Fragrance comparison

Boy vs Life's A Beach

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 84 ratings analysed

2 wins

Boy

PERDRISÂT

4.4176 votes

Rank #7,717 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

65%scent match

Closely related

Life's A Beach

Sarah Horowitz Parfums

4.128 votes

Rank #40,314 SweetCoconut

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Boy takes 2 of 3 categories.

Boy
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Life's A Beach
Choose it for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Boy2/3

Life's A Beach1/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Boy
Sillage & projection: Life's A Beach
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Boy

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BoyPERDRISÂT

Life's A BeachSarah Horowitz Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.41/ 5 · 76 votes

Have 5%Had 1%Want 94%

4.12/ 5 · 8 votes

Have 7%Had 0%Want 93%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

63%Love

17%Like

6%Ok

1%Dislike

13%Hate

70 votes

63%Love

13%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

8 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityBoy

SillageLife's A Beach

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value42

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity92%

salty84%

tropical77%

coconut69%

musky61%

sweet100%

coconut92%

salty84%

fruity77%

tropical69%

green61%

Scent match65%Closely related · both sweet, fruity and salty

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CocaineSea SaltPineappleSolar NotesCoconut MilkMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Sea SaltCoconutPineappleMintSkinBergamotOrange BlossomMusk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSea Salt, Pineapple and Musk. 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

Fall0

Winter70

Day–

Night–

Spring33

Summer100

Fall33

Winter17

Day100

Night40

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men38

Unisex36

Women25

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,717

PerfumerCallum Rory Mitchell

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#40,314

PerfumerSarah Horowitz

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerBoyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Boy by PERDRISÂT is a salty tropical fragrance built around an icy, chalky mineral opening, fresh pineapple, coconut milk, solar warmth and musk. Reviewers describe it as very distinctive, with a powdery coldness up top that can read as wet concrete, clay, latex paint or a deliberately synthetic sunscreen effect. It s…

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Life's A Beach leans into a sunny salted-coconut idea with pineapple, bergamot, mint and soft musk around a skin-like base. It reads tropical and sweet first, then settles into something smoother and more relaxed. This looks best suited to warm weather, casual daytime wear and anyone who likes beachy scents with a nat…

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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, Boy or Life's A Beach?

Boy takes 2 of 3 categories. Boy is rated 4.41/5 from 76 votes; Life's A Beach is rated 4.12/5 from 8 votes. Choose Boy for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Life's A Beach for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in summer, daytime wear.