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Tabac Qinan vs The Mobster's Starry Café

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

Updated 9 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Mobster's Starry Café takes 4 of 4 categories.

  • Tabac Qinan

    Choose it for a fresh spicy and woody character.

  • The Mobster's Starry Café

    Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Tabac Qinan0/4
The Mobster's Starry Café4/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
The Mobster's Starry Café
Sillage & projection
The Mobster's Starry Café
Value for money
The Mobster's Starry Café
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
The Mobster's Starry Café

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Tabac QinanHunayn
The Mobster's Starry CaféThe Dua Brand
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.33/ 5 · 3 votes
Have 14%Had 0%Want 86%
3.83/ 5 · 6 votes
Have 39%Had 4%Want 57%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
33%Love
0%Like
33%Ok
33%Dislike
0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

50%Love
17%Like
17%Ok
0%Dislike
17%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity50
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate58
⏱ Longevity72
〰 Sillage65
♥ Love / hate71
Category winners

LongevityThe Mobster's Starry Café

SillageThe Mobster's Starry Café

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value25
¤ Price value50
Category winnerThe Mobster's Starry CaféBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fresh spicy100%
woody92%
anis84%
tobacco77%
powdery69%
warm spicy61%
warm spicy100%
woody92%
fresh spicy84%
patchouli77%
tobacco69%
amber61%
Scent match46%Some overlap · both fresh spicy, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
SandalwoodCuminTobaccoAniseBlack PepperSilkKyara woodPatchouliRaspberryTangerineTaif RoseSaffron

No top / heart / base split published

Notes
CoffeeTobaccoBrandySingapore PatchouliBergamotJasmineGingerBlack PepperEgyptian JasmineBenzoinVanillaNeroli

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesTobacco and Black Pepper. Durations are only published for Tabac Qinan, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring20
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day75
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men50
Unisex0
Women50
Men20
Unisex80
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#67,683

PerfumerAdill Ali

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#42,265

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews4

Category winnerThe Mobster's Starry CaféHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tabac Qinan by Hunayn takes the scent of rich, cured tobacco leaves and strips away all harsh campfire smoke, highlighting sweet earth and fine aromatics instead. The opening greets you with zesty tangerine, cracked black pepper, and clean neroli before shifting into sweet Virginian tobacco, golden saffron, and velvet…

Reviews →

A spicy, woody coffee scent with a cleaner, less sugary style than the name might suggest. Reviews point to a crisp opening, strong wear, and a patchouli-heavy dry-down, with tobacco, amber and vanilla adding warmth rather than turning it into a dessert fragrance. It looks best suited to cooler weather, evening wear, …

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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Tabac Qinan or The Mobster's Starry Café?

The Mobster's Starry Café takes 4 of 4 categories. Tabac Qinan is rated 3.33/5 from 3 votes; The Mobster's Starry Café is rated 3.83/5 from 6 votes. Choose Tabac Qinan for a fresh spicy and woody character. Choose The Mobster's Starry Café for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Tabac Qinan or The Mobster's Starry Café?

The Mobster's Starry Café lasts longest (The Mobster's Starry Café 72/100, Tabac Qinan 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Tabac Qinan or The Mobster's Starry Café?

The Mobster's Starry Café projects furthest (The Mobster's Starry Café 65/100, Tabac Qinan 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Tabac Qinan and The Mobster's Starry Café smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Tobacco and Black Pepper.

Is Tabac Qinan or The Mobster's Starry Café better for summer or winter?

The Mobster's Starry Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tabac Qinan and The Mobster's Starry Café?

Tabac Qinan features Sandalwood, Cumin, Tobacco, Anise and Black Pepper. The Mobster's Starry Café features Coffee, Tobacco, Brandy, Singapore Patchouli and Bergamot.

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