Fragrance comparison

Immortelle Babylone vs Chouette Vierge No. 9

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 11 ratings analysed

Immortelle Babylone

Le Jardin Retrouve

3.9111 votes

Rank #41,905 Warm SpicyHerbal

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

Chouette Vierge No. 9

Chouette Vierge Parfumée · 2024

—0 votes

Rank #77,239 WoodyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Immortelle Babylone
Choose it for a warm spicy and herbal character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Chouette Vierge No. 9
Choose it for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on note pyramid duration. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Immortelle Babylone1/2

Chouette Vierge No. 91/2

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): Chouette Vierge No. 9
Fragranxe ranking: Immortelle Babylone

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Immortelle BabyloneLe Jardin Retrouve

Chouette Vierge No. 9Chouette Vierge Parfumée

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.91/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 8%Had 2%Want 91%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 14%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

45%Love

36%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

18%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value69

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

herbal88%

woody77%

sweet65%

oud53%

fresh spicy42%

woody100%

fresh spicy92%

warm spicy84%

floral77%

amber69%

aromatic61%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both warm spicy, woody and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 60 minutes

AkigalawoodBlack PepperBergamot

Heart3 to 5 hours

ImmortelleClovesCinnamonCedarwood

Base6 to 8 hours

LabdanumMadagascar VanillaVetiverCashmeran

Top15-30 mins

Bitter AlmondBlack PepperBlack CherryPine TreeBay LeafNutmegNeroliLiquor

Heart2-4 hrs

Turkish RoseYlang YlangOsmanthusGeraniumChampacaCherryPoppyPlum

Base8-12 hrs

Peru BalsamSandalwoodTonka BeanPatchouliCedarwoodCinnamonVanillaBenzoin

Category winnerChouette Vierge No. 9Longest dry-down: 8-12 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer43

Fall100

Winter71

Day67

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex71

Women29

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#41,905

PerfumerMaxence Moutte

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#77,239

PerfumerHoang Nguyen

Launched2024

Reviews0

Category winnerImmortelle BabyloneHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Immortelle Babylone by Le Jardin Retrouve is an oriental spicy fragrance that centers on the golden warmth of immortelle. The scent opens with a brisk touch of bergamot, sharp black pepper, and modern akigalawood before revealing a rich, spiced core of cloves, cinnamon, and cedarwood. As it settles, smooth Madagascar …

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Chouette Vierge No. 9 hits the air with a bold burst of boozy black cherry and bitter almond. Crisp green pine needles immediately cut the fruitiness. The opening packs serious bite. Fresh black pepper and nutmeg give it a spicy, prickly edge before Turkish rose and dark plum soften the heart. A dense base of Peru bal…

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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 Immortelle Babylone and Chouette Vierge No. 9 smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cedarwood and Madagascar Vanilla.

Is Immortelle Babylone or Chouette Vierge No. 9 better for summer or winter?

Immortelle Babylone suits evening wear; Chouette Vierge No. 9 suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Immortelle Babylone and Chouette Vierge No. 9?

Immortelle Babylone has top notes of Akigalawood, Black Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Immortelle, Cloves, Cinnamon and Cedarwood, a base of Labdanum, Madagascar Vanilla, Vetiver and Cashmeran. Chouette Vierge No. 9 has top notes of Bitter Almond, Black Pepper, Black Cherry and Pine Tree, heart notes of Turkish Rose, Ylang Ylang, Osmanthus and Geranium, a base of Peru Balsam, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Patchouli.