HONOR by Mission Fragrances – Reviews & Scent Profile

Honor, from the Mission Fragrances set, is my scent of the day, a reminder of my use of it as the Scent Trigger for thirty days (those who have purchased the Mission Fragrances set should understand) when I first purchased the set. Inititially it was my least favourite, but it definitely grew on me, and is now a go to fragrance.

It is described as blending aromatic and oriental notes that fall into the ‘Fougere' fragrance category, and initially I found it difficult to tell which notes I was actually getting, the base notes being the easiest to pick up. It has a projection of a few feet and excellent longevity of six hours plus. Today I easily picked up the citrus and floral notes, and the leather and patchouli especially ( happy no nose blindness today)

Now I have worn it a while I agree with @Antonio Centeno and ” I think Honor is perfect for a morning pick-me-up …. It's light and airy, with a balanced mix of citrus, floral, and woody notes that'll remind you of a refreshing spring morning”.

Honor from the Mission Fragrance set has had me excited from the moment I heard it described as a combination of Creed Aventus and Versace Pour Homme. After wearing it, I would say that this is a fairly accurate description, although, it's more like 80% Versace Pour Homme and 20% Creed Aventus. Which is still great, but I feel like more of a 50/50 balance would have been amazing. Instead, to my nose, this smells mostly like Versace Pour Homme. Which is still great, it's just a scent that I'm used to. I will say that its longevity and projection are better than Pour Homme, though.

It opens up with zesty citrus notes of bergamot, lemon, petitgrain, and neroli flower. An added freshness comes from the ozonic note, while the pepper and schinus molle (pink pepper) add a spiciness along with an aromatic cypress note.

In the middle, is an earthy, spicy nutmeg along with Jasmine, geranium, and orange blossom floral notes, as well as an herbal hint from the sage.
At the base, patchouli and sandalwood add a woody touch as well as a balsamic, woody ,spicy, note from the olibanum (frankincense). A bitter, damp forest floor-like scent from the moss sits atop a masculine base of leather, musk, and amber.

This is a quintessential summertime fragrance that will, no doubt, perform in the heat. It's only 61 degrees here today, but I've been inside most of the day, so it's worked out fine. Again, this is very similar to Versace's Pour Homme with a hint of Creed Aventus. It's really a beautiful scent!

Performance really surprised me. So far, the first two Mission Fragrance scents that I've tried have under promised and over delivered, performance-wise. Even though this is a lighter, summer fragrance, I still got 6-8 hours of longevity out of it, with the skin scent lasting past the 8 hour mark.

Projection is good at around 2 feet for the first 1-2 hours, then falling to around a foot for another couple hours before becoming a skin scent. Sillage seems mild, but not bad. You'll leave a decent scent trail for the first couple hours. Overall, I'm very pleased with the quality and performance of the MF set so far.

Today was my first full wear of this. There are lots of notes listed, but here are the ones I get mainly. I get the bergamot, lemon and pepper in the top. The pepper kinda adds a Lattafa Asad feel just so slightly and the citruses are really well done in here. In the middle I get the nutmeg and orange blossom.

I really enjoy the nutmeg in here and think it adds a really nice touch to it. In the base I get the patchouli, amber, and a slight dose of leather.

This is a really well put together fragrance that would work perfect for the spring and summer and last about 9 hours on my skin.

People were constantly telling me I smell nice in class today, so it was probably projecting about 2 feet and it left a good scent trail. This is a great creation from Antonio and I’m looking forward to doing full wears on the rest of the set! Have a great day gents!