Fragrance comparison

Royal Musk vs Turath Santal

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 45 ratings analysed

Royal Musk

Areej Le Doré

4.1216 votes

Rank #35,168 MuskyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

5 wins

Turath Santal

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.1729 votes

Rank #31,432 RoseAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Turath Santal takes 5 of 5 categories.

Royal Musk
Choose it for a musky and powdery character. Best in winter, evening wear.
Turath Santal
Choose it for a rose and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Royal Musk0/5

Turath Santal5/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Royal MuskAreej Le Doré

Turath SantalSultan Pasha Attars

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.12/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 33%Had 9%Want 58%

4.17/ 5 · 29 votes

Have 27%Had 15%Want 58%

Category winnerTurath SantalRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

63%Love

6%Like

19%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

50%Love

28%Like

22%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityTurath Santal

SillageTurath Santal

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value47

¤ Price value50

Category winnerTurath SantalBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

powdery77%

animalic53%

sweet30%

rose100%

amber92%

white floral84%

oud77%

powdery69%

animalic61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both powdery and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Mysore SandalwoodNatural Musk

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Taif RoseMysore SandalwoodIndian OudAmbergrisPeachNatural MuskTuberoseOrange BlossomJasmineJasmine SambacMimosaNarcissus

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesMysore Sandalwood and Natural Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer67

Fall67

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring86

Summer29

Fall100

Winter86

Day75

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Men17

Unisex50

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#35,168

PerfumerRussian Adam

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#31,432

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerTurath SantalHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Areej Le Doré Royal Musk pairs authentic Siberian musk with warm Mysore Sandalwood in a clean, minimalist formula. Russian Adam skimping on synthetic fixatives allows the raw animalic musk to pulse directly against dry wood and soft powdery tones. It sits close to the skin, creating a dense amber-tinted heat for cool …

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Turath Santal is a dense floral woody composition from Sultan Pasha Attars, defined by a rich core of Mysore Sandalwood and Indian Oud. This concentrated attar unfolds with complex layers of Taif Rose, mimosa, and tuberose. It suits those seeking a meditative, skin-hugging fragrance for quiet, cooler autumn evenings w…

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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, Royal Musk or Turath Santal?

Turath Santal takes 5 of 5 categories. Royal Musk is rated 4.12/5 from 16 votes; Turath Santal is rated 4.17/5 from 29 votes. Choose Royal Musk for a musky and powdery character. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Turath Santal for a rose and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.