Fragrance comparison

Perfect Absolute vs Great Ocean Road

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 504 ratings analysed

Perfect Absolute

Marc Jacobs

3.97502 votes

Rank #5,380 CaramelSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

18%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Great Ocean Road

AAWED

5.002 votes

Rank #43,654 MuskyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories.

Perfect Absolute
Choose it for a caramel and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
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.

Perfect Absolute1/4

Great Ocean Road3/4

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: Perfect Absolute

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Perfect AbsoluteMarc Jacobs

Great Ocean RoadAAWED

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.97/ 5 · 502 votes

Have 92%Had 8%Want 0%

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 hate

40%Love

32%Like

16%Ok

9%Dislike

3%Hate

502 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

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate74

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityGreat Ocean Road

SillageGreat Ocean Road

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value44

¤ Price value50

Category winnerGreat Ocean RoadBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

caramel100%

sweet86%

fruity72%

amber58%

white floral44%

woody30%

musky100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

animalic77%

sweet69%

woody61%

Scent match18%Clearly different · both sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

FigCaramel

Heart2-4 hrs

Jasmine

Base6-8+ hrs

Amber

Top

RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento

Heart

SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium

Base

AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet

InformationalShared notesFig and Caramel. Durations are only published for Perfect Absolute, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring38

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day41

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men2

Unisex16

Women82

Date 40%Party 31%Casual 17%Work 11%

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#5,380

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews88

Overall rank#43,654

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPerfect AbsoluteHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Marc Jacobs Perfect Absolute takes the bright floral core of the original line and submerges it in molten burnt sugar. Do not expect a fresh garden scent. The opening hits with thick, jammy black fig coated in caramelized sugar syrup, producing a dense gourmand warmth that radiates heavily. Within twenty minutes, swee…

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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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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Perfect Absolute or Great Ocean Road?

Great Ocean Road takes 3 of 4 categories. Perfect Absolute is rated 3.97/5 from 502 votes; Great Ocean Road is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Perfect Absolute for a caramel and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. 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.

Which lasts longer, Perfect Absolute or Great Ocean Road?

Great Ocean Road lasts longest (Great Ocean Road 80/100, Perfect Absolute 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Perfect Absolute or Great Ocean Road?

Great Ocean Road projects furthest (Great Ocean Road 75/100, Perfect Absolute 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Perfect Absolute and Great Ocean Road smell similar?

Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Fig and Caramel.

Is Perfect Absolute or Great Ocean Road better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Perfect Absolute and Great Ocean Road?

Perfect Absolute has top notes of Fig and Caramel, heart notes of Jasmine, a base of Amber. 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.