Tache de Café vs L'Olympia Music Hall
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
32%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
L'Olympia Music Hall takes 5 of 8 categories.
Tache de CaféChoose it for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
L'Olympia Music HallChoose it for a floral and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Tache de Café3/8
L'Olympia Music Hall5/8
- Ratings & consensus
- Tache de Café
- Community sentiment
- Tache de Café
- Longevity
- L'Olympia Music Hall
- Sillage & projection
- L'Olympia Music Hall
- Value for money
- Tache de Café
- Versatility
- L'Olympia Music Hall
- Note pyramid (duration)
- L'Olympia Music Hall
- Fragranxe ranking
- L'Olympia Music Hall
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Tache de CaféLe Monde GourmandL'Olympia Music HallHistoires de ParfumsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.00/ 5 · 49 votes
Have 23%Had 3%Want 74%
3.85/ 5 · 278 votes
Have 37%Had 18%Want 46%
Category winnerTache de CaféRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate45%Love
24%Like
16%Ok
14%Dislike
0%Hate
49 votes
33%Love
41%Like
4%Ok
20%Dislike
1%Hate
278 votes
Category winnerTache de CaféMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityL'Olympia Music Hall
SillageL'Olympia Music Hall
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTache de CaféBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothvanilla100%
woody92%
warm spicy84%
sweet77%
aromatic69%
amber61%
floral100%
woody92%
citrus84%
warm spicy77%
musky69%
fresh61%
Scent match32%Clearly different · both woody and warm spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop15 to 30 minutes
Dark ChocolateSaffronBlack Pepper
Heart1 to 2 hours
TonkaMilkInkRose
Base2 to 4 hours
VanillaCedarwoodMuskPatchouliAmber
Top15-30 mins
BergamotLemonMandarin OrangeOrange
Heart2-4 hrs
LilacBlack PepperPeonySaffronFreesiaRoseRed Berries
Base6-8+ hrs
SuedeWoody NotesWhite MuskPatchouliIncenseDark ChocolateLicoriceVanilla
Category winnerL'Olympia Music HallLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring29
Summer21
Fall100
Winter96
Day69
Night100
Spring67
Summer36
Fall100
Winter44
Day100
Night79
Category winnerL'Olympia Music HallMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#12,964
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews15
Overall rank#7,625
PerfumerGerald Ghislain
Launched—
Reviews35
Category winnerL'Olympia Music HallHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotTache 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…
Reviews →L'Olympia Music Hall by Histoires de Parfums captures the nostalgic atmosphere of an iconic Parisian concert theater. It opens with an energetic splash of bergamot, mandarin orange, and bright lemon that quickly settles into an unexpected floral bouquet of lilac, peony, and spicy saffron. As the fragrance warms on you…
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.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Tache de Café or L'Olympia Music Hall?
L'Olympia Music Hall takes 5 of 8 categories. Tache de Café is rated 4.00/5 from 49 votes; L'Olympia Music Hall is rated 3.85/5 from 278 votes. Choose Tache de Café for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose L'Olympia Music Hall for a floral and woody character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Tache de Café or L'Olympia Music Hall?
L'Olympia Music Hall lasts longest (L'Olympia Music Hall 69/100, Tache de Café 57/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Tache de Café or L'Olympia Music Hall?
L'Olympia Music Hall projects furthest (L'Olympia Music Hall 61/100, Tache de Café 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Tache de Café and L'Olympia Music Hall smell similar?
Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Dark Chocolate, Saffron, Black Pepper and Rose.
Is Tache de Café or L'Olympia Music Hall better for summer or winter?
For summer, L'Olympia Music Hall is the stronger pick. For winter, Tache de Café is the stronger pick. Tache de Café suits evening wear; L'Olympia Music Hall suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Tache de Café and L'Olympia Music Hall?
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. L'Olympia Music Hall has top notes of Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin Orange and Orange, heart notes of Lilac, Black Pepper, Peony and Saffron, a base of Suede, Woody Notes, White Musk and Patchouli.
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