Fragrance comparison

Oud Minérale vs Scylla

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 1,604 ratings analysed

Oud Minérale

Tom Ford

4.071,602 votes

Rank #24,356 MarineSalty

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53%scent match

Some overlap

Scylla

Aether Arts Perfume

4.502 votes

Rank #42,985 MarineAnimalic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Oud Minérale
Choose it for a marine and salty character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Scylla
Choose it for a marine and animalic character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Oud Minérale2/4

Scylla2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Oud MinéraleTom Ford

ScyllaAether Arts Perfume

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 1,602 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 11%Had 11%Want 78%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

31%Like

6%Ok

13%Dislike

3%Hate

1,602 votes

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityScylla

SillageOud Minérale

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value37

¤ Price value75

Category winnerScyllaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

salty90%

aromatic80%

amber70%

aquatic60%

oud50%

marine100%

animalic91%

musky83%

salty74%

aquatic65%

aromatic56%

Scent match53%Some overlap · both marine, salty and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Sea NotesSea SaltSeaweedAgarwood (Oud)AmbergrisPink PepperStyraxBalsam FirPepperwood or Hercules Club

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Sea SaltChoya NakhSeaweedSea Notes

Heart

Animal notesAgarwood (Oud)

Base

Woody NotesMusk

InformationalShared notesSea Notes, Sea Salt, Seaweed and Agarwood (Oud). Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter38

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter50

Day33

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men67

Unisex31

Women2

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#24,356

PerfumerShyamala Maisondieu

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#42,985

PerfumerAmber Jobin

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerOud MinéraleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Oud Minérale by Tom Ford breaks away from traditional sweet beach scents by pairing gritty marine notes with dark wood. The opening hits you with a blast of sea salt and wet seaweed, mimicking a cold, wind-swept shoreline rather than a sunny resort. As the fragrance settles, a clean, smoky agarwood note emerges, creat…

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Scylla is a dark marine scent with real texture. Sea salt, seaweed and smoky choya nakh give it a cold ocean opening, then animalic notes, oud, woods and musk pull it into deeper, stranger territory. It wears more like a sea cave than a clean aquatic. If you enjoy salty perfumes with musk, warmth and a slightly feral …

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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 Minérale or Scylla?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Oud Minérale is rated 4.07/5 from 1,602 votes; Scylla is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Oud Minérale for a marine and salty character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Scylla for a marine and animalic character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Oud Minérale or Scylla?

Scylla lasts longest (Scylla 80/100, Oud Minérale 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Oud Minérale or Scylla?

Oud Minérale projects furthest (Oud Minérale 63/100, Scylla 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Oud Minérale and Scylla smell similar?

Some overlap: a 53% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share marine, salty and aromatic accords. Common notes include Sea Notes, Sea Salt, Seaweed and Agarwood (Oud).

Is Oud Minérale or Scylla better for summer or winter?

Scylla suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Oud Minérale and Scylla?

Oud Minérale features Sea Notes, Sea Salt, Seaweed, Agarwood (Oud) and Ambergris. Scylla has top notes of Sea Salt, Choya Nakh, Seaweed and Sea Notes, heart notes of Animal notes and Agarwood (Oud), a base of Woody Notes and Musk.