Fragrance comparison

Silver Saffron vs La Mome

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 365 ratings analysed

Silver Saffron

Une Nuit Nomade

3.90128 votes

Rank #17,717 Warm SpicyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

La Mome

Pierre Balmain

4.13237 votes

Rank #27,339 AmberSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

La Mome takes 4 of 7 categories.

Silver Saffron
Choose it for a warm spicy and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
La Mome
Choose it for a amber and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter.

Silver Saffron3/7

La Mome4/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Silver SaffronUne Nuit Nomade

La MomePierre Balmain

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.90/ 5 · 128 votes

Have 22%Had 7%Want 71%

4.13/ 5 · 237 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerLa MomeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

23%Like

14%Ok

16%Dislike

2%Hate

128 votes

39%Love

47%Like

2%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

237 votes

Category winnerLa MomeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevitySilver Saffron

SillageSilver Saffron

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price value67

Category winnerLa MomeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

fruity91%

sweet83%

leather74%

metallic65%

amber56%

amber100%

sweet92%

rose84%

powdery77%

violet69%

floral61%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both sweet and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SaffronRaspberryMyrrhPapyrusIris

No top / heart / base split published

Top

May RoseFreesiaPink Pepper

Heart

Damask RoseRaspberryMyrrhViolet

Base

OpoponaxAmberIrisMusk

InformationalShared notesRaspberry, Myrrh and Iris. Durations are only published for Silver Saffron, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring48

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerLa MomeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men32

Unisex58

Women9

Date 39%Party 24%Casual 20%Work 17%

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#17,717

PerfumerJérôme di Marino

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#27,339

PerfumerGuillaume Flavigny

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSilver SaffronHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Silver Saffron by Une Nuit Nomade offers a brighter, sleeker spin on the classic spicy leather profile. From the first spray, sharp metallic saffron collides with tart red raspberry and dry papyrus. You do not get a heavy, suffocating wall of animalic hide here. Instead, soft iris powders the edges while warm balsamic…

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La Mome is an evocative floral tribute to Edith Piaf, centered on rich damask rose and deep myrrh. Released in 2007 by Pierre Balmain, it balances spicy pink pepper top notes with a resinous, amber-heavy base. This fragrance is best suited for formal autumn evenings or winter nights when you want an opulent, vintage-i…

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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, Silver Saffron or La Mome?

La Mome takes 4 of 7 categories. Silver Saffron is rated 3.90/5 from 128 votes; La Mome is rated 4.13/5 from 237 votes. Choose Silver Saffron for a warm spicy and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose La Mome for a amber and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Silver Saffron or La Mome?

Silver Saffron lasts longest (Silver Saffron 76/100, La Mome 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Silver Saffron or La Mome?

Projection is very close: Silver Saffron 65/100, La Mome 63/100 for sillage.

Do Silver Saffron and La Mome smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and amber accords. Common notes include Raspberry, Myrrh and Iris.

Is Silver Saffron or La Mome better for summer or winter?

For summer, Silver Saffron is the stronger pick. For winter, Silver Saffron is the stronger pick. Silver Saffron suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Silver Saffron and La Mome?

Silver Saffron features Saffron, Raspberry, Myrrh, Papyrus and Iris. La Mome has top notes of May Rose, Freesia and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Damask Rose, Raspberry, Myrrh and Violet, a base of Opoponax, Amber, Iris and Musk.