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Mad Honey
meets Back to Black.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Tonka Bean · Benzoin · Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with honey; Concentration not recorded leads with sweet. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
BORNTOSTANDOUT® Mad Honey bottle
BORNTOSTANDOUT®

Mad Honey

Eau de parfum

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By Kilian

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Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizes15 mL · 50 mL · 100 mL
Checked 2026-09-22 · US catalog · Listed formats, not live stock.
Not yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inSouth KoreaNot yet verified
Listed year20232009
Leading accordshoney · sweet · vanillasweet · honey · tobacco
Notes unique to this recordRum, Pink Pepper, Honey, May Rose, Bourbon Vanilla, Orcanox™White Honey, Tobacco, Cherry, Vanilla, Raspberry, Almond, Gingerbread, Amber, Nutmeg, Chamomile, Saffron, Cardamom, Olibanum, French labdanum, Oak, Virginia Cedar, Coriander, Geranium, Bergamot
Longevity / 53.48 · 109 votes3.92 · 2,555 votes
Projection / 42.32 · 115 votes2.59 · 3,058 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Mad Honey

Eau de parfum · United States listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance, Water, Coumarin, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hexyl cinnamal, Geraniol, Citronellol, Benzyl benzoate, Limonene, Eugenol, Linalool, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Farnesol, Hydroxycitronellal

Official current product ingredient declaration. Size-specific lists are retained separately where supplied; check the packaging for the formula provided.

Source: BORNTOSTANDOUT official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Back to Black

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing · 50 ml refill ; 100 ml refill; 50 ml perfume

Alcohol denat. , Water\aqua\eau , Fragrance (parfum) , Coumarin , Limonene , Linalool , Alpha-isomethyl ionone , Hydroxycitronellal , Citral , Geraniol , Citronellol , Disodium edta , Bht

Source: Kilian Paris official US size-specific ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44375

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed honey and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed sweet and honey direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.