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Cafe De Chiang Mai vs Date Caramel

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

Updated 321 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 8 categories split 4–4.

  • Cafe De Chiang Mai

    Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

  • Date Caramel

    Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Cafe De Chiang Mai4/8
Date Caramel4/8
Ratings & consensus
Cafe De Chiang Mai
Community sentiment
Cafe De Chiang Mai
Longevity
Cafe De Chiang Mai
Sillage & projection
Date Caramel
Value for money
Date Caramel
Versatility
Cafe De Chiang Mai
Note pyramid (duration)
Date Caramel
Fragranxe ranking
Date Caramel

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Cafe De Chiang MaiProad
Date CaramelPARIS CORNER
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.36/ 5 · 50 votes
Have 25%Had 5%Want 70%
3.80/ 5 · 271 votes
Have 41%Had 6%Want 54%
Category winnerCafe De Chiang MaiRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
58%Love
28%Like
8%Ok
4%Dislike
2%Hate

50 votes

40%Love
27%Like
15%Ok
9%Dislike
9%Hate

271 votes

Category winnerCafe De Chiang MaiMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity76
〰 Sillage61
♥ Love / hate84
⏱ Longevity72
〰 Sillage70
♥ Love / hate70
Category winners

LongevityCafe De Chiang Mai

SillageDate Caramel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value62
¤ Price value81
Category winnerDate CaramelBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
sweet100%
warm spicy92%
coffee84%
floral77%
woody69%
chocolate61%
sweet100%
vanilla88%
caramel77%
warm spicy65%
coffee53%
amber42%
Scent match44%Some overlap · both sweet, warm spicy and coffee

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top30 to 45 minutes
RumHazelnutSugarBlack PepperBergamotNeroli
Heart2 to 4 hours
CoffeeChampacaRoseJasmineOrchidVioletGeranium
Base5 to 8 hours
ChocolateTobaccoBenzoinSandalwoodHeliotropeAmberVanillaMusk
Top15 to 30 minutes
DatesCoffeeOrange
Heart2 to 4 hours
CaramelSugarBenzoin
Base5 to 10 hours
VanillaAmberSandalwood
Category winnerDate CaramelLongest dry-down: 5 to 10 hours

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring63
Summer23
Fall100
Winter90
Day72
Night100
Spring19
Summer7
Fall100
Winter100
Day80
Night100
Category winnerCafe De Chiang MaiMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men45
Unisex50
Women5
Men4
Unisex37
Women59
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,478

PerfumerJutinat Piyaweerawong

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#6,314

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews69

Category winnerDate CaramelHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cafe De Chiang Mai by Proad opens with a sweet, boozy rush of rum, warm hazelnut, and dark sugar, sharpened by a touch of black pepper, bergamot, and neroli. As the opening settles, the heart reveals roasted coffee paired unexpectedly with yellow champaca, powdery violet, jasmine, and rose. In the deep dry-down, a com…

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Date Caramel by PARIS CORNER is a dense oriental vanilla fragrance centered on deep sweetness and roasted warmth. The scent opens with a burst of sweet dates, bitter dark coffee, and a faint slice of orange. As the initial sharpness settles, thick caramel and melted sugar blend into warm benzoin resin, creating a rich…

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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, Cafe De Chiang Mai or Date Caramel?

No clear winner: the 8 categories split 4–4. Cafe De Chiang Mai is rated 4.36/5 from 50 votes; Date Caramel is rated 3.80/5 from 271 votes. Choose Cafe De Chiang Mai for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Date Caramel for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Cafe De Chiang Mai or Date Caramel?

Cafe De Chiang Mai lasts longest (Cafe De Chiang Mai 76/100, Date Caramel 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Cafe De Chiang Mai or Date Caramel?

Date Caramel projects furthest (Date Caramel 70/100, Cafe De Chiang Mai 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cafe De Chiang Mai and Date Caramel smell similar?

Some overlap: a 44% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, warm spicy and coffee accords. Common notes include Sugar, Coffee, Benzoin and Sandalwood.

Is Cafe De Chiang Mai or Date Caramel better for summer or winter?

For summer, Cafe De Chiang Mai is the stronger pick. For winter, Date Caramel is the stronger pick. Cafe De Chiang Mai suits evening wear; Date Caramel suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cafe De Chiang Mai and Date Caramel?

Cafe De Chiang Mai has top notes of Rum, Hazelnut, Sugar and Black Pepper, heart notes of Coffee, Champaca, Rose and Jasmine, a base of Chocolate, Tobacco, Benzoin and Sandalwood. Date Caramel has top notes of Dates, Coffee and Orange, heart notes of Caramel, Sugar and Benzoin, a base of Vanilla, Amber and Sandalwood.

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