Fragrance comparison

Holiday Mood vs Oud Couture

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 49 ratings analysed

Holiday Mood

Zara

4.502 votes

Rank #45,635 FruityWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

52%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Oud Couture

Ahmed Al Maghribi

4.2247 votes

Rank #6,942 FruitySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud Couture takes 4 of 4 categories.

Holiday Mood
Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Oud Couture
Choose it for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Holiday Mood0/4

Oud Couture4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Holiday MoodZara

Oud CoutureAhmed Al Maghribi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 32%Had 21%Want 47%

4.22/ 5 · 47 votes

Have 41%Had 7%Want 52%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

56%Love

37%Like

7%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

41 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityOud Couture

SillageOud Couture

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value78

Category winnerOud CoutureBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

woody91%

sweet83%

floral74%

powdery65%

sour56%

fruity100%

sweet92%

honey84%

woody77%

powdery69%

white floral61%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both fruity, sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SorbetRed Berries

Heart

Hibiscus

Base

Sandalwood

Top

PeachRed BerriesOrange

Heart

HoneyWhite FlowersRose

Base

SandalwoodMossAmbroxan

InformationalShared notesRed Berries and Sandalwood. 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

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer96

Fall92

Winter60

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Men12

Unisex32

Women56

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#45,635

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#6,942

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews16

Category winnerOud CoutureHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Zara Holiday Mood opens with a splash of red berries and chilled sorbet that feels tart and cold on warm skin. As the initial fruitiness softens, tropical hibiscus emerges alongside a clean sandalwood base. The scent stays close to the skin as a lightweight eau de cologne designed for quick refreshers. It suits casual…

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Oud Couture opens fruity and sweet, with peach, red berries and orange moving quickly into honeyed florals and a rosy heart. On skin it often reads more like a dense fruity floral gourmand than an oud fragrance. Shoppers who enjoy Burberry Her style sweetness, berry-rose blends, or a polished ambery dry-down may find …

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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.

Which is better, Holiday Mood or Oud Couture?

Oud Couture takes 4 of 4 categories. Holiday Mood is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes; Oud Couture is rated 4.22/5 from 47 votes. Choose Holiday Mood for a fruity and woody character. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Oud Couture for a fruity and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Holiday Mood or Oud Couture?

Oud Couture lasts longest (Oud Couture 74/100, Holiday Mood 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Holiday Mood or Oud Couture?

Oud Couture projects furthest (Oud Couture 66/100, Holiday Mood 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Holiday Mood and Oud Couture smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Red Berries and Sandalwood.

Is Holiday Mood or Oud Couture better for summer or winter?

Holiday Mood suits day or night wear; Oud Couture suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Holiday Mood and Oud Couture?

Holiday Mood has top notes of Sorbet and Red Berries, heart notes of Hibiscus, a base of Sandalwood. Oud Couture has top notes of Peach, Red Berries and Orange, heart notes of Honey, White Flowers and Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Moss and Ambroxan.