Fragrance comparison

Blue Waters vs Pandora Selective Base 0202

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

Updated 25 Oct 2026 1 ratings analysed

1 wins

Blue Waters

Umma Perfumes

5.001 votes

Rank #66,847 CitrusMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Pandora Selective Base 0202

Pandora

—0 votes

Rank #73,516 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Blue Waters takes 1 of 1 categories.

Blue Waters
Choose it for a citrus and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Pandora Selective Base 0202
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character.

Blue Waters1/1

Pandora Selective Base 02020/1

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: Blue Waters

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Blue WatersUmma Perfumes

Pandora Selective Base 0202Pandora

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 100%Had 0%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

musky91%

white floral83%

sweet74%

fresh spicy65%

amber56%

fruity100%

sweet92%

powdery84%

fresh77%

vanilla69%

musky61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both sweet and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

OrangeGingerPearPeach

Heart2-4 hrs

Orange BlossomTea

Base5-7 hrs

AmbroxanMusk

Top

PassionfruitRaspberryPeachApplePear

Heart

Lily of the Valley

Base

SandalwoodHeliotropePatchouliAmbroxanVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesPear, Peach, Ambroxan and Musk. Durations are only published for Blue Waters, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day100

Night33

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Casual 41%Work 33%Date 17%Party 9%

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66,847

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#73,516

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlue WatersHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Blue Waters by Umma Perfumes opens with a crisp, sunlit spray of sweet orange and juicy pear, spiced by a prickle of fresh ginger. The fruit is vibrant rather than sugary. Within twenty minutes, the sharp citrus softens into an airy heart of steeped black tea and dewy orange blossom petals. It feels clean, bright, and…

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Pandora Selective Base 0202 opens with a loud burst of tropical passionfruit, crisp pear, and ripe peach. It settles into a clean heart of lily of the valley before grounding on warm sandalwood and diffusive ambroxan. Built as a bold fruity chypre for spring and summer, it suits casual warm-weather wear when you want …

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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.

Do Blue Waters and Pandora Selective Base 0202 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and musky accords. Common notes include Pear, Peach, Ambroxan and Musk.

Is Blue Waters or Pandora Selective Base 0202 better for summer or winter?

Blue Waters suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Blue Waters and Pandora Selective Base 0202?

Blue Waters has top notes of Orange, Ginger, Pear and Peach, heart notes of Orange Blossom and Tea, a base of Ambroxan and Musk. Pandora Selective Base 0202 has top notes of Passionfruit, Raspberry, Peach and Apple, heart notes of Lily of the Valley, a base of Sandalwood, Heliotrope, Patchouli and Ambroxan.