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Activate vs Strawberry

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 554 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Strawberry takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Activate

    Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

  • Strawberry

    Choose it for a green and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Activate0/1
Strawberry1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Strawberry

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
ActivateHersip
StrawberryMalin+Goetz
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%
3.68/ 5 · 554 votes
Have 38%Had 9%Want 53%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

23%Love
39%Like
23%Ok
12%Dislike
3%Hate

554 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity49
〰 Sillage36
♥ Love / hate67
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value48
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
citrus91%
iris83%
powdery74%
soft spicy65%
fresh spicy56%
green100%
fruity92%
sweet84%
musky77%
powdery69%
woody61%
Scent match33%Clearly different · both woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
BergamotPink PepperOrrisCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Top15 to 30 minutes
StrawberryPink PepperBergamot
Heart1 to 2 hours
Green NotesMilkJasmine
Base2 to 3 hours
MuskOakmossOrrisCedar
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Pink Pepper, Orris and Cedar. Durations are only published for Strawberry, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring100
Summer95
Fall22
Winter10
Day100
Night16
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men3
Unisex42
Women55
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#81,466

PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#12,703

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews122

Category winnerStrawberryHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Activate by Hersip opens with a clean burst of sunlit bergamot and crackling pink pepper, giving you an immediate lift that feels like stepping into fresh morning air. The citrus edge soon softens as powdery orris root glides in, adding an elegant, cool floral texture without becoming overly sweet or heavy. In the dry…

Reviews →

Strawberry by Malin+Goetz rethinks fruit by stripping away syrupy sugar. Instead of candy, it opens with crisp bergamot, a pinch of pink pepper, and a remarkably green, tart garden strawberry that feels closer to leaves and stems than dessert. As the scent settles, subtle jasmine and a light touch of milk soften the b…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Activate and Strawberry smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Orris and Cedar.

Is Activate or Strawberry better for summer or winter?

Activate suits day or night wear; Strawberry suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Activate and Strawberry?

Activate features Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Orris and Cedar. Strawberry has top notes of Strawberry, Pink Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Green Notes, Milk and Jasmine, a base of Musk, Oakmoss, Orris and Cedar.

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