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    Side by side

    Steading vs. Sova

    Steading by Pineward Perfumes bottle

    Steading

    Pineward Perfumes
    Eau de Parfum2020
    Strikingly similar
    Sova by Slumberhouse bottle

    Sova

    Slumberhouse
    2012
    New comparison

    Sova rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Steading vs. Sova
    SteadingSova
    ConcentrationEau de Parfum
    Launched20202012
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerNicholas NilssonJosh Lobb
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Steading

    Green
    Woody
    Sweet
    Tobacco
    Beeswax
    Herbal
    Honey
    Fresh Spicy

    Sova

    Green
    Honey
    Sweet
    Beeswax
    Animalic
    Leather
    Herbal
    Fresh Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    HoneyPine Needles
    HayHopsAcacia
    Heart
    HayBarleyHopsPeat Smoke
    HoneyBroomPoplar budsMelilot or Sweet Clover
    Base
    BeeswaxDried NeedlesTobaccoMaplePoplar
    CastoreumTonka BeanAmberVanilla

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Steading vs. Sova
    SteadingSova
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours10+ hours
    Sillagestrongstrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    It's sweet, it's smoky, and it's unapologetically thick. Some will find it too much; others will find it's the only kind of much they want. The kind of scent that earns its longevity in the good way.Steading
    Sova refuses to play by the rules. No opening, no drydown, just an uncompromising declaration of hay, beeswax, and warm amber. If you want a conventional fragrance, look elsewhere.Sova