Fragrance comparison

Tache de Café vs Fiamma

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 49 ratings analysed

1 wins

Tache de Café

Le Monde Gourmand

4.0049 votes

Rank #12,964 VanillaWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

Fiamma

Kenooz

—0 votes

Rank #73,861 RoseSoft Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tache de Café takes 1 of 1 categories.

Tache de Café
Choose it for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Fiamma
Choose it for a rose and soft spicy character.

Tache de Café1/1

Fiamma0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
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

Tache de CaféLe Monde Gourmand

FiammaKenooz

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 23%Had 3%Want 74%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

45%Love

24%Like

16%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

49 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

amber61%

rose100%

soft spicy92%

musky84%

citrus77%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Dark ChocolateSaffronBlack Pepper

Heart1 to 2 hours

TonkaMilkInkRose

Base2 to 4 hours

VanillaCedarwoodMuskPatchouliAmber

Top

Pink PepperLemonBlack PepperLavenderCardamom

Heart

RoseCedarwoodOudLeatherPatchouliCinnamonSaffron

Base

MuskAmberSandalwoodVetiver

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Black Pepper, Rose and Cedarwood. Durations are only published for Tache de Café, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring29

Summer21

Fall100

Winter96

Day69

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men19

Unisex58

Women23

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,964

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#73,861

PerfumerSidonie Grandperret

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerTache de CaféHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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…

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Fiamma by Kenooz opens with a crisp burst of lemon, black pepper, and pink pepper that immediately sparks across cool air. Cardamom and lavender quickly soften the initial spice, giving the opening an aromatic lift before the heart takes over. Darker elements emerge as dry cedarwood, patchouli, and smoky oud fuse with…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Tache de Café and Fiamma smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Saffron, Black Pepper, Rose and Cedarwood.

Is Tache de Café or Fiamma better for summer or winter?

Tache de Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tache de Café and Fiamma?

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. Fiamma has top notes of Pink Pepper, Lemon, Black Pepper and Lavender, heart notes of Rose, Cedarwood, Oud and Leather, a base of Musk, Amber, Sandalwood and Vetiver.