Fragrance comparison

Honour Woman vs Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 5,696 ratings analysed

3 wins

Honour Woman

Amouage

4.015,689 votes

Rank #24,520 White FloralTuberose

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58%scent match

Closely related

Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes

Pupa

4.007 votes

Rank #52,919 White FloralAquatic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Honour Woman takes 3 of 4 categories.

Honour Woman
Choose it for a white floral and tuberose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes
Choose it for a white floral and aquatic character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Honour Woman3/4

Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Honour Woman
Sillage & projection: Honour Woman
Value for money: Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Honour Woman

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Honour WomanAmouage

Red Queen Fresh AldehydesPupa

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.01/ 5 · 5,689 votes

Have 74%Had 26%Want 0%

4.00/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 41%Had 11%Want 48%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

38%Love

40%Like

8%Ok

12%Dislike

2%Hate

5,689 votes

29%Love

57%Like

0%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityHonour Woman

SillageHonour Woman

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value29

¤ Price value67

Category winnerRed Queen Fresh AldehydesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

white floral100%

tuberose83%

green65%

aromatic48%

animalic30%

white floral100%

aquatic90%

aromatic80%

fresh70%

tuberose60%

green50%

Scent match58%Closely related · both white floral, tuberose and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RhuburbPepperCoriander

Heart

GardeniaTuberoseJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyCarnation

Base

AmberIncenseOpoponaxVetiverLeather

Top15-30 mins

CorianderOrange LeafRhubarb

Heart2-4 hrs

Water NotesGardeniaTuberoseLily-of-the-ValleyFlower Petals

Base4-6+ hrs

VetiverAmberWhite Musk

InformationalShared notesCoriander, Gardenia, Tuberose and Lily-of-the-Valley. Durations are only published for Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer74

Fall0

Winter30

Day–

Night–

Spring33

Summer100

Fall33

Winter0

Day100

Night32

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex5

Women94

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 37%Work 34%Date 19%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#24,520

PerfumerAlexandra Carlin, Violaine Collas

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#52,919

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerHonour WomanHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Amouage Honour Woman presents a wet, green-tinged opening that slowly unpacks a massive bouquet of clean white flowers. A sharp bite of rhubarb cuts through the initial sweetness, keeping the gardenia and tuberose from becoming cloying. It settles into a warm, resinous base of frankincense and amber that clings close …

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Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes opens with a tart, mouth-puckering bite of rhubarb sliced against crisp orange leaf. The initial spray carries a sharp alcohol snap before calming down within three minutes. Soon, clean water notes rush through a blooming bouquet of gardenia, tuberose, and green lily-of-the-valley. It smells …

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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, Honour Woman or Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes?

Honour Woman takes 3 of 4 categories. Honour Woman is rated 4.01/5 from 5,689 votes; Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes is rated 4.00/5 from 7 votes. Choose Honour Woman for a white floral and tuberose character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring. Choose Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes for a white floral and aquatic character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Honour Woman or Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes?

Honour Woman lasts longest (Honour Woman 73/100, Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Honour Woman or Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes?

Honour Woman projects furthest (Honour Woman 65/100, Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Honour Woman and Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, tuberose and aromatic accords. Common notes include Coriander, Gardenia, Tuberose and Lily-of-the-Valley.

Is Honour Woman or Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes better for summer or winter?

Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Honour Woman and Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes?

Honour Woman has top notes of Rhuburb, Pepper and Coriander, heart notes of Gardenia, Tuberose, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Amber, Incense, Opoponax and Vetiver. Red Queen Fresh Aldehydes has top notes of Coriander, Orange Leaf and Rhubarb, heart notes of Water Notes, Gardenia, Tuberose and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Vetiver, Amber and White Musk.