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Listed notes, wearer reports and available prices, side by side.
Café Rose
Before you buy
From a 75% community match (middle value of every % people gave or implied) and what people say
Overlap: People rate these 65–79% alike: the same direction, with differences you will notice. Owning both can make sense.
Sample first? Sample both side by side before buying either one.
Only 2 community sources so far, so sample before you buy.
Performance, per people
- Dark Pleasure falls short: Reported to fade even faster than Cafe Rose 2
At a glance
How long it lasts
Not enough wearer reports to compare how long they last
Only Café Rose has enough reports so far
Source details
Source: drawn from imported review text, not direct votes on this site · From 25 wearer mentions · limited; text interpretation can miss context · calculated 2026-10-26How far it projects
Not enough wearer reports to compare how far they project
Only Café Rose has enough reports so far
Source details
Source: drawn from imported review text, not direct votes on this site · From 4 wearer mentions · limited; text interpretation can miss context · calculated 2026-10-26Price per ml
Not enough prices to compare per ml
No prices listed yet
Seasons
Not enough season data to compare
Only Café Rose has seasons listed
Day or night
Not enough wearer reports to compare day and night
From day and night mentions in wearer reports
Scent families
All lean warm spicy
Warm Spicy is in the top 3 accords of every fragrance
What they share
Notes as listed for each fragrance · 15 different notes in total
1 note shared by both
Incense
What makes each different
Notes listed only by one fragrance in this comparison
Dark Pleasure
7 notes listed · 6 unique here
Black PepperBulgarian RoseMay RosePatchouliRoasted CoffeeTurkish Rose
Café Rose
9 notes listed · 8 unique here
CardamomCoffee CO2Comoros Ylang Ylang OrpurCorianderIndonesian PatchouliRose AbsoluteRose EssenceSandalwood Accord
Accords side by side
Relative strength within each fragrance
Rose
Dark Pleasurestrong
Café Roselight
Warm Spicy
Dark Pleasurestrong
Café Rosestrong
Woody
Dark Pleasurelight
Café Rosestrong
Coffee
Dark Pleasurelight
Café Rosestrong
Campfire
Dark Pleasuremedium
Café RoseNot listed
Floral
Dark Pleasuremedium
Café Roselight
Fresh Spicy
Dark Pleasuremedium
Café RoseNot listed
Aromatic
Dark PleasureNot listed
Café Rosemedium
Stored-pair evidence
Café Rose is the original; Dark Pleasure is the listed alternative.
- Same familyOpening
- Same familyHeart
- CloseDry-down
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Batches and reformulations vary, so test on skin before you buy.
See all alternatives to Café RoseWhat the community says
From YouTube · Low confidence
- Community match
- 75%
- Middle value of every % people gave or implied
People say: Few sources exist; the reviewer who sampled it says it smells like Cafe Rose but lasts even less time.
Where people say Dark Pleasure falls short
- Reported to fade even faster than Cafe Rose 2
Differences people notice
- Presented as a Cafe Rose alternative at a much lower price 1
Show all 2 sources
YouTubeMonkey Man
Tom Ford's Cafe Rose and Roja Dove's H Exclusive Aoud alternatives (opens in a new tab)Tom Ford's Cafe Rose and Roja Dove's H Exclusive Aoud alternatives
YouTubeJeremy Misener75% match, read from the wording
Alexandria Fragrances 4 First Impressions - Awesome Clones! (opens in a new tab)Dark Pleasure - smells like Cafe Rose, unfortunately, it dies out even faster than Cafe Rose does. Smells good, didn't last on me at all.
What people say about their own bottles, not a guarantee. Batches vary, so test on skin before you buy.
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| Note / phase | Dark Pleasure | Café Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian RoseOpening | Listed | Not listed |
| May RoseOpening | Listed | Not listed |
| Turkish RoseOpening | Listed | Not listed |
| Black PepperHeart | Listed | Not listed |
| IncenseHeart | Listed | Not listed |
| PatchouliHeart | Listed | Not listed |
| Roasted CoffeeHeart | Listed | Not listed |
| CardamomPhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| Coffee CO2Phase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| Comoros Ylang Ylang OrpurPhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| CorianderPhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| IncensePhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| Indonesian PatchouliPhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| Rose AbsolutePhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| Rose EssencePhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |
| Sandalwood AccordPhase not listed | Not listed | Listed |