Fragrance comparison

Café vs Touch Of History

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 13 ratings analysed

3 wins

Café

Reflexion

3.6712 votes

Rank #47,286 SweetCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

36%scent match

Some overlap

Touch Of History

Patrice Martin

1.001 votes

Rank #69,825 CaramelEarthy

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.
Touch Of History
Choose it for a caramel and earthy character. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Café3/3

Touch Of History0/3

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

Touch Of HistoryPatrice Martin

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.67/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 7%Had 3%Want 91%

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%

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

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate67

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate0

Category winners

LongevityCafé

SillageCafé

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value100

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

coffee86%

warm spicy72%

woody58%

nutty44%

chocolate30%

caramel100%

earthy92%

woody84%

vanilla77%

sweet69%

nutty61%

Scent match36%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

Spicy NotesCoffeePepper

Heart

CaramelHazelnutIrisNutmeg

Base

VanillaEarthy NotesAmberWoody Notes

InformationalShared notesCoffee, Hazelnut, 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

Spring0

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,286

PerfumerEugene Firsanov

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#69,825

PerfumerNot listed

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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Touch Of History by Patrice Martin opens with an assertive blast of fresh roasted coffee beans, black pepper, and warm aromatic spices. As the initial heat settles, the heart reveals a dense gourmand blend of buttery caramel, toasted hazelnut, and nutmeg, softened by a dusty trace of iris root. The dry down anchors on…

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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 Touch Of History?

Café takes 3 of 3 categories. Café is rated 3.67/5 from 12 votes; Touch Of History is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Café for a sweet and coffee character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Touch Of History for a caramel and earthy character. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Café or Touch Of History?

Café lasts longest (Café 63/100, Touch Of History 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café or Touch Of History?

Café projects furthest (Café 67/100, Touch Of History 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café and Touch Of History smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, woody and nutty accords. Common notes include Coffee, Hazelnut, Woody Notes and Amber.

Is Café or Touch Of History better for summer or winter?

Café suits evening wear; Touch Of History suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café and Touch Of History?

Café features Coffee, Halva, Chocolate, Hazelnut and Vetiver. Touch Of History has top notes of Spicy Notes, Coffee and Pepper, heart notes of Caramel, Hazelnut, Iris and Nutmeg, a base of Vanilla, Earthy Notes, Amber and Woody Notes.