Kingmaker vs Great Ocean Road
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
21%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories.
KingmakerChoose it for a woody and oud character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.
Great Ocean RoadChoose it for a musky and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Kingmaker1/4
Great Ocean Road3/4
- 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
KingmakerChris CollinsGreat Ocean RoadAAWEDWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split2.96/ 5 · 27 votes
Have 20%Had 4%Want 77%
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 hate33%Love
15%Like
7%Ok
4%Dislike
41%Hate
27 votes
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
Category winners
LongevityKingmaker
SillageGreat Ocean Road
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerGreat Ocean RoadBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
oud88%
patchouli77%
balsamic65%
fresh spicy53%
warm spicy42%
musky100%
powdery92%
warm spicy84%
animalic77%
sweet69%
woody61%
Scent match21%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop20-30 mins
PimentoBergamotCardamom
Heart2-4 hrs
Gurjan balsamLavenderRose Petals
Base8-12+ hrs
PatchouliOudSandalwood
Top
RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento
Heart
SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium
Base
AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet
InformationalShared notesPimento, Cardamom and Oud. Durations are only published for Kingmaker, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter78
Day86
Night100
Spring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
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#55,415
PerfumerHamid Merati-Kashani
Launched2023
Reviews4
Overall rank#48,347
PerfumerShadi Samra
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotKingmaker 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…
Reviews →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…
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, Kingmaker or Great Ocean Road?
Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories. Kingmaker is rated 2.96/5 from 27 votes; Great Ocean Road is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Kingmaker for a woody and oud character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear. 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.
Which lasts longer, Kingmaker or Great Ocean Road?
Kingmaker lasts longest (Kingmaker 86/100, Great Ocean Road 80/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Kingmaker or Great Ocean Road?
Great Ocean Road projects furthest (Great Ocean Road 75/100, Kingmaker 70/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Kingmaker and Great Ocean Road smell similar?
Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Pimento, Cardamom and Oud.
Is Kingmaker or Great Ocean Road better for summer or winter?
Kingmaker suits evening wear; Great Ocean Road suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Kingmaker and Great Ocean Road?
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. 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.
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