Fragrance comparison

Vacation vs Dandy

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 879 ratings analysed

1 wins

Vacation

Arquiste

4.08878 votes

Rank #28,267 SweetCoconut

Full profile Similar & dupes

6%scent match

Clearly different

Dandy

Santiago Luxury Parfum

4.001 votes

Rank #68,134 AromaticCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vacation takes 1 of 1 categories.

Vacation
Choose it for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Dandy
Choose it for a aromatic and citrus character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Vacation1/1

Dandy0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
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

DandySantiago Luxury Parfum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.08/ 5 · 878 votes

Have 90%Had 10%Want 0%

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 50%Had 17%Want 33%

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

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity52

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value59

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

sweet100%

coconut92%

plastic84%

tropical77%

fruity69%

fresh61%

aromatic100%

citrus92%

fresh spicy84%

woody77%

amber69%

green61%

Scent match6%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

RosemaryMandarin OrangeGrapefruitPetitgrainPineappleBergamotLavenderGalbanum

Heart

JasmineFreesiaSage

Base

PatchouliLabdanumIncenseCedarAmberMusk

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

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex38

Women61

Men100

Unisex0

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#68,134

PerfumerNot listed

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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Dandy by Santiago Luxury Parfum is a lively citrus aromatic fragrance that kicks off with a bright splash of mandarin orange, tart grapefruit, and crushed rosemary. As the sparkling citrus begins to mellow, clean lavender and herbal clary sage move in alongside a gentle breeze of freesia and jasmine. The base brings e…

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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 Dandy?

Vacation takes 1 of 1 categories. Vacation is rated 4.08/5 from 878 votes; Dandy is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Vacation for a sweet and coconut character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Dandy for a aromatic and citrus character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Do Vacation and Dandy smell similar?

Clearly different: a 6% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Petitgrain, Pineapple, Musk and Bergamot.

Is Vacation or Dandy better for summer or winter?

Dandy suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Vacation and Dandy?

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. Dandy has top notes of Rosemary, Mandarin Orange, Grapefruit and Petitgrain, heart notes of Jasmine, Freesia and Sage, a base of Patchouli, Labdanum, Incense and Cedar.