Fragrance comparison

Honey, I Bought a House! vs Melos

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 80 ratings analysed

Honey, I Bought a House!

House of Atropa

3.717 votes

Rank #59,182 OzonicSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

22%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Melos

Pernoire

3.5273 votes

Rank #18,010 HoneyRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Melos takes 3 of 4 categories.

Honey, I Bought a House!
Choose it for a ozonic and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Melos
Choose it for a honey and rose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Honey, I Bought a House!1/4

Melos3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Melos
Sillage & projection: Melos
Value for money: Honey, I Bought a House!
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Melos

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Honey, I Bought a House!House of Atropa

MelosPernoire

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.71/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 4%Had 1%Want 95%

3.52/ 5 · 73 votes

Have 20%Had 4%Want 76%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

14%Love

43%Like

43%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

34%Love

16%Like

26%Ok

14%Dislike

10%Hate

73 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity47

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityMelos

SillageMelos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value38

¤ Price value21

Category winnerHoney, I Bought a House!Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

ozonic100%

sweet92%

woody84%

oud77%

fruity69%

lactonic61%

honey100%

rose92%

sweet84%

green77%

floral69%

fruity61%

Scent match22%Clearly different · both sweet and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

GrapesOzonic notesGreen Grass

Heart2-4 hrs

Coconut MilkMilkRice

Base6-8 hrs

OudSpruceCabreuva

Top

Tea RoseTeaGrapesCassisGrapefruit

Heart

HoneyRoseHazelnutBaked AppleSaffron

Base

AmberMuskPatchouliMilk

InformationalShared notesGrapes and Milk. Durations are only published for Honey, I Bought a House!, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer100

Fall67

Winter33

Day100

Night35

Spring87

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Casual 41%Work 31%Date 21%Party 8%

Men14

Unisex61

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,182

PerfumerLisa Andrék

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#18,010

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Category winnerMelosHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Honey, I Bought a House! by House of Atropa delivers a surprising clash of crisp outdoor air and cozy breakfast steam. It hits the skin with tart purple grapes, clipped lawn grass, and a gust of chilly ozone. You smell rain on clean soil. Within twenty minutes, the tart fruit settles into steamed jasmine rice and silk…

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Pernoire Melos opens with an intense blast of sticky Nile honey paired with freshly steeped tea rose and bitter cassis. As the initial sweetness settles, a dark grape note and tart grapefruit cut through the thick gourmand opening. In the heart, warm hazelnut and spiced baked apple blend into a lush rose petal core. T…

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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, Honey, I Bought a House! or Melos?

Melos takes 3 of 4 categories. Honey, I Bought a House! is rated 3.71/5 from 7 votes; Melos is rated 3.52/5 from 73 votes. Choose Honey, I Bought a House! for a ozonic and sweet character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Melos for a honey and rose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Honey, I Bought a House! or Melos?

Melos lasts longest (Melos 76/100, Honey, I Bought a House! 47/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Honey, I Bought a House! or Melos?

Melos projects furthest (Melos 67/100, Honey, I Bought a House! 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Honey, I Bought a House! and Melos smell similar?

Clearly different: a 22% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and fruity accords. Common notes include Grapes and Milk.

Is Honey, I Bought a House! or Melos better for summer or winter?

Honey, I Bought a House! suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Honey, I Bought a House! and Melos?

Honey, I Bought a House! has top notes of Grapes, Ozonic notes and Green Grass, heart notes of Coconut Milk, Milk and Rice, a base of Oud, Spruce and Cabreuva. Melos has top notes of Tea Rose, Tea, Grapes and Cassis, heart notes of Honey, Rose, Hazelnut and Baked Apple, a base of Amber, Musk, Patchouli and Milk.