Fragrance comparison

Midsummer Collection Orange Zest vs CASABLANCA

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 229 ratings analysed

1 wins

Midsummer Collection Orange Zest

Zara

4.35229 votes

Rank #3,339 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

CASABLANCA

Bold Label

—0 votes

Rank #66,681 CitrusLavender

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Midsummer Collection Orange Zest takes 1 of 1 categories.

Midsummer Collection Orange Zest
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer.
CASABLANCA
Choose it for a citrus and lavender character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Midsummer Collection Orange Zest1/1

CASABLANCA0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Midsummer Collection Orange ZestZara

CASABLANCABold Label

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.35/ 5 · 229 votes

Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 15%Had 0%Want 85%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

45%Like

4%Ok

4%Dislike

0%Hate

229 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value86

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

aromatic91%

fresh spicy83%

fresh74%

musky65%

lavender56%

citrus100%

lavender92%

woody84%

aromatic77%

fresh spicy69%

soft spicy61%

Scent match55%Closely related · both citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

LemonGinger

Heart

Lavender

Base

VetiverMusk

Top

BergamotClementineLemonBasilTansy

Heart

LavenderNeroliGingerOakmossMango

Base

Pink PepperPalo SantoTuberoseVelvetVetiverMusk

InformationalShared notesLemon, Ginger, Lavender 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

Spring86

Summer100

Fall15

Winter4

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men65

Unisex33

Women1

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,339

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews58

Overall rank#66,681

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMidsummer Collection Orange ZestHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Midsummer Collection Orange Zest by Zara opens with a sharp burst of tart lemon backed by fizzy ginger. The initial bite is crisp and juicy, mimicking fresh citrus peel rather than sweet candy syrup. Within ten minutes, the citrus settles into a clean heart of herbal lavender that softens the sharpness. The base relie…

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Casablanca by Bold Label is a citrus aromatic release built around bright bergamot, clementine and lemon, then softened with lavender, neroli and a subtle mango note. It opens fresh and brisk, but the dry-down leans cleaner and woodier with musk, vetiver and palo santo. If you like modern barbershop styles with extra …

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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.

Do Midsummer Collection Orange Zest and CASABLANCA smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Lemon, Ginger, Lavender and Vetiver.

Is Midsummer Collection Orange Zest or CASABLANCA better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Midsummer Collection Orange Zest and CASABLANCA?

Midsummer Collection Orange Zest has top notes of Lemon and Ginger, heart notes of Lavender, a base of Vetiver and Musk. CASABLANCA has top notes of Bergamot, Clementine, Lemon and Basil, heart notes of Lavender, Neroli, Ginger and Oakmoss, a base of Pink Pepper, Palo Santo, Tuberose and Velvet.