Fragrance comparison

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait vs Bal à Versailles

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 2,287 ratings analysed

4 wins

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait

Houbigant

4.2931 votes

Rank #30,290 CitrusWhite Floral

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19%scent match

Clearly different

Bal à Versailles

Jean Desprez

4.152,256 votes

Rank #22,781 AmberPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait takes 4 of 7 categories.

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait
Choose it for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Bal à Versailles
Choose it for a amber and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait4/7

Bal à Versailles3/7

Ratings & consensus: Bal à Versailles
Community sentiment: Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait
Longevity: Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait
Sillage & projection: Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait
Value for money: Bal à Versailles
Versatility: Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Bal à Versailles

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret ExtraitHoubigant

Bal à VersaillesJean Desprez

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.29/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 29%Had 7%Want 64%

4.15/ 5 · 2,256 votes

Have 73%Had 27%Want 0%

Category winnerBal à VersaillesRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

48%Love

42%Like

0%Ok

10%Dislike

0%Hate

31 votes

47%Love

36%Like

3%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

2,256 votes

Category winnerQuelques Fleurs Jardin Secret ExtraitMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity89

〰 Sillage77

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityQuelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait

SillageQuelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value29

¤ Price value60

Category winnerBal à VersaillesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

white floral92%

floral84%

yellow floral77%

green69%

musky61%

amber100%

powdery92%

woody84%

animalic77%

musky69%

balsamic61%

Scent match19%Clearly different · both musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

NeroliMandarin OrangeBergamot

Heart3-5 hrs

NarcissusJasmineMagnoliaYlang-YlangOrange BlossomRoseOrris

Base8-12+ hrs

White MuskMuskSandalwoodAmbrette (Musk Mallow)

Top

RoseBulgarian RoseOrange BlossomJasmineRosemaryNeroliMandarin OrangeBergamot

Heart

LeatherYlang-YlangSandalwoodOrris RootPatchouliLilacVetiverLily-of-the-Valley

Base

CivetResinsTolu BalsamAmberBenzoinVanillaMuskCedar

InformationalShared notesNeroli, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer47

Fall87

Winter47

Day100

Night41

Spring31

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerQuelques Fleurs Jardin Secret ExtraitMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men8

Unisex8

Women83

Work 35%Casual 28%Date 25%Party 11%

Men4

Unisex47

Women49

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,290

PerfumerLuca Maffei

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#22,781

PerfumerJean Desprez

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBal à VersaillesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Houbigant Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait presents an opulent interpretation of a classic French garden. The opening strikes with bright Italian bergamot, sunny mandarin orange, and bitter neroli oil that quickly cuts through the air. Do not rush this phase. Within fifteen minutes, the citrus sheen settles into …

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Bal a Versailles opens with a dense puff of orange blossom and powdery rose before shifting into a heavy, lived-in leather. This vintage classic suits collectors who crave dramatic, animalic warmth rather than modern clean scents. Wear it on cold winter nights when you want a rich envelope of resins and civet to cling…

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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, Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait or Bal à Versailles?

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait takes 4 of 7 categories. Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait is rated 4.29/5 from 31 votes; Bal à Versailles is rated 4.15/5 from 2,256 votes. Choose Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Bal à Versailles for a amber and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait or Bal à Versailles?

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait lasts longest (Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait 89/100, Bal à Versailles 76/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait or Bal à Versailles?

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait projects furthest (Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait 77/100, Bal à Versailles 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait and Bal à Versailles smell similar?

Clearly different: a 19% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share musky accords. Common notes include Neroli, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot and Jasmine.

Is Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait or Bal à Versailles better for summer or winter?

For summer, Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait is the stronger pick. For winter, Bal à Versailles is the stronger pick. Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait and Bal à Versailles?

Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret Extrait has top notes of Neroli, Mandarin Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Narcissus, Jasmine, Magnolia and Ylang-Ylang, a base of White Musk, Musk, Sandalwood and Ambrette (Musk Mallow). Bal à Versailles has top notes of Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Orange Blossom and Jasmine, heart notes of Leather, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood and Orris Root, a base of Civet, Resins, Tolu Balsam and Amber.