Fragrance comparison

Ex Votos vs Flor de Café

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 136 ratings analysed

Ex Votos

House of Matriarch

4.1921 votes

Rank #47,836 Yellow FloralFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

26%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Flor de Café

Annette Neuffer

4.02115 votes

Rank #4,400 FloralCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Flor de Café takes 4 of 5 categories.

Ex Votos
Choose it for a yellow floral and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in fall, evening wear.
Flor de Café
Choose it for a floral and citrus character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Ex Votos1/5

Flor de Café4/5

Ratings & consensus: Ex Votos
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Flor de Café
Sillage & projection: Flor de Café
Value for money: Flor de Café
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Flor de Café

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ex VotosHouse of Matriarch

Flor de CaféAnnette Neuffer

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 21 votes

Have 20%Had 6%Want 74%

4.02/ 5 · 115 votes

Have 10%Had 10%Want 79%

Category winnerEx VotosRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

52%Love

24%Like

19%Ok

0%Dislike

5%Hate

21 votes · too few to score

33%Love

53%Like

7%Ok

7%Dislike

0%Hate

15 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate80

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityFlor de Café

SillageFlor de Café

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price value53

Category winnerFlor de CaféBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

yellow floral100%

floral92%

beeswax84%

honey77%

amber69%

musky61%

floral100%

citrus92%

sweet84%

warm spicy77%

coffee69%

yellow floral61%

Scent match26%Clearly different · both floral and yellow floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

BeeswaxExotic floral notes

Heart2-4 hrs

GoldenrodNarcissusBroom

Base6-8 hrs

Ylang-YlangDeer Tongue GrassAngelicaResins

Top

ClementineBitter OrangeDyer’s GreenweedWhite GrapefruitGalbanum

Heart

Coffee blossomChampacaCoffeeFrangipaniYlang-YlangTuberose

Base

Cacao PodBourbon VanillaTonka BeanResinsHerbal NotesWoody NotesPatchouli

InformationalShared notesYlang-Ylang and Resins. Durations are only published for Ex Votos, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring80

Summer80

Fall100

Winter80

Day92

Night100

Spring83

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day83

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex46

Women54

Date 33%Casual 31%Work 28%Party 8%

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,836

PerfumerChristi Meshell

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#4,400

PerfumerAnnette Neuffer

Launched—

Reviews49

Category winnerFlor de CaféHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Ex Votos smells like warm golden honey dripped over sunlit prairie wildflowers. Christi Meshell leads with unbleached beeswax, sweet exotic florals, and the dusty pollen edge of wild goldenrod. It feels earthy, textured, and deeply natural from the very first minute. You will not find synthetic sugar or clean designer…

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Flor de Café is a tropical coffee floral with a bright citrus and green opening, then a rich heart of coffee blossom, champaca, frangipani, ylang-ylang, tuberose, and coffee. The sweetness is more textured than simple, with cacao, bourbon vanilla, tonka, resins, woods, herbs, and patchouli giving the dry-down a warm g…

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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, Ex Votos or Flor de Café?

Flor de Café takes 4 of 5 categories. Ex Votos is rated 4.19/5 from 21 votes; Flor de Café is rated 4.02/5 from 115 votes. Choose Ex Votos for a yellow floral and floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Flor de Café for a floral and citrus character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Ex Votos or Flor de Café?

Flor de Café lasts longest (Flor de Café 80/100, Ex Votos 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ex Votos or Flor de Café?

Flor de Café projects furthest (Flor de Café 69/100, Ex Votos 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Ex Votos and Flor de Café smell similar?

Clearly different: a 26% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral and yellow floral accords. Common notes include Ylang-Ylang and Resins.

Is Ex Votos or Flor de Café better for summer or winter?

Ex Votos suits evening wear; Flor de Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ex Votos and Flor de Café?

Ex Votos has top notes of Beeswax and Exotic floral notes, heart notes of Goldenrod, Narcissus and Broom, a base of Ylang-Ylang, Deer Tongue Grass, Angelica and Resins. Flor de Café has top notes of Clementine, Bitter Orange, Dyer’s Greenweed and White Grapefruit, heart notes of Coffee blossom, Champaca, Coffee and Frangipani, a base of Cacao Pod, Bourbon Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Resins.