Fragrance comparison

El vs Great Ocean Road

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 166 ratings analysed

Arquiste

4.04164 votes

Rank #30,079 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

26%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Great Ocean Road

AAWED

5.002 votes

Rank #48,845 MuskyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories.

El
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Great Ocean Road
Choose it for a musky and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

El1/4

Great Ocean Road3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Great Ocean Road
Sillage & projection: Great Ocean Road
Value for money: Great Ocean Road
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: El

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

ElArquiste

Great Ocean RoadAAWED

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.04/ 5 · 164 votes

Have 30%Had 7%Want 63%

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

30%Like

5%Ok

16%Dislike

2%Hate

164 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityGreat Ocean Road

SillageGreat Ocean Road

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value50

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

woody92%

fresh spicy84%

earthy77%

warm spicy69%

mossy61%

musky100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

animalic77%

sweet69%

woody61%

Scent match26%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

OakmossCastoreumOrange BlossomClary SageCivetGeraniumVetiverHoneyCardamomPatchouliLaurelsRosemary

No top / heart / base split published

Top

RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento

Heart

SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium

Base

AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet

InformationalShared notesOakmoss, Civet, Geranium and Honey. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring91

Summer45

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men84

Unisex13

Women3

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,079

PerfumerRodrigo Flores-Roux

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#48,845

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerElHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Arquiste El opens with a sharp flash of clary sage, rosemary, and bitter laurel leaves before deepening into a sweaty vintage heart. Rodrigo Flores-Roux built this 2016 release around raw oakmoss, earthy patchouli, and heavy animalic notes of castoreum and civet. A subtle streak of dark honey and cinnamon cuts through…

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Great Ocean Road is a musky, powdery woody spicy scent with a salty edge. It opens on rose and fig, sweetened with honey, then turns warmer with cardamom and pimento. In the heart, violet and caramel meet a seaweed note that reads like coastal air rather than “clean laundry”. The dry-down leans animalic and mossy, wit…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, El or Great Ocean Road?

Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories. El is rated 4.04/5 from 164 votes; Great Ocean Road is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose El for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Great Ocean Road for a musky and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, El or Great Ocean Road?

Great Ocean Road lasts longest (Great Ocean Road 80/100, El 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, El or Great Ocean Road?

Great Ocean Road projects furthest (Great Ocean Road 75/100, El 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do El and Great Ocean Road smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Oakmoss, Civet, Geranium and Honey.

Is El or Great Ocean Road better for summer or winter?

Great Ocean Road suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in El and Great Ocean Road?

El features Oakmoss, Castoreum, Orange Blossom, Clary Sage and Civet. Great Ocean Road has top notes of Rose, Fig, Cardamom and Honey, heart notes of Seaweed, Violet, Caramel and Cypriol, a base of Ambergris, Musk, Oud and Oakmoss.