Fragrance comparison

Oud Couture vs I Am Energy

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 148 ratings analysed

3 wins

Oud Couture

Carolina Herrera

4.15147 votes

Rank #6,409 RoseOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

I Am Energy

Amacyn

5.001 votes

Rank #48,442 CitrusCamphor

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud Couture takes 3 of 4 categories.

Oud Couture
Choose it for a rose and oud character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
I Am Energy
Choose it for a citrus and camphor character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Oud Couture3/4

I Am Energy1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Oud Couture
Sillage & projection: Oud Couture
Value for money: I Am Energy
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Oud Couture

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Oud CoutureCarolina Herrera

I Am EnergyAmacyn

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.15/ 5 · 147 votes

Have 36%Had 11%Want 53%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 29%Had 14%Want 57%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

46%Love

35%Like

10%Ok

10%Dislike

1%Hate

147 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityOud Couture

SillageOud Couture

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value30

¤ Price value50

Category winnerI Am EnergyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rose100%

oud83%

floral65%

fresh spicy48%

powdery30%

citrus100%

camphor92%

aromatic84%

white floral77%

woody69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Agarwood (Oud)Damask RoseTaif Rose

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

NeroliFragoniaPalisander RosewoodDamask RoseRoseLabdanumAgarwood (Oud)

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAgarwood (Oud) and Damask Rose. Durations are only published for Oud Couture, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring32

Summer23

Fall95

Winter100

Day46

Night100

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men22

Unisex63

Women14

Date 40%Party 30%Work 18%Casual 13%

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#6,409

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer, Pierre-Constantin Guéros

Launched—

Reviews23

Overall rank#48,442

PerfumerFerlyn Genato

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerOud CoutureHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Carolina Herrera Oud Couture reimagines Middle Eastern perfumery through a modern cosmopolitan lens. Built around rich Laotian agarwood, this unisex fragrance blends velvety Damask rose and zesty Taif rose into a dark, romantic profile anchored by warm resins and subtle spices. The scent opens with a bold medicinal fl…

Reviews →

I Am Energy is a unisex floral woody musk built around a rose and amber core, warmed by labdanum and oud, and lifted by neroli and the fresh, aromatic edge of Australian fragonia. It reads like an amber rose with a bright, slightly medicinal freshness at the top. If you like rose fragrances that lean woody and resinou…

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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, Oud Couture or I Am Energy?

Oud Couture takes 3 of 4 categories. Oud Couture is rated 4.15/5 from 147 votes; I Am Energy is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Oud Couture for a rose and oud character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose I Am Energy for a citrus and camphor character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.