Fragrance comparison

Boy vs Vacation

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 954 ratings analysed

5 wins

Boy

PERDRISÂT

4.4176 votes

Rank #7,717 SweetFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

Vacation

Arquiste

4.08878 votes

Rank #25,747 SweetCoconut

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Boy takes 5 of 7 categories.

Boy
Choose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Vacation
Choose it for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring.

Boy5/7

Vacation2/7

Ratings & consensus: Boy
Community sentiment: Vacation
Longevity: Boy
Sillage & projection: Boy
Value for money: Vacation
Versatility: Boy
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Boy

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BoyPERDRISÂT

VacationArquiste

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.41/ 5 · 76 votes

Have 5%Had 1%Want 94%

4.08/ 5 · 878 votes

Have 90%Had 10%Want 0%

Category winnerBoyRating 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

44%Love

32%Like

16%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

878 votes

Category winnerVacationMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ Longevity52

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate77

Category winners

LongevityBoy

SillageBoy

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value42

¤ Price value59

Category winnerVacationBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

fruity92%

salty84%

tropical77%

coconut69%

musky61%

sweet100%

coconut92%

plastic84%

tropical77%

fruity69%

fresh61%

Scent match58%Closely related · both sweet, fruity and coconut

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

Top

Coconut MilkCoconut WaterPetitgrain

Heart

BananaSolar NotesPineappleMuskBergamot

Base

PlasticFabricWatery NotesSea Salt

InformationalShared notesSea Salt, Pineapple, Solar Notes and Coconut Milk. 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–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter8

Day–

Night–

Category winnerBoyMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men38

Unisex36

Women25

Men1

Unisex38

Women61

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#7,717

PerfumerCallum Rory Mitchell

Launched—

Reviews20

Overall rank#25,747

PerfumerRodrigo Flores-Roux

Launched—

Reviews0

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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Arquiste Vacation captures a 1980s resort afternoon in a bottle. Rodrigo Flores-Roux built this fragrance around coconut milk, solar notes, and a synthetic vinyl accent that feels like fresh pool floaties under high heat. The scent opens with cool coconut water and bitter petitgrain before shifting into sweet banana a…

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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 Vacation?

Boy takes 5 of 7 categories. Boy is rated 4.41/5 from 76 votes; Vacation is rated 4.08/5 from 878 votes. Choose Boy for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring. Choose Vacation for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Boy or Vacation?

Boy lasts longest (Boy 72/100, Vacation 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Boy or Vacation?

Boy projects furthest (Boy 64/100, Vacation 46/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Boy and Vacation smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, fruity and coconut accords. Common notes include Sea Salt, Pineapple, Solar Notes and Coconut Milk.

Is Boy or Vacation better for summer or winter?

For summer, Boy is the stronger pick. For winter, Boy is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Boy and Vacation?

Boy features Cocaine, Sea Salt, Pineapple, Solar Notes and Coconut Milk. Vacation has top notes of Coconut Milk, Coconut Water and Petitgrain, heart notes of Banana, Solar Notes, Pineapple and Musk, a base of Plastic, Fabric, Watery Notes and Sea Salt.