Fragrance comparison

Grey's Cabin vs Otium

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 44 ratings analysed

Grey's Cabin

Solstice Scents

4.3139 votes

Rank #20,304 Warm SpicyCacao

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

Otium

Serge Dumonten

4.205 votes

Rank #53,487 Warm SpicyMetallic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Grey's Cabin
Choose it for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Otium
Choose it for a warm spicy and metallic character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Grey's Cabin2/4

Otium2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Otium
Sillage & projection: Otium
Value for money: Grey's Cabin
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

OtiumSerge Dumonten

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 39 votes

Have 36%Had 6%Want 58%

4.20/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 29%Had 3%Want 68%

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

40%Love

40%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage44

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityOtium

SillageOtium

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value69

¤ Price value38

Category winnerGrey's CabinBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

cacao91%

smoky83%

amber74%

tobacco65%

woody56%

warm spicy100%

metallic83%

leather65%

tobacco48%

earthy30%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both warm spicy and tobacco

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

SaffronBlack and Pink PepperNeroliAgarwoodTobaccoSmokePineappleDried PlumClary SagePlumFigBlack Musk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSmoke, Tobacco and Black Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring6

Summer6

Fall89

Winter100

Day57

Night100

Spring0

Summer33

Fall100

Winter67

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men44

Unisex56

Women0

Men40

Unisex40

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#20,304

PerfumerAngela St.John

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#53,487

PerfumerNot listed

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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Otium by Serge Dumonten balances dry tobacco smoke and saffron with a luscious, dark plum sweetness. Designed for chilly autumn evenings, it wraps the skin in a warm, textured leather blanket that avoids the usual cloying vanilla traps.

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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 Otium?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Grey's Cabin is rated 4.31/5 from 39 votes; Otium is rated 4.20/5 from 5 votes. Choose Grey's Cabin for a warm spicy and cacao character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Otium for a warm spicy and metallic character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.