNinevahHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ninevah is a sweet fruity gourmand built around candy apple, cotton candy, vanilla, raspberry, cinnamon, benzoin and musk. On skin it reads soft, sugared and cozy, with a spun-sugar sweetness that some wearers compare to marshmallow or Middle Eastern dessert. The apple helps keep the sweetness from feeling too heavy f…

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Forever Oud is a plush rose and oud scent with a fruity cassis-raspberry lift, black pepper at the top, and a smooth ambered base of vanilla, balsam, patchouli, and musk. It opens rich and polished, then settles into a softer, sweeter woody trail. It suits wearers who like formal, full-bodied oud fragrances without a …

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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, Ninevah or Forever Oud?

Forever Oud takes 3 of 5 categories. Ninevah is rated 3.56/5 from 46 votes; Forever Oud is rated 4.50/5 from 10 votes. Choose Ninevah for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Forever Oud for a oud and rose character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Ninevah or Forever Oud?

Forever Oud lasts longest (Forever Oud 85/100, Ninevah 73/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ninevah or Forever Oud?

Projection is very close: Ninevah 70/100, Forever Oud 69/100 for sillage.

Do Ninevah and Forever Oud smell similar?

Some overlap: a 39% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Vanilla, Raspberry, Benzoin and Cinnamon.

Is Ninevah or Forever Oud better for summer or winter?

Ninevah suits daytime wear; Forever Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ninevah and Forever Oud?

Ninevah features Candy apple, Vanilla, Cotton Candy, Raspberry and Benzoin. Forever Oud has top notes of Cassis and Black Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Raspberry, Cinnamon and Geranium, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Patchouli, Benzoin and Peru Balsam.