Fragrance comparison

Barbe a Papa vs Demure Melody

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 172 ratings analysed

1 wins

Barbe a Papa

Tutti Délices · 2019

4.12172 votes

Rank #8,617 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

56%scent match

Closely related

Demure Melody

FAAN

—0 votes

Rank #72,522 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Barbe a Papa takes 1 of 1 categories.

Barbe a Papa
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Demure Melody
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.

Barbe a Papa1/1

Demure Melody0/1

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: Barbe a Papa

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Barbe a PapaTutti Délices

Demure MelodyFAAN

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.12/ 5 · 172 votes

Have 31%Had 8%Want 61%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

41%Like

12%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

172 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value82

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla83%

caramel65%

powdery48%

fruity30%

sweet100%

vanilla88%

powdery77%

woody65%

musky53%

soft spicy42%

Scent match56%Closely related · both sweet, vanilla and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-20 mins

Sugar

Heart2-3 hrs

Cotton CandyRed Berries

Base4-6 hrs

VanillaWhite Musk

Top

Pink PepperNail PolishSugar

Heart

Cotton CandyVanilla SugarRaspberry

Base

Guaiac WoodHeliotropeWhite Musk

InformationalShared notesSugar, Cotton Candy and White Musk. Durations are only published for Barbe a Papa, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring93

Summer100

Fall72

Winter68

Day100

Night41

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex2

Women98

Casual 45%Party 23%Date 21%Work 10%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,617

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2019

Reviews42

Overall rank#72,522

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBarbe a PapaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tutti Délices Barbe a Papa delivers pure fairground sweetness straight out of the bottle. The first spray releases an energetic burst of granulated sugar and tart red berries, accompanied by a quick thirty-second alcohol flash. That sharp opening evaporates rapidly. What remains on skin is an airy cloud of pink cotton…

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Demure Melody by FAAN opens with an eccentric kick of pink pepper, sweet table sugar, and a curious trace of glossy salon nail polish that softens within minutes. As the initial lacquer sharpness settles, the fragrance shifts into a playful heart of fluffy cotton candy, ripe raspberry, and warm vanilla sugar. The dry-…

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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.

Do Barbe a Papa and Demure Melody smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and powdery accords. Common notes include Sugar, Cotton Candy and White Musk.

Is Barbe a Papa or Demure Melody better for summer or winter?

Barbe a Papa suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Barbe a Papa and Demure Melody?

Barbe a Papa has top notes of Sugar, heart notes of Cotton Candy and Red Berries, a base of Vanilla and White Musk. Demure Melody has top notes of Pink Pepper, Nail Polish and Sugar, heart notes of Cotton Candy, Vanilla Sugar and Raspberry, a base of Guaiac Wood, Heliotrope and White Musk.