Fragrance comparison

Solid Gold vs Urban

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 5 ratings analysed

1 wins

Solid Gold

Shirley May

4.005 votes

Rank #59,289 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

70%scent match

Closely related

Urban

Silkey Mundial

—0 votes

Rank #73,344 CitrusWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Solid Gold takes 1 of 1 categories.

Solid Gold
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Urban
Choose it for a citrus and warm spicy character.

Solid Gold1/1

Urban0/1

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: Solid Gold

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Solid GoldShirley May

UrbanSilkey Mundial

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 11%Had 44%Want 44%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

40%Like

0%Ok

20%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity47

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

amber92%

citrus84%

cinnamon77%

woody69%

leather61%

citrus100%

warm spicy92%

green84%

amber77%

woody69%

rose61%

Scent match70%Closely related · both warm spicy, citrus and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

GrapefruitOrangeMint

Heart

CinnamonLeatherSpicy Notes

Base

AmberWoody NotesPatchouli

Top

GrapefruitMandarinMint

Heart

Spicy NotesCinnamonRose

Base

Woody NotesLeatherAmber

InformationalShared notesGrapefruit, Mint, Cinnamon and Leather. 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

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,289

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#73,344

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSolid GoldHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Solid Gold by Shirley May opens with a brief splash of fresh grapefruit and mint before settling into a warmer, spiced leather. It is a dry wood fragrance that avoids the sticky sweetness found in many modern masculine scents. The cinnamon and amber base notes warm up on the skin, making it a comfortable wear for cris…

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Urban opens with a bright citrus and mint lift, then settles into a warmer mix of spice, rose, amber, woods, and leather. It reads as a modern woody spicy scent with a fresh top and a darker, more textured base. If you like masculine fragrances that start crisp and end warm, this looks easy to shortlist. If you want s…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Solid Gold and Urban smell similar?

Closely related: a 70% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, citrus and amber accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Mint, Cinnamon and Leather.

Is Solid Gold or Urban better for summer or winter?

Solid Gold suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Solid Gold and Urban?

Solid Gold has top notes of Grapefruit, Orange and Mint, heart notes of Cinnamon, Leather and Spicy Notes, a base of Amber, Woody Notes and Patchouli. Urban has top notes of Grapefruit, Mandarin and Mint, heart notes of Spicy Notes, Cinnamon and Rose, a base of Woody Notes, Leather and Amber.