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Fashion vs L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette

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

Updated 933 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette takes 5 of 8 categories.

  • Fashion

    Choose it for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, versatility and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, daytime wear.

  • L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette

    Choose it for a floral and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Fashion3/8
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette5/8
Ratings & consensus
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette
Community sentiment
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette
Longevity
Fashion
Sillage & projection
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette
Value for money
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette
Versatility
Fashion
Note pyramid (duration)
Fashion
Fragranxe ranking
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
FashionLeonard
L'Heure Bleue Eau de ToiletteGuerlain
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.11/ 5 · 63 votes
Have 48%Had 14%Want 37%
4.32/ 5 · 870 votes
Have 63%Had 17%Want 19%
Category winnerL'Heure Bleue Eau de ToiletteRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
38%Love
46%Like
5%Ok
11%Dislike
0%Hate

63 votes

54%Love
33%Like
6%Ok
7%Dislike
1%Hate

870 votes

Category winnerL'Heure Bleue Eau de ToiletteMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity66
〰 Sillage53
♥ Love / hate78
⏱ Longevity65
〰 Sillage60
♥ Love / hate83
Category winners

LongevityFashion

SillageL'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value32
¤ Price value54
Category winnerL'Heure Bleue Eau de ToiletteBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
powdery100%
woody92%
floral84%
sweet77%
aromatic69%
fruity61%
floral100%
powdery92%
violet84%
vanilla77%
iris69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match38%Some overlap · both powdery and floral

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top20-30 mins
PeachGreen NotesVioletTarragonNeroliRaspberryLemonPlum
Heart3-4 hrs
IrisCarnationJasmineRoseYlang-YlangLilacOrchidLily-of-the-Valley
Base6-8+ hrs
MuskVetiverSandalwoodAmberTonka BeanBenzoinVanillaCedar
Top15 to 30 minutes
AniseBergamot
Heart2 to 3 hours
CarnationTuberoseNeroliRose
Base4 to 7 hours
IrisVioletBenzoinTonka BeanVanilla
Category winnerFashionLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring75
Summer67
Fall100
Winter58
Day100
Night43
Spring78
Summer39
Fall100
Winter76
Day100
Night83
Category winnerFashionMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex25
Women75
Men2
Unisex23
Women75
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,530

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#2,976

PerfumerJacques Guerlain

Launched—

Reviews75

Category winnerL'Heure Bleue Eau de ToiletteHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Fashion by Leonard opens with a tart flash of bergamot, ripe plum, and juicy peach that quickly gives way to dry tarragon. You smell crisp fruit rather than sugary syrup. Within twenty minutes, a dense bouquet of powdery iris, spicy carnation, and sweet tuberose blooms across the skin. The base anchors the composition…

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L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette by Guerlain presents a gentle, atmospheric blend centered on cool iris, powdery violet, and warm anise. The opening couples sharp aniseed with a quick splash of citrusy bergamot. Soon after, the scent softens into a classic floral bouquet featuring spicy carnation, neroli, rose, and tuber…

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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.

Which is better, Fashion or L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette?

L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette takes 5 of 8 categories. Fashion is rated 4.11/5 from 63 votes; L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette is rated 4.32/5 from 870 votes. Choose Fashion for a powdery and woody character. Wins on longevity, versatility and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette for a floral and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Fashion or L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette?

They last about the same: Fashion 66/100, L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette 65/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Fashion or L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette?

L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette projects furthest (L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette 60/100, Fashion 53/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Fashion and L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery and floral accords. Common notes include Violet, Neroli, Iris and Carnation.

Is Fashion or L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette better for summer or winter?

For summer, Fashion is the stronger pick. For winter, L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette is the stronger pick. Fashion suits daytime wear; L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Fashion and L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette?

Fashion has top notes of Peach, Green Notes, Violet and Tarragon, heart notes of Iris, Carnation, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Musk, Vetiver, Sandalwood and Amber. L'Heure Bleue Eau de Toilette has top notes of Anise and Bergamot, heart notes of Carnation, Tuberose, Neroli and Rose, a base of Iris, Violet, Benzoin and Tonka Bean.

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