Fragrance comparison

Écrin de Fumée vs Grey's Cabin

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 1,554 ratings analysed

Écrin de Fumée

Serge Lutens

4.171,515 votes

Rank #25,026 WoodyCacao

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62%scent match

Closely related

4 wins

Grey's Cabin

Solstice Scents

4.3139 votes

Rank #20,304 Warm SpicyCacao

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Grey's Cabin takes 4 of 7 categories.

Écrin de Fumée
Choose it for a woody and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.
Grey's Cabin
Choose it for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Écrin de Fumée3/7

Grey's Cabin4/7

Ratings & consensus: Écrin de Fumée
Community sentiment: Grey's Cabin
Longevity: Écrin de Fumée
Sillage & projection: Écrin de Fumée
Value for money: Grey's Cabin
Versatility: Grey's Cabin
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Grey's Cabin

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Écrin de FuméeSerge Lutens

Grey's CabinSolstice Scents

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 1,515 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

4.31/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 36%Had 6%Want 58%

Category winnerÉcrin de FuméeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

35%Like

10%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

1,515 votes

44%Love

49%Like

3%Ok

5%Dislike

0%Hate

39 votes

Category winnerGrey's CabinMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityÉcrin de Fumée

SillageÉcrin de Fumée

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value50

¤ Price value69

Category winnerGrey's CabinBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

cacao88%

smoky77%

tobacco65%

warm spicy53%

rum42%

warm spicy100%

cacao91%

smoky83%

amber74%

tobacco65%

woody56%

Scent match62%Closely related · both cacao, smoky and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CacaoRumSmokeTobaccoWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

CacaoCopalSmokeTobaccoCoalSpicy NotesCedarBlack Musk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCacao, Smoke and Tobacco. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring24

Summer12

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring6

Summer6

Fall89

Winter100

Day57

Night100

Category winnerGrey's CabinMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex53

Women5

Men44

Unisex56

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,026

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#20,304

PerfumerAngela St.John

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerGrey's CabinHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Serge Lutens introduces a dark, woody mood in Écrin de Fumée. This unisex scent combines dry tobacco leaf and roasted cacao beans with a warm, rum soaked opening. It sits close to the skin on winter nights, offering a cozy but smoky shadow that suits drinkers of black coffee and lovers of dark wool coats.

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Solstice Scents Grey's Cabin opens with dark cacao, sweet tobacco, and a crackle of woodsmoke. Formulated by perfumer Angela St.John, this unisex fragrance builds an atmospheric warmth around cedar logs, black musk, and smoldering copal resin. A mineral trace of clean coal settles beneath the dry woods, giving the gou…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Écrin de Fumée or Grey's Cabin?

Grey's Cabin takes 4 of 7 categories. Écrin de Fumée is rated 4.17/5 from 1,515 votes; Grey's Cabin is rated 4.31/5 from 39 votes. Choose Écrin de Fumée for a woody and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter. Choose Grey's Cabin for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Écrin de Fumée or Grey's Cabin?

Écrin de Fumée lasts longest (Écrin de Fumée 71/100, Grey's Cabin 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Écrin de Fumée or Grey's Cabin?

Écrin de Fumée projects furthest (Écrin de Fumée 57/100, Grey's Cabin 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Écrin de Fumée and Grey's Cabin smell similar?

Closely related: a 62% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share cacao, smoky and woody accords. Common notes include Cacao, Smoke and Tobacco.

Is Écrin de Fumée or Grey's Cabin better for summer or winter?

For summer, Écrin de Fumée is the stronger pick. For winter, Écrin de Fumée is the stronger pick. Grey's Cabin suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.