Fragrance comparison

Santal Oriental vs Венус (Venus)

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 1 ratings analysed

1 wins

Santal Oriental

Al Ghaliyah

—0 votes

Rank #73,905 AromaticWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

31%scent match

Clearly different

Венус (Venus)

Alen Mak

1.001 votes

Rank #76,654 RoseFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Santal Oriental takes 1 of 1 categories.

Santal Oriental
Choose it for a aromatic and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Венус (Venus)
Choose it for a rose and floral character.

Santal Oriental1/1

Венус (Venus)0/1

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: Santal Oriental

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Santal OrientalAl Ghaliyah

Венус (Venus)Alen Mak

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 60%Want 40%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate0

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

rose77%

powdery69%

white floral61%

rose100%

floral83%

fresh spicy65%

aromatic48%

herbal30%

Scent match31%Clearly different · both rose and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SandalwoodCardamomDavana

Heart

Bulgarian RoseJasmine SambacGeranium

Base

Australian SandalwoodPatchouliAmberMusk

Notes

Bulgarian RoseGeraniumFloral Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose and Geranium. 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

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#73,905

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#76,654

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSantal OrientalHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Santal Oriental by Al Ghaliyah is a sandalwood-led unisex scent with a warm, aromatic lift of cardamom and davana, then a dense rose and jasmine heart that stays balanced rather than loud. The dry-down leans woody, ambered, and softly musky, with patchouli adding a dry, earthy edge. It is built to feel composed and qu…

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Venus by Alen Mak is a rose-led floral built around Bulgarian rose, geranium, and a soft blur of floral notes. On skin it is likely to read as a classic, slightly green rose with a fresh spicy, aromatic edge, more garden rose than sugary rose. Because there is very little wear feedback available, it is best approached…

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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 Santal Oriental and Венус (Venus) smell similar?

Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose and Geranium.

What are the notes in Santal Oriental and Венус (Venus)?

Santal Oriental has top notes of Sandalwood, Cardamom and Davana, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine Sambac and Geranium, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Patchouli, Amber and Musk. Венус (Venus) features Bulgarian Rose, Geranium and Floral Notes.