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Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums Music For a While vs Serge Lutens Le Participe Passe

Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums Music For a While and Serge Lutens Le Participe Passe compared side by side: accords, longevity, sillage and value, so you can pick with confidence.

Music For a WhileFrederic Malle Editions de Parfums20183.9★
77% alikevs
Le Participe PasseSerge Lutens20183.8★

The difference in plain words

Music For a While and Le Participe Passe have a fair amount in common; both have Fruity Notes, Bergamot and Patchouli. Music For a While leans more lavender, while Le Participe Passe leans caramel. Le Participe Passe is more of an evening scent; it gets better value-for-money votes.

Longer lastingLe Participe Passe
Stronger projectionAbout the same
Better perceived valueLe Participe Passe
More of a night scentLe Participe Passe

Accords

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
● Music For a While ● Le Participe Passe
SweetFresh SpicyFruityAromaticWoodyCaramelAmberLavender
Both share: Fruity Notes · Bergamot · Patchouli · Caramel
Only in Music For a While: Lavender · Anise · Mandarin Orange · Pineapple · Geranium · Sugar · Vanilla · Labdanum
Only in Le Participe Passe: Artemisia · Pepper · Egyptian Balsam · Cumin · Resins · Leather

Community votes

Music For a While ← · → Le Participe Passe
Time of day
day
night
Season
spring
summer
fall
winter
Value
way overpriced
overpriced
ok
good value
great value
Sillage
intimate
moderate
strong
enormous
Longevity
very weak
weak
moderate
long lasting
eternal
Gender
female
more female
unisex
more male
male

Metrics

0–100, with delta
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
Le Participe Passe +4
71
75
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
≈ even
59
61
Price valueLe Participe Passe +15
37
52
Night-nessLe Participe Passe +20
39
59
Gender lean (♀→♂)
Feminine
Masculine
Music For a While profile →Le Participe Passe profile →