Fragrance comparison

Bucolic vs Mad Honey

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 59 ratings analysed

1 wins

Bucolic

Pineward Perfumes

3.6359 votes

Rank #52,532 HoneySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

Mad Honey

Redwood Alchemy

—0 votes

Rank #71,197 HoneyFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Bucolic takes 1 of 1 categories.

Bucolic
Choose it for a honey and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Mad Honey
Choose it for a honey and floral character.

Bucolic1/1

Mad Honey0/1

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: Bucolic

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

BucolicPineward Perfumes

Mad HoneyRedwood Alchemy

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.63/ 5 · 59 votes

Have 18%Had 5%Want 78%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

29%Love

31%Like

19%Ok

19%Dislike

3%Hate

59 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate66

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

honey100%

sweet92%

lavender84%

musky77%

animalic69%

amber61%

honey100%

floral83%

sweet65%

beeswax48%

animalic30%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both honey, sweet and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

WoolLavenderHoneyAmberSweet GrassBeeswaxBrown sugarRaspberry

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

HoneyBeeswaxRhododendronOzonic notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesHoney and Beeswax. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring62

Summer29

Fall95

Winter100

Day100

Night47

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men5

Unisex74

Women21

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#52,532

PerfumerNicholas Nilsson

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#71,197

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBucolicHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bucolic by Pineward Perfumes wraps the wearer in the dense texture of a shearling coat. Nicolas Nilsson uses sheep wool absolute as the core, surrounding it with wild lavender and dark honey. It is a thick, rustic scent built for freezing winter days when you want to feel isolated in a cabin.

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Mad Honey centers on rich honey and beeswax, then softens with rhododendron and an airy ozonic lift. It reads as a gourmand floral, but not in a sugary dessert way. Expect a nectar-like, waxy, slightly wild feel rather than a clean fresh scent. If you enjoy honey fragrances with texture and a touch of floral mystery,…

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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.