Fragrance comparison

Blue Hole vs Urbanist Femme

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

Updated 13 Oct 2026 190 ratings analysed

4 wins

Blue Hole

Zara

4.4199 votes

Rank #5,767 CitrusWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

Urbanist Femme

Al Haramain Perfumes

3.0791 votes

Rank #16,271 FruityCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Blue Hole takes 4 of 7 categories.

Blue Hole
Choose it for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in summer.
Urbanist Femme
Choose it for a fruity and citrus character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.

Blue Hole4/7

Urbanist Femme3/7

Ratings & consensus: Blue Hole
Community sentiment: Blue Hole
Longevity: Urbanist Femme
Sillage & projection: Urbanist Femme
Value for money: Urbanist Femme
Versatility: Blue Hole
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Blue Hole

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Blue HoleZara

Urbanist FemmeAl Haramain Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.41/ 5 · 99 votes

Have 47%Had 20%Want 32%

3.07/ 5 · 91 votes

Have 42%Had 20%Want 38%

Category winnerBlue HoleRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

62%Love

27%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

99 votes

23%Love

33%Like

14%Ok

19%Dislike

11%Hate

84 votes

Category winnerBlue HoleMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate85

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate59

Category winners

LongevityUrbanist Femme

SillageUrbanist Femme

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value72

¤ Price value76

Category winnerUrbanist FemmeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

white floral88%

patchouli77%

aromatic65%

fresh53%

woody42%

fruity100%

citrus92%

sweet84%

fresh77%

musky69%

powdery61%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both citrus and fresh

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Lemon

Heart

Jasmine

Base

Patchouli

Top

PineappleAppleLemonOrange

Heart

JasmineIris

Base

MuskPatchouliAmber

InformationalShared notesLemon, Jasmine and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring95

Summer100

Fall16

Winter7

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter66

Day–

Night–

Category winnerBlue HoleMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men61

Unisex33

Women6

Men22

Unisex39

Women38

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#5,767

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews30

Overall rank#16,271

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews11

Category winnerBlue HoleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Zara Blue Hole opens with a bright blast of lemon before settling into a warm jasmine heart and earthy patchouli. It is an uncomplicated woody aromatic scent built for casual summer wear.

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Urbanist Femme is a sweet, bright pineapple and apple fragrance with a clean, slightly soapy heart and a musky, powdery dry down. It can read unisex on skin, but many people feel it leans feminine, especially once the iris shows up. If you love juicy tropical fruit with a fresh, deodorant-like cleanliness, it is an ea…

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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, Blue Hole or Urbanist Femme?

Blue Hole takes 4 of 7 categories. Blue Hole is rated 4.41/5 from 99 votes; Urbanist Femme is rated 3.07/5 from 91 votes. Choose Blue Hole for a citrus and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in summer. Choose Urbanist Femme for a fruity and citrus character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Blue Hole or Urbanist Femme?

Urbanist Femme lasts longest (Urbanist Femme 69/100, Blue Hole 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Blue Hole or Urbanist Femme?

Projection is very close: Urbanist Femme 63/100, Blue Hole 61/100 for sillage.

Do Blue Hole and Urbanist Femme smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and fresh accords. Common notes include Lemon, Jasmine and Patchouli.

Is Blue Hole or Urbanist Femme better for summer or winter?

For summer, Blue Hole is the stronger pick. For winter, Urbanist Femme is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Blue Hole and Urbanist Femme?

Blue Hole has top notes of Lemon, heart notes of Jasmine, a base of Patchouli. Urbanist Femme has top notes of Pineapple, Apple, Lemon and Orange, heart notes of Jasmine and Iris, a base of Musk, Patchouli and Amber.