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    Side by side

    Cafe vs. Kantali

    Cafe by Cafe Parfums bottle

    Cafe

    Cafe Parfums
    Eau de Parfum1978
    Strikingly similar
    Kantali by Milton Lloyd bottle

    Kantali

    Milton Lloyd
    Eau de Parfum1975
    New comparison

    Cafe wears longer on skin, while Kantali projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Cafe vs. Kantali
    CafeKantali
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched19781975
    GenderFemaleFemale
    PerfumerJean-Jacques Diener
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Cafe

    Warm Spicy
    Aromatic
    Woody
    Patchouli
    Earthy
    Fresh Spicy
    Citrus
    Rose

    Kantali

    Warm Spicy
    Floral
    Woody
    Powdery
    Amber
    Fresh Spicy
    Fresh
    White Floral

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Sandalwood
    AldehydesCitruses
    Heart
    Spicy NotesRose
    Spicy NotesCarnationBlack PepperRoseJasmineLily of the Valley
    Base
    PatchouliVetiver
    AmberSandalwoodVanillaMuskPatchouli

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Cafe vs. Kantali
    CafeKantali
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Here's the thing about Cafe: the name promises coffee and delivers something else entirely. An oriental that opens herbal and ends powdery. For some it's a soap scandal.Cafe
    This is aldehydic in a way that demands nothing from you and everything from the room. Bold enough to argue with, warm enough to win. The kind of spiced floral that makes you smell like you have.Kantali