Fragrance comparison

Royal Amber Oud vs Red Velvet

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

Updated 25 Oct 2026 24 ratings analysed

Royal Amber Oud

Unique

—0 votes

Rank #76,500 AmberTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Red Velvet

Womo

4.2324 votes

Rank #11,074 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Red Velvet takes 2 of 2 categories.

Royal Amber Oud
Choose it for a amber and tobacco character.
Red Velvet
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Royal Amber Oud0/2

Red Velvet2/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Royal Amber OudUnique

Red VelvetWomo

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.23/ 5 · 24 votes

Have 31%Had 12%Want 57%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

38%Love

50%Like

13%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity78

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageRed Velvet

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value95

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

tobacco83%

sweet65%

woody48%

warm spicy30%

amber100%

woody91%

white floral83%

tobacco74%

leather65%

animalic56%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both amber, tobacco and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

AmberTobaccoMyrrhGuaiac Wood

No top / heart / base split published

Top

JasmineArtemisia

Heart

LabdanumTobaccoLeather

Base

AmberGuaiac WoodPatchouli

InformationalShared notesAmber, Tobacco and Guaiac Wood. Durations are only published for Royal Amber Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day32

Night100

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day83

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Casual 29%Work 20%Party 16%

Men63

Unisex13

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,500

PerfumerLuca Gritti

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#11,074

PerfumerLuca Maffei

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerRed VelvetHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

The warmth hits right away. Royal Amber Oud by Unique opens with a flash of dry pipe tobacco wrapped around sticky, golden amber resins. It does not waste time on bright citrus top notes. Instead, you get immediate smoky guaiac wood and rich, resinous myrrh that feels like sitting beside a crackling hearth in mid-Nove…

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Red Velvet by Womo blends leather and tobacco to create a striking, opulent presence. This unisex fragrance opens with jasmine and sharp artemisia before settling into a warm, woody base. It thrives in autumn and winter, offering a sophisticated scent for those who enjoy bold, resinous, and animalic profiles that ling…

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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 projects more, Royal Amber Oud or Red Velvet?

Red Velvet projects furthest (Red Velvet 70/100, Royal Amber Oud 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Royal Amber Oud and Red Velvet smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, tobacco and woody accords. Common notes include Amber, Tobacco and Guaiac Wood.

Is Royal Amber Oud or Red Velvet better for summer or winter?

Royal Amber Oud suits evening wear; Red Velvet suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Royal Amber Oud and Red Velvet?

Royal Amber Oud features Amber, Tobacco, Myrrh and Guaiac Wood. Red Velvet has top notes of Jasmine and Artemisia, heart notes of Labdanum, Tobacco and Leather, a base of Amber, Guaiac Wood and Patchouli.