Fragrance comparison

Red Lime Soda vs A Swoon of Citrus

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 68 ratings analysed

5 wins

Red Lime Soda

Strangers Parfumerie

3.4555 votes

Rank #18,283 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

52%scent match

Some overlap

A Swoon of Citrus

Imaginary Authors

3.1513 votes

Rank #53,827 CitrusFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Red Lime Soda takes 5 of 5 categories.

Red Lime Soda
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer.
A Swoon of Citrus
Choose it for a citrus and fruity character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Red Lime Soda5/5

A Swoon of Citrus0/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Red Lime SodaStrangers Parfumerie

A Swoon of CitrusImaginary Authors

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.45/ 5 · 55 votes

Have 14%Had 4%Want 82%

3.15/ 5 · 13 votes

Have 14%Had 2%Want 83%

Category winnerRed Lime SodaRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

24%Love

29%Like

22%Ok

20%Dislike

5%Hate

55 votes

23%Love

31%Like

0%Ok

31%Dislike

15%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate61

⏱ Longevity30

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate54

Category winners

LongevityRed Lime Soda

SillageRed Lime Soda

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value58

¤ Price value33

Category winnerRed Lime SodaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity88%

citrus77%

tropical65%

vanilla53%

fresh42%

citrus100%

fruity83%

tropical65%

fresh48%

conifer30%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both citrus, fruity and tropical

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Salakcream sodaCotton CandyStrawberryLitchiTropical FruitsLemon ZestLimePomeloRoselleRose Petals

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

LimeLitchiItalian LemonCake

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesLitchi 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

Spring50

Summer100

Fall18

Winter11

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer50

Fall33

Winter0

Day100

Night17

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men8

Unisex40

Women52

Men0

Unisex40

Women60

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#18,283

PerfumerPrin Lomros

Launched—

Reviews12

Overall rank#53,827

PerfumerJosh Meyer

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerRed Lime SodaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Red Lime Soda captures the punchy sweetness of Nam Dang Manow Soda, a popular Thai street drink made from red syrup, fresh lime, and carbonated water. Prin Lomros opens the fragrance with sharp pomelo and lemon zest before dropping into sticky strawberry, litchi, and cotton candy. A tart roselle and rose petal core ke…

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A Swoon of Citrus opens with bright lemon and lime, then folds in lychee and a cake-like sweetness that makes it feel more like a tart dessert idea than a classic fresh citrus perfume. It is playful, sharp, and a little odd. That unusual sweet-citrus mix will suit curious wearers more than safe-blind-buy shoppers. If …

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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, Red Lime Soda or A Swoon of Citrus?

Red Lime Soda takes 5 of 5 categories. Red Lime Soda is rated 3.45/5 from 55 votes; A Swoon of Citrus is rated 3.15/5 from 13 votes. Choose Red Lime Soda for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer. Choose A Swoon of Citrus for a citrus and fruity character. Best in spring, daytime wear.