Fragrance comparison

Café vs SABBA

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 27 ratings analysed

Café

Reflexion

3.6712 votes

Rank #47,286 SweetCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

6%scent match

Clearly different

SABBA

Matilda Morri Beauty

3.8715 votes

Rank #52,789 Soft SpicyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Café
Choose it for a sweet and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
SABBA
Choose it for a soft spicy and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Café2/4

SABBA2/4

Ratings & consensus: SABBA
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: SABBA
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

SABBAMatilda Morri Beauty

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 7%Had 3%Want 91%

3.87/ 5 · 15 votes

Have 38%Had 0%Want 62%

Category winnerSABBARating 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

27%Love

40%Like

27%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

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevitySABBA

SillageCafé

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value69

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family

sweet100%

coffee86%

warm spicy72%

woody58%

nutty44%

chocolate30%

soft spicy100%

citrus92%

amber84%

violet77%

smoky69%

powdery61%

Scent match6%Clearly different

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

Pink PepperGrapefruitBergamotCoffeeHazelnut

Heart

IncenseVioletDamask RoseLicorice

Base

AgarwoodPatchouliSandalwoodVetiverMusk

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

Spring22

Summer0

Fall89

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men0

Unisex75

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,286

PerfumerEugene Firsanov

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#52,789

PerfumerRosa Vaia

Launched—

Reviews0

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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SABBA opens with a sharp flash of grapefruit and pink pepper before sinking into roasted coffee beans and dark incense. Patchouli and agarwood form a smoky, earthy baseline on skin, balanced by powdery violet and damask rose. Built for chilly autumn evenings, it offers a dense, resinous trail with a dry woody bite.

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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 SABBA?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Café is rated 3.67/5 from 12 votes; SABBA is rated 3.87/5 from 15 votes. Choose Café for a sweet and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose SABBA for a soft spicy and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Café or SABBA?

SABBA lasts longest (SABBA 70/100, Café 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café or SABBA?

Café projects furthest (Café 67/100, SABBA 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café and SABBA smell similar?

Clearly different: a 6% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Coffee, Hazelnut and Vetiver.

Is Café or SABBA better for summer or winter?

Café suits evening wear; SABBA suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café and SABBA?

Café features Coffee, Halva, Chocolate, Hazelnut and Vetiver. SABBA has top notes of Pink Pepper, Grapefruit, Bergamot and Coffee, heart notes of Incense, Violet, Damask Rose and Licorice, a base of Agarwood, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Vetiver.