Fragrance comparison

Café Du Jour vs Eternal Coffee

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 463 ratings analysed

Café Du Jour

Tempus Vitae

4.502 votes

Rank #57,888 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

21%scent match

Clearly different

Eternal Coffee

PARIS CORNER

3.48461 votes

Rank #13,225 SweetLactonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 3 categories split 1–1.

Café Du Jour
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Eternal Coffee
Choose it for a sweet and lactonic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Café Du Jour1/3

Eternal Coffee1/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Café Du JourTempus Vitae

Eternal CoffeePARIS CORNER

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.50/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%

3.48/ 5 · 461 votes

Have 43%Had 11%Want 46%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

50%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

26%Love

30%Like

20%Ok

16%Dislike

9%Hate

461 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate88

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate62

Category winners

LongevityCafé Du Jour

SillageTie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value75

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

amber92%

coffee84%

warm spicy77%

leather69%

lavender61%

sweet100%

lactonic88%

caramel77%

coffee65%

vanilla53%

warm spicy42%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both coffee and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CoffeeTamanuBirch TarLavenderPink PepperGuaiac WoodSiam BenzoinNutty NotesTonka BeanCaramelButterBlack Currant

No top / heart / base split published

Top30 to 45 minutes

MilkCaramelCoffee

Heart2 to 3 hours

LactonesCoconutHeliotrope

Base3 to 5 hours

Gourmand AccordSugarTonka BeanMusk

InformationalShared notesCoffee, Tonka Bean and Caramel. Durations are only published for Eternal Coffee, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring33

Summer14

Fall96

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men33

Unisex33

Women33

Men4

Unisex49

Women47

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,888

PerfumerMichael Salazar

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#13,225

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews82

Category winnerEternal CoffeeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Café Du Jour by Tempus Vitae is a warm oriental fragrance centered around a rich black coffee accord. Crafted by perfumer Michael Salazar, this unisex scent wraps nutty tamanu oil and rich butter in a smoky blanket of guaiac wood and birch tar. It is a cozy choice for crisp autumn mornings spent indoors.

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Eternal Coffee by PARIS CORNER is a dense gourmand fragrance centered around sweet, lactonic, and roasted tones. It opens with an immediate hit of sweetened coffee alongside warm milk and rich caramel, creating the familiar aroma of a sugary coffee shop beverage. As the scent settles, lactones and coconut emerge to gi…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Café Du Jour or Eternal Coffee?

No clear winner: the 3 categories split 1–1. Café Du Jour is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes; Eternal Coffee is rated 3.48/5 from 461 votes. Choose Café Du Jour for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Eternal Coffee for a sweet and lactonic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Café Du Jour or Eternal Coffee?

Café Du Jour lasts longest (Café Du Jour 60/100, Eternal Coffee 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café Du Jour or Eternal Coffee?

Projection is very close: Café Du Jour 50/100, Eternal Coffee 50/100 for sillage.

Do Café Du Jour and Eternal Coffee smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share coffee and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Coffee, Tonka Bean and Caramel.

Is Café Du Jour or Eternal Coffee better for summer or winter?

Café Du Jour suits day or night wear; Eternal Coffee suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café Du Jour and Eternal Coffee?

Café Du Jour features Coffee, Tamanu, Birch Tar, Lavender and Pink Pepper. Eternal Coffee has top notes of Milk, Caramel and Coffee, heart notes of Lactones, Coconut and Heliotrope, a base of Gourmand Accord, Sugar, Tonka Bean and Musk.