Fragrance comparison

Week-End A Marseille vs Folie Douce

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 132 ratings analysed

Week-End A Marseille

L'Eau De Cassis

4.673 votes

Rank #45,025 WoodyPowdery

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52%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Folie Douce

Grès

3.90129 votes

Rank #14,836 PowderyWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Folie Douce takes 3 of 4 categories.

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

Week-End A Marseille1/4

Folie Douce3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Week-End A MarseilleL'Eau De Cassis

Folie DouceGrès

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 44%Had 0%Want 56%

3.90/ 5 · 129 votes

Have 58%Had 42%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

24%Love

55%Like

8%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

129 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate92

⏱ Longevity62

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityWeek-End A Marseille

SillageFolie Douce

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value42

¤ Price value60

Category winnerFolie DouceBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

powdery92%

vanilla84%

aromatic77%

citrus69%

sweet61%

powdery100%

woody92%

vanilla84%

yellow floral77%

fruity69%

floral61%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both woody, powdery and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

BergamotYlang-YlangLavenderHeliotropeCedarIrisTonka BeanWhite MuskSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Black CurrantMimosaLemon

Heart

HeliotropeBay LeafYlang-YlangIris

Base

VanillaSandalwoodCedarMusk

InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang, Heliotrope, Cedar and Iris. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Spring88

Summer65

Fall100

Winter53

Day100

Night38

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men67

Unisex0

Women33

Men0

Unisex10

Women90

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#45,025

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#14,836

PerfumerNathalie Lorson, Sophie Labbé

Launched—

Reviews12

Category winnerFolie DouceHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Folie Douce by Grès opens with a sharp spray of yellow mimosa, tangy lemon, and tart black currant. That bright fruit note quickly gives ground to a dense, powdery floral heart where dusty heliotrope meets savory bay leaf, iris, and sweet ylang-ylang. As the composition settles on warm skin, dry cedarwood and creamy …

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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, Week-End A Marseille or Folie Douce?

Folie Douce takes 3 of 4 categories. Week-End A Marseille is rated 4.67/5 from 3 votes; Folie Douce is rated 3.90/5 from 129 votes. Choose Week-End A Marseille for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Folie Douce for a powdery and woody character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Week-End A Marseille or Folie Douce?

Week-End A Marseille lasts longest (Week-End A Marseille 80/100, Folie Douce 62/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Week-End A Marseille or Folie Douce?

Folie Douce projects furthest (Folie Douce 62/100, Week-End A Marseille 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Week-End A Marseille and Folie Douce smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, powdery and vanilla accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang, Heliotrope, Cedar and Iris.

Is Week-End A Marseille or Folie Douce better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Week-End A Marseille and Folie Douce?

Week-End A Marseille features Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Lavender, Heliotrope and Cedar. Folie Douce has top notes of Black Currant, Mimosa and Lemon, heart notes of Heliotrope, Bay Leaf, Ylang-Ylang and Iris, a base of Vanilla, Sandalwood, Cedar and Musk.