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Café Beignet vs Cafe Avellana

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

Updated 26 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Café Beignet takes 5 of 5 categories.

  • Café Beignet

    Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.

  • Cafe Avellana

    Choose it for a sweet and coffee character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Café Beignet5/5
Cafe Avellana0/5
Ratings & consensus
Café Beignet
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Café Beignet
Sillage & projection
Café Beignet
Value for money
Café Beignet
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Café Beignet

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Café BeignetHez Parfums
Cafe AvellanaElysian
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.19/ 5 · 16 votes
Have 36%Had 3%Want 61%
3.40/ 5 · 10 votes
Have 8%Had 3%Want 89%
Category winnerCafé BeignetRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
56%Love
25%Like
6%Ok
6%Dislike
6%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

40%Love
20%Like
0%Ok
20%Dislike
20%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity76
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate80
⏱ Longevity57
〰 Sillage55
♥ Love / hate60
Category winners

LongevityCafé Beignet

SillageCafé Beignet

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value73
¤ Price value50
Category winnerCafé BeignetBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
sweet92%
powdery84%
woody77%
iris69%
vanilla61%
sweet100%
coffee90%
warm spicy80%
nutty70%
chocolate60%
savory50%
Scent match39%Some overlap · both sweet and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
CoffeeCinnamon
Heart
Brown sugarIrisVanila
Base
ChocolateSandalwoodOud
Top1 to 2 hours
CoffeeWhipped CreamHazelnutCinnamon
Heart2 to 4 hours
CroissantTobaccoBlack Pepper
Base4 to 8 hours
ChocolateOudVanilla Absolute
InformationalShared notesCoffee, Cinnamon, Chocolate and Oud. Durations are only published for Cafe Avellana, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring38
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day50
Night100
Spring25
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day50
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men27
Unisex64
Women9
Men0
Unisex60
Women40
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,192

PerfumerHez Binkowitz

Launched—

Reviews5

Overall rank#25,450

PerfumerJessi Park

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerCafé BeignetHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Café Beignet by Hez Parfums captures the rich aroma of a historic New Orleans coffee house on a brisk morning. The scent opens with freshly brewed dark roast coffee and warm cinnamon spice, before settling into a heart of brown sugar, powdery iris, and smooth vanilla. A grounding base of dark chocolate, sandalwood, an…

Reviews →

Cafe Avellana by Elysian is an oriental vanilla fragrance centered on warm cafe aromas. It opens with rich coffee, crushed hazelnut, sweet whipped cream, and a dusting of cinnamon. As it settles, a distinct savory croissant note arrives alongside dry tobacco leaf and a kick of black pepper. The base anchors the gourma…

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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Café Beignet or Cafe Avellana?

Café Beignet takes 5 of 5 categories. Café Beignet is rated 4.19/5 from 16 votes; Cafe Avellana is rated 3.40/5 from 10 votes. Choose Café Beignet for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Cafe Avellana for a sweet and coffee character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Café Beignet or Cafe Avellana?

Café Beignet lasts longest (Café Beignet 76/100, Cafe Avellana 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café Beignet or Cafe Avellana?

Café Beignet projects furthest (Café Beignet 63/100, Cafe Avellana 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café Beignet and Cafe Avellana smell similar?

Some overlap: a 39% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Coffee, Cinnamon, Chocolate and Oud.

Is Café Beignet or Cafe Avellana better for summer or winter?

Café Beignet suits evening wear; Cafe Avellana suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café Beignet and Cafe Avellana?

Café Beignet has top notes of Coffee and Cinnamon, heart notes of Brown sugar, Iris and Vanila, a base of Chocolate, Sandalwood and Oud. Cafe Avellana has top notes of Coffee, Whipped Cream, Hazelnut and Cinnamon, heart notes of Croissant, Tobacco and Black Pepper, a base of Chocolate, Oud and Vanilla Absolute.

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