Fragrance comparison

Sérénade vs Honey Havane

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 89 ratings analysed

Sérénade

Motif Olfactif

3.8513 votes

Rank #44,314 SweetHoney

Full profile Similar & dupes

49%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Honey Havane

The Dua Brand

3.3876 votes

Rank #14,389 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Honey Havane takes 3 of 5 categories.

Sérénade
Choose it for a sweet and honey character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.
Honey Havane
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Sérénade2/5

Honey Havane3/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

SérénadeMotif Olfactif

Honey HavaneThe Dua Brand

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.85/ 5 · 13 votes

Have 17%Had 12%Want 71%

3.38/ 5 · 76 votes

Have 30%Had 6%Want 64%

Category winnerSérénadeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

15%Like

8%Ok

8%Dislike

15%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

25%Love

14%Like

3%Ok

58%Dislike

0%Hate

36 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate63

Category winners

LongevitySérénade

SillageHoney Havane

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value61

¤ Price value63

Category winnerHoney HavaneBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

honey92%

floral84%

animalic77%

warm spicy69%

tropical61%

sweet100%

tobacco92%

honey84%

amber77%

warm spicy69%

cacao61%

Scent match49%Some overlap · both sweet, honey and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HoneySpicesPandanusYlang-YlangThailand OudAmberMuskJasmine SambacBergamotIndian Oud

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Tobacco LeafHoneyAmberCacao PodIndian OudMuskMadagascar VanillaSpices

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesHoney, Spices, Amber and Musk. Durations are only published for Sérénade, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter75

Day57

Night100

Spring9

Summer9

Fall73

Winter100

Day75

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex75

Women25

Date 36%Party 28%Casual 21%Work 15%

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#44,314

PerfumerOswald Pare

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#14,389

PerfumerMahsam Raza

Launched—

Reviews20

Category winnerHoney HavaneHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sérénade by Motif Olfactif delivers a rich, golden aroma centered on thick raw honey, earthy woods, and tropical floral petals. The scent starts with a crisp splash of bergamot that quickly folds into sticky honey and a dark edge of real Thailand oud. As it warms on your skin, creamy ylang-ylang and fragrant pandanus …

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Honey Havane centers on sweet honey, green tobacco leaf and amber, with cocoa, spices and oud sitting further back. On skin it often reads more powdery and musky than the note list suggests, and the vanilla tends to show later rather than leading the scent. This is a better fit for someone who enjoys dense honey tobac…

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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, Sérénade or Honey Havane?

Honey Havane takes 3 of 5 categories. Sérénade is rated 3.85/5 from 13 votes; Honey Havane is rated 3.38/5 from 76 votes. Choose Sérénade for a sweet and honey character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Honey Havane for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.