Fragrance comparison

Bombay Talkies vs Michelle

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 238 ratings analysed

Bombay Talkies

The Dua Brand

—0 votes

Rank #75,118 WoodyIris

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Michelle

Balenciaga

4.34238 votes

Rank #3,957 White FloralWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Michelle takes 1 of 1 categories.

Bombay Talkies
Choose it for a woody and iris character.
Michelle
Choose it for a white floral and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Bombay Talkies0/1

Michelle1/1

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: Michelle

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Bombay TalkiesThe Dua Brand

MichelleBalenciaga

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 67%Had 33%Want 0%

4.34/ 5 · 238 votes

Have 46%Had 16%Want 38%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

53%Love

37%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

238 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value57

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

iris91%

powdery83%

amber74%

violet65%

animalic56%

white floral100%

woody92%

tuberose84%

green77%

floral69%

sweet61%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IrisAmbergrisCedarWoody NotesAmbretteFirSandalwoodCoconutBoroniaPeachMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

GardeniaGreen NotesCoconutAldehydesPeach

Heart

TuberoseYlang-YlangCarnationJasmineIrisRoseOrchid

Base

OakmossVanillaBenzoinMuskSandalwoodVetiver

InformationalShared notesIris, Sandalwood, Coconut and Peach. Durations are only published for Bombay Talkies, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night79

Spring88

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Casual 34%Work 28%Date 24%Party 14%

Men3

Unisex15

Women82

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,118

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#3,957

PerfumerFrancoise Caron

Launched—

Reviews33

Category winnerMichelleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

The Dua Brand Bombay Talkies delivers a comforting blast of warm cedar shavings, creamy coconut, and velvety iris powder. Spray it once. You will immediately notice a thick oil sheen on your skin. That heavy concentration is typical of an Extrait de Parfum. Within ten minutes, the sharp solvent edge evaporates, reveal…

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Balenciaga Michelle opens with a bright burst of soapy aldehydes and green notes, tempered by a creamy coconut and ripe peach. It quickly moves past this fresh start, settling into a dense, velvety heart of tuberose, gardenia, and ylang-ylang. This is not a modern, sheer floral. It is a thick, buttery white floral tha…

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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 Bombay Talkies and Michelle smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody accords. Common notes include Iris, Sandalwood, Coconut and Peach.

Is Bombay Talkies or Michelle better for summer or winter?

Bombay Talkies suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Bombay Talkies and Michelle?

Bombay Talkies features Iris, Ambergris, Cedar, Woody Notes and Ambrette. Michelle has top notes of Gardenia, Green Notes, Coconut and Aldehydes, heart notes of Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Carnation and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Vanilla, Benzoin and Musk.