Fragrance comparison

Gardenia 栀子花 vs Jolie Madame

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 942 ratings analysed

Gardenia 栀子花

Ladybug 述之有味

—0 votes

Rank #77,145 White FloralLactonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Jolie Madame

Pierre Balmain

4.23942 votes

Rank #26,571 AromaticWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Jolie Madame takes 1 of 1 categories.

Gardenia 栀子花
Choose it for a white floral and lactonic character.
Jolie Madame
Choose it for a aromatic and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Gardenia 栀子花0/1

Jolie Madame1/1

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: Jolie Madame

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Gardenia 栀子花Ladybug 述之有味

Jolie MadamePierre Balmain

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.23/ 5 · 942 votes

Have 73%Had 27%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

47%Love

40%Like

2%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

942 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate81

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value58

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

lactonic83%

cacao65%

coconut48%

animalic30%

aromatic100%

white floral92%

earthy84%

animalic77%

woody69%

leather61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both white floral and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GardeniaJasmine

Heart

Ginger flowerClover

Base

CoconutCocoa

Top

ArtemisiaCorianderGardeniaBergamotNeroliPetitgrainCloves

Heart

Violet LeafNarcissusOrris RootRoseTuberoseJasmineLilacOrange Blossom

Base

LeatherOakmossVetiverTobaccoCivetPatchouliMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesGardenia and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter76

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men3

Unisex51

Women47

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#77,145

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#26,571

PerfumerGermaine Cellier

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerJolie MadameHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ladybug Gardenia opens with a dense puff of waxy white gardenia and wet jasmine blossoms. Rather than settling into a traditional clean floral, the scent shifts on the skin as a sharp, earthy ginger flower cuts through the sweetness. A baseline of warm coconut and dry cocoa powder grounds the bouquet, giving it a velv…

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Jolie Madame is a challenging leather fragrance from 1953, marked by Germaine Cellier's signature boldness. It opens with sharp artemisia and coriander before giving way to a heart of violet leaf and tuberose. The dry-down reveals a deep, animalic base of leather, civet, and oakmoss. It suits those who appreciate vint…

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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 Gardenia 栀子花 and Jolie Madame smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral and animalic accords. Common notes include Gardenia and Jasmine.

What are the notes in Gardenia 栀子花 and Jolie Madame?

Gardenia 栀子花 has top notes of Gardenia and Jasmine, heart notes of Ginger flower and Clover, a base of Coconut and Cocoa. Jolie Madame has top notes of Artemisia, Coriander, Gardenia and Bergamot, heart notes of Violet Leaf, Narcissus, Orris Root and Rose, a base of Leather, Oakmoss, Vetiver and Tobacco.