Fragrance comparison

Grey's Cabin vs Cosmos

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 108 ratings analysed

4 wins

Grey's Cabin

Solstice Scents

4.3139 votes

Rank #20,304 Warm SpicyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

Cosmos

House of BŌ

3.6169 votes

Rank #33,191 SmokyMetallic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Grey's Cabin takes 4 of 7 categories.

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

Grey's Cabin4/7

Cosmos3/7

Ratings & consensus: Grey's Cabin
Community sentiment: Grey's Cabin
Longevity: Cosmos
Sillage & projection: Cosmos
Value for money: Grey's Cabin
Versatility: Cosmos
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

Grey's CabinSolstice Scents

CosmosHouse of BŌ

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 36%Had 6%Want 58%

3.61/ 5 · 69 votes

Have 90%Had 10%Want 0%

Category winnerGrey's CabinRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

44%Love

49%Like

3%Ok

5%Dislike

0%Hate

39 votes

38%Love

25%Like

10%Ok

16%Dislike

12%Hate

69 votes

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

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate65

Category winners

LongevityCosmos

SillageCosmos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value69

¤ Price value37

Category winnerGrey's CabinBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

cacao91%

smoky83%

amber74%

tobacco65%

woody56%

smoky100%

metallic92%

woody84%

mineral77%

leather69%

balsamic61%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both smoky and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CacaoCopalSmokeTobaccoCoalSpicy NotesCedarBlack Musk

No top / heart / base split published

Top20-30 mins

Metallic notesWhiskeyMuskPraline

Heart3-4 hrs

CoalDragon Blood ResinCacao

Base8-12+ hrs

SmokeLeatherAgarwoodOrris

InformationalShared notesCacao, Smoke and Coal. Durations are only published for Cosmos, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring6

Summer6

Fall89

Winter100

Day57

Night100

Spring13

Summer13

Fall94

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Category winnerCosmosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men44

Unisex56

Women0

Men62

Unisex38

Women0

Date 38%Party 32%Casual 18%Work 12%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,304

PerfumerAngela St.John

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#33,191

PerfumerAlberto Morillas

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGrey's CabinHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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House of BŌ Cosmos delivers a striking collision between freezing minerals and smoldering wood. One spray reveals an industrial flash of cold metallic notes and aged whiskey, cutting through the air like chilled steel. Do not overspray this. The scent warms up quickly as bitter cacao and dragon blood resin settle onto…

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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, Grey's Cabin or Cosmos?

Grey's Cabin takes 4 of 7 categories. Grey's Cabin is rated 4.31/5 from 39 votes; Cosmos is rated 3.61/5 from 69 votes. Choose Grey's Cabin for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Cosmos for a smoky and metallic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Grey's Cabin or Cosmos?

Cosmos lasts longest (Cosmos 73/100, Grey's Cabin 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Grey's Cabin or Cosmos?

Cosmos projects furthest (Cosmos 61/100, Grey's Cabin 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Grey's Cabin and Cosmos smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share smoky and woody accords. Common notes include Cacao, Smoke and Coal.

Is Grey's Cabin or Cosmos better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Grey's Cabin and Cosmos?

Grey's Cabin features Cacao, Copal, Smoke, Tobacco and Coal. Cosmos has top notes of Metallic notes, Whiskey, Musk and Praline, heart notes of Coal, Dragon Blood Resin and Cacao, a base of Smoke, Leather, Agarwood and Orris.