Café Du Jour vs Kill The Lights
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
27%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Kill The Lights takes 3 of 3 categories.
Café Du JourChoose it for a woody and amber character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Kill The LightsChoose it for a leather and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Café Du Jour0/3
Kill The Lights3/3
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Kill The Lights
- Sillage & projection
- Kill The Lights
- Value for money
- Not scored
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Kill The Lights
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Café Du JourTempus VitaeKill The LightsGrittiWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%
3.76/ 5 · 151 votes
Have 28%Had 10%Want 62%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
2 votes · too few to score
36%Love
26%Like
16%Ok
21%Dislike
1%Hate
151 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityKill The Lights
SillageKill The Lights
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
amber92%
coffee84%
warm spicy77%
leather69%
lavender61%
leather100%
aromatic91%
green83%
herbal74%
woody65%
fresh spicy56%
Scent match27%Clearly different · both leather and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
CoffeeTamanuBirch TarLavenderPink PepperGuaiac WoodSiam BenzoinNutty NotesTonka BeanCaramelButterBlack Currant
No top / heart / base split published
Top30 to 45 minutes
DavanaArtemisiaJuniper
Heart2 to 3 hours
LeatherHayPink Pepper
Base5 to 8 hours
Birch TarMastic or LentisqueGuaiac Wood
InformationalShared notesBirch Tar, Pink Pepper and Guaiac Wood. Durations are only published for Kill The Lights, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer100
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring70
Summer37
Fall100
Winter81
Day59
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#56,195
PerfumerMichael Salazar
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#13,599
PerfumerLuca Gritti
Launched—
Reviews10
Category winnerKill The LightsHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotCafé 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.
Reviews →Kill The Lights by Gritti is a dry, smoky leather scent built around bold aromatic and herbal contrasts. The scent opens with bitter artemisia, fruity davana, and brisk juniper berries before settling into an assertive core of rugged leather, dry hay, and a dash of pink pepper. As the wear develops, dense birch tar an…
Reviews →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 Kill The Lights?
Kill The Lights takes 3 of 3 categories. Café Du Jour is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes; Kill The Lights is rated 3.76/5 from 151 votes. Choose Café Du Jour for a woody and amber character. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Kill The Lights for a leather and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Café Du Jour or Kill The Lights?
Kill The Lights lasts longest (Kill The Lights 73/100, Café Du Jour 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Café Du Jour or Kill The Lights?
Kill The Lights projects furthest (Kill The Lights 65/100, Café Du Jour 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Café Du Jour and Kill The Lights smell similar?
Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather and woody accords. Common notes include Birch Tar, Pink Pepper and Guaiac Wood.
Is Café Du Jour or Kill The Lights better for summer or winter?
Café Du Jour suits day or night wear; Kill The Lights suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Café Du Jour and Kill The Lights?
Café Du Jour features Coffee, Tamanu, Birch Tar, Lavender and Pink Pepper. Kill The Lights has top notes of Davana, Artemisia and Juniper, heart notes of Leather, Hay and Pink Pepper, a base of Birch Tar, Mastic or Lentisque and Guaiac Wood.
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