Fragrance comparison

Great Ocean Road vs Semi-Bespoke No. 3

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 45 ratings analysed

3 wins

Great Ocean Road

AAWED

5.002 votes

Rank #48,845 MuskyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Semi-Bespoke No. 3

Roja Dove

4.2843 votes

Rank #22,026 AromaticCitrus

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 longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Semi-Bespoke No. 3
Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Great Ocean Road3/4

Semi-Bespoke No. 31/4

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: Semi-Bespoke No. 3

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Great Ocean RoadAAWED

Semi-Bespoke No. 3Roja Dove

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

4.28/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 34%Had 8%Want 58%

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

60%Love

19%Like

9%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

43 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityGreat Ocean Road

SillageGreat Ocean Road

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value13

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

animalic77%

sweet69%

woody61%

aromatic100%

citrus92%

fresh spicy84%

animalic77%

leather69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both animalic 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

Top

LemonBergamotGeranium

Heart

LavenderCuminCardamomJasmineRoseCinnamon

Base

LeatherCivetVetiverAmbergrisOakmossMuskVanillaCedar

InformationalShared notesRose, Cardamom, Geranium and Ambergris. 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

Spring100

Summer82

Fall55

Winter45

Day100

Night64

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Men83

Unisex17

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#48,845

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#22,026

PerfumerRoja Dove

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerSemi-Bespoke No. 3Higher 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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Semi-Bespoke No. 3 opens with bitter lemon, bergamot and geranium, then moves into lavender, cardamom and cumin with a polished old-school barbershop feel. Underneath, leather, oakmoss, ambergris, musk and a touch of civet give it a dry, animalic edge. It usually reads bold, mature and masculine leaning rather than ea…

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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 Semi-Bespoke No. 3?

Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories. Great Ocean Road is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes; Semi-Bespoke No. 3 is rated 4.28/5 from 43 votes. 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. Choose Semi-Bespoke No. 3 for a aromatic and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Great Ocean Road or Semi-Bespoke No. 3?

Great Ocean Road lasts longest (Great Ocean Road 80/100, Semi-Bespoke No. 3 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Great Ocean Road or Semi-Bespoke No. 3?

Great Ocean Road projects furthest (Great Ocean Road 75/100, Semi-Bespoke No. 3 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Great Ocean Road and Semi-Bespoke No. 3 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share animalic and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Rose, Cardamom, Geranium and Ambergris.

Is Great Ocean Road or Semi-Bespoke No. 3 better for summer or winter?

Great Ocean Road suits day or night wear; Semi-Bespoke No. 3 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Great Ocean Road and Semi-Bespoke No. 3?

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. Semi-Bespoke No. 3 has top notes of Lemon, Bergamot and Geranium, heart notes of Lavender, Cumin, Cardamom and Jasmine, a base of Leather, Civet, Vetiver and Ambergris.