Fragrance comparison

Grasse vs White Magnolia

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 19 ratings analysed

Grasse

Der Duft

4.6015 votes

Rank #20,454 FloralIris

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43%scent match

Some overlap

White Magnolia

Helena Rubinstein

4.504 votes

Rank #50,244 WoodyPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Grasse
Choose it for a floral and iris character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
White Magnolia
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Grasse2/4

White Magnolia2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: White Magnolia
Sillage & projection: Grasse
Value for money: White Magnolia
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Grasse

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

GrasseDer Duft

White MagnoliaHelena Rubinstein

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.60/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 9%Had 9%Want 81%

4.50/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 27%Had 20%Want 53%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

60%Love

40%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

75%Love

0%Like

25%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate90

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityWhite Magnolia

SillageGrasse

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value50

Category winnerWhite MagnoliaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

iris92%

powdery84%

rose77%

aldehydic69%

citrus61%

woody100%

powdery92%

floral84%

iris77%

yellow floral69%

earthy61%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both floral, powdery and iris

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

IrisRoseLotusAldehydesBergamotMagnoliaFigVanillaLavenderJasminePatchouli

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Powdery NotesMagnoliaIrisWoody NotesYlang YlangOakmossAldehydes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesIris, Aldehydes and Magnolia. Durations are only published for Grasse, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall67

Winter67

Day100

Night67

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Work 34%Casual 29%Date 27%Party 10%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,454

PerfumerAnselm Skogstad

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#50,244

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGrasseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Grasse by Der Duft delivers a crisp, vintage-inspired bouquet stripped of modern candy sweetness. A bright snap of bergamot and fizzy aldehydes hits your nose first. That brisk opening quickly softens into an airy heart of buttery iris, fresh garden rose, and dewy magnolia petals. It feels like snapping open a classic…

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White Magnolia opens with bright aldehydes and sharp citrus before settling into a dense floral heart of magnolia, iris, and ylang ylang. Oakmoss and dry woody notes ground the powdery dry down. Built for crisp spring mornings or cool autumn afternoons, it delivers a distinctly vintage floral structure that feels form…

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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, Grasse or White Magnolia?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Grasse is rated 4.60/5 from 15 votes; White Magnolia is rated 4.50/5 from 4 votes. Choose Grasse for a floral and iris character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose White Magnolia for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.