Fragrance comparison

Honour vs Carina

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 34 ratings analysed

Honour

Riiffs Perfumes

4.673 votes

Rank #37,928 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

3 wins

Carina

Avant-Garden Lab

3.5931 votes

Rank #19,964 CitrusFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Carina takes 3 of 4 categories.

Honour
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Carina
Choose it for a citrus and floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.

Honour1/4

Carina3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Carina
Sillage & projection: Carina
Value for money: Honour
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Carina

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

HonourRiiffs Perfumes

CarinaAvant-Garden Lab

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 29%Had 0%Want 71%

3.59/ 5 · 31 votes

Have 21%Had 6%Want 73%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

67%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

31%Love

25%Like

6%Ok

0%Dislike

38%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate92

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate66

Category winners

LongevityCarina

SillageCarina

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value92

¤ Price value23

Category winnerHonourBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus92%

aromatic84%

musky77%

ozonic69%

soft spicy61%

citrus100%

floral92%

green84%

sweet77%

ozonic69%

aquatic61%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both citrus and ozonic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Pink PepperGreen AppleGrapefruitLemonYuzu

Heart

Violet LeafLavenderCardamomGinger

Base

Haitian VetiverMuskSandalwoodCedarwoodLight Amber

Notes

Black ElderGalbanumKaffir LimeLiatrisMelonPoplar (Populus) budsYuzuChamomileMetallic notesLimeViolet LeafAnise

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesYuzu and Violet Leaf. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter75

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer67

Fall33

Winter0

Day75

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men13

Unisex50

Women38

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#37,928

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#19,964

PerfumerOliver Valverde

Launched—

Reviews9

Category winnerCarinaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Honour opens with a bright mix of citrus, green apple and pink pepper, then settles into a clean aromatic heart of lavender, violet leaf, ginger and cardamom. The dry-down leans woody, musky and lightly ambered, giving it a fresh masculine profile that feels easy to wear across seasons. It looks geared toward buyers w…

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Carina is a sharp green floral with citrus, herbs, watery air and a faint metallic sheen. The most useful wearer description points to a busy opening, like a floral gin cocktail, before it settles into something closer to herbal tea and clean treatment-room musk. It is intriguing and unusual, but the feedback is split…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Honour or Carina?

Carina takes 3 of 4 categories. Honour is rated 4.67/5 from 3 votes; Carina is rated 3.59/5 from 31 votes. Choose Honour for a woody and citrus character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Carina for a citrus and floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Honour or Carina?

Carina lasts longest (Carina 65/100, Honour 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Honour or Carina?

Carina projects furthest (Carina 64/100, Honour 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Honour and Carina smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and ozonic accords. Common notes include Yuzu and Violet Leaf.

Is Honour or Carina better for summer or winter?

Honour suits day or night wear; Carina suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Honour and Carina?

Honour has top notes of Pink Pepper, Green Apple, Grapefruit and Lemon, heart notes of Violet Leaf, Lavender, Cardamom and Ginger, a base of Haitian Vetiver, Musk, Sandalwood and Cedarwood. Carina features Black Elder, Galbanum, Kaffir Lime, Liatris and Melon.