Fragrance comparison

Café vs Sil.lage.

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 110 ratings analysed

Café

Reflexion

3.6712 votes

Rank #47,286 SweetCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Sil.lage.

Scentologia

3.6998 votes

Rank #24,748 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sil.lage. takes 4 of 4 categories.

Café
Choose it for a sweet and coffee character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Sil.lage.
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.

Café0/4

Sil.lage.4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CaféReflexion

Sil.lage.Scentologia

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 7%Had 3%Want 91%

3.69/ 5 · 98 votes

Have 30%Had 11%Want 59%

Category winnerSil.lage.Rating 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

35%Like

20%Ok

11%Dislike

6%Hate

88 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevitySil.lage.

SillageSil.lage.

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value42

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%

aromatic92%

nutty84%

leather77%

vanilla69%

sweet61%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both sweet, woody and nutty

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

CeleryJuniper BerriesOrangeBergamot

Heart

HazelnutLeatherTonka BeanFruity Notes

Base

VetiverVanillaWoody NotesAmber

InformationalShared notesHazelnut, Vetiver, Woody Notes and Amber. 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

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter89

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men26

Unisex57

Women17

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,286

PerfumerEugene Firsanov

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#24,748

PerfumerMarzia Tissino

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerSil.lage.Higher 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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Sil.lage. by Scentologia offers a striking oriental fougere profile for any gender. It opens with bright orange and sharp celery before sinking into a core of hazelnut, leather, and tonka bean. This scent behaves as a shapeshifting accessory, ideal for crisp autumn evenings or formal events. Its woody and nutty compos…

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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 Sil.lage.?

Sil.lage. takes 4 of 4 categories. Café is rated 3.67/5 from 12 votes; Sil.lage. is rated 3.69/5 from 98 votes. Choose Café for a sweet and coffee character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Sil.lage. for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Café or Sil.lage.?

Sil.lage. lasts longest (Sil.lage. 77/100, Café 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café or Sil.lage.?

Projection is very close: Sil.lage. 69/100, Café 67/100 for sillage.

Do Café and Sil.lage. smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, woody and nutty accords. Common notes include Hazelnut, Vetiver, Woody Notes and Amber.

Is Café or Sil.lage. better for summer or winter?

Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café and Sil.lage.?

Café features Coffee, Halva, Chocolate, Hazelnut and Vetiver. Sil.lage. has top notes of Celery, Juniper Berries, Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Hazelnut, Leather, Tonka Bean and Fruity Notes, a base of Vetiver, Vanilla, Woody Notes and Amber.