Fragrance comparison

Cafe De Chiang Mai vs Shades of Darkness

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 57 ratings analysed

Cafe De Chiang Mai

Proad

4.3650 votes

Rank #25,375 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Shades of Darkness

Nimere Parfums

3.007 votes

Rank #64,078 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Shades of Darkness takes 2 of 3 categories.

Cafe De Chiang Mai
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Shades of Darkness
Choose it for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Cafe De Chiang Mai1/3

Shades of Darkness2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Shades of Darkness
Sillage & projection: Shades of Darkness
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Cafe De Chiang Mai

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cafe De Chiang MaiProad

Shades of DarknessNimere Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.36/ 5 · 50 votes

Have 25%Had 5%Want 70%

3.00/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 6%Had 9%Want 85%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

14%Love

29%Like

0%Ok

57%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate50

Category winners

LongevityShades of Darkness

SillageShades of Darkness

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value62

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

coffee84%

floral77%

woody69%

chocolate61%

amber100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

green77%

aromatic69%

powdery61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both warm spicy and woody

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

Top

GalbanumCarnationArtemisiaFig LeafBlack currant leafBergamotNutmegSaffron

Heart

Ylang-YlangNarcissusJasmineIrisTobaccoChampacaVioletNeroli

Base

IncenseTolu BalsamCivetCastoreumAmbergrisCedarVetiverBenzoin

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Neroli, Champaca and Jasmine. Durations are only published for Cafe De Chiang Mai, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring63

Summer23

Fall100

Winter90

Day72

Night100

Spring100

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men45

Unisex50

Women5

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,375

PerfumerJutinat Piyaweerawong

Launched—

Reviews4

Overall rank#64,078

PerfumerNikolay Eremin

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerCafe De Chiang MaiHigher 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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Shades of Darkness is a dense, vintage-leaning oriental fragrance that moves from sharp galbanum greens to a deep, animalic, and resinous base. Launched in 2015, this composition offers a complex journey for those who appreciate old-school, heavy, and artistic perfumery suitable for cold weather evenings or formal aut…

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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 Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness takes 2 of 3 categories. Cafe De Chiang Mai is rated 4.36/5 from 50 votes; Shades of Darkness is rated 3.00/5 from 7 votes. Choose Cafe De Chiang Mai for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Shades of Darkness for a amber and woody character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Cafe De Chiang Mai or Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness lasts longest (Shades of Darkness 87/100, Cafe De Chiang Mai 76/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Cafe De Chiang Mai or Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness projects furthest (Shades of Darkness 72/100, Cafe De Chiang Mai 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cafe De Chiang Mai and Shades of Darkness smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Neroli, Champaca and Jasmine.

Is Cafe De Chiang Mai or Shades of Darkness better for summer or winter?

Cafe De Chiang Mai suits evening wear; Shades of Darkness suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cafe De Chiang Mai and Shades of Darkness?

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. Shades of Darkness has top notes of Galbanum, Carnation, Artemisia and Fig Leaf, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Narcissus, Jasmine and Iris, a base of Incense, Tolu Balsam, Civet and Castoreum.