Fragrance comparison

Cafe Expresso vs Epic Onix

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 1 ratings analysed

Cafe Expresso

Akbari

—0 votes

Rank #75,091 VanillaCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Epic Onix

Risala Elite

5.001 votes

Rank #57,666 MarineAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Epic Onix takes 1 of 1 categories.

Cafe Expresso
Choose it for a vanilla and citrus character.
Epic Onix
Choose it for a marine and amber character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Cafe Expresso0/1

Epic Onix1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Epic Onix

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cafe ExpressoAkbari

Epic OnixRisala Elite

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 31%Had 0%Want 69%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

citrus91%

soft spicy83%

fresh spicy74%

sweet65%

warm spicy56%

marine100%

amber92%

vanilla84%

fresh spicy77%

woody69%

aromatic61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both vanilla and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

LimeCitruses

Heart

VanillaCoffee

Base

Pink PepperWhite Pepper

Top

White PepperLime

Heart

Sea NotesAmbergrisMusk

Base

VanillaWoodsy Notes

InformationalShared notesLime, Vanilla and White Pepper. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,091

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#57,666

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerEpic OnixHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cafe Expresso by Akbari is a bright gourmand built around a limey citrus opening, a creamy vanilla and coffee heart, and a peppery, dry finish. It reads more clean and sparkling than dark and syrupy. If you like coffee scents with a fresh lift, this is an easy one to sample. If you want a heavy, roasted espresso effec…

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Epic Onix opens with a sharp twist of lime and white pepper, then settles into a salty marine heart with ambergris and clean musk. As it dries down, the vanilla and woods soften the freshness and give it a smoother, warmer edge. This looks best suited to someone who wants an aquatic scent with more body than a simple …

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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.

Do Cafe Expresso and Epic Onix smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Lime, Vanilla and White Pepper.

What are the notes in Cafe Expresso and Epic Onix?

Cafe Expresso has top notes of Lime and Citruses, heart notes of Vanilla and Coffee, a base of Pink Pepper and White Pepper. Epic Onix has top notes of White Pepper and Lime, heart notes of Sea Notes, Ambergris and Musk, a base of Vanilla and Woodsy Notes.