Fragrance comparison

Holday vs Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 13 ratings analysed

Holday

NOMR

4.001 votes

Rank #62,508 RumGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba

Ulric de Varens

4.4212 votes

Rank #33,541 CitrusGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba takes 3 of 4 categories.

Holday
Choose it for a rum and green character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring.
Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba
Choose it for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Holday1/4

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Holday
Sillage & projection: Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba
Value for money: Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

HoldayNOMR

Varens Romance Oh ! CubaUlric de Varens

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 6%Had 0%Want 94%

4.42/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 26%Had 5%Want 70%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

58%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity49

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate85

Category winners

LongevityHolday

SillageVarens Romance Oh ! Cuba

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value81

Category winnerVarens Romance Oh ! CubaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

rum100%

green86%

aromatic72%

warm spicy58%

fresh spicy44%

woody30%

citrus100%

green88%

sweet77%

woody65%

floral53%

fresh42%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both green and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RumMintLime

Heart

AmberMangoSugar

Base

BenzoinCedarwoodMuskAmbroxan

Top15-30 mins

Lemon ZestLimeLitsea CubebaSugar

Heart2-3 hrs

Transparent FlowersMintCitronCoconut

Base4-6 hrs

MuskWhite WoodSugar Syrup

InformationalShared notesMint, Lime, Sugar and Musk. Durations are only published for Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day–

Night–

Spring86

Summer100

Fall29

Winter14

Day100

Night24

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men0

Unisex40

Women60

Casual 42%Work 25%Date 18%Party 14%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#62,508

PerfumerAnunsith Wongkornvanich

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#33,541

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerVarens Romance Oh ! CubaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Holday by NOMR opens with a cold burst of crushed mint, sharp lime, and dark rum that smells like a fresh mango mojito served over cracked ice. As the fizz settles, ripe mango and white sugar join a warm base of benzoin, ambroxan, and cedarwood. It sits close on skin during hot, humid summer afternoons.

Reviews →

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba opens with a bright blast of sparkling lemon zest, tart lime, and sugary litsea cubeba. It smells remarkably like an iced mojito poured over a slice of warm lemon pound cake. Sweetness leads the charge here. Within twenty minutes, the sharp citrus edges soften into creamy coconut and sheer tra…

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, Holday or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba takes 3 of 4 categories. Holday is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba is rated 4.42/5 from 12 votes. Choose Holday for a rum and green character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring. Choose Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba for a citrus and green character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Holday or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Holday lasts longest (Holday 60/100, Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba 49/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Holday or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba projects furthest (Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba 56/100, Holday 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Holday and Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share green and woody accords. Common notes include Mint, Lime, Sugar and Musk.

Is Holday or Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba better for summer or winter?

Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Holday and Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba?

Holday has top notes of Rum, Mint and Lime, heart notes of Amber, Mango and Sugar, a base of Benzoin, Cedarwood, Musk and Ambroxan. Varens Romance Oh ! Cuba has top notes of Lemon Zest, Lime, Litsea Cubeba and Sugar, heart notes of Transparent Flowers, Mint, Citron and Coconut, a base of Musk, White Wood and Sugar Syrup.