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Coffee & Cigarettes vs Cuadra

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

Updated 32 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cuadra takes 3 of 5 categories.

  • Coffee & Cigarettes

    Choose it for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

  • Cuadra

    Choose it for a coffee and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Coffee & Cigarettes2/5
Cuadra3/5
Ratings & consensus
Cuadra
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Cuadra
Sillage & projection
Cuadra
Value for money
Coffee & Cigarettes
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Coffee & Cigarettes

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Coffee & CigarettesSiordia Parfums
CuadraPaul Schütze
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.95/ 5 · 21 votes
Have 15%Had 6%Want 79%
4.09/ 5 · 11 votes
Have 55%Had 5%Want 40%
Category winnerCuadraRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
29%Love
57%Like
5%Ok
0%Dislike
10%Hate

21 votes · too few to score

36%Love
45%Like
9%Ok
9%Dislike
0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity63
〰 Sillage52
♥ Love / hate74
⏱ Longevity70
〰 Sillage63
♥ Love / hate77
Category winners

LongevityCuadra

SillageCuadra

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value39
¤ Price value38
Category winnerCoffee & CigarettesBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
leather100%
tobacco92%
coffee84%
woody77%
smoky69%
animalic61%
coffee100%
fresh spicy92%
warm spicy84%
tobacco77%
oud69%
aromatic61%
Scent match36%Some overlap · both coffee and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
TobaccoCoffeeLeatherOakmossAgarwood (Oud)CastoreumBergamotLabdanumJuniperBitter OrangeDamask RoseJasmine Sambac

No top / heart / base split published

Notes
CoffeeBay LeafTobaccoAgarwood (Oud)HayBergamotSandalwoodOakmossJasmine

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Coffee, Oakmoss and Agarwood (Oud). Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring57
Summer43
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night80
Spring17
Summer0
Fall100
Winter83
Day100
Night83
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men45
Unisex55
Women0
Men0
Unisex100
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,055

PerfumerEkaterina Siordia

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#50,554

PerfumerPaul Schütze

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCoffee & CigarettesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Coffee & Cigarettes is a dark, textured unisex scent built around leather, tobacco and roasted coffee, with smoke, oakmoss and oud giving it a dry, shadowy feel. The citrus at the top should keep the opening from turning flat, but this mostly reads warm, smoky and slightly animalic. It suits wearers who enjoy bold, ni…

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Cuadra opens with bitter roasted coffee beans and sharp bergamot before settling into sun-baked hay, dry bay leaf, and smoky tobacco. Paul Schütze built this scent around warm spices and dark agarwood, giving it a green, resinous weight on skin. Wear it during crisp autumn afternoons or cool indoor evenings when you w…

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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, Coffee & Cigarettes or Cuadra?

Cuadra takes 3 of 5 categories. Coffee & Cigarettes is rated 3.95/5 from 21 votes; Cuadra is rated 4.09/5 from 11 votes. Choose Coffee & Cigarettes for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Cuadra for a coffee and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Coffee & Cigarettes or Cuadra?

Cuadra lasts longest (Cuadra 70/100, Coffee & Cigarettes 63/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Coffee & Cigarettes or Cuadra?

Cuadra projects furthest (Cuadra 63/100, Coffee & Cigarettes 52/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Coffee & Cigarettes and Cuadra smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share coffee and tobacco accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Coffee, Oakmoss and Agarwood (Oud).

Is Coffee & Cigarettes or Cuadra better for summer or winter?

Coffee & Cigarettes suits daytime wear; Cuadra suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Coffee & Cigarettes and Cuadra?

Coffee & Cigarettes features Tobacco, Coffee, Leather, Oakmoss and Agarwood (Oud). Cuadra features Coffee, Bay Leaf, Tobacco, Agarwood (Oud) and Hay.

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