Fragrance comparison

Tache de Café vs Secret Room

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 49 ratings analysed

Tache de Café

Le Monde Gourmand

4.0049 votes

Rank #12,964 VanillaWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

35%scent match

Some overlap

Secret Room

Kenooz

—0 votes

Rank #72,390 WoodyGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Tache de Café
Choose it for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Secret Room
Choose it for a woody and green character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Tache de Café2/4

Secret Room2/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Secret Room
Sillage & projection: Secret Room
Value for money: Tache de Café
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

Secret RoomKenooz

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 23%Had 3%Want 74%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

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

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevitySecret Room

SillageSecret Room

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value50

Category winnerTache de CaféBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

amber61%

woody100%

green92%

fresh spicy84%

amber77%

fruity69%

aromatic61%

Scent match35%Some overlap · both woody, amber and 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

Black PepperBlackcurrantPink PepperBergamotCoconutRhubarbAppleGreen Accord

Heart

Lily of the ValleyLavenderJasmineRose

Base

FrankincenseSandalwoodPatchouliAmbergrisCedarwoodAgarwoodLeatherTonka

InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Tonka, 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

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men19

Unisex58

Women23

Men0

Unisex67

Women33

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,964

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#72,390

PerfumerNot listed

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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Secret Room by Kenooz opens with a sharp burst of black pepper, tart rhubarb, and crisp green accord that quickly commands attention on cool autumn evenings. As the initial brightness settles, rich heart notes of lavender and rose bring a dry floral structure before giving way to a deep base. Heavy frankincense, dark …

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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.

Which lasts longer, Tache de Café or Secret Room?

Secret Room lasts longest (Secret Room 80/100, Tache de Café 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Tache de Café or Secret Room?

Secret Room projects furthest (Secret Room 75/100, Tache de Café 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Tache de Café and Secret Room smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, amber and aromatic accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Tonka, Rose and Cedarwood.

Is Tache de Café or Secret Room better for summer or winter?

Tache de Café suits evening wear; Secret Room suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tache de Café and Secret Room?

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. Secret Room has top notes of Black Pepper, Blackcurrant, Pink Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Lily of the Valley, Lavender, Jasmine and Rose, a base of Frankincense, Sandalwood, Patchouli and Ambergris.