Fragrance comparison

Café vs Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 84 ratings analysed

Café

Reflexion

3.6712 votes

Rank #47,286 SweetCoffee

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46%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him

Pepe Jeans London

4.3272 votes

Rank #9,150 WoodyVanilla

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him takes 3 of 4 categories.

Café
Choose it for a sweet and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him
Choose it for a woody and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Café1/4

Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him3/4

Ratings & consensus: Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him
Sillage & projection: Café
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CaféReflexion

Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For HimPepe Jeans London

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 7%Had 3%Want 91%

4.32/ 5 · 72 votes

Have 78%Had 22%Want 0%

Category winnerPepe Jeans Black Is Now For HimRating 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

53%Love

33%Like

7%Ok

7%Dislike

0%Hate

72 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityPepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him

SillageCafé

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value74

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

coffee86%

warm spicy72%

woody58%

nutty44%

chocolate30%

woody100%

vanilla92%

coffee84%

nutty77%

warm spicy69%

fresh spicy61%

Scent match46%Some overlap · both coffee, woody 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

Top

HazelnutNutmegItalian Mandarin

Heart

CoffeeLavender

Base

VanillaCedarPatchouliVetiver

InformationalShared notesCoffee, Hazelnut and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter25

Day75

Night100

Spring41

Summer14

Fall100

Winter98

Day34

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men78

Unisex20

Women2

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,286

PerfumerEugene Firsanov

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#9,150

PerfumerJérôme di Marino

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerPepe Jeans Black Is Now For HimHigher 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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Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him is a warm coffee, hazelnut and vanilla scent with a spicy mandarin opening and a woody dry-down. On skin, reviewers often notice the roasted nut and coffee side most, sometimes with a shower-gel freshness or a darker chocolate-like edge. It suits colder weather, evenings and casual nigh…

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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 Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him?

Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him takes 3 of 4 categories. Café is rated 3.67/5 from 12 votes; Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him is rated 4.32/5 from 72 votes. Choose Café for a sweet and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him for a woody and vanilla character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Café or Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him?

Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him lasts longest (Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him 67/100, Café 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café or Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him?

Café projects furthest (Café 67/100, Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café and Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share coffee, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Coffee, Hazelnut and Vetiver.

Is Café or Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him better for summer or winter?

Café suits evening wear; Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café and Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him?

Café features Coffee, Halva, Chocolate, Hazelnut and Vetiver. Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Him has top notes of Hazelnut, Nutmeg and Italian Mandarin, heart notes of Coffee and Lavender, a base of Vanilla, Cedar, Patchouli and Vetiver.