Fragrance comparison

Café Tabac vs Virtus

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 497 ratings analysed

7 wins

Café Tabac

Aedes de Venustas

4.12384 votes

Rank #1,861 SweetTobacco

Full profile Similar & dupes

52%scent match

Some overlap

Virtus

Navitus Parfums

3.74113 votes

Rank #11,397 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Café Tabac takes 7 of 7 categories.

Café Tabac
Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.
Virtus
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Best in winter.

Café Tabac7/7

Virtus0/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Café TabacAedes de Venustas

VirtusNavitus Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.12/ 5 · 384 votes

Have 82%Had 18%Want 0%

3.74/ 5 · 113 votes

Have 30%Had 9%Want 62%

Category winnerCafé TabacRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

31%Like

10%Ok

5%Dislike

1%Hate

248 votes

45%Love

18%Like

11%Ok

19%Dislike

7%Hate

113 votes

Category winnerCafé TabacMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityCafé Tabac

SillageCafé Tabac

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value56

¤ Price value45

Category winnerCafé TabacBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

tobacco92%

fruity84%

amber77%

warm spicy69%

leather61%

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

tobacco84%

amber77%

honey69%

woody61%

Scent match52%Some overlap · both sweet, tobacco and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

TobaccoBurnt SugarBirch TarDatesTonka BeanVanillaCacaoLabdanumFigCardamomBeeswaxPeru Balsam

No top / heart / base split published

Top

NutmegDavanaCardamomSaffronBergamot

Heart

HoneyCinnamonBeeswaxFig NectarClary SageMango

Base

TobaccoBenzoinPatchouliVanillaLabdanumDriftwoodAmbergrisMusk

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Vanilla, Labdanum and Cardamom. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring31

Summer11

Fall95

Winter100

Day46

Night100

Spring38

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerCafé TabacMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men58

Unisex35

Women7

Men55

Unisex40

Women5

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#1,861

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews61

Overall rank#11,397

PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Launched—

Reviews23

Category winnerCafé TabacHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Café Tabac by Aedes de Venustas is a Aromatic fragrance for women and men. Café Tabac was launched in 2023. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour.

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Virtus by Navitus Parfums is a rich warm spicy unisex perfume centered on dark tobacco leaf, golden beeswax, and dried fig nectar. Nose Bertrand Duchaufour opens the scent with a pungent kick of nutmeg, saffron, and crushed cardamom before revealing a thick honeyed heart. As it settles, smooth vanilla, labdanum resin,…

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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 Tabac or Virtus?

Café Tabac takes 7 of 7 categories. Café Tabac is rated 4.12/5 from 384 votes; Virtus is rated 3.74/5 from 113 votes. Choose Café Tabac for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Virtus for a warm spicy and sweet character. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Café Tabac or Virtus?

Café Tabac lasts longest (Café Tabac 80/100, Virtus 71/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café Tabac or Virtus?

Projection is very close: Café Tabac 69/100, Virtus 67/100 for sillage.

Do Café Tabac and Virtus smell similar?

Some overlap: a 52% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, tobacco and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Vanilla, Labdanum and Cardamom.

Is Café Tabac or Virtus better for summer or winter?

For summer, Café Tabac is the stronger pick. For winter, Café Tabac is the stronger pick. Café Tabac suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café Tabac and Virtus?

Café Tabac features Tobacco, Burnt Sugar, Birch Tar, Dates and Tonka Bean. Virtus has top notes of Nutmeg, Davana, Cardamom and Saffron, heart notes of Honey, Cinnamon, Beeswax and Fig Nectar, a base of Tobacco, Benzoin, Patchouli and Vanilla.