Fragrance comparison

Memories Chasing Butterflies vs Madeira

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

Updated 8 Oct 2026 144 ratings analysed

1 wins

Memories Chasing Butterflies

Oriflame

3.62143 votes

Rank #17,266 Yellow FloralWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

Madeira

Extract

5.001 votes

Rank #50,383 ChocolateWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Memories Chasing Butterflies takes 1 of 1 categories.

Memories Chasing Butterflies
Choose it for a yellow floral and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Madeira
Choose it for a chocolate and warm spicy character.

Memories Chasing Butterflies1/1

Madeira0/1

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: Memories Chasing Butterflies

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Memories Chasing ButterfliesOriflame

MadeiraExtract

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.62/ 5 · 143 votes

Have 56%Had 44%Want 0%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 7%Had 0%Want 93%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

15%Love

55%Like

8%Ok

21%Dislike

1%Hate

143 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity39

〰 Sillage44

♥ Love / hate66

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value74

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

yellow floral100%

white floral92%

sweet84%

floral77%

fruity69%

green61%

chocolate100%

warm spicy92%

iris84%

sweet77%

fruity69%

powdery61%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both sweet and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Black Currant

Heart

Lime (Linden) BlossomWhite Flowers

Base

Ambrette (Musk Mallow)Vanilla

Top

Black CurrantPear

Heart

IrisWhite Flowers

Base

Dark ChocolatePatchouliVanilla

InformationalShared notesBlack Currant, White Flowers and Vanilla. 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

Summer97

Fall0

Winter4

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex0

Women96

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,266

PerfumerElise Benat

Launched—

Reviews13

Overall rank#50,383

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMemories Chasing ButterfliesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Memories Chasing Butterflies is a light spring floral built around linden blossom, white flowers, soft musk mallow and a touch of sweetness. Wearers often describe it as fresh, green, breezy and cheerful, with a clean floral opening that suits warm days and casual use. Its main weakness is wear time. Several reviews p…

Reviews →

Madeira by Extract opens with a burst of ripe black currant and sweet, watery pear. Within minutes, the fruity introduction softens into an elegant powdery heart built around cool iris and gentle white flowers. The real anchor of the fragrance emerges in the dry-down, where rich dark chocolate pairs with earthy patcho…

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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, Memories Chasing Butterflies or Madeira?

Memories Chasing Butterflies takes 1 of 1 categories. Memories Chasing Butterflies is rated 3.62/5 from 143 votes; Madeira is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Memories Chasing Butterflies for a yellow floral and white floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Madeira for a chocolate and warm spicy character.

Do Memories Chasing Butterflies and Madeira smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and fruity accords. Common notes include Black Currant, White Flowers and Vanilla.

What are the notes in Memories Chasing Butterflies and Madeira?

Memories Chasing Butterflies has top notes of Black Currant, heart notes of Lime (Linden) Blossom and White Flowers, a base of Ambrette (Musk Mallow) and Vanilla. Madeira has top notes of Black Currant and Pear, heart notes of Iris and White Flowers, a base of Dark Chocolate, Patchouli and Vanilla.