Fragrance comparison

Arabia vs Musc de Jonquille

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 26 ratings analysed

3 wins

Arabia

Abdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

3.8318 votes

Rank #38,942 Warm SpicyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

Musc de Jonquille

Alkemia Perfumes

3.508 votes

Rank #60,514 Yellow FloralMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Arabia takes 3 of 3 categories.

Arabia
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Musc de Jonquille
Choose it for a yellow floral and musky character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Arabia3/3

Musc de Jonquille0/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Arabia
Sillage & projection: Arabia
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Arabia

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

ArabiaAbdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

Musc de JonquilleAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.83/ 5 · 18 votes

Have 45%Had 10%Want 45%

3.50/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 9%Had 9%Want 83%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

33%Like

22%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

25%Love

38%Like

0%Ok

38%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityArabia

SillageArabia

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy92%

cinnamon84%

rose77%

powdery69%

musky61%

yellow floral100%

musky88%

green77%

fresh65%

powdery53%

aromatic42%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both musky and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

NutmegDamask RoseCinnamonCardamomTuberoseCastoreumNarcissusVioletMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

NarcissusMuskSnow

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesNarcissus and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter40

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer50

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,942

PerfumerDominique Dubrana

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#60,514

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerArabiaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Arabia is a spice-forward oriental floral that plays with expectations. On skin it can open clear and dry, with a bright, slightly resinous edge that some people read as incense, more than rose. As it settles, cinnamon and nutmeg swirl around musky florals, then a darker, animalic castoreum note adds depth. If you lik…

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Musc de Jonquille by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Musc de Jonquille was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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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, Arabia or Musc de Jonquille?

Arabia takes 3 of 3 categories. Arabia is rated 3.83/5 from 18 votes; Musc de Jonquille is rated 3.50/5 from 8 votes. Choose Arabia for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Musc de Jonquille for a yellow floral and musky character. Best in spring, daytime wear.