Fragrance comparison

Musc de Jonquille vs Arabia

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 26 ratings analysed

Musc de Jonquille

Alkemia Perfumes

3.508 votes

Rank #60,514 Yellow FloralMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Arabia

Abdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

3.8318 votes

Rank #38,942 Warm SpicyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Arabia takes 3 of 3 categories.

Musc de Jonquille
Choose it for a yellow floral and musky character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Arabia
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Musc de Jonquille0/3

Arabia3/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Musc de JonquilleAlkemia Perfumes

ArabiaAbdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.50/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 9%Had 9%Want 83%

3.83/ 5 · 18 votes

Have 45%Had 10%Want 45%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

38%Like

0%Ok

38%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

33%Love

33%Like

22%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate63

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate71

Category winners

LongevityArabia

SillageArabia

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

yellow floral100%

musky88%

green77%

fresh65%

powdery53%

aromatic42%

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy92%

cinnamon84%

rose77%

powdery69%

musky61%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both musky and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

NarcissusMuskSnow

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

NutmegDamask RoseCinnamonCardamomTuberoseCastoreumNarcissusVioletMusk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesNarcissus and Musk. 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

Summer50

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Spring20

Summer20

Fall100

Winter40

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#60,514

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#38,942

PerfumerDominique Dubrana

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerArabiaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Musc de Jonquille by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. Musc de Jonquille was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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Arabia is a spice-forward oriental floral that plays with expectations. On skin it can open clear and dry, with a bright, slightly resinous edge that some people read as incense, more than rose. As it settles, cinnamon and nutmeg swirl around musky florals, then a darker, animalic castoreum note adds depth. If you lik…

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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, Musc de Jonquille or Arabia?

Arabia takes 3 of 3 categories. Musc de Jonquille is rated 3.50/5 from 8 votes; Arabia is rated 3.83/5 from 18 votes. Choose Musc de Jonquille for a yellow floral and musky character. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Arabia for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.