Do Malmaison and Enchanted Forest smell similar?

Malmaison and Enchanted Forest rate a very similar 80% match on our similarity model. They share 3 notes including Rose, Vetiver and Musk. Both lean fruity, woody and aromatic.

Which lasts longer, Malmaison or Enchanted Forest?

Malmaison and Enchanted Forest wear about as long as each other — community testers report 6-10 hours for both. Longevity shifts with skin type, weather, and how much you apply.

Which is better rated, Malmaison or Enchanted Forest?

Enchanted Forest scores higher with the community at 4/5, versus 3.5/5 for Malmaison. A rating measures overall approval, not which suits you — sample both if you can.

Side by side

Malmaison vs. Enchanted Forest

Q: Is Malmaison better than Enchanted Forest?

Neither is universally better — it depends on what you want. Enchanted Forest rates higher with the community. Weigh the shared notes, performance, and community votes above to decide which fits you.

Malmaison

12 Parfumeurs Francais

Eau de Parfum2017

80^%

Very similar

Enchanted Forest

The Vagabond Prince

Eau de Parfum2012

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Is Malmaison better than Enchanted Forest?

Enchanted Forest runs away with this one. Where Malmaison leans on a compact Rose-Blackcurrant-Vetiver-Musk core, its opponent throws in Balsam Fir, Red Wine, Myrrh, and Oakmoss for a far wilder aromatic landscape. The shared fruity-woody-aromatic DNA is obvious at 80% similarity, yet the richer composition earns that 4/5 rating.

Pick Malmaison

Pick Malmaison if you want the cleaner fruit-floral take on the shared template, with Blackcurrant and Rose doing the heavy lifting without the coniferous density that Enchanted Forest brings.

Pick Enchanted Forest

Pick Enchanted Forest if Balsam Fir, Red Wine, and Myrrh sound like your kind of party, the green-spicy complexity clearly outperforms Malmaison's simpler structure.

Why this score

Performance proximity

Accord profile overlap

Gender alignment

RoseVetiverMusk

fruitywoodyaromaticsoft spicyfloralgreen

This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.

The essentials

What's different between Malmaison and Enchanted Forest?

Key facts: Malmaison vs. Enchanted Forest
	Malmaison	Enchanted Forest
Concentration	Eau de Parfum	Eau de Parfum
Launched	2017	2012
Gender	Unisex	Unisex
Perfumer	—	Bertrand Duchaufour
Best season	Spring	—

Scent DNA

How do Malmaison and Enchanted Forest smell?

Malmaison

Fruity

Woody

Aromatic

Soft Spicy

Floral

Musky

Rose

Green

Enchanted Forest

Fruity

Aromatic

Woody

Fresh Spicy

Green

Soft Spicy

Floral

Sweet

Shared between both fragrances

The pyramid

What notes do Malmaison and Enchanted Forest share?

Top

Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant LeafRed WineHawthornRosemaryWineAldehydesArtemisiaDavanaOrangePink PepperRum

Heart

Rose

Blackcurrant blossomCarnationCoriander SeedHoneysuckleRoseVetiver

Base

VetiverMusk

Balsam FirOakmossMyrrhPatchouliAmberBenzoinCastoreumCedarwoodMuskVanilla

Notes both fragrances share

Shared note families

Floral Notes

Rose

CarnationHawthornHoneysuckleRose

Fruity Notes

Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant Leaf

Green Notes

Vetiver

Musk

Where they fit

When and where do Malmaison and Enchanted Forest work?

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Community taste

Which performs better, Malmaison or Enchanted Forest?

Community verdict: Malmaison vs. Enchanted Forest
	Malmaison	Enchanted Forest
Score	3.5/5	4/5
Longevity	6-10 hours	6-10 hours
Sillage	moderate	moderate

No varnish

What do reviewers say about Malmaison and Enchanted Forest?

Blackcurrant gives this rose fragrance a bite that keeps it from being overly sweet, while vetiver grounds the composition and keeps the overall effect honest.Malmaison

This one leans heavily into green, tart blackcurrant territory, and it does not apologize for it. If fruity florals are your thing, Enchanted Forest delivers that initial punch with real conviction.Enchanted Forest

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