Fragrance comparison

Sea Angel vs Oud Minérale

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 1,645 ratings analysed

Sea Angel

O'Driu

3.7243 votes

Rank #38,486 MarineSalty

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62%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Oud Minérale

Tom Ford

4.071,602 votes

Rank #24,356 MarineSalty

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud Minérale takes 5 of 7 categories.

Sea Angel
Choose it for a marine and salty character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in summer, evening wear.
Oud Minérale
Choose it for a marine and salty character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring.

Sea Angel2/7

Oud Minérale5/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Sea AngelO'Driu

Oud MinéraleTom Ford

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.72/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 22%Had 8%Want 70%

4.07/ 5 · 1,602 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerOud MinéraleRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

42%Love

30%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

16%Hate

43 votes

47%Love

31%Like

6%Ok

13%Dislike

3%Hate

1,602 votes

Category winnerOud MinéraleMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate77

Category winners

LongevityOud Minérale

SillageSea Angel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value36

¤ Price value37

Category winnerOud MinéraleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

salty83%

aquatic65%

aromatic48%

sand30%

marine100%

salty90%

aromatic80%

amber70%

aquatic60%

oud50%

Scent match62%Closely related · both marine, salty and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SeaweedSea NotesSea SaltSandOzonic notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Sea NotesSea SaltSeaweedAgarwood (Oud)AmbergrisPink PepperStyraxBalsam FirPepperwood or Hercules Club

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSeaweed, Sea Notes and Sea Salt. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring64

Summer100

Fall71

Winter57

Day91

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter38

Day–

Night–

Category winnerSea AngelMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men9

Unisex91

Women0

Men67

Unisex31

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,486

PerfumerAngelo Orazio Pregoni

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#24,356

PerfumerShyamala Maisondieu

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerOud MinéraleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sea Angel by O'Driu strips away the sugary, artificial breeze found in typical designer aquatics, replacing it with the raw, untamed reality of the open ocean. Created by perfumer Angelo Orazio Pregoni in 2017, this unisex fragrance opens with a sharp gust of ozonic air, briny sea salt, and wet coastal sand. As it war…

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Oud Minérale by Tom Ford breaks away from traditional sweet beach scents by pairing gritty marine notes with dark wood. The opening hits you with a blast of sea salt and wet seaweed, mimicking a cold, wind-swept shoreline rather than a sunny resort. As the fragrance settles, a clean, smoky agarwood note emerges, creat…

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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, Sea Angel or Oud Minérale?

Oud Minérale takes 5 of 7 categories. Sea Angel is rated 3.72/5 from 43 votes; Oud Minérale is rated 4.07/5 from 1,602 votes. Choose Sea Angel for a marine and salty character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in summer, evening wear. Choose Oud Minérale for a marine and salty character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Sea Angel or Oud Minérale?

They last about the same: Oud Minérale 75/100, Sea Angel 73/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Sea Angel or Oud Minérale?

Sea Angel projects furthest (Sea Angel 72/100, Oud Minérale 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Sea Angel and Oud Minérale smell similar?

Closely related: a 62% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share marine, salty and aromatic accords. Common notes include Seaweed, Sea Notes and Sea Salt.

Is Sea Angel or Oud Minérale better for summer or winter?

For summer, Sea Angel is the stronger pick. For winter, Sea Angel is the stronger pick. Sea Angel suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Sea Angel and Oud Minérale?

Sea Angel features Seaweed, Sea Notes, Sea Salt, Sand and Ozonic notes. Oud Minérale features Sea Notes, Sea Salt, Seaweed, Agarwood (Oud) and Ambergris.