Fragrance comparison

Ninevah vs Oud 乌木

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 47 ratings analysed

1 wins

Ninevah

Penhaligon's

3.5646 votes

Rank #16,331 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

Oud 乌木

RECLASSIFIED RE调香室

1.001 votes

Rank #73,114 Warm SpicyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ninevah takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ninevah
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Oud 乌木
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character.

Ninevah1/1

Oud 乌木0/1

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: Ninevah

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

NinevahPenhaligon's

Oud 乌木RECLASSIFIED RE调香室

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.56/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 11%Had 6%Want 83%

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate0

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value19

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity91%

vanilla83%

warm spicy74%

amber65%

powdery56%

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy92%

amber84%

rose77%

aromatic69%

balsamic61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both 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

CassisPepper

Heart

RoseCinnamonGeraniumVioletRaspberry

Base

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

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#16,331

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Overall rank#73,114

PerfumerPhilippe Paparella-Paris

Launched—

Reviews0

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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Oud 乌木 reads as a spicy amber rose with a fruity lift rather than a harsh, medicinal oud statement. Cassis and pepper give it a bright, piquant start, then rose, cinnamon and soft florals move in before benzoin, balsam, vanilla and musk smooth everything into a warm, slightly powdery dry-down. It looks best suited t…

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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 Oud 乌木?

Ninevah takes 1 of 1 categories. Ninevah is rated 3.56/5 from 46 votes; Oud 乌木 is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Ninevah for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Oud 乌木 for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character.

Do Ninevah and Oud 乌木 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Vanilla, Raspberry, Benzoin and Cinnamon.

Is Ninevah or Oud 乌木 better for summer or winter?

Ninevah suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ninevah and Oud 乌木?

Ninevah features Candy apple, Vanilla, Cotton Candy, Raspberry and Benzoin. Oud 乌木 has top notes of Cassis and Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Cinnamon, Geranium and Violet, a base of Patchouli, Benzoin, Peru Balsam and Vanilla.