Fragrance comparison

First Million Story vs Great Ocean Road

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 2 ratings analysed

First Million Story

MAISON OLFACTIF

—0 votes

Rank #75,140 AmberPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

2 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 2 of 2 categories.

First Million Story
Choose it for a amber and powdery character.
Great Ocean Road
Choose it for a musky and powdery character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

First Million Story0/2

Great Ocean Road2/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

First Million StoryMAISON OLFACTIF

Great Ocean RoadAAWED

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

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

Not enough votes yet

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

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price value50

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

powdery88%

caramel77%

violet65%

warm spicy53%

animalic42%

musky100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

animalic77%

sweet69%

woody61%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both powdery, warm spicy and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RoseArtemisiaRhubarbAmbretteDavana

Heart

CaramelVioletCardamomOudPatchouliCivettoneCoriander

Base

GoldAmberStyraxCivetCastoreumWhite Musk

Top

RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento

Heart

SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium

Base

AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet

InformationalShared notesRose, Caramel, Violet and Cardamom. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,140

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#48,845

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

First Million Story by MAISON OLFACTIF is an opulent unisex fragrance released in 2024. It centers on a complex interplay of rose, caramel, and oud, supported by an animalic base. The scent feels like a modern, gilded take on classic oriental profiles, shifting from a fresh, herbal opening to a deep, warm, and lingeri…

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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.

Do First Million Story and Great Ocean Road smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, warm spicy and animalic accords. Common notes include Rose, Caramel, Violet and Cardamom.

Is First Million Story 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 First Million Story and Great Ocean Road?

First Million Story has top notes of Rose, Artemisia, Rhubarb and Ambrette, heart notes of Caramel, Violet, Cardamom and Oud, a base of Gold, Amber, Styrax 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.