Fragrance comparison

Nuit Royale vs Madousa

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 17 ratings analysed

Nuit Royale

Navitus Parfums · 2023

3.0617 votes

Rank #81,069 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

60%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Madousa

Ombré Lamar

—0 votes

Rank #76,466 AmberLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Madousa takes 1 of 1 categories.

Nuit Royale
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Madousa
Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.

Nuit Royale0/1

Madousa1/1

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: Madousa

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Nuit RoyaleNavitus Parfums

MadousaOmbré Lamar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.06/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 40%Had 0%Want 60%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 33%Had 0%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

0%Like

13%Ok

13%Dislike

75%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate9

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy92%

rose84%

woody77%

oud69%

fresh spicy61%

amber100%

leather92%

warm spicy84%

woody77%

rose69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match60%Closely related · both amber, warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SaffronIncenseGeranium

Heart

Moroccan RoseAmberwoodRaspberry

Base

Agarwood (Oud)Siam BenzoinBirch Tar

Top

Agarwood (Oud)SaffronBlack Pepper

Heart

RoseBulgarian RoseGeraniumRaspberryAmberwood

Base

BirchBenzoinAmbergrisMuskAmyrisSandalwoodLeatherOlibanum

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Geranium, Amberwood and Raspberry. 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

Summer100

Fall20

Winter20

Day100

Night20

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men86

Unisex0

Women14

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#81,069

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched2023

Reviews0

Overall rank#76,466

PerfumerMaurus Bachmann

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMadousaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Navitus Parfums Nuit Royale opens with a sharp burst of saffron and cool geranium before settling into Moroccan rose, tart raspberry, and smoky agarwood. Created by Bertrand Duchaufour, this resinous scent balances heavy Siam benzoin with birch tar leather notes. It suits cold winter evenings, formal gatherings, and d…

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Madousa by Ombré Lamar is a complex unisex fragrance that balances resinous woods with floral spice. Launched in 2022, it opens with a sharp kick of oud and black pepper. The heart introduces a lush, jammy rose while the base remains heavy and grounded in leather, birch, and olibanum. It suits evening wear in cooler w…

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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 Nuit Royale and Madousa smell similar?

Closely related: a 60% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Saffron, Geranium, Amberwood and Raspberry.

Is Nuit Royale or Madousa better for summer or winter?

Nuit Royale suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Nuit Royale and Madousa?

Nuit Royale has top notes of Saffron, Incense and Geranium, heart notes of Moroccan Rose, Amberwood and Raspberry, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Siam Benzoin and Birch Tar. Madousa has top notes of Agarwood (Oud), Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Geranium and Raspberry, a base of Birch, Benzoin, Ambergris and Musk.