Fragrance comparison

Varens For Men Café Vanille vs Chouette Vierge No. 4

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 49 ratings analysed

Varens For Men Café Vanille

Ulric de Varens

4.0746 votes

Rank #26,434 Warm SpicyCoffee

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46%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Chouette Vierge No. 4

Chouette Vierge Parfumée · 2024

5.003 votes

Rank #32,030 WoodyAmber

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chouette Vierge No. 4 takes 3 of 5 categories.

Varens For Men Café Vanille
Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Chouette Vierge No. 4
Choose it for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Varens For Men Café Vanille2/5

Chouette Vierge No. 43/5

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Chouette Vierge No. 4
Sillage & projection: Chouette Vierge No. 4
Value for money: Varens For Men Café Vanille
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Chouette Vierge No. 4
Fragranxe ranking: Varens For Men Café Vanille

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Varens For Men Café VanilleUlric de Varens

Chouette Vierge No. 4Chouette Vierge Parfumée

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 42%Had 6%Want 51%

5.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 0%Had 9%Want 91%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

39%Love

37%Like

20%Ok

0%Dislike

4%Hate

46 votes

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity93

〰 Sillage83

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityChouette Vierge No. 4

SillageChouette Vierge No. 4

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value87

¤ Price value67

Category winnerVarens For Men Café VanilleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

coffee92%

woody84%

vanilla77%

rum69%

sweet61%

woody100%

amber92%

warm spicy84%

leather77%

powdery69%

sweet61%

Scent match46%Some overlap · both warm spicy, woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

CoffeeRumBergamot

Heart2-3 hrs

SandalwoodLavender

Base5-7 hrs

TonkaVanillaVetiverMusk

Top15-30 mins

LeatherYlang-YlangBergamotLemon

Heart3-5 hrs

Dark ChocolateLabdanumRumPatchouliBourbon VanillaAmberCoffeeCypress

Base8-12 hrs

Madagascar VanillaVetiverMuskSandalwoodHeliotrope

Category winnerChouette Vierge No. 4Longest dry-down: 8-12 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring32

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day53

Night100

Spring75

Summer25

Fall100

Winter100

Day37

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex47

Women12

Date 35%Casual 32%Work 19%Party 15%

Men50

Unisex25

Women25

Date 38%Party 29%Casual 20%Work 13%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#26,434

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#32,030

PerfumerHoang Nguyen

Launched2024

Reviews1

Category winnerVarens For Men Café VanilleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Varens For Men Café Vanille by Ulric de Varens brings dark roast coffee and spiced rum straight to the counter. The opening skips airy citrus almost immediately. A rich swirl of dark roasted coffee beans mingles with boozy rum and creamy sandalwood across the first hour of wear. It never feels thin. Sweet tonka bean a…

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Chouette Vierge No. 4 by Chouette Vierge Parfumée is a dark, enveloping fragrance built around rugged jacket leather and bitter dark chocolate. The opening releases a sharp burst of lemon peel, bergamot, and sweet ylang-ylang before dipping quickly into an indulgent heart. Here, rich notes of spiced rum, dark cocoa, r…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Varens For Men Café Vanille or Chouette Vierge No. 4?

Chouette Vierge No. 4 takes 3 of 5 categories. Varens For Men Café Vanille is rated 4.07/5 from 46 votes; Chouette Vierge No. 4 is rated 5.00/5 from 3 votes. Choose Varens For Men Café Vanille for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Chouette Vierge No. 4 for a woody and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and note pyramid duration. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Varens For Men Café Vanille or Chouette Vierge No. 4?

Chouette Vierge No. 4 lasts longest (Chouette Vierge No. 4 93/100, Varens For Men Café Vanille 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Varens For Men Café Vanille or Chouette Vierge No. 4?

Chouette Vierge No. 4 projects furthest (Chouette Vierge No. 4 83/100, Varens For Men Café Vanille 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Varens For Men Café Vanille and Chouette Vierge No. 4 smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Coffee, Rum, Bergamot and Sandalwood.

Is Varens For Men Café Vanille or Chouette Vierge No. 4 better for summer or winter?

Varens For Men Café Vanille suits evening wear; Chouette Vierge No. 4 suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Varens For Men Café Vanille and Chouette Vierge No. 4?

Varens For Men Café Vanille has top notes of Coffee, Rum and Bergamot, heart notes of Sandalwood and Lavender, a base of Tonka, Vanilla, Vetiver and Musk. Chouette Vierge No. 4 has top notes of Leather, Ylang-Ylang, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Dark Chocolate, Labdanum, Rum and Patchouli, a base of Madagascar Vanilla, Vetiver, Musk and Sandalwood.