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Starlight vs Mysterious Oud Attar

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

Updated 3,801 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Starlight takes 3 of 5 categories.

  • Starlight

    Choose it for a warm spicy and cinnamon character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

  • Mysterious Oud Attar

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Starlight3/5
Mysterious Oud Attar2/5
Ratings & consensus
Mysterious Oud Attar
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Starlight
Sillage & projection
Starlight
Value for money
Mysterious Oud Attar
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Starlight

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
StarlightXerjoff
Mysterious Oud AttarBortnikoff
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.27/ 5 · 3,791 votes
Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%
5.00/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 38%Had 9%Want 53%
Category winnerMysterious Oud AttarRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
64%Love
22%Like
9%Ok
5%Dislike
1%Hate

2,624 votes

100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity82
〰 Sillage72
♥ Love / hate85
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage54
♥ Love / hate100
Category winners

LongevityStarlight

SillageStarlight

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value50
¤ Price value59
Category winnerMysterious Oud AttarBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
cinnamon83%
aromatic65%
almond48%
amber30%
amber100%
warm spicy92%
oud84%
woody77%
sweet69%
powdery61%
Scent match35%Some overlap · both warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
CardamomBergamot
Heart
CinnamonAlmondCloves
Base
AmberCedar
Top
OrangeCardamomAmberBergamot
Heart
CastoreumMyrrhCinnamonClovesRoseNutmegJasminePink Pepper
Base
Agarwood (Oud)Tolu BalsamIndian OudOpoponaxSandalwoodLabdanumCedarLotus
InformationalShared notesCardamom, Bergamot, Cinnamon and Cloves. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring49
Summer17
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring75
Summer25
Fall100
Winter88
Day50
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men21
Unisex60
Women19
Men75
Unisex25
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#77

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews563

Overall rank#29,519

PerfumerDmitry Bortnikoff

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerStarlightHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Starlight by Xerjoff opens with an intense blast of green cardamom paired with bright bergamot. Within minutes, the spicy top settles into a dense heart of dusty cinnamon, bitter cloves, and smooth almond. The base brings dry cedarwood and warm amber that clings close to the skin for hours. Rather than leaning overly …

Reviews →

Bortnikoff Mysterious Oud Attar is an oil-based Oriental spicy perfume built on real Indian agarwood, sweet orange, and sharp cardamom. The opening strikes a contrast between sparkling bergamot citrus and rich amber resins before settling into a warm, spiced heart of cinnamon, cloves, and leathery castoreum. Designed…

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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Starlight or Mysterious Oud Attar?

Starlight takes 3 of 5 categories. Starlight is rated 4.27/5 from 3,791 votes; Mysterious Oud Attar is rated 5.00/5 from 10 votes. Choose Starlight for a warm spicy and cinnamon character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Mysterious Oud Attar for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Starlight or Mysterious Oud Attar?

Starlight lasts longest (Starlight 82/100, Mysterious Oud Attar 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Starlight or Mysterious Oud Attar?

Starlight projects furthest (Starlight 72/100, Mysterious Oud Attar 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Starlight and Mysterious Oud Attar smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Bergamot, Cinnamon and Cloves.

Is Starlight or Mysterious Oud Attar better for summer or winter?

Mysterious Oud Attar suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Starlight and Mysterious Oud Attar?

Starlight has top notes of Cardamom and Bergamot, heart notes of Cinnamon, Almond and Cloves, a base of Amber and Cedar. Mysterious Oud Attar has top notes of Orange, Cardamom, Amber and Bergamot, heart notes of Castoreum, Myrrh, Cinnamon and Cloves, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Tolu Balsam, Indian Oud and Opoponax.

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