Fragrance comparison

Vacation vs Aeon

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 882 ratings analysed

4 wins

Vacation

Arquiste

4.08878 votes

Rank #28,267 SweetCoconut

Full profile Similar & dupes

8%scent match

Clearly different

Aeon

PerfumeBox

3.254 votes

Rank #70,028 EarthyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vacation takes 4 of 4 categories.

Vacation
Choose it for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.
Aeon
Choose it for a earthy and aromatic character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Vacation4/4

Aeon0/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

VacationArquiste

AeonPerfumeBox

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.08/ 5 · 878 votes

Have 90%Had 10%Want 0%

3.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 30%Had 10%Want 60%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

32%Like

16%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

878 votes

0%Love

75%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

25%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity52

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate56

Category winners

LongevityVacation

SillageVacation

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price value25

Category winnerVacationBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

sweet100%

coconut92%

plastic84%

tropical77%

fruity69%

fresh61%

earthy100%

aromatic92%

warm spicy84%

citrus77%

green69%

woody61%

Scent match8%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Coconut MilkCoconut WaterPetitgrain

Heart

BananaSolar NotesPineappleMuskBergamot

Base

PlasticFabricWatery NotesSea Salt

Top

PetitgrainBergamotCardamomAldehydes

Heart

JasmineCorianderGreen NotesPineappleEarthy Notes

Base

PatchouliMuskOakmossStyrax

InformationalShared notesPetitgrain, Pineapple, Musk and Bergamot. 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

Fall0

Winter8

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer100

Fall50

Winter50

Day100

Night33

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex38

Women61

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,267

PerfumerRodrigo Flores-Roux

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#70,028

PerfumerYuri Lavinski

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerVacationHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Arquiste Vacation captures a 1980s resort afternoon in a bottle. Rodrigo Flores-Roux built this fragrance around coconut milk, solar notes, and a synthetic vinyl accent that feels like fresh pool floaties under high heat. The scent opens with cool coconut water and bitter petitgrain before shifting into sweet banana a…

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Aeon by PerfumeBox is a green, earthy chypre fruity scent with a crisp citrus opening, aromatic spice, and a mossy patchouli base. Petitgrain, bergamot, cardamom, aldehydes, coriander, jasmine, pineapple, oakmoss, musk, and styrax give it a clean but grounded profile. It reads most naturally as a daytime unisex fragra…

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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, Vacation or Aeon?

Vacation takes 4 of 4 categories. Vacation is rated 4.08/5 from 878 votes; Aeon is rated 3.25/5 from 4 votes. Choose Vacation for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring. Choose Aeon for a earthy and aromatic character. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Vacation or Aeon?

Vacation lasts longest (Vacation 52/100, Aeon 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Vacation or Aeon?

Vacation projects furthest (Vacation 46/100, Aeon 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Vacation and Aeon smell similar?

Clearly different: a 8% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Petitgrain, Pineapple, Musk and Bergamot.

Is Vacation or Aeon better for summer or winter?

Aeon suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Vacation and Aeon?

Vacation has top notes of Coconut Milk, Coconut Water and Petitgrain, heart notes of Banana, Solar Notes, Pineapple and Musk, a base of Plastic, Fabric, Watery Notes and Sea Salt. Aeon has top notes of Petitgrain, Bergamot, Cardamom and Aldehydes, heart notes of Jasmine, Coriander, Green Notes and Pineapple, a base of Patchouli, Musk, Oakmoss and Styrax.