Cafe Noir by DSH Perfumes

Name: Cafe Noir
Brand: DSH Perfumes
Rating: 7.9 (22 reviews)

1997unisex

Perfumer: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

7.9/10

22 ratingsMost rate it 8 of 10

Cafe Noir by DSH Perfumes is a Spicy Earthy fragrance for women and men. It was introduced in 1997. The composition is by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. Top notes include Bergamot, Cinnamon, Black pepper and Pepper; middle notes include Labdanum, Jasmine, Rose and Benzoin; base notes include Vanilla, Coffee absolute, Vanilla absolute and Coffee. It is best suited to autumn and winter. Most wearers rate it very long-lasting, with a strong sillage.

At a glance

Longevity: Most rate it 8/10: very long-lasting
Sillage: Most rate it 7/10: strong
Best seasons: Autumn and winter (90% of season votes)
Worn by: Unisex, no group has a majority of votes
Smells mainly: spicy, earthy, resinous

Review

Main accords

Fragrance pyramid

18 notes

Cafe Noir features 18 fragrance notes across its scent pyramid.

Top notes

The opening

Heart notes

After 15 to 30 minutes

Base notes

The dry-down

Ratings

From the Aromifo community

Scent

22 ratings

7.9

Most rate it 8 of 10.

Longevity

18 ratings

8.1

Most rate it 8 of 10.

Sillage

18 ratings

7.6

Most rate it 7 of 10.

When to wear

20 season votes

Spring10%
Summer0%
Autumn45%
Winter45%

Who wears it

Men40%
Unisex10%
Women50%

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How matching works

Every perfume is compared on up to five signals. Community accord votes weigh the most, followed by notes, where rare notes count more than common ones like musk. Note families, seasons and the men, women or unisex leaning make up the rest.

The brand is never used, so a match from another house is as likely as one from the same house. When a perfume has no data for a signal, that signal is skipped instead of counted as zero.