Fragrance comparison

Fire Me Up vs Hortensia

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 344 ratings analysed

Fire Me Up

Avon

3.46342 votes

Rank #36,772 CitrusCherry

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

Hortensia

Pompeii

4.502 votes

Rank #58,374 VioletLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Fire Me Up
Choose it for a citrus and cherry character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.
Hortensia
Choose it for a violet and leather character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Fire Me Up2/4

Hortensia2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Hortensia
Sillage & projection: Hortensia
Value for money: Fire Me Up
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Fire Me Up

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Fire Me UpAvon

HortensiaPompeii

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.46/ 5 · 342 votes

Have 26%Had 63%Want 12%

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 18%Had 14%Want 68%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

22%Love

41%Like

1%Ok

34%Dislike

2%Hate

342 votes

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate61

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityHortensia

SillageHortensia

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value71

¤ Price value63

Category winnerFire Me UpBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

cherry91%

fruity83%

woody74%

sweet65%

fresh spicy56%

violet100%

leather92%

fruity84%

woody77%

powdery69%

aromatic61%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both fruity and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CherryPomegranateGrapefruit

Heart

Blood OrangeViolet

Base

Red AmberMuskVetiver

Top

GrapefruitJuniper BerriesBlack Currant

Heart

LeatherVioletClovesBlack Pepper

Base

RaspberryVetiverCedarMusk

InformationalShared notesGrapefruit, Violet, Musk and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring74

Summer100

Fall61

Winter56

Day–

Night–

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex0

Women96

Men33

Unisex0

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#36,772

PerfumerCaroline Sabas

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#58,374

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerFire Me UpHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Avon Fire Me Up opens with sharp grapefruit and tangy pomegranate before softening into dark cherry and blood orange. Created by Caroline Sabas in 2008, it balances punchy fruit accords with a clean background of red amber and soft musk. It suits warm summer afternoons, outdoor festivals, and casual errands when you w…

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Hortensia by Pompeii opens with a tart flash of grapefruit and dark black currant before settling into a dense heart of violet and worn leather. Released in 2025, this unisex woody spicy fragrance plays heavy contrast between cold juniper berries and hot black pepper. As the top notes fade, cloves and earthy vetiver a…

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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, Fire Me Up or Hortensia?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Fire Me Up is rated 3.46/5 from 342 votes; Hortensia is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Fire Me Up for a citrus and cherry character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer. Choose Hortensia for a violet and leather character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Fire Me Up or Hortensia?

Hortensia lasts longest (Hortensia 80/100, Fire Me Up 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Fire Me Up or Hortensia?

Hortensia projects furthest (Hortensia 75/100, Fire Me Up 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Fire Me Up and Hortensia smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity and woody accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Violet, Musk and Vetiver.

Is Fire Me Up or Hortensia better for summer or winter?

Hortensia suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Fire Me Up and Hortensia?

Fire Me Up has top notes of Cherry, Pomegranate and Grapefruit, heart notes of Blood Orange and Violet, a base of Red Amber, Musk and Vetiver. Hortensia has top notes of Grapefruit, Juniper Berries and Black Currant, heart notes of Leather, Violet, Cloves and Black Pepper, a base of Raspberry, Vetiver, Cedar and Musk.