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Juliette Has a Gun Mad Madame
Juliette Has a Gun

Mad Madame

Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Green
Woody
EDP · 2012 · womens

Juliette Has a Gun is a niche fragrance house founded by Romano Ricci in 2003, known for bold, unconventional fragrances that reject traditional femininity. The brand's irreverent approach to scent design has earned it a devoted following among those seeking fragrances with personality and edge.

Mad Madame opens with a bright burst of black currant and freesia that quickly gives way to a creamy, rose-forward heart. Jasmine and tuberose add lush white floral depth, while patchouli and moss ground the composition with earthy, slightly bitter notes. The base settles into a warm, sensual embrace of vanilla absolute, white musk, and castoreum, with tolu balsam adding a subtle sweetness that prevents the fragrance from becoming too heavy.

The overall character is a sophisticated floral oriental that bridges sweetness and spice without leaning too heavily into either direction. Mad Madame works well for those who appreciate dense, layered fragrances with textural complexity. It suits evening wear or cooler months when its warmth feels most appropriate. If you gravitate toward fragrances with similar sensibilities, explore The Reverie, The Seducer, and The Mystic.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Fresh
39%
Floral
100%
Rose
90%
Jasmine
22%
White Floral
80%
Green
22%
Woody
22%
Patchouli
70%
Earthy
44%
Musky
39%
Amber
17%
Warm Spicy
17%
Balsamic
39%
Vanilla
50%
Sweet
78%
Gourmand
39%
Leather
39%
Smoky
39%
Animalic
60%
Clean
39%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Black Currant
Black Currant
Freesia
Freesia
Bright, clean, and slightly peppery, freesia is a springtime flower with a fresh, almost citrusy edge that prevents it from reading as purely sweet. It's one of the more versatile florals, sitting comfortably in both delicate feminine compositions and fresh unisex fragrances. Approachable and elegant simultaneously.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Moss
Moss
Damp, green, and slightly bitter with a cool, shadowy quality, moss is nature's version of depth in perfumery. Oakmoss and tree moss both add a forest-floor complexity that anchors compositions in something real. Essential to classic chypre fragrances and the inspiration for countless green woody accords.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Peony
Peony
Light, watery, and fresh with a clean floral sweetness that never feels heavy. Peony reads as modern and optimistic, the scent equivalent of a spring wardrobe refresh. It blends seamlessly with other florals and is a common building block in sheer, easy-to-wear feminine fragrances.
Tuberose
Tuberose
One of the most intensely floral natural ingredients in existence, rich, creamy, and almost narcotic in its sweetness. Tuberose is polarizing by design: it's meant to be enveloping, not background. It has rubbery, vanilla-like facets that make it feel both sensual and slightly retro.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Castoreum
Castoreum
One of perfumery's most storied animalic materials, castoreum comes from the scent glands of the North American beaver. It has a complex profile: leathery, slightly smoky, and sweet, with a warm, skin-like quality. Natural castoreum is rarely used today (ethical concerns); synthetic versions recreate its distinctive warmth in classic leather fragrances.
Tolu Balsam
Tolu Balsam
A warm, sweet, vanilla-like resin from a South American tree with a cinnamon-adjacent character and a slightly smoky depth. Tolu balsam has been used in perfumery for centuries as a fixative, adding a rich, balsamic warmth that blends naturally with orientals and florals. It is closely related to Peru balsam and benzoin in its warm, sweet character.
Vanilla Absolute
Vanilla Absolute
White Musk
White Musk
Clean, soft, and slightly soapy, white musk is the scent of fresh laundry and warm skin. It's the furthest from the animalic origins of real musk: approachable, inoffensive, and universally flattering. Almost every mass-market fragrance uses white musk as a base, which is why it reads as 'clean' rather than specifically musky.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The ReverieBest match87% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

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The Seducer85% match
A warmth others feel before they understand it.

Rich, dark, sweet, and challenging. Opulent orientals, vanillic oud, seductive amber.

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The Mystic84% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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Scent Profile
Fresh39%Floral100%Rose90%Jasmine22%White Floral80%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
EDP

Juliette Has a Gun Mad Madame— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Mad Madame is $150.00. Without a coupon the lowest price is $150.00. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Juliette Has a Gun fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

Frequently asked questions

Cheapest price for Juliette Has a Gun Mad Madame? +
$150.00 at ScentSplit. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Juliette Has a Gun Mad Madame smell like? +
Juliette Has a Gun is a niche fragrance house founded by Romano Ricci in 2003, known for bold, unconventional fragrances that reject traditional femininity. The brand's irreverent approach to scent design has earned it a devoted following among those seeking fragrances with personality and edge. Mad Madame opens with a bright burst of black currant and freesia that quickly gives way to a creamy, rose-forward heart. Jasmine and tuberose add lush white floral depth, while patchouli and moss ground the composition with earthy, slightly bitter notes. The base settles into a warm, sensual embrace of vanilla absolute, white musk, and castoreum, with tolu balsam adding a subtle sweetness that prevents the fragrance from becoming too heavy. The overall character is a sophisticated floral oriental that bridges sweetness and spice without leaning too heavily into either direction. Mad Madame works well for those who appreciate dense, layered fragrances with textural complexity. It suits evening wear or cooler months when its warmth feels most appropriate. If you gravitate toward fragrances with similar sensibilities, explore The Reverie, The Seducer, and The Mystic.
What are the notes in Juliette Has a Gun Mad Madame? +
Top: Amber, Black Currant, Freesia, Rose. Heart: Jasmine, Moss, Patchouli, Peony, Tuberose. Base: Castoreum, Tolu Balsam, Vanilla Absolute, White Musk.
What fragrance family is Mad Madame? +
Juliette Has a Gun Mad Madame belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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