Fragrance comparison

Spiritual Healing vs Cuir au Miel

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 103 ratings analysed

3 wins

Spiritual Healing

Mark Buxton

3.9895 votes

Rank #14,489 FruityFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

14%scent match

Clearly different

Cuir au Miel

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.758 votes

Rank #32,038 MuskyAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Spiritual Healing takes 3 of 4 categories.

Spiritual Healing
Choose it for a fruity and floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Cuir au Miel
Choose it for a musky and animalic character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Spiritual Healing3/4

Cuir au Miel1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Spiritual Healing
Sillage & projection: Cuir au Miel
Value for money: Spiritual Healing
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Spiritual Healing

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Spiritual HealingMark Buxton

Cuir au MielSultan Pasha Attars

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.98/ 5 · 95 votes

Have 36%Had 9%Want 55%

4.75/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 8%Had 2%Want 91%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

28%Love

49%Like

15%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

95 votes

75%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage47

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate94

Category winners

LongevitySpiritual Healing

SillageCuir au Miel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value0

Category winnerSpiritual HealingBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

floral92%

green84%

soft spicy77%

aromatic69%

woody61%

musky100%

animalic88%

leather77%

woody65%

powdery53%

amber42%

Scent match14%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

Black Currant BlossomDavana

Heart2 to 4 hours

ElderberryOsmanthus

Base4 to 7 hours

CastoreumLabdanum

Top

Lime (Linden) BlossomOrange Blossom

Heart

HoneyTaif RoseIndian OudYlang-Ylang

Base

CastoreumHyraxMuskCivetCambodian OudLabdanumSandalwoodOsmanthus

InformationalShared notesOsmanthus, Castoreum and Labdanum. Durations are only published for Spiritual Healing, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring88

Summer58

Fall100

Winter83

Day100

Night70

Spring25

Summer25

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men11

Unisex70

Women19

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#14,489

PerfumerMark Buxton

Launched—

Reviews10

Overall rank#32,038

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerSpiritual HealingHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Spiritual Healing by Mark Buxton offers an unusual take on fruity floral perfumes. It opens with the green, tart sharpness of black currant blossom paired with the herbal, boozy warmth of davana. As the scent settles, a heart of elderberry and velvety osmanthus emerges, balancing dark fruit notes with hints of soft ap…

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Cuir au Miel by Sultan Pasha Attars is a dense, animalic leather scent that centers on the intersection of raw hide and syrupy honey. Launched in 2013, it plays with intense notes of castoreum, civet, and beeswax. This is a bold, resinous composition best suited for colder weather wear when you want a fragrance that p…

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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.

Which is better, Spiritual Healing or Cuir au Miel?

Spiritual Healing takes 3 of 4 categories. Spiritual Healing is rated 3.98/5 from 95 votes; Cuir au Miel is rated 4.75/5 from 8 votes. Choose Spiritual Healing for a fruity and floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Cuir au Miel for a musky and animalic character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Spiritual Healing or Cuir au Miel?

Spiritual Healing lasts longest (Spiritual Healing 64/100, Cuir au Miel 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Spiritual Healing or Cuir au Miel?

Cuir au Miel projects furthest (Cuir au Miel 54/100, Spiritual Healing 47/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Spiritual Healing and Cuir au Miel smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Osmanthus, Castoreum and Labdanum.

Is Spiritual Healing or Cuir au Miel better for summer or winter?

Spiritual Healing suits daytime wear; Cuir au Miel suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Spiritual Healing and Cuir au Miel?

Spiritual Healing has top notes of Black Currant Blossom and Davana, heart notes of Elderberry and Osmanthus, a base of Castoreum and Labdanum. Cuir au Miel has top notes of Lime (Linden) Blossom and Orange Blossom, heart notes of Honey, Taif Rose, Indian Oud and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Castoreum, Hyrax, Musk and Civet.