Fragrance comparison

Mad Honey vs Pollination

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 6 ratings analysed

Mad Honey

Redwood Alchemy

—0 votes

Rank #71,197 HoneyFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Pollination

Régime des Fleurs

3.506 votes

Rank #49,808 HoneyFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pollination takes 1 of 1 categories.

Mad Honey
Choose it for a honey and floral character.
Pollination
Choose it for a honey and floral character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Mad Honey0/1

Pollination1/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Mad HoneyRedwood Alchemy

PollinationRégime des Fleurs

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.50/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 7%Had 3%Want 90%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

17%Love

50%Like

17%Ok

0%Dislike

17%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value8

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

honey100%

floral83%

sweet65%

beeswax48%

animalic30%

honey100%

floral91%

sweet83%

rose74%

powdery65%

beeswax56%

Scent match58%Closely related · both honey, floral and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HoneyBeeswaxRhododendronOzonic notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

FreesiaVioletBergamot

Heart

HoneyBeeswaxRoseOrange

Base

VanillaSuede

InformationalShared notesHoney and Beeswax. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer33

Fall50

Winter17

Day100

Night25

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men0

Unisex20

Women80

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#71,197

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#49,808

PerfumerAlia Raza

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerPollinationHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mad Honey centers on rich honey and beeswax, then softens with rhododendron and an airy ozonic lift. It reads as a gourmand floral, but not in a sugary dessert way. Expect a nectar-like, waxy, slightly wild feel rather than a clean fresh scent. If you enjoy honey fragrances with texture and a touch of floral mystery,…

Reviews →

Pollination by Régime des Fleurs is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Pollination was launched in 2023. The nose behind this fragrance is Alia Raza. Top notes are Freesia, Violet and Bergamot; middle notes are Honey, Beeswax, Rose and Orange; base notes are Vanilla and Suede. It opens with Freesia, Violet. The hea…

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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.

Do Mad Honey and Pollination smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share honey, floral and sweet accords. Common notes include Honey and Beeswax.

Is Mad Honey or Pollination better for summer or winter?

Pollination suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mad Honey and Pollination?

Mad Honey features Honey, Beeswax, Rhododendron and Ozonic notes. Pollination has top notes of Freesia, Violet and Bergamot, heart notes of Honey, Beeswax, Rose and Orange, a base of Vanilla and Suede.