Great Ocean Road vs Jil Sander No. 4
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
43%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.
Great Ocean RoadChoose it for a musky and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Jil Sander No. 4Choose it for a aromatic and powdery character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Great Ocean Road2/4
Jil Sander No. 42/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Great Ocean Road
- Sillage & projection
- Great Ocean Road
- Value for money
- Jil Sander No. 4
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Jil Sander No. 4
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Great Ocean RoadAAWEDJil Sander No. 4Jil SanderWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split5.00/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%
4.03/ 5 · 2,005 votes
Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
2 votes · too few to score
38%Love
43%Like
5%Ok
13%Dislike
1%Hate
2,005 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityGreat Ocean Road
SillageGreat Ocean Road
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerJil Sander No. 4Best value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothmusky100%
powdery92%
warm spicy84%
animalic77%
sweet69%
woody61%
aromatic100%
powdery92%
woody84%
white floral77%
sweet69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match43%Some overlap · both powdery, warm spicy and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento
Heart
SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium
Base
AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet
Top
PlumGalbanumPeachGeraniumRoseAniseBergamot
Heart
TuberoseCarnationNutmegYlang-YlangMyrrhJasmineHeliotropeTarragon
Base
CivetSandalwoodOakmossCorianderVanillaTonka BeanMuskAmbergris
InformationalShared notesRose, Geranium, Ambergris 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 seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring39
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#48,347
PerfumerShadi Samra
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#704
PerfumerMichel Almairac
Launched—
Reviews193
Category winnerJil Sander No. 4Higher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotGreat 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…
Reviews →Jil Sander No. 4 delivers a lush blend of spiced dark plum, velvety peach, and creamy tuberose layered over an earthy base of oakmoss, sandalwood, and warm vanilla. It opens with an unmistakable burst of sweet fruit and aromatic green galbanum before settling into a powdery floral heart warmed by nutmeg and carnation.…
Reviews →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, Great Ocean Road or Jil Sander No. 4?
No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Great Ocean Road is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes; Jil Sander No. 4 is rated 4.03/5 from 2,005 votes. Choose Great Ocean Road for a musky and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Jil Sander No. 4 for a aromatic and powdery character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Which lasts longer, Great Ocean Road or Jil Sander No. 4?
Great Ocean Road lasts longest (Great Ocean Road 80/100, Jil Sander No. 4 74/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Great Ocean Road or Jil Sander No. 4?
Great Ocean Road projects furthest (Great Ocean Road 75/100, Jil Sander No. 4 68/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Great Ocean Road and Jil Sander No. 4 smell similar?
Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Rose, Geranium, Ambergris and Musk.
Is Great Ocean Road or Jil Sander No. 4 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 Jil Sander No. 4?
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. Jil Sander No. 4 has top notes of Plum, Galbanum, Peach and Geranium, heart notes of Tuberose, Carnation, Nutmeg and Ylang-Ylang, a base of Civet, Sandalwood, Oakmoss and Coriander.
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