Fragrance comparison

Tache de Café vs Été

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 50 ratings analysed

1 wins

Tache de Café

Le Monde Gourmand

4.0049 votes

Rank #12,964 VanillaWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

Été

Artist'o

5.001 votes

Rank #54,267 Warm SpicyAmber

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.
Été
Choose it for a warm spicy and amber character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Tache de Café1/1

Été0/1

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

ÉtéArtist'o

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 23%Had 3%Want 74%

5.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

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

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate100

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%

warm spicy100%

amber92%

violet84%

powdery77%

woody69%

cherry61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both warm spicy, woody and amber

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

CherryCardamomBlack PepperBergamotGingerBasilLime

Heart

VioletJasmineCloveCedarwood

Base

CypriolAmberTonkaSandalwoodVanillaVetyverMuskPatchouli

InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Tonka, Vanilla 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

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,964

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#54,267

PerfumerHélène Prévot

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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Ete opens with a tart cherry and citrus lift, quickly warmed by cardamom, ginger, and black pepper. As it settles, violet, jasmine, and clove soften the spice before a woody amber base of sandalwood, patchouli, tonka, vanilla, and musk takes over. It reads more like a dressed-up spicy amber with a fruity twist than a …

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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 is better, Tache de Café or Été?

Tache de Café takes 1 of 1 categories. Tache de Café is rated 4.00/5 from 49 votes; Été is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Tache de Café for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Été for a warm spicy and amber character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Do Tache de Café and Été smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and amber accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Tonka, Vanilla and Cedarwood.

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

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

What are the notes in Tache de Café and Été?

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. Été has top notes of Cherry, Cardamom, Black Pepper and Bergamot, heart notes of Violet, Jasmine, Clove and Cedarwood, a base of Cypriol, Amber, Tonka and Sandalwood.