Fragrance comparison

Audacious vs Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 13 ratings analysed

Audacious

Haught Parfums

5.001 votes

Rank #51,618 GreenOzonic

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36%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba

Ulric de Varens

4.4212 votes

Rank #33,541 CitrusGreen

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba takes 2 of 3 categories.

Audacious
Choose it for a green and ozonic character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba
Choose it for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Audacious1/3

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Audacious
Sillage & projection: Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AudaciousHaught Parfums

Varens Romance Oh ! CubaUlric de Varens

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 27%Had 5%Want 68%

4.42/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 26%Had 5%Want 70%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

58%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity49

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityAudacious

SillageVarens Romance Oh ! Cuba

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value81

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

green100%

ozonic83%

aquatic65%

fresh48%

sweet30%

citrus100%

green88%

sweet77%

woody65%

floral53%

fresh42%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both green, sweet and fresh

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Green NotesLimeMint

Heart

CucumberAldehydes

Base

Green GrassSugarWhite Musk

Top15-30 mins

Lemon ZestLimeLitsea CubebaSugar

Heart2-3 hrs

Transparent FlowersMintCitronCoconut

Base4-6 hrs

MuskWhite WoodSugar Syrup

InformationalShared notesLime, Mint and Sugar. Durations are only published for Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Spring86

Summer100

Fall29

Winter14

Day100

Night24

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex40

Women60

Casual 42%Work 25%Date 18%Party 14%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#51,618

PerfumerJarekhye Covarrubias

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,541

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerVarens Romance Oh ! CubaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Audacious by Haught Parfums is an invigorating aromatic green fragrance that captures the feeling of crisp morning air in a sunlit garden. It opens with an immediate burst of tart lime, cool garden mint, and crushed botanical stems. As it settles onto the skin, a refreshing wave of sliced cucumber and breezy aldehydes…

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Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba opens with a bright blast of sparkling lemon zest, tart lime, and sugary litsea cubeba. It smells remarkably like an iced mojito poured over a slice of warm lemon pound cake. Sweetness leads the charge here. Within twenty minutes, the sharp citrus edges soften into creamy coconut and sheer tra…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Audacious or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba takes 2 of 3 categories. Audacious is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes; Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba is rated 4.42/5 from 12 votes. Choose Audacious for a green and ozonic character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Audacious or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Audacious lasts longest (Audacious 80/100, Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba 49/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Audacious or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba projects furthest (Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba 56/100, Audacious 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Audacious and Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green, sweet and fresh accords. Common notes include Lime, Mint and Sugar.

Is Audacious or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba better for summer or winter?

Audacious suits daytime wear; Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Audacious and Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Audacious has top notes of Green Notes, Lime and Mint, heart notes of Cucumber and Aldehydes, a base of Green Grass, Sugar and White Musk. Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba has top notes of Lemon Zest, Lime, Litsea Cubeba and Sugar, heart notes of Transparent Flowers, Mint, Citron and Coconut, a base of Musk, White Wood and Sugar Syrup.