Fragrance comparison

Shine Despite Everything vs Great Ocean Road

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 747 ratings analysed

4 wins

Shine Despite Everything

Atkinsons

4.24745 votes

Rank #66 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

Great Ocean Road

AAWED

5.002 votes

Rank #48,845 MuskyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Shine Despite Everything takes 4 of 4 categories.

Shine Despite Everything
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.
Great Ocean Road
Choose it for a musky and powdery character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Shine Despite Everything4/4

Great Ocean Road0/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Shine Despite Everything
Sillage & projection: Shine Despite Everything
Value for money: Shine Despite Everything
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Shine Despite Everything

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Shine Despite EverythingAtkinsons

Great Ocean RoadAAWED

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.24/ 5 · 745 votes

Have 29%Had 3%Want 68%

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

56%Love

26%Like

7%Ok

9%Dislike

1%Hate

275 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

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage78

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityShine Despite Everything

SillageShine Despite Everything

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value60

¤ Price value50

Category winnerShine Despite EverythingBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

vanilla84%

oud77%

caramel69%

sweet61%

musky100%

powdery92%

warm spicy84%

animalic77%

sweet69%

woody61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both warm spicy, woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

PimentoTurmericFrankincense

Heart

CaramelAmbrofix™RoseOrris

Base

AkigalawoodCoumarinMadagascar Vanilla

Top

RoseFigCardamomHoneyCanangaPimento

Heart

SeaweedVioletCaramelCypriolGeranium

Base

AmbergrisMuskOudOakmossCivet

InformationalShared notesPimento, Caramel and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring51

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men6

Unisex44

Women50

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#66

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews186

Overall rank#48,845

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerShine Despite EverythingHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Shine Despite Everything opens with a spicy, resinous kick, then settles into caramel, vanilla, rose and soft iris over a woody, ambered base. It reads rich, warm and dressed up, with a smoother drydown than the opening. This suits shoppers who enjoy bold unisex gourmands with character. Community feedback points to s…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Shine Despite Everything or Great Ocean Road?

Shine Despite Everything takes 4 of 4 categories. Shine Despite Everything is rated 4.24/5 from 745 votes; Great Ocean Road is rated 5.00/5 from 2 votes. Choose Shine Despite Everything for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter. Choose Great Ocean Road for a musky and powdery character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Shine Despite Everything or Great Ocean Road?

Shine Despite Everything lasts longest (Shine Despite Everything 87/100, Great Ocean Road 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Shine Despite Everything or Great Ocean Road?

Shine Despite Everything projects furthest (Shine Despite Everything 78/100, Great Ocean Road 75/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Shine Despite Everything and Great Ocean Road smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Pimento, Caramel and Rose.

Is Shine Despite Everything or Great Ocean Road better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Shine Despite Everything and Great Ocean Road?

Shine Despite Everything has top notes of Pimento, Turmeric and Frankincense, heart notes of Caramel, Ambrofix™, Rose and Orris, a base of Akigalawood, Coumarin and Madagascar Vanilla. 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.