Fragrance comparison

Tender Amber Intense vs Terre Noire

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 109 ratings analysed

1 wins

Tender Amber Intense

Zara

4.35108 votes

Rank #4,482 AmberWarm Spicy

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60%scent match

Closely related

Terre Noire

Jean d'Aigle

3.001 votes

Rank #64,308 AmberLeather

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tender Amber Intense takes 1 of 1 categories.

Tender Amber Intense
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Terre Noire
Choose it for a amber and leather character.

Tender Amber Intense1/1

Terre Noire0/1

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: Tender Amber Intense

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Tender Amber IntenseZara

Terre NoireJean d'Aigle

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.35/ 5 · 108 votes

Have 55%Had 5%Want 39%

3.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 17%Had 0%Want 83%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

59%Love

27%Like

6%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

108 votes

0%Love

0%Like

100%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

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value86

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy88%

tuberose77%

rose65%

smoky53%

balsamic42%

amber100%

leather90%

warm spicy80%

smoky70%

woody60%

balsamic50%

Scent match60%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and smoky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Saffron

Heart

IncenseTuberoseRose

Base

AmberLabdanum

Top

LabdanumSaffronIncense

Heart

LeatherMyrrhRose

Base

PatchouliAmberBirch

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Incense, Rose and Amber. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer89

Fall0

Winter46

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men38

Unisex57

Women5

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,482

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#64,308

PerfumerVincent Ricord

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerTender Amber IntenseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Zara launches a surprisingly heavy hitter with this one. A sharp blast of saffron starts the experience, leading into a thick, sweet cloud that feels right for chilly autumn evenings. It leans heavily into a sugary vibe, making it a solid casual wear option when you want to stand out in a crowd.

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Terre Noire by Jean d'Aigle delivers a dark, earthy leather profile that leans into cold weather wear. Vincent Ricord builds this fragrance around a smoky incense opening and a dry birch base. It serves as a rustic, unpolished choice for damp autumn days and casual leather jacket settings.

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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, Tender Amber Intense or Terre Noire?

Tender Amber Intense takes 1 of 1 categories. Tender Amber Intense is rated 4.35/5 from 108 votes; Terre Noire is rated 3.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Tender Amber Intense for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Terre Noire for a amber and leather character.

Do Tender Amber Intense and Terre Noire smell similar?

Closely related: a 60% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and smoky accords. Common notes include Saffron, Incense, Rose and Amber.

What are the notes in Tender Amber Intense and Terre Noire?

Tender Amber Intense has top notes of Saffron, heart notes of Incense, Tuberose and Rose, a base of Amber and Labdanum. Terre Noire has top notes of Labdanum, Saffron and Incense, heart notes of Leather, Myrrh and Rose, a base of Patchouli, Amber and Birch.