Fragrance comparison

Taipan vs Bye Bye Blues

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 143 ratings analysed

Taipan

Marilyn Miglin

—0 votes

Rank #68,816 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

40%scent match

Some overlap

2 wins

Bye Bye Blues

Juicy Couture

3.93143 votes

Rank #10,928 AquaticFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bye Bye Blues takes 2 of 2 categories.

Taipan
Choose it for a woody and citrus character.
Bye Bye Blues
Choose it for a aquatic and floral character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Taipan0/2

Bye Bye Blues2/2

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

TaipanMarilyn Miglin

Bye Bye BluesJuicy Couture

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 6%Had 0%Want 94%

3.93/ 5 · 143 votes

Have 82%Had 18%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

29%Love

47%Like

13%Ok

10%Dislike

2%Hate

126 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityBye Bye Blues

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value68

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus91%

musky83%

aromatic74%

fresh65%

fresh spicy56%

aquatic100%

floral86%

fresh72%

citrus58%

musky44%

fruity30%

Scent match40%Some overlap · both citrus, fresh and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

LemonFirDriftwoodMusk

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Watery NotesWater FruitLemon

Heart

Floral Notes

Base

MuskDriftwoodAmber

InformationalShared notesLemon, Driftwood and Musk. Durations are only published for Taipan, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter9

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex18

Women82

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,816

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#10,928

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews26

Category winnerBye Bye BluesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Taipan by Marilyn Miglin delivers an outdoor, brisk profile centered on clean woods and crisp fruit. It opens with sharp lemon that quickly introduces a green conifer edge through forest fir. As the initial brightness settles, weathered driftwood provides a dry, airy timber foundation softened by smooth musk. Communit…

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Bye Bye Blues by Juicy Couture is a floral woody musk scent for women that features refreshing aquatic notes. It leans into a clean, summer-ready profile with fruit and lemon top notes over a base of musk and amber. Ideal for casual warm-weather wear, this fragrance provides a breezy, aquatic atmosphere for beach trip…

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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 lasts longer, Taipan or Bye Bye Blues?

Bye Bye Blues lasts longest (Bye Bye Blues 53/100, Taipan 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Taipan and Bye Bye Blues smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh and musky accords. Common notes include Lemon, Driftwood and Musk.

What are the notes in Taipan and Bye Bye Blues?

Taipan features Lemon, Fir, Driftwood and Musk. Bye Bye Blues has top notes of Watery Notes, Water Fruit and Lemon, heart notes of Floral Notes, a base of Musk, Driftwood and Amber.