Fragrance comparison

Ambat vs Big Sur

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 35 ratings analysed

Ambat

Antonio Marras

—0 votes

Rank #72,045 AmberOzonic

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36%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Big Sur

Alkemia Perfumes

4.1135 votes

Rank #20,375 CitrusOzonic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Big Sur takes 1 of 1 categories.

Ambat
Choose it for a amber and ozonic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Big Sur
Choose it for a citrus and ozonic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Ambat0/1

Big Sur1/1

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: Big Sur

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

AmbatAntonio Marras

Big SurAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 20%Want 80%

4.11/ 5 · 35 votes

Have 38%Had 16%Want 46%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

40%Love

37%Like

17%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

35 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage40

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value79

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

ozonic83%

salty65%

marine48%

animalic30%

citrus100%

ozonic92%

floral84%

fresh spicy77%

aromatic69%

salty61%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both ozonic and salty

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

Sea SaltAmberOzonic notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Ozonic notesLimeMagnoliaSea SaltMyrtleAmberBay essenceJasmine TeaPaperbark

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSea Salt, Amber and Ozonic notes. 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

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring78

Summer100

Fall11

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men50

Unisex44

Women6

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#72,045

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#20,375

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews8

Category winnerBig SurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ambat reads as a salty, ozonic marine scent built over a warm amber base. It aims for the feeling of sea air before or after a summer storm, with a clean aquatic lift up top and a smoother, warmer dry-down underneath. If you like fresh fragrances that still have some weight, this looks like the appeal. It may suit war…

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Big Sur by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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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.