Fragrance comparison

Café Verde Safra vs Narjesi

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 158 ratings analysed

4 wins

Café Verde Safra

L’Occitane Au Brésil

4.3151 votes

Rank #15,553 Warm SpicyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

Narjesi

The Spirit of Dubai

4.44107 votes

Rank #24,308 RoseWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Café Verde Safra takes 4 of 7 categories.

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

Café Verde Safra4/7

Narjesi3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Café Verde SafraL’Occitane Au Brésil

NarjesiThe Spirit of Dubai

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 51 votes

Have 42%Had 7%Want 51%

4.44/ 5 · 107 votes

Have 27%Had 4%Want 69%

Category winnerNarjesiRating 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

68%Love

16%Like

9%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

107 votes

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage79

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityNarjesi

SillageNarjesi

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value62

¤ Price value19

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

coffee83%

aromatic65%

woody48%

patchouli30%

rose100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

musky77%

animalic69%

smoky61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both warm spicy

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

RoseTurkish RoseBulgarian RoseMay RosePink PepperSpicesAldehydeselemi

Heart

Taif RoseGingerPatchouliCorianderBenzoinVetiverChamomileHoney

Base

CivetIncenseAnimal notesCastoreumAmberSpun SugarLeatherMoss

InformationalShared notesGinger and Patchouli. 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

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter92

Day–

Night–

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men84

Unisex13

Women3

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

Men22

Unisex46

Women32

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,553

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#24,308

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraHigher 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…

Reviews →

Narjesi opens with a dense rush of Taif rose, saffron, and bitter coffee before settling into a deep heart of agarwood and spicy patchouli. The floral top is heavy and opulent, packed with multiple rose extractions that dominate the early hours on skin. As the fragrance warms during cold winter evenings, base notes o…

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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 Narjesi?

Café Verde Safra takes 4 of 7 categories. Café Verde Safra is rated 4.31/5 from 51 votes; Narjesi is rated 4.44/5 from 107 votes. Choose Café Verde Safra for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on community sentiment, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Narjesi for a rose and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Café Verde Safra or Narjesi?

Narjesi lasts longest (Narjesi 87/100, Café Verde Safra 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café Verde Safra or Narjesi?

Narjesi projects furthest (Narjesi 79/100, Café Verde Safra 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café Verde Safra and Narjesi smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Ginger and Patchouli.

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

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

What are the notes in Café Verde Safra and Narjesi?

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. Narjesi has top notes of Rose, Turkish Rose, Bulgarian Rose and May Rose, heart notes of Taif Rose, Ginger, Patchouli and Coriander, a base of Civet, Incense, Animal notes and Castoreum.