Fragrance comparison

Café Affogato vs Tabac

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 14 Nov 2026 90 ratings analysed

Café Affogato

Jousset Parfums

3.3976 votes

Rank #40,494 VanillaSweet

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55%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Tabac

Headspace

4.2914 votes

Rank #34,598 Warm SpicyCoffee

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tabac takes 5 of 5 categories.

Café Affogato
Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Tabac
Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Café Affogato0/5

Tabac5/5

Ratings & consensus: Tabac
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tabac
Sillage & projection: Tabac
Value for money: Tabac
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Tabac

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Café AffogatoJousset Parfums

TabacHeadspace

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.39/ 5 · 76 votes

Have 20%Had 8%Want 72%

4.29/ 5 · 14 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

Category winnerTabacRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

22%Love

30%Like

20%Ok

20%Dislike

8%Hate

76 votes

50%Love

29%Like

21%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

14 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate60

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityTabac

SillageTabac

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value34

¤ Price value75

Category winnerTabacBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

sweet86%

warm spicy72%

coffee58%

chocolate44%

cacao30%

warm spicy100%

coffee92%

tobacco84%

vanilla77%

sweet69%

green61%

Scent match55%Closely related · both vanilla, warm spicy and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

EspressoMadagascar Vanilla

Heart

CoffeeVanillaIce cream

Base

Dark ChocolateWhipped Cream

Top

EspressoGinger

Heart

CoffeeHayCloves

Base

TobaccoVanillaTonkaLeatherPatchouliOsmanthus

InformationalShared notesEspresso, Vanilla and Coffee. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring30

Summer15

Fall100

Winter85

Day100

Night–

Spring38

Summer13

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men11

Unisex58

Women31

Men38

Unisex63

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#40,494

PerfumerJimmy Bodin

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#34,598

PerfumerJulien Rasquinet

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerTabacHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Café Affogato by Jousset Parfums captures the bitter-sweet contrast of the classic Italian dessert. A sharp splash of fresh espresso meets a slow-melting scoop of cold Madagascar vanilla ice cream, creating a rich fragrance that wraps the skin in decadent warmth during crisp autumn days.

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Tabac Headspace by Headspace puts a modern spin on rich tobacco and dark roast coffee. Right from the first spray, you get a punchy blast of bitter espresso sweetened by fresh ginger, quickly softening into warm pipe tobacco, dry golden hay, and spicy cloves. As it warms on skin, smooth vanilla, creamy tonka bean, and…

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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, Café Affogato or Tabac?

Tabac takes 5 of 5 categories. Café Affogato is rated 3.39/5 from 76 votes; Tabac is rated 4.29/5 from 14 votes. Choose Café Affogato for a vanilla and sweet character. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Tabac for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Café Affogato or Tabac?

Tabac lasts longest (Tabac 80/100, Café Affogato 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café Affogato or Tabac?

Tabac projects furthest (Tabac 59/100, Café Affogato 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café Affogato and Tabac smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, warm spicy and sweet accords. Common notes include Espresso, Vanilla and Coffee.

Is Café Affogato or Tabac better for summer or winter?

Café Affogato suits daytime wear; Tabac suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café Affogato and Tabac?

Café Affogato has top notes of Espresso and Madagascar Vanilla, heart notes of Coffee, Vanilla and Ice cream, a base of Dark Chocolate and Whipped Cream. Tabac has top notes of Espresso and Ginger, heart notes of Coffee, Hay and Cloves, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla, Tonka and Leather.