Fragrance comparison

Varens For Men Café Vanille vs Lovers and Strangers

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

Updated 26 Oct 2026 57 ratings analysed

4 wins

Varens For Men Café Vanille

Ulric de Varens

4.0746 votes

Rank #26,434 Warm SpicyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

Lovers and Strangers

TOBBA

3.5511 votes

Rank #48,897 Warm SpicyFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Varens For Men Café Vanille takes 4 of 5 categories.

Varens For Men Café Vanille
Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Lovers and Strangers
Choose it for a warm spicy and floral character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Varens For Men Café Vanille4/5

Lovers and Strangers1/5

Ratings & consensus: Varens For Men Café Vanille
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Lovers and Strangers
Sillage & projection: Varens For Men Café Vanille
Value for money: Varens For Men Café Vanille
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
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

Lovers and StrangersTOBBA

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.07/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 42%Had 6%Want 51%

3.55/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 35%Had 3%Want 62%

Category winnerVarens For Men Café VanilleRating 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

0%Love

73%Like

9%Ok

18%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate77

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate64

Category winners

LongevityLovers and Strangers

SillageVarens For Men Café Vanille

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value87

¤ Price value46

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%

warm spicy100%

floral92%

woody84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

patchouli61%

Scent match42%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

Top

PrunellaCoffeeCade oilRum

Heart

CloveTobaccoRoseTonka

Base

PatchouliSandalAmberVanilla

InformationalShared notesCoffee, Rum, Tonka and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Varens For Men Café Vanille, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring32

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day53

Night100

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter67

Day67

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men41

Unisex47

Women12

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

Men20

Unisex70

Women10

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#26,434

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

Overall rank#48,897

PerfumerMaxime Exler

Launched—

Reviews2

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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Lovers and Strangers by TOBBA starts with a surprising puff of dark coffee and sweet plum, laced with a smoky splash of rum. As it warms on the skin, the fragrance softens, shedding its sharp boozy edge to reveal a cozy heart of dry tobacco leaves and red rose. A woody foundation of earthy patchouli and creamy sandalw…

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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 Lovers and Strangers?

Varens For Men Café Vanille takes 4 of 5 categories. Varens For Men Café Vanille is rated 4.07/5 from 46 votes; Lovers and Strangers is rated 3.55/5 from 11 votes. Choose Varens For Men Café Vanille for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Lovers and Strangers for a warm spicy and floral character. Wins on longevity. Best in fall, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Varens For Men Café Vanille or Lovers and Strangers?

Lovers and Strangers lasts longest (Lovers and Strangers 66/100, Varens For Men Café Vanille 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Varens For Men Café Vanille or Lovers and Strangers?

Varens For Men Café Vanille projects furthest (Varens For Men Café Vanille 56/100, Lovers and Strangers 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Varens For Men Café Vanille and Lovers and Strangers smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Coffee, Rum, Tonka and Vanilla.

Is Varens For Men Café Vanille or Lovers and Strangers better for summer or winter?

Varens For Men Café Vanille suits evening wear; Lovers and Strangers suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Varens For Men Café Vanille and Lovers and Strangers?

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. Lovers and Strangers has top notes of Prunella, Coffee, Cade oil and Rum, heart notes of Clove, Tobacco, Rose and Tonka, a base of Patchouli, Sandal, Amber and Vanilla.