Fragrance comparison

Sugar Cookie vs Madeleine

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

Updated 23 Oct 2026 119 ratings analysed

5 wins

Sugar Cookie

Demeter Fragrance

3.9676 votes

Rank #13,666 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

79%scent match

Very similar

Madeleine

Demeter Fragrance

3.6343 votes

Rank #33,434 VanillaSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sugar Cookie takes 5 of 8 categories.

Sugar Cookie
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Madeleine
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Sugar Cookie5/8

Madeleine2/8

Ratings & consensus: Sugar Cookie
Community sentiment: Sugar Cookie
Longevity: Sugar Cookie
Sillage & projection: Madeleine
Value for money: Sugar Cookie
Versatility: Madeleine
Note pyramid (duration): Tie
Fragranxe ranking: Sugar Cookie

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Sugar CookieDemeter Fragrance

MadeleineDemeter Fragrance

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.96/ 5 · 76 votes

Have 15%Had 13%Want 72%

3.63/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 19%Had 9%Want 72%

Category winnerSugar CookieRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

54%Like

3%Ok

13%Dislike

1%Hate

76 votes

19%Love

53%Like

2%Ok

23%Dislike

2%Hate

43 votes

Category winnerSugar CookieMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity51

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity37

〰 Sillage53

♥ Love / hate66

Category winners

LongevitySugar Cookie

SillageMadeleine

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value72

¤ Price value55

Category winnerSugar CookieBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet83%

nutty65%

powdery48%

balsamic30%

vanilla100%

sweet83%

powdery65%

nutty48%

balsamic30%

Scent match79%Very similar · both vanilla, sweet and nutty

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SugarVanilleWheat

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

VanillaWheatSugar

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerTieSame dry-down length

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring40

Summer33

Fall100

Winter87

Day100

Night31

Spring78

Summer22

Fall100

Winter78

Day100

Night54

Category winnerMadeleineMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex56

Women44

Casual 48%Date 20%Work 19%Party 13%

Men0

Unisex14

Women86

Casual 53%Work 25%Date 13%Party 8%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,666

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews17

Overall rank#33,434

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerSugar CookieHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Demeter Fragrance Sugar Cookie smells exactly like walking into a warm kitchen during holiday baking. It is direct and uncomplicated. The spray opens with a quick flash of perfumer alcohol before settling into granulated white sugar and warm, melted butter. Within minutes, toasted wheat flour emerges to create an auth…

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Demeter Madeleine delivers a cozy, nostalgic blast of sweet bakery warmth right out of the nozzle. The initial spray hits with sweet sugar crystals and a warm, bready wheat accord. It feels light. You will not find heavy butter or rich French pastry dough here. Instead, a powdery vanilla note wraps around the toasted …

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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, Sugar Cookie or Madeleine?

Sugar Cookie takes 5 of 8 categories. Sugar Cookie is rated 3.96/5 from 76 votes; Madeleine is rated 3.63/5 from 43 votes. Choose Sugar Cookie for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Madeleine for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on sillage & projection and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Sugar Cookie or Madeleine?

Sugar Cookie lasts longest (Sugar Cookie 51/100, Madeleine 37/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Sugar Cookie or Madeleine?

Projection is very close: Madeleine 53/100, Sugar Cookie 52/100 for sillage.

Do Sugar Cookie and Madeleine smell similar?

Very similar: a 79% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, sweet and nutty accords. Common notes include Sugar and Wheat.

Is Sugar Cookie or Madeleine better for summer or winter?

For summer, Sugar Cookie is the stronger pick. For winter, Sugar Cookie is the stronger pick. Sugar Cookie suits daytime wear; Madeleine suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.