Fragrance comparison

Week-End A Marseille vs Héliotrope

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 112 ratings analysed

Week-End A Marseille

L'Eau De Cassis

4.673 votes

Rank #45,025 WoodyPowdery

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49%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Héliotrope

Molinard

3.62109 votes

Rank #14,759 PowderyVanilla

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Héliotrope 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.
Héliotrope
Choose it for a powdery and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Week-End A Marseille1/4

Héliotrope3/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Week-End A MarseilleL'Eau De Cassis

HéliotropeMolinard

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 44%Had 0%Want 56%

3.62/ 5 · 109 votes

Have 25%Had 14%Want 61%

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

22%Love

47%Like

6%Ok

21%Dislike

4%Hate

109 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate92

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate66

Category winners

LongevityWeek-End A Marseille

SillageHéliotrope

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value42

¤ Price value48

Category winnerHéliotropeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

powdery92%

vanilla84%

aromatic77%

citrus69%

sweet61%

powdery100%

vanilla92%

musky84%

citrus77%

floral69%

iris61%

Scent match49%Some overlap · both powdery, vanilla and citrus

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

HeliotropeYlang-YlangBergamotNeroli

Heart

IrisRoseJasmine

Base

MuskTonka Bean

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Heliotrope 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

Spring100

Summer48

Fall79

Winter52

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men67

Unisex0

Women33

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#45,025

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#14,759

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerHéliotropeHigher 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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Molinard Héliotrope delivers an immediate wave of clean, comforting luxury. Built around fluffy heliotrope flowers, powdery iris, and bright splashes of neroli and bergamot, this fragrance feels like stepping out of a warm bath wrapped in fresh cotton sheets. A subtle hint of almond-like sweetness runs through the hea…

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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 Héliotrope?

Héliotrope takes 3 of 4 categories. Week-End A Marseille is rated 4.67/5 from 3 votes; Héliotrope is rated 3.62/5 from 109 votes. Choose Week-End A Marseille for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Héliotrope for a powdery and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Week-End A Marseille or Héliotrope?

Week-End A Marseille lasts longest (Week-End A Marseille 80/100, Héliotrope 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Week-End A Marseille or Héliotrope?

Héliotrope projects furthest (Héliotrope 69/100, Week-End A Marseille 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Week-End A Marseille and Héliotrope smell similar?

Some overlap: a 49% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, vanilla and citrus accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Heliotrope and Iris.

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

Week-End A Marseille suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

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

Week-End A Marseille features Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Lavender, Heliotrope and Cedar. Héliotrope has top notes of Heliotrope, Ylang-Ylang, Bergamot and Neroli, heart notes of Iris, Rose and Jasmine, a base of Musk and Tonka Bean.