Fragrance comparison

Madeleine vs Âme Soeur

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 541 ratings analysed

1 wins

Madeleine

Masque Milano

3.76541 votes

Rank #32,866 LactonicVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

Âme Soeur

Marcus Spurway

—0 votes

Rank #82,490 VanillaPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Madeleine takes 1 of 1 categories.

Madeleine
Choose it for a lactonic and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Âme Soeur
Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character.

Madeleine1/1

Âme Soeur0/1

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): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Madeleine

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MadeleineMasque Milano

Âme SoeurMarcus Spurway

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.76/ 5 · 541 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

34%Love

31%Like

17%Ok

12%Dislike

6%Hate

541 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value37

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

lactonic100%

vanilla92%

sweet84%

nutty77%

balsamic69%

fresh spicy61%

vanilla100%

powdery92%

musky84%

sweet77%

warm spicy69%

woody61%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both vanilla and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

ChestnutWhipped CreamCumin

Heart

TuberoseGeraniumCypress

Base

MilkVanilla PodMuskTonka Bean

Top20-30 mins

Black PepperPink PepperJasmine

Heart3-4 hrs

Whipped CreamChestnutVanilla

Base6-8+ hrs

SandalwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesChestnut, Whipped Cream and Musk. Durations are only published for Âme Soeur, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex27

Women70

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#32,866

PerfumerFanny Bal

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#82,490

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMadeleineHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fanny Bal created Madeleine for Masque Milano in 2020 as a dense, milk-steeped gourmand built around a Parisian pastry concept. It opens with a sharp burst of cumin seed oil that cuts straight through heavy whipped cream and roasted chestnut notes. As the sharp spice settles, a thick heart of tuberose and green cypres…

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Âme Soeur by Marcus Spurway is a comforting woody gourmand fragrance built around warm roasted chestnut, whipped cream, and smooth vanilla. The scent opens with a lively kick of pink pepper and black pepper softened by airy jasmine petals. As it warms on the skin, the fragrance turns into a cozy dessert of fluffy vani…

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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 Madeleine and Âme Soeur smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla and sweet accords. Common notes include Chestnut, Whipped Cream and Musk.

What are the notes in Madeleine and Âme Soeur?

Madeleine has top notes of Chestnut, Whipped Cream and Cumin, heart notes of Tuberose, Geranium and Cypress, a base of Milk, Vanilla Pod, Musk and Tonka Bean. Âme Soeur has top notes of Black Pepper, Pink Pepper and Jasmine, heart notes of Whipped Cream, Chestnut and Vanilla, a base of Sandalwood and Musk.