Vacation vs Boy
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
58%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Boy takes 5 of 7 categories.
VacationChoose it for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring.
BoyChoose it for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Vacation2/7
Boy5/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Boy
- Community sentiment
- Vacation
- Longevity
- Boy
- Sillage & projection
- Boy
- Value for money
- Vacation
- Versatility
- Boy
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Boy
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
VacationArquisteBoyPERDRISÂTWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.08/ 5 · 878 votes
Have 90%Had 10%Want 0%
4.41/ 5 · 76 votes
Have 5%Had 1%Want 94%
Category winnerBoyRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate44%Love
32%Like
16%Ok
6%Dislike
2%Hate
878 votes
63%Love
17%Like
6%Ok
1%Dislike
13%Hate
70 votes
Category winnerVacationMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityBoy
SillageBoy
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerVacationBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothsweet100%
coconut92%
plastic84%
tropical77%
fruity69%
fresh61%
sweet100%
fruity92%
salty84%
tropical77%
coconut69%
musky61%
Scent match58%Closely related · both sweet, coconut and fruity
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Coconut MilkCoconut WaterPetitgrain
Heart
BananaSolar NotesPineappleMuskBergamot
Base
PlasticFabricWatery NotesSea Salt
Notes
CocaineSea SaltPineappleSolar NotesCoconut MilkMusk
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesCoconut Milk, Solar Notes, Pineapple and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter8
Day–
Night–
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter70
Day–
Night–
Category winnerBoyMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#28,267
PerfumerRodrigo Flores-Roux
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#8,429
PerfumerCallum Rory Mitchell
Launched—
Reviews20
Category winnerBoyHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotArquiste 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…
Reviews →Boy by PERDRISÂT is a salty tropical fragrance built around an icy, chalky mineral opening, fresh pineapple, coconut milk, solar warmth and musk. Reviewers describe it as very distinctive, with a powdery coldness up top that can read as wet concrete, clay, latex paint or a deliberately synthetic sunscreen effect. It s…
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, Vacation or Boy?
Boy takes 5 of 7 categories. Vacation is rated 4.08/5 from 878 votes; Boy is rated 4.41/5 from 76 votes. Choose Vacation for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring. Choose Boy for a sweet and fruity character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Vacation or Boy?
Boy lasts longest (Boy 72/100, Vacation 52/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Vacation or Boy?
Boy projects furthest (Boy 64/100, Vacation 46/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Vacation and Boy smell similar?
Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, coconut and fruity accords. Common notes include Coconut Milk, Solar Notes, Pineapple and Musk.
Is Vacation or Boy better for summer or winter?
For summer, Vacation is the stronger pick. For winter, Boy is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Vacation and Boy?
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. Boy features Cocaine, Sea Salt, Pineapple, Solar Notes and Coconut Milk.
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