Fragrance comparison

Café vs 1111 Excitement

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 16 ratings analysed

3 wins

Café

Reflexion

3.6712 votes

Rank #47,286 SweetCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

66%scent match

Closely related

1111 Excitement

Royal Toad

3.004 votes

Rank #62,555 CoffeeTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Café takes 3 of 3 categories.

Café
Choose it for a sweet and coffee character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
1111 Excitement
Choose it for a coffee and tobacco character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Café3/3

1111 Excitement0/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CaféReflexion

1111 ExcitementRoyal Toad

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 7%Had 3%Want 91%

3.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 31%Had 25%Want 44%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

25%Like

17%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

25%Love

0%Like

25%Ok

50%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityCafé

SillageCafé

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value13

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

coffee86%

warm spicy72%

woody58%

nutty44%

chocolate30%

coffee100%

tobacco92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

woody69%

chocolate61%

Scent match66%Closely related · both coffee, sweet and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CoffeeHalvaChocolateHazelnutVetiverWoody NotesAmberCoffee blossom

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

TobaccoCoffeeVetiverChocolateAmberGuaiac Wood

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCoffee, Chocolate, Vetiver and Amber. Durations are only published for 1111 Excitement, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter25

Day75

Night100

Spring0

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day44

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

Date 34%Casual 31%Party 22%Work 13%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,286

PerfumerEugene Firsanov

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#62,555

PerfumerOleg Razygrin

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerCaféHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Café by Reflexion is a sweet coffee gourmand that leans warm, nutty, and chocolatey, with a soft ambered woods base. On skin it tends to read straightforward and easy to “get” quickly, but it can also feel bold in the air, especially if you are sensitive to sweetness or strong projection. If you like coffee scents wit…

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Royal Toad 1111 Excitement hits the air with a bold punch of black roasted coffee beans, bitter cocoa powder, and dry pipe tobacco. Rather than leaning into bakery sweetness, this fragrance stays earthy, rugged, and unapologetically woody. Heavy guaiac wood and earthy vetiver anchor the heart, creating a rough-hewn, c…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Café or 1111 Excitement?

Café takes 3 of 3 categories. Café is rated 3.67/5 from 12 votes; 1111 Excitement is rated 3.00/5 from 4 votes. Choose Café for a sweet and coffee character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose 1111 Excitement for a coffee and tobacco character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Café or 1111 Excitement?

Café lasts longest (Café 63/100, 1111 Excitement 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café or 1111 Excitement?

Café projects furthest (Café 67/100, 1111 Excitement 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café and 1111 Excitement smell similar?

Closely related: a 66% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share coffee, sweet and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Coffee, Chocolate, Vetiver and Amber.