Fragrance comparison

Café Verde Safra vs Rouge Nacarat

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 64 ratings analysed

3 wins

Café Verde Safra

L’Occitane Au Brésil

4.3151 votes

Rank #15,553 Warm SpicyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

Rouge Nacarat

Jean Couturier

4.3113 votes

Rank #41,260 CitrusIris

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Café Verde Safra takes 3 of 5 categories.

Café Verde Safra
Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Rouge Nacarat
Choose it for a citrus and iris character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Café Verde Safra3/5

Rouge Nacarat2/5

Ratings & consensus: Café Verde Safra
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Café Verde Safra
Sillage & projection: Rouge Nacarat
Value for money: Rouge Nacarat
Versatility: Not scored
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

Rouge NacaratJean Couturier

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 51 votes

Have 42%Had 7%Want 51%

4.31/ 5 · 13 votes

Have 26%Had 8%Want 66%

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

62%Love

23%Like

8%Ok

0%Dislike

8%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityCafé Verde Safra

SillageRouge Nacarat

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value62

¤ Price value64

Category winnerRouge NacaratBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

coffee83%

aromatic65%

woody48%

patchouli30%

citrus100%

iris92%

leather84%

aromatic77%

fresh spicy69%

woody61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both aromatic 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

MandarinBlack PepperBergamotCardamom

Heart

IrisLavenderSage

Base

LeatherCedarPatchouliLabdanum

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Black Pepper, Sage 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

Spring71

Summer43

Fall86

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men84

Unisex13

Women3

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

Men91

Unisex9

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,553

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#41,260

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…

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Jean Couturier's 2025 release, Rouge Nacarat, brings a dark, spicy leather profile built for cold evenings. It opens with sharp mandarin and black pepper before settling into a powdery lavender and dry cedar base. This scent suits men seeking an understated, masculine aura without the typical sweet designer amber note…

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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 Rouge Nacarat?

Café Verde Safra takes 3 of 5 categories. Café Verde Safra is rated 4.31/5 from 51 votes; Rouge Nacarat is rated 4.31/5 from 13 votes. Choose Café Verde Safra for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Rouge Nacarat for a citrus and iris character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Café Verde Safra or Rouge Nacarat?

They last about the same: Café Verde Safra 68/100, Rouge Nacarat 67/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Café Verde Safra or Rouge Nacarat?

Rouge Nacarat projects furthest (Rouge Nacarat 58/100, Café Verde Safra 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café Verde Safra and Rouge Nacarat smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and woody accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Black Pepper, Sage and Patchouli.

Is Café Verde Safra or Rouge Nacarat better for summer or winter?

Café Verde Safra suits evening wear; Rouge Nacarat suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Café Verde Safra and Rouge Nacarat?

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. Rouge Nacarat has top notes of Mandarin, Black Pepper, Bergamot and Cardamom, heart notes of Iris, Lavender and Sage, a base of Leather, Cedar, Patchouli and Labdanum.