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Rock Star Eau de Parfum bottle Rock Star EDP
EDP Concentration EDP
U Gender U
2021 Year 2019
££ Price Tier £
Great Sea Eau de Parfum bottle Great Sea EDP

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Rock Star EDP
This one's a true Marmite scent - you'll either adore its salty, mineral marine vibe or find it aggressively metallic and floral. A divisive aquatic that promises holiday bliss for some and Windex-like disappointment for others.
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Our Verdict - Great Sea EDP
A budget take on Orto Parisi Megamare. The salty, algae-tinged marine accord over a clean ambroxan-musk base captures the original's stormy-sea intensity; wearers find it close but a touch less airy and nuanced, and it gives up some of Megamare's famously beastly 10-plus-hour longevity.
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Scent Profile

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Rock Star EDP
Great Sea EDP

Notes

Shared Notes
Bergamot 26% vs 30%
Only in Rock Star
Salt 48% Mandarin 25%
Only in Great Sea
Aquatic 42% Lemon 28%
Shared Notes
Musk 35% vs 32%
Cedar 25% vs 29%
Only in Rock Star
Ambergris 39%
Only in Great Sea
Ambroxan 38%

Accords

Rock Star Great Sea
49%
Aquatic
90%
75%
Marine
70%
51%
Fresh
75%
67%
Salty
60%
65%
Mineral
60%
Citrus
50%
55%
Amber
52%
Animalic
52%
Musky
Woody
45%
Aquatic shared
49%
90%
Marine shared
75%
70%
Fresh shared
51%
75%
Salty shared
67%
60%
65%
Citrus shared
60%
50%
55%
52%
52%
45%

Performance

Rock Star Great Sea
Moderate (4-6h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Moderate
Projection
Moderate
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Rock Star

Seasons

Best For:
Summer
Also Works:
Spring

A warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.

Occasions

Best For:
Casual Sport
Also Works:
Office Date

Its fresh, aquatic, and sometimes clean-leaning profile makes it suitable for casual wear, office environments (if applied lightly) and sport. The strong marine and salty accords, coupled with its potential for immense sillage, make it less ideal for formal settings or intimate dates where subtlety is preferred.

Great Sea

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The salty, storm-fresh marine accord is built for heat, shining in spring and summer and feeling out of place in the cold months.

Occasions

Best For:
Casual Sport
Also Works:
Office Date

A bold fresh aquatic ideal for casual days, sport and the office that carries comfortably to daytime dates.

Similarity Breakdown

How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.

Overall scent match
86%
Key Similarities

Both lean marine, salty, citrus

Key Differences

Subtle differences in overall composition

Where to buy

Rock Star EDP
Great Sea EDP
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