Fragrance comparison

Great Ocean Road vs Kingmaker

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 29 ratings analysed

3 wins

Great Ocean Road

AAWED

5.002 votes

Rank #48,347 MuskyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

21%scent match

Clearly different

Kingmaker

Chris Collins · 2023

2.9627 votes

Rank #55,415 WoodyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories.

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

Great Ocean Road3/4

Kingmaker1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Kingmaker
Sillage & projection: Great Ocean Road
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

KingmakerChris Collins

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

2.96/ 5 · 27 votes

Have 20%Had 4%Want 77%

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

33%Love

15%Like

7%Ok

4%Dislike

41%Hate

27 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate49

Category winners

LongevityKingmaker

SillageGreat Ocean Road

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value33

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

animalic77%

sweet69%

woody61%

woody100%

oud88%

patchouli77%

balsamic65%

fresh spicy53%

warm spicy42%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento

Heart

SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium

Base

AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet

Top20-30 mins

PimentoBergamotCardamom

Heart2-4 hrs

Gurjan balsamLavenderRose Petals

Base8-12+ hrs

PatchouliOudSandalwood

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Pimento and Oud. Durations are only published for Kingmaker, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter78

Day86

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Men62

Unisex38

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#48,347

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#55,415

PerfumerHamid Merati-Kashani

Launched2023

Reviews4

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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Kingmaker by Chris Collins hits the skin with brute force. The opening does not apologize. You get an unvarnished wallop of natural Assam oud backed by the prickly heat of pimento berry and cool crushed cardamom. Italian bergamot flashes briefly. Then, sticky gurjan balsam pulls the entire composition downward into de…

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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, Great Ocean Road or Kingmaker?

Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories. Great Ocean Road is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes; Kingmaker is rated 2.96/5 from 27 votes. Choose Great Ocean Road for a musky and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Kingmaker for a woody and oud character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Great Ocean Road or Kingmaker?

Kingmaker lasts longest (Kingmaker 86/100, Great Ocean Road 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Great Ocean Road or Kingmaker?

Great Ocean Road projects furthest (Great Ocean Road 75/100, Kingmaker 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Great Ocean Road and Kingmaker smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Pimento and Oud.

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

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

What are the notes in Great Ocean Road and Kingmaker?

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. Kingmaker has top notes of Pimento, Bergamot and Cardamom, heart notes of Gurjan balsam, Lavender and Rose Petals, a base of Patchouli, Oud and Sandalwood.