Fragrance comparison

Russian Tea Oud vs Amaani

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 113 ratings analysed

Russian Tea Oud

Masque Milano

3.7561 votes

Rank #31,944 SmokyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

7 wins

Amaani

Swiss Arabian

4.0152 votes

Rank #9,562 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Amaani takes 7 of 7 categories.

Russian Tea Oud
Choose it for a smoky and leather character. Best in winter, evening wear.
Amaani
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Russian Tea Oud0/7

Amaani7/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Russian Tea OudMasque Milano

AmaaniSwiss Arabian

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 61 votes

Have 24%Had 4%Want 71%

4.01/ 5 · 52 votes

Have 49%Had 8%Want 43%

Category winnerAmaaniRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

25%Like

8%Ok

8%Dislike

15%Hate

61 votes

31%Love

41%Like

16%Ok

3%Dislike

9%Hate

32 votes

Category winnerAmaaniMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate76

Category winners

LongevityAmaani

SillageAmaani

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value34

¤ Price value81

Category winnerAmaaniBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

smoky100%

leather92%

green84%

warm spicy77%

oud69%

fresh spicy61%

aromatic100%

woody92%

fresh spicy84%

patchouli77%

amber69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both fresh spicy and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LeatherBlack TeaSmokeAgarwood (Oud)OlibanumRaspberrySaffronPeppermintMandarin OrangeCardamom

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CitrusesThymeLavenderRaspberrySaffron

Heart

LeatherCypriol Oil or NagarmothaOlibanum

Base

PatchouliAmberAgarwood (Oud)Musk

InformationalShared notesLeather, Agarwood (Oud), Olibanum and Raspberry. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring36

Summer14

Fall86

Winter100

Day61

Night100

Spring43

Summer43

Fall100

Winter86

Day31

Night100

Category winnerAmaaniMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men44

Unisex41

Women15

Men78

Unisex17

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#31,944

PerfumerJulien Rasquinet

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,562

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews13

Category winnerAmaaniHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Masque Milano Russian Tea Oud opens with a crisp burst of peppermint, mandarin orange, and sharp cardamom before settling into a thick cloud of smoked black tea leaves. Perfumer Julien Rasquinet takes the original birch-tar core of Russian Tea and saturates it with dark Vietnamese agarwood oil, adding a deep woody wei…

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Amaani by Swiss Arabian is a bold unisex fragrance centered on deep leather, cypriol oil, and resinous olibanum. With a complex opening of thyme and raspberry, it matures into an intense woody base of patchouli and oud. This scent provides a long-lasting, smoky profile that works best during cold weather or evening ev…

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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, Russian Tea Oud or Amaani?

Amaani takes 7 of 7 categories. Russian Tea Oud is rated 3.75/5 from 61 votes; Amaani is rated 4.01/5 from 52 votes. Choose Russian Tea Oud for a smoky and leather character. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Amaani for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Russian Tea Oud or Amaani?

Amaani lasts longest (Amaani 84/100, Russian Tea Oud 77/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Russian Tea Oud or Amaani?

Amaani projects furthest (Amaani 71/100, Russian Tea Oud 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Russian Tea Oud and Amaani smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Olibanum and Raspberry.

Is Russian Tea Oud or Amaani better for summer or winter?

For summer, Amaani is the stronger pick. For winter, Russian Tea Oud is the stronger pick. Russian Tea Oud suits evening wear; Amaani suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Russian Tea Oud and Amaani?

Russian Tea Oud features Leather, Black Tea, Smoke, Agarwood (Oud) and Olibanum. Amaani has top notes of Citruses, Thyme, Lavender and Raspberry, heart notes of Leather, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha and Olibanum, a base of Patchouli, Amber, Agarwood (Oud) and Musk.