Fragrance comparison

Skin Musk vs Qamar

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 1 ratings analysed

Skin Musk

Prince Matchabelli

—0 votes

Rank #79,755 FloralMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

67%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Qamar

Al Musbah

5.001 votes

Rank #50,846 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Qamar takes 1 of 1 categories.

Skin Musk
Choose it for a floral and musky character.
Qamar
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Skin Musk0/1

Qamar1/1

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: Qamar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Skin MuskPrince Matchabelli

QamarAl Musbah

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 0%Had 20%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

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

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

musky83%

powdery65%

woody48%

warm spicy30%

woody100%

powdery92%

floral84%

warm spicy77%

musky69%

vanilla61%

Scent match67%Closely related · both floral, powdery and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Floral Notes

Heart2 to 3 hours

Sandalwood

Base3 to 5 hours

Musk

Top

Saffron

Heart

Floral NotesRose

Base

MuskSandalwoodVanillaAmberWoody Notes

InformationalShared notesFloral Notes, Sandalwood and Musk. Durations are only published for Skin Musk, 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

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,755

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#50,846

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerQamarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Prince Matchabelli Skin Musk is an understated unisex fragrance that focuses on clean, intimate warmth. First released in 1975, the composition relies on an intentionally sparse structure. It opens with subtle floral notes before developing into a smooth layer of sandalwood and a gentle base of musk. The overall chara…

Reviews →

Qamar by Al Musbah is a woody chypre built around saffron, rose, and a smooth, powdery musky base. It opens with warm saffron spice that can read slightly metallic, then turns into soft florals and rose. The dry-down leans sandalwood, amber, and vanilla with clean musk and woods, more close-wearing than loud.

Reviews →

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 Skin Musk and Qamar smell similar?

Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, powdery and musky accords. Common notes include Floral Notes, Sandalwood and Musk.

What are the notes in Skin Musk and Qamar?

Skin Musk has top notes of Floral Notes, heart notes of Sandalwood, a base of Musk. Qamar has top notes of Saffron, heart notes of Floral Notes and Rose, a base of Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Amber.