Fragrance comparison

First Love vs Madousa

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 28 ratings analysed

1 wins

First Love

Journal

4.3628 votes

Rank #44,228 FruityRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

Madousa

Ombré Lamar

—0 votes

Rank #77,102 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

First Love takes 1 of 1 categories.

First Love
Choose it for a fruity and rose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Madousa
Choose it for a amber and leather character.

First Love1/1

Madousa0/1

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: First Love

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

First LoveJournal

MadousaOmbré Lamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.36/ 5 · 28 votes

Have 24%Had 5%Want 71%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

64%Love

14%Like

18%Ok

0%Dislike

4%Hate

28 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value58

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

rose92%

sweet84%

aromatic77%

white floral69%

aquatic61%

amber100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

rose69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both rose

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

PearEarl Grey TeaLavender

Heart

RoseLilyRum

Base

SaffronAgarwood (Oud)BenzoinOlibanum

Top

Agarwood (Oud)SaffronBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseBulgarian RoseGeraniumRaspberryAmberwood

Base

BirchBenzoinAmbergrisMuskAmyrisSandalwoodLeatherOlibanum

InformationalShared notesRose, Saffron, Agarwood (Oud) and Benzoin. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer92

Fall42

Winter42

Day100

Night62

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex15

Women85

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#44,228

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#77,102

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFirst LoveHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

First Love by Journal is a Thai perfume designed around a fresh pear note and Earl Grey tea. It wears like a crisp morning breeze before settling into a warmer, resinous foundation of agarwood and saffron. The scent is crafted for casual daily wear, showing its best sides during warm, humid spring and summer days.

Reviews →

Madousa by Ombré Lamar is a complex unisex fragrance that balances resinous woods with floral spice. Launched in 2022, it opens with a sharp kick of oud and black pepper. The heart introduces a lush, jammy rose while the base remains heavy and grounded in leather, birch, and olibanum. It suits evening wear in cooler w…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do First Love and Madousa smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rose accords. Common notes include Rose, Saffron, Agarwood (Oud) and Benzoin.

Is First Love or Madousa better for summer or winter?

First Love suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in First Love and Madousa?

First Love has top notes of Pear, Earl Grey Tea and Lavender, heart notes of Rose, Lily and Rum, a base of Saffron, Agarwood (Oud), Benzoin and Olibanum. Madousa has top notes of Agarwood (Oud), Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Geranium and Raspberry, a base of Birch, Benzoin, Ambergris and Musk.