Fragrance comparison

Ma Muse vs Jolie de Nonchalance

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 93 ratings analysed

Ma Muse

Salvador Dali · 2017

3.8954 votes

Rank #33,844 FloralPowdery

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34%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Jolie de Nonchalance

MÄURER & WIRTZ

3.5939 votes

Rank #18,457 AmberPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Jolie de Nonchalance takes 4 of 5 categories.

Ma Muse
Choose it for a floral and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Jolie de Nonchalance
Choose it for a amber and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Ma Muse1/5

Jolie de Nonchalance4/5

Ratings & consensus: Ma Muse
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Jolie de Nonchalance
Sillage & projection: Jolie de Nonchalance
Value for money: Jolie de Nonchalance
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Jolie de Nonchalance

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ma MuseSalvador Dali

Jolie de NonchalanceMÄURER & WIRTZ

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.89/ 5 · 54 votes

Have 26%Had 11%Want 63%

3.59/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 39%Had 22%Want 39%

Category winnerMa MuseRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

24%Love

50%Like

17%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

54 votes

29%Love

46%Like

4%Ok

21%Dislike

0%Hate

24 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityJolie de Nonchalance

SillageJolie de Nonchalance

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value18

¤ Price value50

Category winnerJolie de NonchalanceBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

powdery90%

white floral80%

almond70%

sweet60%

vanilla50%

amber100%

powdery92%

sweet84%

warm spicy77%

woody69%

vanilla61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both powdery, sweet and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

HeliotropeAlmond

Heart

Vanilla OrchidTuberoseJasmine

Base

Carnation

Top

Fruity NotesCorianderAfrican Orange FlowerBergamot

Heart

HeliotropeCarnationTaif RoseYlang-YlangTuberoseJasmine

Base

Tolu BalsamTonka BeanFrench labdanumIncenseAmberMuskSandalwoodVirginia Cedar

InformationalShared notesHeliotrope, Tuberose, Jasmine and Carnation. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer48

Fall74

Winter17

Day100

Night28

Spring57

Summer29

Fall86

Winter100

Day100

Night56

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#33,844

PerfumerAmelie Bourgeois

Launched2017

Reviews0

Overall rank#18,457

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerJolie de NonchalanceHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Salvador Dali Ma Muse offers a gentle, powdery take on floral perfumes for ladies who appreciate subtle luxury. The scent opens with a soothing blend of sweet almond and powdery heliotrope that brings to mind freshly baked marzipan pastries dusted in powdered sugar. As the initial sweetness settles, a heart of creamy …

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Jolie de Nonchalance is a soft-spiced oriental floral with a very 1990s character. It opens fruity and lightly citrusy, then turns powdery with carnation, heliotrope, rose and white florals over an amber, vanilla and incense base. On skin it reads warm, sensual and a little dressy rather than fresh or minimal. This su…

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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, Ma Muse or Jolie de Nonchalance?

Jolie de Nonchalance takes 4 of 5 categories. Ma Muse is rated 3.89/5 from 54 votes; Jolie de Nonchalance is rated 3.59/5 from 39 votes. Choose Ma Muse for a floral and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Jolie de Nonchalance for a amber and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Ma Muse or Jolie de Nonchalance?

They last about the same: Jolie de Nonchalance 62/100, Ma Muse 60/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Ma Muse or Jolie de Nonchalance?

Projection is very close: Jolie de Nonchalance 61/100, Ma Muse 59/100 for sillage.

Do Ma Muse and Jolie de Nonchalance smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, sweet and vanilla accords. Common notes include Heliotrope, Tuberose, Jasmine and Carnation.

Is Ma Muse or Jolie de Nonchalance better for summer or winter?

Ma Muse suits daytime wear; Jolie de Nonchalance suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ma Muse and Jolie de Nonchalance?

Ma Muse has top notes of Heliotrope and Almond, heart notes of Vanilla Orchid, Tuberose and Jasmine, a base of Carnation. Jolie de Nonchalance has top notes of Fruity Notes, Coriander, African Orange Flower and Bergamot, heart notes of Heliotrope, Carnation, Taif Rose and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Tolu Balsam, Tonka Bean, French labdanum and Incense.