Fragrance comparison

Royal Opera vs Innocuous Oud

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 15 ratings analysed

1 wins

Royal Opera

Raydan

4.4715 votes

Rank #31,657 OudWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

Innocuous Oud

MOH

—0 votes

Rank #80,612 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Royal Opera takes 1 of 1 categories.

Royal Opera
Choose it for a oud and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Innocuous Oud
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.

Royal Opera1/1

Innocuous Oud0/1

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: Royal Opera

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Royal OperaRaydan

Innocuous OudMOH

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.47/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 66%Had 2%Want 32%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

20%Like

7%Ok

7%Dislike

0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate87

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value57

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

oud100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

patchouli77%

woody69%

earthy61%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

leather77%

musky69%

oud61%

Scent match57%Closely related · both warm spicy, amber and oud

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Oud

Heart

PatchouliSaffron

Base

AmberFrankincenseMusk

Top

SaffronRaspberryBlack Pepper

Heart

MyrrhFrankincenseGeranium

Base

CashmeranCastoreumOudPatchouliCedarwoodAmyrisCivetMusk

InformationalShared notesOud, Patchouli, Saffron and Frankincense. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall92

Winter100

Day25

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men38

Unisex63

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#31,657

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#80,612

PerfumerPia Long

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerRoyal OperaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Royal Opera by Raydan is a distinct unisex fragrance centering on a bold oud-patchouli-saffron profile. Designed for those seeking depth, this woody oriental scent balances animalic intensity with resinous warmth. It performs best in cooler weather or formal evening settings where its complex, spice-heavy character ca…

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Innocuous Oud by MOH opens with a punch of cracked black pepper, earthy saffron, and a sharp splash of tart raspberry. Rather than smelling like syrupy candy, the fruit note behaves like tart fruit skins pressed against dry wood. As the fragrance settles, warm frankincense and rich myrrh create a resinous, smoky core …

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Royal Opera and Innocuous Oud smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and oud accords. Common notes include Oud, Patchouli, Saffron and Frankincense.

Is Royal Opera or Innocuous Oud better for summer or winter?

Royal Opera suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Royal Opera and Innocuous Oud?

Royal Opera has top notes of Oud, heart notes of Patchouli and Saffron, a base of Amber, Frankincense and Musk. Innocuous Oud has top notes of Saffron, Raspberry and Black Pepper, heart notes of Myrrh, Frankincense and Geranium, a base of Cashmeran, Castoreum, Oud and Patchouli.