Fragrance comparison

Vip Blend Oud vs Summer By The Lake

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

Updated 1 Nov 2026 2 ratings analysed

1 wins

Vip Blend Oud

CLASSIC BLEND

5.002 votes

Rank #51,140 AmberVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

11%scent match

Clearly different

Summer By The Lake

Sawalef

—0 votes

Rank #70,947 AromaticMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vip Blend Oud takes 1 of 1 categories.

Vip Blend Oud
Choose it for a amber and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Summer By The Lake
Choose it for a aromatic and musky character.

Vip Blend Oud1/1

Summer By The Lake0/1

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: Vip Blend Oud

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Vip Blend OudCLASSIC BLEND

Summer By The LakeSawalef

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 50%Had 17%Want 33%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 17%Had 0%Want 83%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value92

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

amber100%

vanilla86%

warm spicy72%

rose58%

sweet44%

metallic30%

aromatic100%

musky90%

fresh spicy80%

powdery70%

green60%

soft spicy50%

Scent match11%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Saffron

Heart2 to 3 hours

Rose

Base5 to 8 hours

AmberTonkaVanillaMoss

Top

Clary SageEucalyptusBergamotPeppermint

Heart

ThymeGuaiac WoodCinnamonSaffronAmber

Base

MuskMateMossTonka

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Amber, Tonka and Moss. Durations are only published for Vip Blend Oud, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter75

Day–

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex25

Women25

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#51,140

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#70,947

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVip Blend OudHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Vip Blend Oud by CLASSIC BLEND is an oriental floral fragrance built around a rich core of amber, vanilla, and warm spice. It opens with an unmistakable flash of bittersweet saffron, which introduces a crisp metallic edge before softening into a lush rose heart. As the floral tone settles, the base develops into a smo…

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Sawalef Summer By The Lake is a bright, herbal aromatic that opens cool and brisk, eucalyptus and peppermint lifted by bergamot and clary sage. The heart turns warmer and spiced, with thyme, guaiac wood, cinnamon, saffron and amber adding a dry, woody bite. In the dry-down it settles into clean musk with mate, moss an…

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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 Vip Blend Oud and Summer By The Lake smell similar?

Clearly different: a 11% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Saffron, Amber, Tonka and Moss.

Is Vip Blend Oud or Summer By The Lake better for summer or winter?

Vip Blend Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Vip Blend Oud and Summer By The Lake?

Vip Blend Oud has top notes of Saffron, heart notes of Rose, a base of Amber, Tonka, Vanilla and Moss. Summer By The Lake has top notes of Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Bergamot and Peppermint, heart notes of Thyme, Guaiac Wood, Cinnamon and Saffron, a base of Musk, Mate, Moss and Tonka.