Fragrance comparison

Inspiration vs Madurai Talkies

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

Updated 28 Oct 2026 51 ratings analysed

3 wins

Inspiration

Charles Jourdan

3.7348 votes

Rank #42,657 CitrusWhite Floral

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66%scent match

Closely related

Madurai Talkies

Bombay Perfumery

4.673 votes

Rank #48,188 White FloralFloral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Inspiration takes 3 of 4 categories.

Inspiration
Choose it for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Madurai Talkies
Choose it for a white floral and floral character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, day or night wear.

Inspiration3/4

Madurai Talkies1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Inspiration
Sillage & projection: Madurai Talkies
Value for money: Inspiration
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Inspiration

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

InspirationCharles Jourdan

Madurai TalkiesBombay Perfumery

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.73/ 5 · 48 votes

Have 47%Had 24%Want 29%

4.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 7%Had 29%Want 64%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

17%Love

60%Like

4%Ok

17%Dislike

2%Hate

48 votes

67%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate92

Category winners

LongevityInspiration

SillageMadurai Talkies

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value84

¤ Price value75

Category winnerInspirationBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

white floral88%

violet77%

rose65%

floral53%

powdery42%

white floral100%

floral91%

powdery83%

rose74%

violet65%

woody56%

Scent match66%Closely related · both white floral, floral and violet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Mandarin OrangeJasmineVioletRose

No top / heart / base split published

Top

BergamotNeroliMandarin Orange

Heart

JasmineRoseViolet

Base

White MuskCedar

InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Jasmine, Violet and Rose. Durations are only published for Inspiration, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring54

Summer77

Fall100

Winter31

Day100

Night41

Spring50

Summer100

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

Work 39%Casual 35%Date 17%Party 10%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#42,657

PerfumerJean-Marie Santantoni

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#48,188

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerInspirationHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Charles Jourdan Inspiration delivers a clean blast of late-nineties French perfumery. The spray opens with a sharp burst of juicy mandarin orange that wakes up the senses before settling down quickly. Within ten minutes, dewy jasmine petals and cool violet take over, adding a soft, clean floral texture with a gentle p…

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Madurai Talkies is a soft floral built around white flowers, rose and violet, lifted by bergamot, neroli and mandarin. It opens bright, then settles into a powdery, musky floral with a light woody base. This reads feminine, airy and polished rather than loud. If you enjoy classic floral textures with a clean musky fin…

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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, Inspiration or Madurai Talkies?

Inspiration takes 3 of 4 categories. Inspiration is rated 3.73/5 from 48 votes; Madurai Talkies is rated 4.67/5 from 3 votes. Choose Inspiration for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Madurai Talkies for a white floral and floral character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Inspiration or Madurai Talkies?

Inspiration lasts longest (Inspiration 53/100, Madurai Talkies 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Inspiration or Madurai Talkies?

Madurai Talkies projects furthest (Madurai Talkies 63/100, Inspiration 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Inspiration and Madurai Talkies smell similar?

Closely related: a 66% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, floral and violet accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Jasmine, Violet and Rose.

Is Inspiration or Madurai Talkies better for summer or winter?

Inspiration suits daytime wear; Madurai Talkies suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Inspiration and Madurai Talkies?

Inspiration features Mandarin Orange, Jasmine, Violet and Rose. Madurai Talkies has top notes of Bergamot, Neroli and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Jasmine, Rose and Violet, a base of White Musk and Cedar.