Fragrance comparison

Big Sur vs Tahoe

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 5 ratings analysed

1 wins

Big Sur

Ajne

4.605 votes

Rank #33,442 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

Tahoe

A Wing & A Prayer Perfumes

—0 votes

Rank #71,265 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Big Sur takes 1 of 1 categories.

Big Sur
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tahoe
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character.

Big Sur1/1

Tahoe0/1

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

Big SurAjne

TahoeA Wing & A Prayer Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.60/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 19%Had 10%Want 71%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

60%Love

40%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate90

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

warm spicy90%

floral80%

patchouli70%

vanilla60%

balsamic50%

woody100%

warm spicy83%

powdery65%

balsamic48%

amber30%

Scent match57%Closely related · both woody, warm spicy and balsamic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

ChampacaPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaPalisander Rosewood

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

SandalwoodPalisander Rosewood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSandalwood and Palisander Rosewood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring75

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day50

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#33,442

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#71,265

PerfumerJane Cate

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBig SurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Big Sur by Ajne is a woody, warm spicy floriental that many wearers link to the feel of Nag Champa incense, without turning smoky or ashy. It opens with a gently sweet spice that can read almost cinnamon-like, then moves into a champa, champaca style floral with a soft green nuance. On skin it often dries down to sand…

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Tahoe is a woody aromatic built around sandalwood and palisander rosewood, with a warm, spicy edge and a softly powdery finish. If you like clean, wood-forward scents that read calm and close to the skin rather than loud, this is an easy one to sample. It sits in that smooth woods lane, with a gentle amber warmth and …

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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 Big Sur and Tahoe smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and balsamic accords. Common notes include Sandalwood and Palisander Rosewood.