Midnight vs Tache de Café
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
25%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.
MidnightChoose it for a warm spicy and leather character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tache de CaféChoose it for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Midnight2/4
Tache de Café2/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Midnight
- Sillage & projection
- Midnight
- Value for money
- Tache de Café
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tache de Café
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
MidnightRNDLTache de CaféLe Monde GourmandWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split5.00/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 15%Had 0%Want 85%
4.00/ 5 · 49 votes
Have 23%Had 3%Want 74%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
4 votes · too few to score
45%Love
24%Like
16%Ok
14%Dislike
0%Hate
49 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityMidnight
SillageMidnight
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTache de CaféBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
leather90%
rum80%
smoky70%
citrus60%
fresh spicy50%
vanilla100%
woody92%
warm spicy84%
sweet77%
aromatic69%
amber61%
Scent match25%Clearly different · both warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
RumBergamotSaffron
Heart
CardamomLavenderGuaiac WoodCedarwoodSandalwood
Base
BirchVanillaAmberTonkaMuskVetiver
Top15 to 30 minutes
Dark ChocolateSaffronBlack Pepper
Heart1 to 2 hours
TonkaMilkInkRose
Base2 to 4 hours
VanillaCedarwoodMuskPatchouliAmber
InformationalShared notesSaffron, Cedarwood, Vanilla and Amber. Durations are only published for Tache de Café, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring50
Summer50
Fall100
Winter100
Day67
Night100
Spring29
Summer21
Fall100
Winter96
Day69
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#19,765
PerfumerMatthieu Meneuvrier
Launched—
Reviews6
Overall rank#12,964
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews15
Category winnerTache de CaféHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotMidnight by RNDL opens with a punchy blast of rum and saffron before settling into a smoky, wood-heavy heart. This 2025 release leans into warm, boozy sweetness balanced by earthy vetiver and birch. It performs best during cold autumn nights, where its projection and heavy base notes really shine on the skin.
Reviews →Tache de Café by Le Monde Gourmand is an oriental woody fragrance that balances cozy sweetness with dark, atmospheric undertones. Despite a name translating to coffee stain, the scent centers on bitter dark chocolate, spicy saffron, and sharp black pepper at the top. The heart introduces a surprising contrast of smoot…
Reviews →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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Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Midnight or Tache de Café?
No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Midnight is rated 5.00/5 from 4 votes; Tache de Café is rated 4.00/5 from 49 votes. Choose Midnight for a warm spicy and leather character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Tache de Café for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Midnight or Tache de Café?
Midnight lasts longest (Midnight 80/100, Tache de Café 57/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Midnight or Tache de Café?
Midnight projects furthest (Midnight 81/100, Tache de Café 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Midnight and Tache de Café smell similar?
Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy accords. Common notes include Saffron, Cedarwood, Vanilla and Amber.
Is Midnight or Tache de Café better for summer or winter?
Midnight suits evening wear; Tache de Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Midnight and Tache de Café?
Midnight has top notes of Rum, Bergamot and Saffron, heart notes of Cardamom, Lavender, Guaiac Wood and Cedarwood, a base of Birch, Vanilla, Amber and Tonka. Tache de Café has top notes of Dark Chocolate, Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Tonka, Milk, Ink and Rose, a base of Vanilla, Cedarwood, Musk and Patchouli.
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