Enigma Pour Homme vs The Mobster's Starry Café
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Enigma Pour Homme takes 3 of 4 categories.
Enigma Pour HommeChoose it for a warm spicy and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
The Mobster's Starry CaféChoose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Enigma Pour Homme
- Sillage & projection
- Enigma Pour Homme
- Value for money
- The Mobster's Starry Café
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
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- Fragranxe ranking
- Enigma Pour Homme
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership splitCommunity sentiment
How voters split from love to hate2,109 votes
6 votes · too few to score
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scoresLongevityEnigma Pour Homme
SillageEnigma Pour Homme
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itMain accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothNote pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNo top / heart / base split published
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonWho wears it
Gender appeal votesRanking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#4
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews494
Overall rank#42,265
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews4
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotEnigma Pour Homme opens with a spicy, fizzy citrus lift that many wearers read as cola, then settles into boozy tobacco, vanilla, and benzoin. It feels rich, smooth, and distinctive, with a powdery floral touch that keeps the sweetness from turning heavy. This suits someone who enjoys warm, characterful evening scents…
Reviews →A spicy, woody coffee scent with a cleaner, less sugary style than the name might suggest. Reviews point to a crisp opening, strong wear, and a patchouli-heavy dry-down, with tobacco, amber and vanilla adding warmth rather than turning it into a dessert fragrance. It looks best suited to cooler weather, evening wear, …
Reviews →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, Enigma Pour Homme or The Mobster's Starry Café?
Enigma Pour Homme takes 3 of 4 categories. Enigma Pour Homme is rated 4.47/5 from 3,219 votes; The Mobster's Starry Café is rated 3.83/5 from 6 votes. Choose Enigma Pour Homme for a warm spicy and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose The Mobster's Starry Café for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Enigma Pour Homme or The Mobster's Starry Café?
Enigma Pour Homme lasts longest (Enigma Pour Homme 88/100, The Mobster's Starry Café 72/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Enigma Pour Homme or The Mobster's Starry Café?
Enigma Pour Homme projects furthest (Enigma Pour Homme 77/100, The Mobster's Starry Café 65/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Enigma Pour Homme and The Mobster's Starry Café smell similar?
Closely related: a 74% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Bergamot, Neroli and Tobacco.
Is Enigma Pour Homme or The Mobster's Starry Café better for summer or winter?
The Mobster's Starry Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Enigma Pour Homme and The Mobster's Starry Café?
Enigma Pour Homme has top notes of Black Pepper, Bergamot and Neroli, heart notes of Cognac, Tobacco, Ginger and Jasmine, a base of Vanilla, Benzoin and Patchouli. The Mobster's Starry Café features Coffee, Tobacco, Brandy, Singapore Patchouli and Bergamot.
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