Fragrance comparison

Date Caramel vs Cafe De Chiang Mai

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 321 ratings analysed

Date Caramel

PARIS CORNER

3.80271 votes

Rank #6,314 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

44%scent match

Some overlap

Cafe De Chiang Mai

Proad

4.3650 votes

Rank #25,478 SweetWarm Spicy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

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

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

Date Caramel4/8

Cafe De Chiang Mai4/8

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

Date CaramelPARIS CORNER

Cafe De Chiang MaiProad

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.80/ 5 · 271 votes

Have 41%Had 6%Want 54%

4.36/ 5 · 50 votes

Have 25%Had 5%Want 70%

Category winnerCafe De Chiang MaiRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

27%Like

15%Ok

9%Dislike

9%Hate

271 votes

58%Love

28%Like

8%Ok

4%Dislike

2%Hate

50 votes

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

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate70

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate84

Category winners

LongevityCafe De Chiang Mai

SillageDate Caramel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value81

¤ Price value62

Category winnerDate CaramelBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla88%

caramel77%

warm spicy65%

coffee53%

amber42%

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

coffee84%

floral77%

woody69%

chocolate61%

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

DatesCoffeeOrange

Heart2 to 4 hours

CaramelSugarBenzoin

Base5 to 10 hours

VanillaAmberSandalwood

Top30 to 45 minutes

RumHazelnutSugarBlack PepperBergamotNeroli

Heart2 to 4 hours

CoffeeChampacaRoseJasmineOrchidVioletGeranium

Base5 to 8 hours

ChocolateTobaccoBenzoinSandalwoodHeliotropeAmberVanillaMusk

Category winnerDate CaramelLongest dry-down: 5 to 10 hours

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring19

Summer7

Fall100

Winter100

Day80

Night100

Spring63

Summer23

Fall100

Winter90

Day72

Night100

Category winnerCafe De Chiang MaiMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex37

Women59

Men45

Unisex50

Women5

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#6,314

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews69

Overall rank#25,478

PerfumerJutinat Piyaweerawong

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerDate CaramelHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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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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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, Date Caramel or Cafe De Chiang Mai?

No clear winner: the 8 categories split 4–4. Date Caramel is rated 3.80/5 from 271 votes; Cafe De Chiang Mai is rated 4.36/5 from 50 votes. 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

Do Date Caramel and Cafe De Chiang Mai smell similar?

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

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

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

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

Date Caramel has top notes of Dates, Coffee and Orange, heart notes of Caramel, Sugar and Benzoin, a base of Vanilla, Amber and Sandalwood. 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.