Fragrance comparison

Your Touch vs Al Fares

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

Updated 18 Oct 2026 265 ratings analysed

Your Touch

Maison Alhambra

3.66234 votes

Rank #5,525 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

68%scent match

Closely related

4 wins

Al Fares

Gulf Orchid

4.3931 votes

Rank #24,433 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Al Fares takes 4 of 7 categories.

Your Touch
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Al Fares
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Your Touch2/7

Al Fares4/7

Ratings & consensus: Al Fares
Community sentiment: Al Fares
Longevity: Al Fares
Sillage & projection: Tie
Value for money: Your Touch
Versatility: Al Fares
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Your Touch

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Your TouchMaison Alhambra

Al FaresGulf Orchid

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.66/ 5 · 234 votes

Have 58%Had 11%Want 31%

4.39/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 51%Had 3%Want 46%

Category winnerAl FaresRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

44%Like

10%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

229 votes

55%Love

29%Like

16%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

31 votes

Category winnerAl FaresMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityAl Fares

SillageTie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value75

Category winnerYour TouchBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

vanilla84%

cinnamon77%

aromatic69%

amber61%

warm spicy100%

aromatic92%

woody84%

green77%

amber69%

nutty61%

Scent match68%Closely related · both warm spicy, woody and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CardamomPink PepperViolet LeafMint

Heart

CinnamonLavenderSageWatermelonPineapple

Base

ChestnutVanillaAmberwoodCedarGuaiac Wood

Top15-30 mins

MintPink PepperCardamom

Heart2-4 hrs

CinnamonLavenderSage

Base6-8 hrs

ChestnutAmberwoodCedar

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Pink Pepper, Mint and Cinnamon. Durations are only published for Al Fares, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring36

Summer13

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring37

Summer21

Fall100

Winter95

Day44

Night100

Category winnerAl FaresMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men80

Unisex17

Women3

Men88

Unisex13

Women0

Date 33%Casual 30%Party 24%Work 13%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#5,525

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews37

Overall rank#24,433

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerYour TouchHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Your Touch by Maison Alhambra is a warm, spicy fragrance built around a prominent chestnut and vanilla core. Launched in 2022, it offers a masculine profile featuring cardamom and pink pepper up top, with cinnamon and amberwood grounding the experience. It serves as an accessible choice for cooler autumn days or winte…

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Al Fares by Gulf Orchid is a warm, aromatic fragrance built for crisp fall days and cold winter evenings. The scent hits your skin with a cool burst of fresh mint balanced by tingling pink pepper and crushed green cardamom pods. That initial freshness does not linger for long. Within twenty minutes, the fragrance shif…

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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, Your Touch or Al Fares?

Al Fares takes 4 of 7 categories. Your Touch is rated 3.66/5 from 234 votes; Al Fares is rated 4.39/5 from 31 votes. Choose Your Touch for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Al Fares for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Your Touch or Al Fares?

They last about the same: Al Fares 68/100, Your Touch 66/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Your Touch or Al Fares?

Projection is very close: Your Touch 55/100, Al Fares 55/100 for sillage.

Do Your Touch and Al Fares smell similar?

Closely related: a 68% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Mint and Cinnamon.

Is Your Touch or Al Fares better for summer or winter?

For summer, Al Fares is the stronger pick. For winter, Your Touch is the stronger pick. Al Fares suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Your Touch and Al Fares?

Your Touch has top notes of Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Violet Leaf and Mint, heart notes of Cinnamon, Lavender, Sage and Watermelon, a base of Chestnut, Vanilla, Amberwood and Cedar. Al Fares has top notes of Mint, Pink Pepper and Cardamom, heart notes of Cinnamon, Lavender and Sage, a base of Chestnut, Amberwood and Cedar.