Fragrance comparison

Clean Shower Fresh vs Bal à Versailles

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 2,920 ratings analysed

Clean Shower Fresh

Clean

3.47664 votes

Rank #39,462 CitrusWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

16%scent match

Clearly different

6 wins

Bal à Versailles

Jean Desprez

4.152,256 votes

Rank #24,410 AmberPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bal à Versailles takes 6 of 7 categories.

Clean Shower Fresh
Choose it for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on versatility. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Bal à Versailles
Choose it for a amber and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Clean Shower Fresh1/7

Bal à Versailles6/7

Ratings & consensus: Bal à Versailles
Community sentiment: Bal à Versailles
Longevity: Bal à Versailles
Sillage & projection: Bal à Versailles
Value for money: Bal à Versailles
Versatility: Clean Shower Fresh
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bal à Versailles

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Clean Shower FreshClean

Bal à VersaillesJean Desprez

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.47/ 5 · 664 votes

Have 43%Had 30%Want 27%

4.15/ 5 · 2,256 votes

Have 73%Had 27%Want 0%

Category winnerBal à VersaillesRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

18%Love

45%Like

6%Ok

26%Dislike

4%Hate

664 votes

47%Love

36%Like

3%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

2,256 votes

Category winnerBal à VersaillesMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate62

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityBal à Versailles

SillageBal à Versailles

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value54

¤ Price value60

Category winnerBal à VersaillesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

white floral83%

musky65%

fresh48%

sweet30%

amber100%

powdery92%

woody84%

animalic77%

musky69%

balsamic61%

Scent match16%Clearly different · both musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

LemonMandarin OrangeOrange

Heart1 to 2 hours

Orange BlossomLily-of-the-ValleyJasmine

Base2 to 4 hours

MuskWoody Notes

Top

RoseBulgarian RoseOrange BlossomJasmineRosemaryNeroliMandarin OrangeBergamot

Heart

LeatherYlang-YlangSandalwoodOrris RootPatchouliLilacVetiverLily-of-the-Valley

Base

CivetResinsTolu BalsamAmberBenzoinVanillaMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Orange Blossom, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Clean Shower Fresh, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring80

Summer100

Fall23

Winter20

Day100

Night9

Spring31

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerClean Shower FreshMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men2

Unisex59

Women39

Men4

Unisex47

Women49

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#39,462

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#24,410

PerfumerJean Desprez

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBal à VersaillesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Clean Shower Fresh by Clean delivers exactly what its title suggests: the bright, soapy scent of stepping straight out of a morning wash. Launched in 2007, this composition opens with a burst of tart lemon, juicy mandarin orange, and sweet orange. That zesty punch quickly softens into a clean heart of orange blossom, …

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Bal a Versailles opens with a dense puff of orange blossom and powdery rose before shifting into a heavy, lived-in leather. This vintage classic suits collectors who crave dramatic, animalic warmth rather than modern clean scents. Wear it on cold winter nights when you want a rich envelope of resins and civet to cling…

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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, Clean Shower Fresh or Bal à Versailles?

Bal à Versailles takes 6 of 7 categories. Clean Shower Fresh is rated 3.47/5 from 664 votes; Bal à Versailles is rated 4.15/5 from 2,256 votes. Choose Clean Shower Fresh for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on versatility. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Bal à Versailles for a amber and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Clean Shower Fresh or Bal à Versailles?

Bal à Versailles lasts longest (Bal à Versailles 76/100, Clean Shower Fresh 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Clean Shower Fresh or Bal à Versailles?

Bal à Versailles projects furthest (Bal à Versailles 66/100, Clean Shower Fresh 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Clean Shower Fresh and Bal à Versailles smell similar?

Clearly different: a 16% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Orange Blossom, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine.

Is Clean Shower Fresh or Bal à Versailles better for summer or winter?

For summer, Clean Shower Fresh is the stronger pick. For winter, Bal à Versailles is the stronger pick. Clean Shower Fresh suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Clean Shower Fresh and Bal à Versailles?

Clean Shower Fresh has top notes of Lemon, Mandarin Orange and Orange, heart notes of Orange Blossom, Lily-of-the-Valley and Jasmine, a base of Musk and Woody Notes. Bal à Versailles has top notes of Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Orange Blossom and Jasmine, heart notes of Leather, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood and Orris Root, a base of Civet, Resins, Tolu Balsam and Amber.