Fragrance comparison

Summer Blooms vs Reaction

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 979 ratings analysed

Summer Blooms

Le Chameau

—0 votes

Rank #79,962 FruityOzonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

67%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Reaction

Kenneth Cole

4.07979 votes

Rank #27,762 OzonicAquatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Reaction takes 1 of 1 categories.

Summer Blooms
Choose it for a fruity and ozonic character.
Reaction
Choose it for a ozonic and aquatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Summer Blooms0/1

Reaction1/1

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: Reaction

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Summer BloomsLe Chameau

ReactionKenneth Cole

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.07/ 5 · 979 votes

Have 62%Had 38%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

33%Love

52%Like

6%Ok

8%Dislike

1%Hate

979 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity52

〰 Sillage45

♥ Love / hate77

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value72

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

ozonic92%

aquatic84%

fresh77%

white floral69%

citrus61%

ozonic100%

aquatic90%

fruity80%

fresh70%

citrus60%

green50%

Scent match67%Closely related · both ozonic, fruity and aquatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Green AppleMelonLemon

Heart1 to 2 hours

Violet LeafWhite Lily

Base2 to 4 hours

ApricotMusk

Top

MelonWatermelonGreen AppleLemonLime

Heart

Lily-of-the-ValleyPatchouli

Base

MuskSandalwood

InformationalShared notesGreen Apple, Melon, Lemon and Musk. Durations are only published for Summer Blooms, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter10

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men76

Unisex21

Women3

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#79,962

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#27,762

PerfumerFrank Voelkl

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerReactionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Summer Blooms by Le Chameau is a light, fruit-forward fragrance created for warm daytime wear. It opens with a crisp burst of tart green apple, watery melon, and bright lemon, producing a sunny, refreshing introduction. As the initial citrus sparkle softens, the scent reveals a clean heart of white lily and green viol…

Reviews →

Reaction by Kenneth Cole is a Citrus Aromatic fragrance for men. Reaction was launched in 2004. The nose behind this fragrance is Frank Voelkl. Top notes are Melon, Watermelon, Green Apple, Lemon and Lime; middle notes are Lily-of-the-Valley and Patchouli; base notes are Musk and Sandalwood.

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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Summer Blooms and Reaction smell similar?

Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share ozonic, fruity and aquatic accords. Common notes include Green Apple, Melon, Lemon and Musk.

What are the notes in Summer Blooms and Reaction?

Summer Blooms has top notes of Green Apple, Melon and Lemon, heart notes of Violet Leaf and White Lily, a base of Apricot and Musk. Reaction has top notes of Melon, Watermelon, Green Apple and Lemon, heart notes of Lily-of-the-Valley and Patchouli, a base of Musk and Sandalwood.