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    Side by side

    5:40 PM in Madagascar vs. Vanille de Madagascar

    Clearly related
    New comparison

    5:40 PM in Madagascar rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: 5:40 PM in Madagascar vs. Vanille de Madagascar
    5:40 PM in MadagascarVanille de Madagascar
    ConcentrationEau de ToiletteEau de Parfum
    Launched20092017
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerJoAnne BassettNathalie Lorson
    Best seasonSummerFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    5:40 PM in Madagascar

    Vanilla
    Floral
    Woody
    Powdery
    Aquatic
    Ozonic

    Vanille de Madagascar

    Woody
    Vanilla
    Aromatic
    Citrus
    Caramel
    Sweet
    Green
    Powdery

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Lotus
    TeaOrange BlossomBergamot
    Heart
    CedarwoodFreesia
    VanillaCaramel
    Base
    Vanilla
    VetiverCedar

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: 5:40 PM in Madagascar vs. Vanille de Madagascar
    5:40 PM in MadagascarVanille de Madagascar
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Lotus and vanilla shouldn't work together. One's cool, the other's warm. In most fragrances, that tension collapses into something forgettable. Here it holds. The lotus keeps the vanilla honest.5:40 PM in Madagascar
    This is vanilla that decided it wanted to be taken seriously. Sweetness is there, but it's held in check by vetiver's dry earth and cedar's quiet authority. Not a statement fragrance. A preference.Vanille de Madagascar