Fragrance comparison

Immortelle Babylone vs The Hope

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 355 ratings analysed

Immortelle Babylone

Le Jardin Retrouve

3.9111 votes

Rank #41,905 Warm SpicyHerbal

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

The Hope

Thameen

4.12344 votes

Rank #3,428 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Hope takes 3 of 5 categories.

Immortelle Babylone
Choose it for a warm spicy and herbal character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
The Hope
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Immortelle Babylone2/5

The Hope3/5

Ratings & consensus: The Hope
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: The Hope
Sillage & projection: Immortelle Babylone
Value for money: Immortelle Babylone
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: The Hope

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Immortelle BabyloneLe Jardin Retrouve

The HopeThameen

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.91/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 8%Had 2%Want 91%

4.12/ 5 · 344 votes

Have 38%Had 10%Want 53%

Category winnerThe HopeRating 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

49%Love

29%Like

12%Ok

7%Dislike

3%Hate

234 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityThe Hope

SillageImmortelle Babylone

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value69

¤ Price value49

Category winnerImmortelle BabyloneBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

herbal88%

woody77%

sweet65%

oud53%

fresh spicy42%

warm spicy100%

amber88%

cinnamon77%

woody65%

oud53%

sweet42%

Scent match50%Some overlap · both warm spicy, woody and sweet

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

Top

CinnamonClovesMyrrh

Heart

CedarAgarwood (Oud)Immortelle

Base

Black AmberLabdanumVetiverMusk

InformationalShared notesImmortelle, Cloves, Cinnamon and Labdanum. Durations are only published for Immortelle Babylone, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer43

Fall100

Winter71

Day67

Night100

Spring33

Summer12

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex71

Women29

Men26

Unisex65

Women9

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#41,905

PerfumerMaxence Moutte

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#3,428

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews55

Category winnerThe HopeHigher 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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The Hope opens with dry cinnamon, clove and myrrh, then settles into a smoother ambered woods accord with oud, cedar and a honeyed immortelle glow. It wears warm, slightly churchy and polished rather than loud. If you like spicy resinous scents with a refined, unisex feel, this is easy to sample. The scent itself gets…

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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.

Which is better, Immortelle Babylone or The Hope?

The Hope takes 3 of 5 categories. Immortelle Babylone is rated 3.91/5 from 11 votes; The Hope is rated 4.12/5 from 344 votes. Choose Immortelle Babylone for a warm spicy and herbal character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose The Hope for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Immortelle Babylone or The Hope?

The Hope lasts longest (The Hope 74/100, Immortelle Babylone 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Immortelle Babylone or The Hope?

Immortelle Babylone projects furthest (Immortelle Babylone 69/100, The Hope 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Immortelle Babylone and The Hope smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Immortelle, Cloves, Cinnamon and Labdanum.

Is Immortelle Babylone or The Hope better for summer or winter?

Immortelle Babylone suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Immortelle Babylone and The Hope?

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. The Hope has top notes of Cinnamon, Cloves and Myrrh, heart notes of Cedar, Agarwood (Oud) and Immortelle, a base of Black Amber, Labdanum, Vetiver and Musk.