Fragrance comparison

Violette Noyée vs Week-End A Marseille

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 63 ratings analysed

Violette Noyée

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.3760 votes

Rank #7,285 FloralPowdery

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33%scent match

Clearly different

Week-End A Marseille

L'Eau De Cassis

4.673 votes

Rank #45,025 WoodyPowdery

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Violette Noyée
Choose it for a floral and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Week-End A Marseille
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Violette Noyée2/4

Week-End A Marseille2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Week-End A Marseille
Sillage & projection: Violette Noyée
Value for money: Week-End A Marseille
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Violette Noyée

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Violette NoyéeSultan Pasha Attars

Week-End A MarseilleL'Eau De Cassis

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.37/ 5 · 60 votes

Have 22%Had 6%Want 71%

4.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 44%Had 0%Want 56%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

38%Like

5%Ok

3%Dislike

0%Hate

39 votes

67%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate87

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate92

Category winners

LongevityWeek-End A Marseille

SillageViolette Noyée

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value33

¤ Price value42

Category winnerWeek-End A MarseilleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

powdery92%

violet84%

iris77%

woody69%

fresh61%

woody100%

powdery92%

vanilla84%

aromatic77%

citrus69%

sweet61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both powdery and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

VioletLilacHawthornOrange BlossomLemonBergamot

Heart

IrisHeliotropeViolet LeafMimosaRose de MaiCarnationLily-of-the-ValleyYlang-Ylang

Base

SandalwoodBenzoinTonka BeanMuskStyraxVanillaTahitian VanillaWhite Amber

Notes

BergamotYlang-YlangLavenderHeliotropeCedarIrisTonka BeanWhite MuskSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Iris, Heliotrope and Ylang-Ylang. 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

Summer40

Fall53

Winter33

Day100

Night91

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex63

Women38

Men67

Unisex0

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,285

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews14

Overall rank#45,025

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerViolette NoyéeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Violette Noyée offers a deeply evocative, powdery interpretation of vintage violet perfumes. Saturated with high-quality orris butter, the composition focuses on the damp, earthy aspects of the flower, balanced by a soft, sweet base of amber and benzoin. It is a refined, artistic choice for cooler spring days, appeali…

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Week-End A Marseille opens with a crisp burst of bergamot before settling into a soothing lavender and powdery iris heart. As the fragrance warms on skin, cedar, white musk, and cozy tonka bean anchor the soft floral notes. It shines as an easygoing daytime scent for crisp spring mornings and relaxed autumn afternoons.

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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, Violette Noyée or Week-End A Marseille?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Violette Noyée is rated 4.37/5 from 60 votes; Week-End A Marseille is rated 4.67/5 from 3 votes. Choose Violette Noyée for a floral and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Week-End A Marseille for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Violette Noyée or Week-End A Marseille?

Week-End A Marseille lasts longest (Week-End A Marseille 80/100, Violette Noyée 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Violette Noyée or Week-End A Marseille?

Violette Noyée projects furthest (Violette Noyée 65/100, Week-End A Marseille 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Violette Noyée and Week-End A Marseille smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and woody accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Iris, Heliotrope and Ylang-Ylang.

Is Violette Noyée or Week-End A Marseille better for summer or winter?

Violette Noyée suits daytime wear; Week-End A Marseille suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Violette Noyée and Week-End A Marseille?

Violette Noyée has top notes of Violet, Lilac, Hawthorn and Orange Blossom, heart notes of Iris, Heliotrope, Violet Leaf and Mimosa, a base of Sandalwood, Benzoin, Tonka Bean and Musk. Week-End A Marseille features Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Lavender, Heliotrope and Cedar.