Gardenia 栀子花 vs Miss Balmain
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
6%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Miss Balmain takes 1 of 1 categories.
Gardenia 栀子花Choose it for a white floral and lactonic character.
Miss BalmainChoose it for a earthy and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Gardenia 栀子花0/1
Miss Balmain1/1
- Ratings & consensus
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- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
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- Sillage & projection
- Not scored
- Value for money
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- Versatility
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- Note pyramid (duration)
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- Fragranxe ranking
- Miss Balmain
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Gardenia 栀子花Ladybug 述之有味Miss BalmainPierre BalmainWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.20/ 5 · 597 votes
Have 71%Had 29%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hateNot enough votes yet
46%Love
41%Like
1%Ok
12%Dislike
0%Hate
597 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent familywhite floral100%
lactonic83%
cacao65%
coconut48%
animalic30%
earthy100%
aromatic92%
leather84%
woody77%
mossy69%
green61%
Scent match6%Clearly different
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
GardeniaJasmine
Heart
Ginger flowerClover
Base
CoconutCocoa
Top
AldehydesCorianderGardeniaGreen NotesLemon
Heart
CarnationOrris RootNarcissusRoseJasmineLily-of-the-Valley
Base
LeatherOakmossVetiverPatchouliAmberCoconutTonka Bean
InformationalShared notesGardenia, Jasmine and Coconut. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonNo season votes yet
Spring81
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#77,145
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#26,489
PerfumerGermaine Cellier
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerMiss BalmainHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotLadybug 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…
Reviews →Pierre Balmain Miss Balmain is a bone-dry green leather chypre. It wraps bitter coriander, crisp aldehydes, and a heavy dose of oakmoss around a smoky leather base. It smells like a well-worn leather jacket left in a damp forest. This scent is built for cool autumn afternoons and formal events when you want to project…
Reviews →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 Miss Balmain smell similar?
Clearly different: a 6% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Gardenia, Jasmine and Coconut.
What are the notes in Gardenia 栀子花 and Miss Balmain?
Gardenia 栀子花 has top notes of Gardenia and Jasmine, heart notes of Ginger flower and Clover, a base of Coconut and Cocoa. Miss Balmain has top notes of Aldehydes, Coriander, Gardenia and Green Notes, heart notes of Carnation, Orris Root, Narcissus and Rose, a base of Leather, Oakmoss, Vetiver and Patchouli.
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