Honey Aoud vs Grand Soir

The r/fragrance community is divided on Honey Aoud. While enthusiasts praise its longevity, warmth, and spiced character, detractors find the honey note underwhelming and the fragrance too oud-heavy and spicy for a honey-focused scent. The consensus is that sampling before blind buying is strongly recommended due to its polarizing nature and intense projection.

Grand Soir is widely praised by the r/fragrance community as an exceptional niche fragrance with a strong opening that develops into a sophisticated amber-vanilla composition. The community strongly recommends sampling before purchasing (MFK offers 6 samples for €14) and notes that while it's not similar to Carlisle, it's a masterfully crafted scent with impressive longevity that many consider a collection essential.