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    The Dark Heart of Old Havana vs. Vanille Café

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    Is The Dark Heart of Old Havana better than Vanille Café?

    The Dark Heart of Old Havana rates higher with the community.

    Why this score
    Performance proximity
    Accord profile overlap
    Gender alignment
    VanillaMuskCoffee
    sweetvanillawarm spicycoffeepowdery

    This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.

    The essentials

    What's different between The Dark Heart of Old Havana and Vanille Café?

    Key facts: The Dark Heart of Old Havana vs. Vanille Café
    The Dark Heart of Old HavanaVanille Café
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20132019
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerSarah McCartneyVanina Muracciole
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    How do The Dark Heart of Old Havana and Vanille Café smell?

    The Dark Heart of Old Havana

    Sweet
    Vanilla
    Tobacco
    Warm Spicy
    Coffee
    Powdery
    Citrus
    Fruity

    Vanille Café

    Vanilla
    Coffee
    Warm Spicy
    Powdery
    Almond
    Sweet
    Amber
    Musky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    What notes do The Dark Heart of Old Havana and Vanille Café share?

    Top
    SugarPeachOrangeGrapefruit
    CoffeeGreen almond
    Heart
    TobaccoCoffeeTonka BeanJasmineBergamot
    Siam Benzoin
    Base
    VanillaMuskBlack Pepper
    VanillaCedarWhite Musk

    Notes both fragrances share

    Shared note families

    Gourmandy Notes
    SugarCoffee
    Coffee
    Oriental Notes
    VanillaTonka Bean
    Vanilla
    Musk
    Musk
    White Musk

    Where they fit

    When and where do The Dark Heart of Old Havana and Vanille Café work?

    Fall
    Winter

    Community taste

    Which performs better, The Dark Heart of Old Havana or Vanille Café?

    Community verdict: The Dark Heart of Old Havana vs. Vanille Café
    The Dark Heart of Old HavanaVanille Café
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    What do reviewers say about The Dark Heart of Old Havana and Vanille Café?

    The coffee-tobacco drydown is the divide. Some wearers wanted sweet dessert all night. Others found their signature. The tobacco doesn't whisper, it leans in.The Dark Heart of Old Havana
    The sweetness doesn't overpower, the coffee grounds it. Vanilla brings comfort without cloying. Benzoin adds warmth, cedar and white musk carry it through the day.Vanille Café

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