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Catullus vs Flower Café

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

Updated 178 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Flower Café takes 4 of 4 categories.

  • Catullus

    Choose it for a fruity and sweet character.

  • Flower Café

    Choose it for a rose and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Catullus0/4
Flower Café4/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Flower Café
Sillage & projection
Flower Café
Value for money
Flower Café
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Flower Café

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
CatullusMisenum
Flower CaféBotanicae
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
2.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%
3.81/ 5 · 176 votes
Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
0%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
50%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

29%Love
43%Like
13%Ok
10%Dislike
5%Hate

176 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate38
⏱ Longevity63
〰 Sillage57
♥ Love / hate70
Category winners

LongevityFlower Café

SillageFlower Café

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value0
¤ Price value60
Category winnerFlower CaféBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fruity100%
sweet92%
woody84%
warm spicy77%
vanilla69%
powdery61%
rose100%
vanilla91%
coffee83%
warm spicy74%
powdery65%
amber56%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both vanilla, warm spicy and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
RosePeachAmberJasmineSugar
Heart
GrapesCoffeePlumLeatherPatchouliCloves
Base
MuskVetiverVanillaPrecious Woods
Top
Black PepperCloves
Heart
RoseCoffee
Base
Madagascar VanillaAmberMusk
InformationalShared notesRose, Amber, Coffee and Cloves. 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

Spring76
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex0
Women100
Men4
Unisex42
Women53
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#74,469

PerfumerPaolo Romano

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#16,054

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews9

Category winnerFlower CaféHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Catullus is a fruity sweet unisex scent with a plush, slightly eccentric profile. Peach, rose and sugar give the opening a soft richness, then grape, plum and coffee pull it into darker territory with leather, patchouli and clove adding texture. The dry-down looks warmer and smoother, with vanilla, musk, vetiver and w…

Reviews →

Botanicae Flower Café pairs a sharp burst of black pepper and cloves with a rich, jammy red rose that dominates the opening minutes. As the spices calm down, dark coffee and Madagascar vanilla surface to soften the floral edge without turning heavy or cloying. Amber and white musk settle into the background after an h…

Reviews →
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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Catullus or Flower Café?

Flower Café takes 4 of 4 categories. Catullus is rated 2.50/5 from 2 votes; Flower Café is rated 3.81/5 from 176 votes. Choose Catullus for a fruity and sweet character. Choose Flower Café for a rose and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Catullus or Flower Café?

Flower Café lasts longest (Flower Café 63/100, Catullus 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Catullus or Flower Café?

Flower Café projects furthest (Flower Café 57/100, Catullus 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Catullus and Flower Café smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla, warm spicy and powdery accords. Common notes include Rose, Amber, Coffee and Cloves.

What are the notes in Catullus and Flower Café?

Catullus has top notes of Rose, Peach, Amber and Jasmine, heart notes of Grapes, Coffee, Plum and Leather, a base of Musk, Vetiver, Vanilla and Precious Woods. Flower Café has top notes of Black Pepper and Cloves, heart notes of Rose and Coffee, a base of Madagascar Vanilla, Amber and Musk.

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