Fragrance comparison

Belly of the Whale vs Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 212 ratings analysed

1 wins

Belly of the Whale

Anomalous Parfum

4.23212 votes

Rank #1,080 AmberAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil

Nest

—0 votes

Rank #71,269 MarineSalty

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Belly of the Whale takes 1 of 1 categories.

Belly of the Whale
Choose it for a amber and animalic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil
Choose it for a marine and salty character.

Belly of the Whale1/1

Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil0/1

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: Belly of the Whale

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Belly of the WhaleAnomalous Parfum

Cerulean Coast Perfume OilNest

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.23/ 5 · 212 votes

Have 30%Had 5%Want 65%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

66%Love

16%Like

9%Ok

3%Dislike

6%Hate

64 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage74

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value79

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

animalic92%

marine84%

salty77%

vanilla69%

musky61%

marine100%

salty90%

amber80%

citrus70%

musky60%

woody50%

Scent match57%Closely related · both marine, amber and salty

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

SaltSea NotesWatery NotesOzonic notesMandarin Orange

Heart

AmbergrisAmberDriftwood

Base

VanillaBenzoinAnimal notesMuskSandalwood

Notes

Bitter OrangeSea NotesDriftwoodAmberMuskSalt

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSalt, Sea Notes, Amber and Driftwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring59

Summer50

Fall100

Winter76

Day66

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men48

Unisex50

Women2

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#1,080

PerfumerZackaria Ibn Hossain

Launched—

Reviews83

Overall rank#71,269

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBelly of the WhaleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Belly of the Whale opens with a crisp salty breeze, ozone, watery notes and a quick flash of mandarin, then settles into a much warmer ambergris and amber core. On skin, the conversation around it points less to a cold ocean scent and more to a dense, smooth grey amber with vanilla, musk, driftwood and a salty-sweet r…

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Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil reads as a clean, salty marine scent with a bright bitter orange opening and a soft driftwood, musk, and amber base. It aims for a coastal skin scent rather than a loud aquatic. If you like airy seaside fragrances with a little warmth underneath, this looks like an easy unisex sample. It sho…

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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.

Do Belly of the Whale and Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share marine, amber and salty accords. Common notes include Salt, Sea Notes, Amber and Driftwood.

Is Belly of the Whale or Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil better for summer or winter?

Belly of the Whale suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Belly of the Whale and Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil?

Belly of the Whale has top notes of Salt, Sea Notes, Watery Notes and Ozonic notes, heart notes of Ambergris, Amber and Driftwood, a base of Vanilla, Benzoin, Animal notes and Musk. Cerulean Coast Perfume Oil features Bitter Orange, Sea Notes, Driftwood, Amber and Musk.