Fragrance comparison

Barbary Belle vs Mademoiselle Dumonten

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 46 ratings analysed

Barbary Belle

Scent by the Sea

4.004 votes

Rank #56,354 TobaccoSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

47%scent match

Some overlap

Mademoiselle Dumonten

Serge Dumonten

4.1942 votes

Rank #28,544 FruityWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Barbary Belle
Choose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Mademoiselle Dumonten
Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Barbary Belle2/4

Mademoiselle Dumonten2/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Barbary BelleScent by the Sea

Mademoiselle DumontenSerge Dumonten

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 7%Want 71%

4.19/ 5 · 42 votes

Have 38%Had 18%Want 45%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

38%Love

48%Like

10%Ok

5%Dislike

0%Hate

42 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityMademoiselle Dumonten

SillageBarbary Belle

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value45

Category winnerBarbary BelleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tobacco100%

sweet83%

rose65%

chocolate48%

warm spicy30%

fruity100%

woody92%

chocolate84%

sweet77%

rose69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match47%Some overlap · both sweet, rose and chocolate

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

TobaccoDark ChocolateRose

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Black CurrantDark ChocolateRosePomegranateVanillaWhite MuskTobaccoSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Dark Chocolate and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter0

Day–

Night100

Spring56

Summer33

Fall94

Winter100

Day100

Night72

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,354

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#28,544

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMademoiselle DumontenHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Barbary Belle is a sweet tobacco scent with a dark cocoa twist and a clear rose running through the middle. It opens warm and gourmand-leaning, then settles into a rosy, chocolate-tinted tobacco that can feel cosy and a little bold. If you like tobacco fragrances that read more dessert-like than smoky, this is worth a…

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Mademoiselle Dumonten by Serge Dumonten combines dark chocolate and black currant to create a dark, fruity gourmand. This fragrance wears best during cold autumn evenings when the chilly air cuts through the thick sweetness. It is designed for those who appreciate heavy, complex desserts on the skin.

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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, Barbary Belle or Mademoiselle Dumonten?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Barbary Belle is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes; Mademoiselle Dumonten is rated 4.19/5 from 42 votes. Choose Barbary Belle for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Mademoiselle Dumonten for a fruity and woody character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.