Fragrance comparison

Tropical Dots vs Urban Lovers for Him

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 83 ratings analysed

Tropical Dots

Demeter Fragrance

3.9236 votes

Rank #43,360 TropicalFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

59%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Urban Lovers for Him

Oriflame

3.4947 votes

Rank #22,773 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Urban Lovers for Him takes 5 of 7 categories.

Tropical Dots
Choose it for a tropical and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Urban Lovers for Him
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Tropical Dots2/7

Urban Lovers for Him5/7

Ratings & consensus: Tropical Dots
Community sentiment: Tropical Dots
Longevity: Urban Lovers for Him
Sillage & projection: Urban Lovers for Him
Value for money: Urban Lovers for Him
Versatility: Urban Lovers for Him
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Urban Lovers for Him

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Tropical DotsDemeter Fragrance

Urban Lovers for HimOriflame

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.92/ 5 · 36 votes

Have 16%Had 12%Want 73%

3.49/ 5 · 47 votes

Have 31%Had 35%Want 34%

Category winnerTropical DotsRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

22%Love

58%Like

8%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

36 votes

13%Love

53%Like

4%Ok

30%Dislike

0%Hate

47 votes

Category winnerTropical DotsMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate62

Category winners

LongevityUrban Lovers for Him

SillageUrban Lovers for Him

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value70

Category winnerUrban Lovers for HimBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

tropical100%

fruity83%

sweet65%

coconut48%

fresh30%

sweet100%

fruity91%

tropical83%

citrus74%

fresh65%

fresh spicy56%

Scent match59%Closely related · both tropical, fruity and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

MangoPassionfruitCoconutPineappleGrapefruit

No top / heart / base split published

Top

PineapplePassionfruitGrapefruit

Heart

African Orange FlowerNutmegVirginia Cedar

Base

TobaccoMuskAmber

InformationalShared notesPassionfruit, Pineapple and Grapefruit. Durations are only published for Tropical Dots, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer100

Fall17

Winter17

Day100

Night24

Spring71

Summer100

Fall21

Winter29

Day100

Night47

Category winnerUrban Lovers for HimMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex67

Women33

Casual 43%Party 26%Date 17%Work 14%

Men40

Unisex60

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#43,360

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#22,773

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerUrban Lovers for HimHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tropical Dots by Demeter Fragrance captures the exact smell of tearing open a box of chewy fruit candies at a sunny boardwalk theater. It kicks off with a burst of tangy pink grapefruit and tart passion fruit before mellowing into sweet mango flesh and creamy coconut shavings. You get immediate, mouthwatering candy sw…

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Urban Lovers for Him is sweeter and fruitier than its woody spicy label suggests. Pineapple, passionfruit and grapefruit give it a bright tropical opening, with nutmeg, cedar, tobacco, musk and amber adding warmth underneath. It reads youthful, casual and easy to wear, with moderate projection and a short to moderate…

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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, Tropical Dots or Urban Lovers for Him?

Urban Lovers for Him takes 5 of 7 categories. Tropical Dots is rated 3.92/5 from 36 votes; Urban Lovers for Him is rated 3.49/5 from 47 votes. Choose Tropical Dots for a tropical and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Urban Lovers for Him for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Tropical Dots or Urban Lovers for Him?

Urban Lovers for Him lasts longest (Urban Lovers for Him 60/100, Tropical Dots 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Tropical Dots or Urban Lovers for Him?

Projection is very close: Urban Lovers for Him 51/100, Tropical Dots 50/100 for sillage.

Do Tropical Dots and Urban Lovers for Him smell similar?

Closely related: a 59% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tropical, fruity and sweet accords. Common notes include Passionfruit, Pineapple and Grapefruit.

Is Tropical Dots or Urban Lovers for Him better for summer or winter?

For summer, Tropical Dots is the stronger pick. For winter, Urban Lovers for Him is the stronger pick. Tropical Dots suits daytime wear; Urban Lovers for Him suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tropical Dots and Urban Lovers for Him?

Tropical Dots features Mango, Passionfruit, Coconut, Pineapple and Grapefruit. Urban Lovers for Him has top notes of Pineapple, Passionfruit and Grapefruit, heart notes of African Orange Flower, Nutmeg and Virginia Cedar, a base of Tobacco, Musk and Amber.