Fragrance comparison

Great Ocean Road vs First Million Story

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 2 ratings analysed

2 wins

Great Ocean Road

AAWED

5.002 votes

Rank #48,845 MuskyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

First Million Story

MAISON OLFACTIF

—0 votes

Rank #75,140 AmberPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Great Ocean Road takes 2 of 2 categories.

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 Story
Choose it for a amber and powdery character.

Great Ocean Road2/2

First Million Story0/2

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

Great Ocean RoadAAWED

First Million StoryMAISON OLFACTIF

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value0

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

animalic77%

sweet69%

woody61%

amber100%

powdery88%

caramel77%

violet65%

warm spicy53%

animalic42%

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

RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento

Heart

SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium

Base

AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet

Top

RoseArtemisiaRhubarbAmbretteDavana

Heart

CaramelVioletCardamomOudPatchouliCivettoneCoriander

Base

GoldAmberStyraxCivetCastoreumWhite Musk

InformationalShared notesRose, Cardamom, Violet and Caramel. 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

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#48,845

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#75,140

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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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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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 Great Ocean Road and First Million Story smell similar?

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

Is Great Ocean Road or First Million Story better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Great Ocean Road and First Million Story?

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. 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.