Fragrance comparison

Sidi Bel-Abbès vs Midnight Rider

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 218 ratings analysed

Sidi Bel-Abbès

Serge Lutens · 2025

4.34217 votes

Rank #2,945 LeatherTobacco

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59%scent match

Closely related

Midnight Rider

Tulpa Club

5.001 votes

Rank #52,708 LeatherTobacco

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Sidi Bel-Abbès
Choose it for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Midnight Rider
Choose it for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Sidi Bel-Abbès2/4

Midnight Rider2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Midnight Rider
Sillage & projection: Sidi Bel-Abbès
Value for money: Midnight Rider
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Sidi Bel-Abbès

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Sidi Bel-AbbèsSerge Lutens

Midnight RiderTulpa Club

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.34/ 5 · 217 votes

Have 24%Had 8%Want 68%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

36%Like

6%Ok

5%Dislike

1%Hate

166 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityMidnight Rider

SillageSidi Bel-Abbès

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price value100

Category winnerMidnight RiderBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

tobacco92%

animalic84%

beeswax77%

vanilla69%

sweet61%

leather100%

tobacco91%

animalic83%

amber74%

floral65%

sand56%

Scent match59%Closely related · both leather, tobacco and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Tobacco

Heart

Beeswax

Base

LeatherVanilla

Top15-30 mins

LeatherFloral Notes

Heart2-4 hrs

TobaccoSand

Base6-9 hrs

SpicesAmber

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Leather, Spices and Sand. Durations are only published for Midnight Rider, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring45

Summer21

Fall0

Winter100

Day75

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men28

Unisex55

Women18

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Date 34%Casual 29%Party 22%Work 15%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,945

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2025

Reviews41

Overall rank#52,708

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSidi Bel-AbbèsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sidi Bel-Abbès by Serge Lutens offers a distinct, arid profile on the skin. This unisex fragrance blends raw tobacco with sun-drenched sand and warm spices. It is a compelling choice for those seeking an atmospheric, non-sweet scent for crisp autumn days, providing a steady and grounded presence that lingers throughou…

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Midnight Rider by Tulpa Club hits the skin with a bold blast of weathered leather and dry desert air. You get an immediate kick of raw hide softened by faint floral notes before dusty sand and cured tobacco take over the heart. The tobacco note smells dry, aromatic, and unburned rather than syrupy sweet. As the fragra…

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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, Sidi Bel-Abbès or Midnight Rider?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Sidi Bel-Abbès is rated 4.34/5 from 217 votes; Midnight Rider is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Sidi Bel-Abbès for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Midnight Rider for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Sidi Bel-Abbès or Midnight Rider?

Midnight Rider lasts longest (Midnight Rider 80/100, Sidi Bel-Abbès 74/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Sidi Bel-Abbès or Midnight Rider?

Sidi Bel-Abbès projects furthest (Sidi Bel-Abbès 67/100, Midnight Rider 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Sidi Bel-Abbès and Midnight Rider smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, tobacco and animalic accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Leather, Spices and Sand.

Is Sidi Bel-Abbès or Midnight Rider better for summer or winter?

Sidi Bel-Abbès suits evening wear; Midnight Rider suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Sidi Bel-Abbès and Midnight Rider?

Sidi Bel-Abbès has top notes of Tobacco, heart notes of Beeswax, a base of Leather and Vanilla. Midnight Rider has top notes of Leather and Floral Notes, heart notes of Tobacco and Sand, a base of Spices and Amber.