Fragrance comparison

Café Verde Safra vs Maghateer

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 187 ratings analysed

Café Verde Safra

L’Occitane Au Brésil

4.3151 votes

Rank #15,553 Warm SpicyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Maghateer

Nabeel

4.13136 votes

Rank #6,031 Warm SpicyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Maghateer takes 4 of 7 categories.

Café Verde Safra
Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
Maghateer
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Café Verde Safra3/7

Maghateer4/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Café Verde SafraL’Occitane Au Brésil

MaghateerNabeel

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 51 votes

Have 42%Had 7%Want 51%

4.13/ 5 · 136 votes

Have 88%Had 12%Want 0%

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

49%Love

39%Like

8%Ok

2%Dislike

2%Hate

51 votes

55%Love

21%Like

10%Ok

8%Dislike

5%Hate

136 votes

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity77

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityMaghateer

SillageMaghateer

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value62

¤ Price value79

Category winnerMaghateerBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

coffee83%

aromatic65%

woody48%

patchouli30%

warm spicy100%

amber92%

woody84%

sweet77%

fresh spicy69%

smoky61%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

CardamomGingerBlack Pepper

Heart2-4 hrs

CoffeeSageArtemisia

Base6-8 hrs

DreamwoodPatchouliCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

Top

SpicesCinnamonNutmegCardamomRoseBulgarian RoseTurkish RoseDamask Rose

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)LeatherStyraxSweet NotesVanillaBenzoinGingerClove

Base

Spun SugarCastoreumIncenseGuaiac WoodCaramelAmberLabdanumMoss

InformationalShared notesCardamom and Ginger. Durations are only published for Café Verde Safra, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring84

Summer16

Fall100

Winter81

Day47

Night100

Spring44

Summer22

Fall94

Winter100

Day60

Night100

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men84

Unisex13

Women3

Date 31%Casual 27%Work 25%Party 17%

Men56

Unisex35

Women9

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,553

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#6,031

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews13

Category winnerMaghateerHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Café Verde Safra by L’Occitane Au Brésil delivers a cozy, roasted coffee kick wrapped in aromatic kitchen spices. It sprays on cool. Crisp cardamom and fresh ginger create an immediate brisk snap that feels almost icy on the skin. Within twenty minutes, that sharp cold spice gives way to warm roasted coffee beans, her…

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Maghateer by Nabeel delivers a potent blend of dark leather, sweet caramel, and warm spices on a woody backbone. This unisex fragrance caters to fans of dense Middle Eastern compositions. It performs exceptionally well in freezing winter conditions and is best suited for formal evening wear.

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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 Verde Safra or Maghateer?

Maghateer takes 4 of 7 categories. Café Verde Safra is rated 4.31/5 from 51 votes; Maghateer is rated 4.13/5 from 136 votes. Choose Café Verde Safra for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Maghateer for a warm spicy and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Café Verde Safra or Maghateer?

Maghateer lasts longest (Maghateer 77/100, Café Verde Safra 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café Verde Safra or Maghateer?

Maghateer projects furthest (Maghateer 70/100, Café Verde Safra 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café Verde Safra and Maghateer smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Cardamom and Ginger.

Is Café Verde Safra or Maghateer better for summer or winter?

For summer, Maghateer is the stronger pick. For winter, Maghateer is the stronger pick. Café Verde Safra suits evening wear; Maghateer suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café Verde Safra and Maghateer?

Café Verde Safra has top notes of Cardamom, Ginger and Black Pepper, heart notes of Coffee, Sage and Artemisia, a base of Dreamwood, Patchouli and Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha. Maghateer has top notes of Spices, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Cardamom, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Leather, Styrax and Sweet Notes, a base of Spun Sugar, Castoreum, Incense and Guaiac Wood.