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Oud Arab London vs Rose Wood

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

Updated 244 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Rose Wood takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Oud Arab London

    Choose it for a warm spicy and oud character.

  • Rose Wood

    Choose it for a oud and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Oud Arab London0/1
Rose Wood1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Rose Wood

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Oud Arab LondonQueen B
Rose WoodAjmal
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 11%Want 89%
4.11/ 5 · 244 votes
Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

47%Love
36%Like
8%Ok
7%Dislike
1%Hate

222 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity73
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value57
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
oud83%
rose65%
woody48%
amber30%
oud100%
powdery90%
woody80%
rose70%
floral60%
warm spicy50%
Scent match64%Closely related · both oud, warm spicy and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top20-30 mins
Oriental notesSpicy Notes
Heart3-4 hrs
Rose
Base7-9 hrs
Agarwood (Oud)Woody Notes
Top
Spicy NotesFloral Notes
Heart
RoseMusk
Base
Agarwood (Oud)Woody NotesPowdery Notes
InformationalShared notesSpicy Notes, Rose, Agarwood (Oud) and Woody Notes. Durations are only published for Oud Arab London, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring–
Summer–
Fall–
Winter–
Day33
Night100
Spring46
Summer23
Fall93
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 39%Party 28%Casual 19%Work 15%
Men12
Unisex63
Women26
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#73,254

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#7,143

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews9

Category winnerRose WoodHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Queen B Oud Arab London brings a direct, unapologetic hit of dark wood and spice. Spray it on, and the first three minutes prickle with dry heat from clove-like spicy notes before settling down. The opening is sharp. Soon after, a deep damask rose unfurls across a dense bed of agarwood and cedar-like woody notes. You …

Reviews →

Ajmal Rose Wood is a unisex rose and oud scent with a noticeably powdery, woody finish. It opens with a spicy floral lift, then settles into a musky rose heart before the oud and dry woods take over. If you like rose-oud that feels dressed up and slightly soft-focus rather than airy, this is a good one to sample, espe…

Reviews →
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 Oud Arab London and Rose Wood smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share oud, warm spicy and rose accords. Common notes include Spicy Notes, Rose, Agarwood (Oud) and Woody Notes.

Is Oud Arab London or Rose Wood better for summer or winter?

Oud Arab London suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Oud Arab London and Rose Wood?

Oud Arab London has top notes of Oriental notes and Spicy Notes, heart notes of Rose, a base of Agarwood (Oud) and Woody Notes. Rose Wood has top notes of Spicy Notes and Floral Notes, heart notes of Rose and Musk, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Woody Notes and Powdery Notes.

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