Fragrance comparison

Café Verde Safra vs The Blend Cardamom

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 760 ratings analysed

4 wins

Café Verde Safra

L’Occitane Au Brésil

4.3151 votes

Rank #15,553 Warm SpicyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

51%scent match

Some overlap

The Blend Cardamom

O Boticário

4.33709 votes

Rank #23,443 Warm SpicyFresh 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.
The Blend Cardamom
Choose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Café Verde Safra4/7

The Blend Cardamom3/7

Ratings & consensus: The Blend Cardamom
Community sentiment: Café Verde Safra
Longevity: The Blend Cardamom
Sillage & projection: The Blend Cardamom
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

The Blend CardamomO Boticário

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.31/ 5 · 51 votes

Have 42%Had 7%Want 51%

4.33/ 5 · 709 votes

Have 81%Had 19%Want 0%

Category winnerThe Blend CardamomRating 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

57%Love

26%Like

10%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

709 votes

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityThe Blend Cardamom

SillageThe Blend Cardamom

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value62

¤ Price value42

Category winnerCafé Verde SafraBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

coffee83%

aromatic65%

woody48%

patchouli30%

warm spicy100%

fresh spicy83%

woody65%

aromatic48%

amber30%

Scent match51%Some overlap · both warm spicy, 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

CardamomBlack PepperGingerBergamot

Heart

AllspiceSageViolet LeafLabdanumCurryBengal Pepper

Base

CedarAmberwoodPatchouliMoss

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Ginger, Black Pepper and Sage. 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

Spring83

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

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%

Men95

Unisex3

Women1

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#15,553

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#23,443

PerfumerNathalie Lorson

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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The Blend Cardamom by O Boticário is a rich, warm spicy fragrance that puts crushed green cardamom front and center. Built around a sharp kick of black pepper, fresh ginger, and zesty bergamot, it settles into an earthy blend of cedarwood, amberwood, and herbal sage. It smells like stepping into a cozy wooden cabin wi…

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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 The Blend Cardamom?

Café Verde Safra takes 4 of 7 categories. Café Verde Safra is rated 4.31/5 from 51 votes; The Blend Cardamom is rated 4.33/5 from 709 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 The Blend Cardamom for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Café Verde Safra or The Blend Cardamom?

The Blend Cardamom lasts longest (The Blend Cardamom 75/100, Café Verde Safra 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Café Verde Safra or The Blend Cardamom?

The Blend Cardamom projects furthest (The Blend Cardamom 63/100, Café Verde Safra 51/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Café Verde Safra and The Blend Cardamom smell similar?

Some overlap: a 51% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, aromatic and woody accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Ginger, Black Pepper and Sage.

Is Café Verde Safra or The Blend Cardamom better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Café Verde Safra and The Blend Cardamom?

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. The Blend Cardamom has top notes of Cardamom, Black Pepper, Ginger and Bergamot, heart notes of Allspice, Sage, Violet Leaf and Labdanum, a base of Cedar, Amberwood, Patchouli and Moss.