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Âme Soeur vs Madeleine

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

Updated 541 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Madeleine takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Âme Soeur

    Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character.

  • Madeleine

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

Âme Soeur0/1
Madeleine1/1
Ratings & consensus
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Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Madeleine

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Âme SoeurMarcus Spurway
MadeleineMasque Milano
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
3.76/ 5 · 541 votes
Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

34%Love
31%Like
17%Ok
12%Dislike
6%Hate

541 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity62
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate69
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value37
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
vanilla100%
powdery92%
musky84%
sweet77%
warm spicy69%
woody61%
lactonic100%
vanilla92%
sweet84%
nutty77%
balsamic69%
fresh spicy61%
Scent match32%Clearly different · both vanilla and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top20-30 mins
Black PepperPink PepperJasmine
Heart3-4 hrs
Whipped CreamChestnutVanilla
Base6-8+ hrs
SandalwoodMusk
Top
ChestnutWhipped CreamCumin
Heart
TuberoseGeraniumCypress
Base
MilkVanilla PodMuskTonka Bean
InformationalShared notesWhipped Cream, Chestnut 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

No season votes yet

Spring43
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men3
Unisex27
Women70
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#82,490

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#32,866

PerfumerFanny Bal

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMadeleineHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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…

Reviews →

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…

Reviews →
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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Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Âme Soeur and Madeleine smell similar?

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

What are the notes in Âme Soeur and Madeleine?

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. 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.

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