Fragrance comparison

Oud Excelsa vs Chypre Cafe

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

Updated 24 Oct 2026 86 ratings analysed

4 wins

Oud Excelsa

Caron

3.9980 votes

Rank #11,123 OudWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

Chypre Cafe

Aromas de Salazar

2.336 votes

Rank #68,136 CitrusWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud Excelsa takes 4 of 4 categories.

Oud Excelsa
Choose it for a oud and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Chypre Cafe
Choose it for a citrus and woody character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Oud Excelsa4/4

Chypre Cafe0/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Oud Excelsa
Sillage & projection: Oud Excelsa
Value for money: Oud Excelsa
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Oud Excelsa

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Oud ExcelsaCaron

Chypre CafeAromas de Salazar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.99/ 5 · 80 votes

Have 43%Had 5%Want 52%

2.33/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 4%Had 2%Want 94%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

45%Love

31%Like

10%Ok

5%Dislike

9%Hate

80 votes

33%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

67%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage64

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate33

Category winners

LongevityOud Excelsa

SillageOud Excelsa

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value39

¤ Price value38

Category winnerOud ExcelsaBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

oud100%

warm spicy91%

woody83%

rose74%

coffee65%

leather56%

citrus100%

woody92%

musky84%

animalic77%

coffee69%

warm spicy61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both woody, warm spicy and coffee

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

OudBulgarian RoseCoffeeCardamomPine tarBirchCedar EssencePapyrusLabdanum

No top / heart / base split published

Top

CoffeeArgentinian LemonBitter OrangeBergamotSicilian Bergamot

Heart

Dark PatchouliBulgarian RoseYlang-YlangGeraniumOrange Blossom

Base

CivetMuskratLabdanumOakmossCastoreumHoneyCostusBirch

InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose, Coffee, Birch and Labdanum. Durations are only published for Oud Excelsa, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring36

Summer26

Fall79

Winter100

Day56

Night100

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day50

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men51

Unisex45

Women4

Date 37%Party 26%Work 21%Casual 16%

Men0

Unisex33

Women67

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#11,123

PerfumerJean Jacques

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#68,136

PerfumerMichael Salazar

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerOud ExcelsaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Caron crafts Oud Excelsa around an unexpected pairing of dark roasted coffee, fresh green cardamom, and smooth woody oud. It kicks off with a burst of aromatic spice that feels like freshly cracked pods dropped into steaming black brew. You get no barnyard funk or animal skank here. Instead, dry Atlas cedar, birch smo…

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Chypre Cafe by Aromas de Salazar pairs dark roasted coffee with sharp Argentinian lemon and a heavy animalic oakmoss base. It opens with a bitter espresso kick before settling into dense patchouli and leathery civet. Built for cold autumn evenings and leather jacket weather, this unisex scent leans raw, dark, and deli…

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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, Oud Excelsa or Chypre Cafe?

Oud Excelsa takes 4 of 4 categories. Oud Excelsa is rated 3.99/5 from 80 votes; Chypre Cafe is rated 2.33/5 from 6 votes. Choose Oud Excelsa for a oud and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Chypre Cafe for a citrus and woody character. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Oud Excelsa or Chypre Cafe?

Oud Excelsa lasts longest (Oud Excelsa 73/100, Chypre Cafe 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Oud Excelsa or Chypre Cafe?

Oud Excelsa projects furthest (Oud Excelsa 64/100, Chypre Cafe 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Oud Excelsa and Chypre Cafe smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, warm spicy and coffee accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose, Coffee, Birch and Labdanum.

Is Oud Excelsa or Chypre Cafe better for summer or winter?

Oud Excelsa suits evening wear; Chypre Cafe suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Oud Excelsa and Chypre Cafe?

Oud Excelsa features Oud, Bulgarian Rose, Coffee, Cardamom and Pine tar. Chypre Cafe has top notes of Coffee, Argentinian Lemon, Bitter Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Dark Patchouli, Bulgarian Rose, Ylang-Ylang and Geranium, a base of Civet, Muskrat, Labdanum and Oakmoss.