Cacao vs Flor de Café
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
18%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Flor de Café takes 4 of 5 categories.
CacaoChoose it for a warm spicy and patchouli character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Flor de CaféChoose it for a floral and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Cacao1/5
Flor de Café4/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Flor de Café
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Flor de Café
- Sillage & projection
- Flor de Café
- Value for money
- Cacao
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Flor de Café
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
CacaoBlancheideFlor de CaféAnnette NeufferWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.05/ 5 · 19 votes
Have 35%Had 5%Want 60%
4.02/ 5 · 115 votes
Have 10%Had 10%Want 79%
Category winnerFlor de CaféRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate42%Love
37%Like
5%Ok
16%Dislike
0%Hate
19 votes · too few to score
33%Love
53%Like
7%Ok
7%Dislike
0%Hate
15 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityFlor de Café
SillageFlor de Café
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerCacaoBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
patchouli92%
woody84%
cacao77%
fresh spicy69%
aromatic61%
floral100%
citrus92%
sweet84%
warm spicy77%
coffee69%
yellow floral61%
Scent match18%Clearly different · both warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
GeraniumBitter OrangeBergamot
Heart
PatchouliCedarJasmineAlmond
Base
Cacao PodBourbon VanillaWhite Musk
Top
ClementineBitter OrangeDyer’s GreenweedWhite GrapefruitGalbanum
Heart
Coffee blossomChampacaCoffeeFrangipaniYlang-YlangTuberose
Base
Cacao PodBourbon VanillaTonka BeanResinsHerbal NotesWoody NotesPatchouli
InformationalShared notesBitter Orange, Patchouli, Cacao Pod and Bourbon Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring15
Summer0
Fall77
Winter100
Day63
Night100
Spring83
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day83
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#36,007
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews2
Overall rank#4,869
PerfumerAnnette Neuffer
Launched—
Reviews49
Category winnerFlor de CaféHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotBlancheide Cacao opens with a sudden flash of sharp bitter orange and aromatic geranium before dropping straight into dark patchouli and dry cedar wood. The citrus recedes quickly on skin, letting a bitter cocoa powder note step forward alongside nutty almond. As the fragrance warms over two hours, rich bourbon vanil…
Reviews →Flor de Café is a tropical coffee floral with a bright citrus and green opening, then a rich heart of coffee blossom, champaca, frangipani, ylang-ylang, tuberose, and coffee. The sweetness is more textured than simple, with cacao, bourbon vanilla, tonka, resins, woods, herbs, and patchouli giving the dry-down a warm g…
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, Cacao or Flor de Café?
Flor de Café takes 4 of 5 categories. Cacao is rated 4.05/5 from 19 votes; Flor de Café is rated 4.02/5 from 115 votes. Choose Cacao for a warm spicy and patchouli character. Wins on value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Flor de Café for a floral and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Cacao or Flor de Café?
Flor de Café lasts longest (Flor de Café 80/100, Cacao 58/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Cacao or Flor de Café?
Flor de Café projects furthest (Flor de Café 69/100, Cacao 52/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Cacao and Flor de Café smell similar?
Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Bitter Orange, Patchouli, Cacao Pod and Bourbon Vanilla.
Is Cacao or Flor de Café better for summer or winter?
Cacao suits evening wear; Flor de Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Cacao and Flor de Café?
Cacao has top notes of Geranium, Bitter Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Patchouli, Cedar, Jasmine and Almond, a base of Cacao Pod, Bourbon Vanilla and White Musk. Flor de Café has top notes of Clementine, Bitter Orange, Dyer’s Greenweed and White Grapefruit, heart notes of Coffee blossom, Champaca, Coffee and Frangipani, a base of Cacao Pod, Bourbon Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Resins.
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