Fragrance comparison

Gotas de Color Made With Love vs Recover

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 25 ratings analysed

Gotas de Color Made With Love

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada

2.502 votes

Rank #67,008 CitrusFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Recover

AXE

3.7023 votes

Rank #22,029 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Recover takes 4 of 4 categories.

Gotas de Color Made With Love
Choose it for a citrus and fresh character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Recover
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Gotas de Color Made With Love0/4

Recover4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Gotas de Color Made With LoveAgatha Ruiz de la Prada

RecoverAXE

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 0%Had 44%Want 56%

3.70/ 5 · 23 votes

Have 18%Had 58%Want 25%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

39%Love

30%Like

4%Ok

13%Dislike

13%Hate

23 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate38

⏱ Longevity47

〰 Sillage41

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityRecover

SillageRecover

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value97

Category winnerRecoverBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh92%

woody84%

fruity77%

warm spicy69%

floral61%

citrus100%

aromatic83%

conifer65%

green48%

sour30%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

LycheeLemonLime

Heart

GingerPeonyApple

Base

PatchouliCedarwoodMusk

Notes

LimeLemon

No top / heart / base split published

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

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night50

Spring56

Summer100

Fall22

Winter33

Day100

Night20

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

Men88

Unisex13

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#67,008

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#22,029

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerRecoverHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Gotas de Color Made With Love opens bright and juicy, with lychee, lemon and lime giving it a crisp fruity-citrus lift. As it settles, peony and apple keep it soft and playful, while ginger adds a light sparkle. The dry-down turns cleaner and woodier with musk, cedarwood and a touch of patchouli. It reads as an easy d…

Reviews →

Recover by AXE is a straightforward citrus fragrance designed for daily wear. Released in 2007, it focuses on sharp, bright notes of lime and lemon. This scent provides a crisp, cooling sensation that works well during hot summer days or after intense physical activity, offering a clean finish that feels uncomplicated…

Reviews →

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, Gotas de Color Made With Love or Recover?

Recover takes 4 of 4 categories. Gotas de Color Made With Love is rated 2.50/5 from 2 votes; Recover is rated 3.70/5 from 23 votes. Choose Gotas de Color Made With Love for a citrus and fresh character. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Recover for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Gotas de Color Made With Love or Recover?

Recover lasts longest (Recover 47/100, Gotas de Color Made With Love 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Gotas de Color Made With Love or Recover?

Recover projects furthest (Recover 41/100, Gotas de Color Made With Love 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Gotas de Color Made With Love and Recover smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus accords. Common notes include Lemon and Lime.

Is Gotas de Color Made With Love or Recover better for summer or winter?

Gotas de Color Made With Love suits daytime wear; Recover suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Gotas de Color Made With Love and Recover?

Gotas de Color Made With Love has top notes of Lychee, Lemon and Lime, heart notes of Ginger, Peony and Apple, a base of Patchouli, Cedarwood and Musk. Recover features Lime and Lemon.