Aoud Café vs Art Nouveau
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
27%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Aoud Café takes 6 of 7 categories.
Aoud CaféChoose it for a coffee and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Art NouveauChoose it for a floral and fruity character. Wins on community sentiment. Best in spring.
Aoud Café6/7
Art Nouveau1/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Aoud Café
- Community sentiment
- Art Nouveau
- Longevity
- Aoud Café
- Sillage & projection
- Aoud Café
- Value for money
- Aoud Café
- Versatility
- Aoud Café
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Aoud Café
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Aoud CaféManceraArt NouveauPlume ImpressionWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.72/ 5 · 1,314 votes
Have 38%Had 19%Want 43%
3.67/ 5 · 215 votes
Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%
Category winnerAoud CaféRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate29%Love
39%Like
9%Ok
20%Dislike
3%Hate
1,314 votes
25%Love
38%Like
21%Ok
13%Dislike
3%Hate
215 votes
Category winnerArt NouveauMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityAoud Café
SillageAoud Café
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerAoud CaféBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothcoffee100%
woody91%
warm spicy83%
sweet74%
amber65%
musky56%
floral100%
fruity92%
sweet84%
fresh77%
citrus69%
woody61%
Scent match27%Clearly different · both sweet and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop30 to 45 minutes
Black CurrantBergamotPeach
Heart3 to 4 hours
CoffeeAmberFloral Notes
Base6 to 8 hours
Woody NotesSweet NotesWhite Musk
Top
ChampagneOsmanthusMagnoliaPeonyYlang-YlangBlack CurrantBergamot
Heart
QuincePeachTuberoseJasmineRoseViolet
Base
Red BerriesWhite MuskSandalwoodAmberPatchouliVetiver
InformationalShared notesBlack Currant, Bergamot, Peach and Amber. Durations are only published for Aoud Café, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring32
Summer12
Fall100
Winter96
Day92
Night100
Spring100
Summer60
Fall0
Winter32
Day–
Night–
Category winnerAoud CaféMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#4,113
PerfumerPierre Montale
Launched—
Reviews162
Overall rank#17,480
PerfumerMarc Daniel Heimgartner
Launched—
Reviews12
Category winnerAoud CaféHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotAoud Café by Mancera balances dark coffee with bright fruit and smooth woody notes. The opening delivers a burst of peach, tart black currant, and fresh bergamot before settling into a warm core of roasted coffee beans and sweet amber. As it dries down, the coffee note stays present alongside sweet notes, white musk, …
Reviews →Art Nouveau opens with a fizzy splash of champagne that immediately pops alongside the fruity tartness of black currant. As it warms on the skin, a dense bouquet of ylang-ylang and magnolia emerges, creating a thick, sweet floral texture. This is not a sheer, modern floral water, but rather a rich, slightly powdery co…
Reviews →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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Aoud Café or Art Nouveau?
Aoud Café takes 6 of 7 categories. Aoud Café is rated 3.72/5 from 1,314 votes; Art Nouveau is rated 3.67/5 from 215 votes. Choose Aoud Café for a coffee and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Art Nouveau for a floral and fruity character. Wins on community sentiment. Best in spring.
Which lasts longer, Aoud Café or Art Nouveau?
Aoud Café lasts longest (Aoud Café 73/100, Art Nouveau 61/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Aoud Café or Art Nouveau?
Aoud Café projects furthest (Aoud Café 66/100, Art Nouveau 56/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Aoud Café and Art Nouveau smell similar?
Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Black Currant, Bergamot, Peach and Amber.
Is Aoud Café or Art Nouveau better for summer or winter?
For summer, Art Nouveau is the stronger pick. For winter, Aoud Café is the stronger pick. Aoud Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Aoud Café and Art Nouveau?
Aoud Café has top notes of Black Currant, Bergamot and Peach, heart notes of Coffee, Amber and Floral Notes, a base of Woody Notes, Sweet Notes and White Musk. Art Nouveau has top notes of Champagne, Osmanthus, Magnolia and Peony, heart notes of Quince, Peach, Tuberose and Jasmine, a base of Red Berries, White Musk, Sandalwood and Amber.
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