Fragrance comparison

Summer Holiday vs Oiseau Darling Blue

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 11 ratings analysed

Summer Holiday

Cliff Richard

4.673 votes

Rank #47,963 White FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Oiseau Darling Blue

Anthropologie

4.388 votes

Rank #34,103 White FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oiseau Darling Blue takes 2 of 3 categories.

Summer Holiday
Choose it for a white floral and citrus character. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Oiseau Darling Blue
Choose it for a white floral and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Summer Holiday0/3

Oiseau Darling Blue2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Oiseau Darling Blue
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Oiseau Darling Blue

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Summer HolidayCliff Richard

Oiseau Darling BlueAnthropologie

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 6%Had 6%Want 89%

4.38/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 19%Had 6%Want 74%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

38%Love

63%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate92

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate84

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageOiseau Darling Blue

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

citrus83%

fresh65%

musky48%

animalic30%

white floral100%

citrus86%

yellow floral72%

powdery58%

sweet44%

woody30%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both white floral and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Citruses

Heart2 to 4 hours

LilyGardenia

Base3 to 6 hours

Musk

Top

Mandarin BlossomCitrusesPepper

Heart

LilyMimosaYlang-Ylang

Base

SandalwoodTonka BeanMusk

InformationalShared notesCitruses, Lily and Musk. Durations are only published for Summer Holiday, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night–

Spring100

Summer100

Fall67

Winter33

Day100

Night20

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,963

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#34,103

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerOiseau Darling BlueHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard is a bright floral fragrance built around classic garden florals and clean citrus accents. The scent opens with a sharp burst of citruses, providing an immediate lift before giving way to a prominent white floral heart. In the center, gardenia and lily deliver a sweet, creamy petal prof…

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Oiseau Darling Blue is a fresh floral EDT with bright mandarin blossom, sheer citrus and a pinch of pepper over lily, mimosa and ylang-ylang. Reviewers describe it as light, lively and easy to wear, especially for daytime, work and casual outings. The woody sandalwood, musk and tonka base gives the florals enough warm…

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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, Summer Holiday or Oiseau Darling Blue?

Oiseau Darling Blue takes 2 of 3 categories. Summer Holiday is rated 4.67/5 from 3 votes; Oiseau Darling Blue is rated 4.38/5 from 8 votes. Choose Summer Holiday for a white floral and citrus character. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Oiseau Darling Blue for a white floral and citrus character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Summer Holiday or Oiseau Darling Blue?

They last about the same: Summer Holiday 60/100, Oiseau Darling Blue 60/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Summer Holiday or Oiseau Darling Blue?

Oiseau Darling Blue projects furthest (Oiseau Darling Blue 70/100, Summer Holiday 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Summer Holiday and Oiseau Darling Blue smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral and citrus accords. Common notes include Citruses, Lily and Musk.

Is Summer Holiday or Oiseau Darling Blue better for summer or winter?

Summer Holiday suits daytime wear; Oiseau Darling Blue suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Summer Holiday and Oiseau Darling Blue?

Summer Holiday has top notes of Citruses, heart notes of Lily and Gardenia, a base of Musk. Oiseau Darling Blue has top notes of Mandarin Blossom, Citruses and Pepper, heart notes of Lily, Mimosa and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Musk.