Do Enchanted Forest and Malmaison smell similar?

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

Which lasts longer, Enchanted Forest or Malmaison?

Enchanted Forest and Malmaison 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, Enchanted Forest or Malmaison?

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

Enchanted Forest vs. Malmaison

Q: Is Enchanted Forest better than Malmaison?

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.

Enchanted Forest

The Vagabond Prince

Eau de Parfum2012

80^%

Very similar

Malmaison

12 Parfumeurs Francais

Eau de Parfum2017

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Is Enchanted Forest better than Malmaison?

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 Enchanted Forest

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 Malmaison

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

fruityaromaticwoodygreensoft spicyfloral

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 Enchanted Forest and Malmaison?

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

Scent DNA

How do Enchanted Forest and Malmaison smell?

Enchanted Forest

Fruity

Aromatic

Woody

Fresh Spicy

Green

Soft Spicy

Floral

Sweet

Malmaison

Fruity

Woody

Aromatic

Soft Spicy

Floral

Musky

Rose

Green

Shared between both fragrances

The pyramid

What notes do Enchanted Forest and Malmaison share?

Top

Blackcurrant LeafRed WineHawthornRosemaryWineAldehydesArtemisiaDavanaOrangePink PepperRum

Blackcurrant

Heart

Blackcurrant blossomCarnationCoriander SeedHoneysuckleRoseVetiver

Rose

Base

Balsam FirOakmossMyrrhPatchouliAmberBenzoinCastoreumCedarwoodMuskVanilla

VetiverMusk

Notes both fragrances share

Shared note families

Floral Notes

CarnationHawthornHoneysuckleRose

Rose

Fruity Notes

Blackcurrant Leaf

Blackcurrant

Green Notes

Vetiver

Musk

Where they fit

When and where do Enchanted Forest and Malmaison work?

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Community taste

Which performs better, Enchanted Forest or Malmaison?

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

No varnish

What do reviewers say about Enchanted Forest and 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

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

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