Fragrance comparison

Gran Café vs La Dame Blanche

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 48 ratings analysed

4 wins

Gran Café

Marita Parfum

4.254 votes

Rank #59,819 FruityAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

La Dame Blanche

Le Cercle des Parfumeurs Createurs

3.9844 votes

Rank #38,030 RoseTuberose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Gran Café takes 4 of 5 categories.

Gran Café
Choose it for a fruity and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
La Dame Blanche
Choose it for a rose and tuberose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Gran Café4/5

La Dame Blanche1/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Gran Café
Sillage & projection: Gran Café
Value for money: Gran Café
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Gran Café
Fragranxe ranking: La Dame Blanche

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Gran CaféMarita Parfum

La Dame BlancheLe Cercle des Parfumeurs Createurs

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.25/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 29%Had 13%Want 58%

3.98/ 5 · 44 votes

Have 35%Had 22%Want 44%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

75%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

32%Love

48%Like

7%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

44 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityGran Café

SillageGran Café

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value100

¤ Price value50

Category winnerGran CaféBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

aromatic92%

warm spicy84%

almond77%

green69%

white floral61%

rose100%

tuberose88%

cacao77%

white floral65%

warm spicy53%

floral42%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both warm spicy and white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

CassisAlmondBergamot

Heart2 to 4 hours

TuberoseJasmineRose

Base6 to 8 hours

CoffeeCacaoMuskAmberTonka Bean

Top15 to 30 minutes

Rose

Heart2 to 4 hours

Tuberose

Base3 to 6 hours

Cacao

Category winnerGran CaféLongest dry-down: 6 to 8 hours

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring67

Summer33

Fall100

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Spring100

Summer89

Fall56

Winter0

Day100

Night15

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex50

Women50

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,819

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#38,030

PerfumerJulie Massé

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerLa Dame BlancheHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Gran Café by Marita Parfum offers a rich contrast between bright fruit and dark roasted warmth. The scent begins with tart cassis, crisp bergamot, and a nutty touch of almond. This crisp, slightly green opening quickly yields to a plush heart of tuberose, jasmine, and classic rose petals. Underneath the floral core li…

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La Dame Blanche by Le Cercle des Parfumeurs Createurs is an oriental floral fragrance built around a focused, three-part structure. The scent opens with a fresh, dewy rose petal top note before yielding to a rich, creamy tuberose heart. In the dry-down, a dusty cacao base note introduces warmth and depth, rounding out…

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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, Gran Café or La Dame Blanche?

Gran Café takes 4 of 5 categories. Gran Café is rated 4.25/5 from 4 votes; La Dame Blanche is rated 3.98/5 from 44 votes. Choose Gran Café for a fruity and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose La Dame Blanche for a rose and tuberose character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Gran Café or La Dame Blanche?

Gran Café lasts longest (Gran Café 90/100, La Dame Blanche 54/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Gran Café or La Dame Blanche?

Projection is very close: Gran Café 63/100, La Dame Blanche 62/100 for sillage.

Do Gran Café and La Dame Blanche smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and white floral accords. Common notes include Tuberose, Rose and Cacao.

Is Gran Café or La Dame Blanche better for summer or winter?

Gran Café suits evening wear; La Dame Blanche suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Gran Café and La Dame Blanche?

Gran Café has top notes of Cassis, Almond and Bergamot, heart notes of Tuberose, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Coffee, Cacao, Musk and Amber. La Dame Blanche has top notes of Rose, heart notes of Tuberose, a base of Cacao.