Fragrance comparison

Precious Amber vs Moving Dunes

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 16 ratings analysed

Precious Amber

Mahdi Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #71,198 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

70%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Moving Dunes

Exuma Parfums

4.2516 votes

Rank #43,030 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Moving Dunes takes 1 of 1 categories.

Precious Amber
Choose it for a amber and woody character.
Moving Dunes
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Precious Amber0/1

Moving Dunes1/1

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: Moving Dunes

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Precious AmberMahdi Perfumes

Moving DunesExuma Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.25/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 34%Had 16%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

50%Love

25%Like

25%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value81

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

woody91%

warm spicy83%

vanilla74%

oud65%

patchouli56%

amber100%

woody92%

earthy84%

warm spicy77%

oud69%

vanilla61%

Scent match70%Closely related · both amber, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

PatchouliAmberVanillaBenzoinSandalwoodAgarwood (Oud)

No top / heart / base split published

Top

IncenseCarnationCinnamon

Heart

Cypriol Oil or NagarmothaTobaccoVetiverPatchouliSandalwood

Base

Agarwood (Oud)AmberBenzoinLeatherVanilla

InformationalShared notesPatchouli, Amber, Vanilla and Benzoin. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer67

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night40

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men8

Unisex75

Women17

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#71,198

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#43,030

PerfumerDominique Moellhausen

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMoving DunesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Precious Amber opens with a rich, dark wave of chocolaty patchouli before settling into a warm, resinous embrace of amber and vanilla. Sandalwood and a clean, non-fecal agarwood (oud) in the dry-down give it a smooth, woody structure that keeps the sweetness grounded. It works best as a cozy skin scent for cool autumn…

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Moving Dunes by Exuma Parfums brings the dry heat of sunlit sands directly into a bottle. The scent opens with a sharp burst of smoky incense, dry cinnamon bark, and spicy carnation, giving you an immediate feeling of warm desert air. As it settles on your skin, rich cypriol oil, dried tobacco leaf, and earthy patchou…

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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 Precious Amber and Moving Dunes smell similar?

Closely related: a 70% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Patchouli, Amber, Vanilla and Benzoin.

Is Precious Amber or Moving Dunes better for summer or winter?

Moving Dunes suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Precious Amber and Moving Dunes?

Precious Amber features Patchouli, Amber, Vanilla, Benzoin and Sandalwood. Moving Dunes has top notes of Incense, Carnation and Cinnamon, heart notes of Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Tobacco, Vetiver and Patchouli, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Benzoin and Leather.