Fragrance comparison

Café Fumée vs An Affair

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 22 ratings analysed

Café Fumée

Asad Siddiki

—0 votes

Rank #74,635 Warm SpicyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

38%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

An Affair

QOT - Question of Time

4.4522 votes

Rank #34,532 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

An Affair takes 1 of 1 categories.

Café Fumée
Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character.
An Affair
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.

Café Fumée0/1

An Affair1/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Café FuméeAsad Siddiki

An AffairQOT - Question of Time

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.45/ 5 · 22 votes

Have 37%Had 3%Want 60%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

73%Love

9%Like

9%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value73

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

coffee92%

leather84%

vanilla77%

fresh69%

amber61%

warm spicy100%

sweet90%

vanilla80%

aromatic70%

rum60%

caramel50%

Scent match38%Some overlap · both warm spicy and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

CoffeeCardamomFresh note

Heart

CinnamonCaramelFloral NotesCacao Butter

Base

Isobutyl QuinolineVanillaAmberWoody NotesTonka BeanMusk

Top20-30 mins

CardamomRumCoffee

Heart3-4 hrs

PanettoneCaramelSyrupButterMaple

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaTonka BeanCedarwoodMusk

InformationalShared notesCoffee, Cardamom, Caramel and Vanilla. Durations are only published for An Affair, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring45

Summer18

Fall100

Winter100

Day63

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men17

Unisex67

Women17

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,635

PerfumerAsad Ali Siddiki

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#34,532

PerfumerMark Buxton

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerAn AffairHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Café Fumée reads like a spiced coffee scent with a darker, smoother base. Coffee and cardamom lead, then caramel, cinnamon and cacao butter soften the middle before vanilla, amber, musk and woody notes settle in. The leather facet suggested by the accord profile can make it feel more grown-up than a simple gourmand. I…

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An Affair by QOT smells like warm Italian panettone soaked in spiced rum and freshly pulled espresso. You get an immediate hit of green cardamom that cuts through dense maple syrup and golden caramel. It is sweet without feeling sticky. Melted butter notes give the bakery heart a velvety texture, while cedarwood and d…

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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.

Do Café Fumée and An Affair smell similar?

Some overlap: a 38% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and vanilla accords. Common notes include Coffee, Cardamom, Caramel and Vanilla.

Is Café Fumée or An Affair better for summer or winter?

An Affair suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café Fumée and An Affair?

Café Fumée has top notes of Coffee, Cardamom and Fresh note, heart notes of Cinnamon, Caramel, Floral Notes and Cacao Butter, a base of Isobutyl Quinoline, Vanilla, Amber and Woody Notes. An Affair has top notes of Cardamom, Rum and Coffee, heart notes of Panettone, Caramel, Syrup and Butter, a base of Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Cedarwood and Musk.