Fragrance comparison

Sobek vs Black Rook

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 19 ratings analysed

1 wins

Sobek

Udjat · 2021

3.4117 votes

Rank #54,805 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

68%scent match

Closely related

Black Rook

Oscar London

3.002 votes

Rank #65,071 AmberTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sobek takes 1 of 1 categories.

Sobek
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Black Rook
Choose it for a amber and tobacco character. Best in spring.

Sobek1/1

Black Rook0/1

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: Sobek

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

SobekUdjat

Black RookOscar London

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.41/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 29%Had 10%Want 60%

3.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 0%Had 11%Want 89%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

41%Love

12%Like

6%Ok

29%Dislike

12%Hate

17 votes · too few to score

50%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity88

〰 Sillage73

♥ Love / hate60

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber83%

cinnamon65%

tobacco48%

sweet30%

amber100%

tobacco83%

warm spicy65%

sweet48%

fruity30%

Scent match68%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SpicesAmberCinnamonTobaccoDriftwoodBenzoinPatchouli

No top / heart / base split published

Top

PineappleGrapefruitCinnamon

Heart

Benzoin

Base

TobaccoAmberPatchouliSaffronPaprika

InformationalShared notesAmber, Cinnamon, Tobacco and Benzoin. Durations are only published for Sobek, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring22

Summer11

Fall11

Winter100

Day24

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men92

Unisex0

Women8

Party 40%Date 34%Casual 17%Work 9%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#54,805

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2021

Reviews2

Overall rank#65,071

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSobekHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sobek by Udjat is a heavy, resinous extrait de parfum that pulls zero punches. Two sprays are plenty. The opening releases a dry blast of hot cinnamon and cracked culinary spices that tingles in the sinuses. Within minutes, the initial solvent prickle gives way to thick golden amber and sticky benzoin. Earthy patchoul…

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Black Rook by Oscar London opens with a burst of tart grapefruit and ripe pineapple, spiked immediately with hot cinnamon. That initial fruity flash settles within twenty minutes as balsamic benzoin emerges, wrapping the blend in a sweet, resinous warmth on skin. As the scent matures, dark tobacco leaf and heavy ambe…

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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, Sobek or Black Rook?

Sobek takes 1 of 1 categories. Sobek is rated 3.41/5 from 17 votes; Black Rook is rated 3.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Sobek for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Black Rook for a amber and tobacco character. Best in spring.

Do Sobek and Black Rook smell similar?

Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and tobacco accords. Common notes include Amber, Cinnamon, Tobacco and Benzoin.

Is Sobek or Black Rook better for summer or winter?

Sobek suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Sobek and Black Rook?

Sobek features Spices, Amber, Cinnamon, Tobacco and Driftwood. Black Rook has top notes of Pineapple, Grapefruit and Cinnamon, heart notes of Benzoin, a base of Tobacco, Amber, Patchouli and Saffron.