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Café de Dua
meets Oud Excelsa.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with sweet; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
The Dua Brand Café de Dua bottle
The Dua Brand

Café de Dua

Concentration not recorded

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Caron Oud Excelsa bottle
Caron

Oud Excelsa

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20212024
Leading accordssweet · warm spicy · vanillawarm spicy · woody · oud
Notes unique to this recordCacao, Madagascar Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Columbian Coffee, Caramel, Biscuit, Cupcake, Almond, Amber, Maple syrup, LemonOud, Bulgarian Rose, Coffee, Cardamom, Pine tar, Cedar Essence, Birch, Papyrus, Labdanum
Longevity / 53.43 · 14 votes3.68 · 56 votes
Projection / 42.42 · 12 votes2.56 · 55 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Café de Dua

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Oud Excelsa

Eau de parfum · FR listing · 30 / 50 / 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Dipropylene glycol, Aqua (water / eau), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Methyl anthranilate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Limonene,Eugenol, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool,Citral, Geraniol, Citronellol, Cinnamal, Farnesol, Isoeugenol. 82% vol

Official French product declaration. Printed alcohol strength, when present, is retained in the source text and excluded from ingredient comparisons. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Caron official French product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed sweet and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.