Fragrance comparison

Samike vs Oud for Love

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 552 ratings analysed

Samike

For Or To

4.001 votes

Rank #68,657 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Oud for Love

The Different Company

4.08551 votes

Rank #1,679 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud for Love takes 2 of 2 categories.

Samike
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.
Oud for Love
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Samike0/2

Oud for Love2/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

SamikeFor Or To

Oud for LoveThe Different Company

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%

4.08/ 5 · 551 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

50%Love

32%Like

7%Ok

9%Dislike

1%Hate

369 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price value52

Category winnerOud for LoveBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy92%

sweet84%

powdery77%

earthy69%

tobacco61%

warm spicy100%

amber92%

woody84%

powdery77%

oud69%

sweet61%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both amber, warm spicy and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

ImmortelleMuskAmberBenzoinBlack PepperTobaccoAgarwood (Oud)IncenseTuberoseVetiverTolu BalsamOakmoss

No top / heart / base split published

Top

WhiskeySaffronCarawayCorianderAngelicaAldehydes

Heart

ClovesIrisSandalwoodYlang-YlangTuberose

Base

Agarwood (Oud)CaramelAmberCastoreumTolu BalsamImmortelleHeliotropeMusk

InformationalShared notesImmortelle, Musk, Amber and Agarwood (Oud). 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

Spring42

Summer23

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men40

Unisex48

Women12

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,657

PerfumerOleg Razygrin

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#1,679

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews80

Category winnerOud for LoveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Samike by For Or To hits the skin with a sharp crack of black pepper and dark dry tobacco leaf. The opening feels unapologetically intense, rapidly shifting as golden resinous benzoin and honeyed immortelle warm up beneath the spice. You get an immediate blast of rich amber density that sets a thick, dark mood. As th…

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Oud for Love by The Different Company is a complex woody-spicy fragrance designed for those who appreciate nuanced, non-traditional oud. It balances a boozy whiskey opening with a heart of iris and tuberose, eventually settling into a resinous, warm caramel base. Perfectly suited for cool autumn evenings, this scent o…

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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.

Which is better, Samike or Oud for Love?

Oud for Love takes 2 of 2 categories. Samike is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Oud for Love is rated 4.08/5 from 551 votes. Choose Samike for a amber and warm spicy character. Choose Oud for Love for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Samike and Oud for Love smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and powdery accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Musk, Amber and Agarwood (Oud).

What are the notes in Samike and Oud for Love?

Samike features Immortelle, Musk, Amber, Benzoin and Black Pepper. Oud for Love has top notes of Whiskey, Saffron, Caraway and Coriander, heart notes of Cloves, Iris, Sandalwood and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Caramel, Amber and Castoreum.