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Pick Me Up vs Café Affogato

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

Updated 76 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Café Affogato takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Pick Me Up

    Choose it for a sweet and nutty character.

  • Café Affogato

    Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Pick Me Up0/1
Café Affogato1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
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Longevity
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Sillage & projection
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Value for money
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Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Café Affogato

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Pick Me UpKŌDŌ
Café AffogatoJousset Parfums
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%
3.39/ 5 · 76 votes
Have 20%Had 8%Want 72%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

22%Love
30%Like
20%Ok
20%Dislike
8%Hate

76 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity69
〰 Sillage54
♥ Love / hate60
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value34
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
sweet100%
nutty90%
vanilla80%
chocolate70%
woody60%
warm spicy50%
vanilla100%
sweet86%
warm spicy72%
coffee58%
chocolate44%
cacao30%
Scent match57%Closely related · both sweet, vanilla and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

No top / heart / base split published

Top
EspressoMadagascar Vanilla
Heart
CoffeeVanillaIce cream
Base
Dark ChocolateWhipped Cream
InformationalShared notesMadagascar Vanilla, Dark Chocolate and Espresso. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring30
Summer15
Fall100
Winter85
Day100
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men11
Unisex58
Women31
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#70,233

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#37,104

PerfumerJimmy Bodin

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCafé AffogatoHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pick Me Up by KŌDŌ is a gourmand fragrance built around a dark chocolate and espresso core. Launched in 2024, it aims to replicate the sensory experience of a decadent afternoon treat. It is a unisex scent designed for those who want their perfume to feel like a warm, edible indulgence during cold weather or cozy indo…

Reviews →

Café Affogato by Jousset Parfums captures the bitter-sweet contrast of the classic Italian dessert. A sharp splash of fresh espresso meets a slow-melting scoop of cold Madagascar vanilla ice cream, creating a rich fragrance that wraps the skin in decadent warmth during crisp autumn days.

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Pick Me Up and Café Affogato smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, vanilla and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Madagascar Vanilla, Dark Chocolate and Espresso.

Is Pick Me Up or Café Affogato better for summer or winter?

Café Affogato suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pick Me Up and Café Affogato?

Pick Me Up features Madagascar Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Chocolate, Hazelnut and Espresso. Café Affogato has top notes of Espresso and Madagascar Vanilla, heart notes of Coffee, Vanilla and Ice cream, a base of Dark Chocolate and Whipped Cream.

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