Fragrance comparison

Grey's Cabin vs Future History

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 40 ratings analysed

Grey's Cabin

Solstice Scents

4.3139 votes

Rank #20,304 Warm SpicyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Future History

House Of James

5.001 votes

Rank #47,732 CitrusMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Future History takes 3 of 4 categories.

Grey's Cabin
Choose it for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Future History
Choose it for a citrus and musky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Grey's Cabin1/4

Future History3/4

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

Future HistoryHouse Of James

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 36%Had 6%Want 58%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

100%Love

0%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

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityFuture History

SillageFuture History

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value69

¤ Price value75

Category winnerFuture HistoryBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

cacao91%

smoky83%

amber74%

tobacco65%

woody56%

citrus100%

musky92%

powdery84%

sweet77%

woody69%

tobacco61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both tobacco 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

Notes

GrapefruitBlack MuskCedarwoodSaffronSyringaTobaccoMimosaCivetSmokeLimeCashmere Musk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSmoke, Tobacco and Black Musk. Durations are only published for Future History, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring6

Summer6

Fall89

Winter100

Day57

Night100

Spring0

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day92

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men44

Unisex56

Women0

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

Date 33%Party 25%Casual 23%Work 18%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,304

PerfumerAngela St.John

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#47,732

PerfumerJustin James

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…

Reviews →

Future History by House Of James is a daring aromatic composition built around extreme contrasts. The fragrance ignites with an explosive hit of bitter grapefruit and tart green lime that cuts through the air like chilled citrus oil. Give it twenty minutes on warm skin. The tangy sharpness recedes to reveal an unexpec…

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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 Future History?

Future History takes 3 of 4 categories. Grey's Cabin is rated 4.31/5 from 39 votes; Future History is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Grey's Cabin for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Future History for a citrus and musky character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.