Fragrance comparison

Night of Fancy vs Café Nocturne

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 280 ratings analysed

3 wins

Night of Fancy

Anna Sui

3.76274 votes

Rank #32,241 FruityWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

40%scent match

Some overlap

Café Nocturne

House Of Sillage

1.506 votes

Rank #69,446 SweetWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Night of Fancy takes 3 of 4 categories.

Night of Fancy
Choose it for a fruity and white floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Café Nocturne
Choose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, evening wear.

Night of Fancy3/4

Café Nocturne1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Night of Fancy
Sillage & projection: Night of Fancy
Value for money: Café Nocturne
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Night of Fancy

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Night of FancyAnna Sui

Café NocturneHouse Of Sillage

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.76/ 5 · 274 votes

Have 22%Had 16%Want 63%

1.50/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 10%Had 0%Want 90%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

21%Love

56%Like

0%Ok

22%Dislike

0%Hate

274 votes

0%Love

17%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

83%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity20

〰 Sillage25

♥ Love / hate13

Category winners

LongevityNight of Fancy

SillageNight of Fancy

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price value100

Category winnerCafé NocturneBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

white floral90%

sweet80%

lactonic70%

woody60%

amber50%

sweet100%

woody92%

fruity84%

soft spicy77%

musky69%

vanilla61%

Scent match40%Some overlap · both fruity, sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BlueberryWild StrawberryGrapefruit Leaf

Heart

StephanotisJasmine

Base

MilkOlibanumCashmeran

Top15-30 mins

Pink PepperPeachMilk

Heart2-4 hrs

RumVanillaStrawberry

Base6-8+ hrs

OakMuskOlibanum

InformationalShared notesMilk and Olibanum. Durations are only published for Café Nocturne, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring89

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring0

Summer100

Fall20

Winter20

Day41

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex25

Women75

Men83

Unisex0

Women17

Date 39%Casual 29%Work 18%Party 14%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#32,241

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#69,446

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerNight of FancyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Anna Sui's Night of Fancy opens with a sweet blast of blueberry and wild strawberry, cut slightly by the green snap of grapefruit leaf. The fruity sweetness quickly shifts on skin, revealing a creamy heart of jasmine and stephanotis. While the opening suggests a playful, youthful berry scent, the base grounds the blen…

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Café Nocturne by House Of Sillage delivers an immediate feeling of comfort, opening with ripe peach skin softened by warm steamed milk and a faint dusting of pink pepper. As the scent settles, a heart of rich spiced rum, sweet strawberry syrup, and creamy vanilla takes center stage, creating the soothing sensation of …

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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, Night of Fancy or Café Nocturne?

Night of Fancy takes 3 of 4 categories. Night of Fancy is rated 3.76/5 from 274 votes; Café Nocturne is rated 1.50/5 from 6 votes. Choose Night of Fancy for a fruity and white floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Café Nocturne for a sweet and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in summer, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Night of Fancy or Café Nocturne?

Night of Fancy lasts longest (Night of Fancy 54/100, Café Nocturne 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Night of Fancy or Café Nocturne?

Night of Fancy projects furthest (Night of Fancy 49/100, Café Nocturne 25/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Night of Fancy and Café Nocturne smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Milk and Olibanum.

Is Night of Fancy or Café Nocturne better for summer or winter?

Café Nocturne suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Night of Fancy and Café Nocturne?

Night of Fancy has top notes of Blueberry, Wild Strawberry and Grapefruit Leaf, heart notes of Stephanotis and Jasmine, a base of Milk, Olibanum and Cashmeran. Café Nocturne has top notes of Pink Pepper, Peach and Milk, heart notes of Rum, Vanilla and Strawberry, a base of Oak, Musk and Olibanum.