Fragrance comparison

Oud Sahara vs Ruade

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 109 ratings analysed

Oud Sahara

Nych Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #70,716 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

11%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Ruade

Parfum d'Empire

4.02109 votes

Rank #9,817 GreenOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Ruade takes 1 of 1 categories.

Oud Sahara
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character.
Ruade
Choose it for a green and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Oud Sahara0/1

Ruade1/1

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: Ruade

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Oud SaharaNych Perfumes

RuadeParfum d'Empire

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.02/ 5 · 109 votes

Have 23%Had 1%Want 76%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

55%Love

22%Like

6%Ok

5%Dislike

13%Hate

109 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value31

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

amber84%

fresh spicy77%

citrus69%

animalic61%

green100%

oud90%

leather80%

yellow floral70%

fresh spicy60%

herbal50%

Scent match11%Clearly different · both fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GrapefruitOrangeBlack currant leafBlack and Pink PepperCuminCloveGingerSaffron

Heart

NarcissusTurkish RoseLeatherTobacco

Base

Tonka BeanVanillaAmberIncenseCedarSandalwoodPatchouliLabdanum

Notes

Agarwood (Oud)HayLeatherNarcissus

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesNarcissus and Leather. Durations are only published for Ruade, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring73

Summer52

Fall0

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men63

Unisex35

Women2

Casual 41%Date 26%Party 22%Work 11%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,716

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,817

PerfumerMarc-Antoine Corticchiato

Launched—

Reviews19

Category winnerRuadeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Oud Sahara by Nych Perfumes is a rich, warm spicy fragrance that opens with zesty orange and sharp black pepper before settling into a deep heart of smoky leather, pipe tobacco, and dark agarwood oud. Sweet vanilla, frankincense, and earthy patchouli wrap the woody base in comforting warmth. It smells like stepping in…

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Parfum d'Empire Ruade is a bold, uncompromising scent that takes you straight inside a working equestrian stable. The opening delivers an immediate blast of pungent natural agarwood oud with sharp, earthy barnyard undertones, which quickly settles into the comforting aroma of warm saddle leather and freshly tossed hay…

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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.

Do Oud Sahara and Ruade smell similar?

Clearly different: a 11% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Narcissus and Leather.

Is Oud Sahara or Ruade better for summer or winter?

Ruade suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Oud Sahara and Ruade?

Oud Sahara has top notes of Grapefruit, Orange, Black currant leaf and Black and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Narcissus, Turkish Rose, Leather and Tobacco, a base of Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Amber and Incense. Ruade features Agarwood (Oud), Hay, Leather and Narcissus.