Café Tuberosa

The first one smell is a lot of horrible tuberoses. Fortunately, ten minutes later, that concentration decreases a lot, and the smell of coffee comes and combines with it. Of course, it can be said that here again, 70%-30% is in superiority of tuberose. In addition to the smell of coffee, It has a more caramel state than bitter coffee. In general, after half an hour, it smells very good, but it tends to more tuberose than coffee, and instead of Cafe Tuberosa, they should have named it Tuberosa Cafe. I think this perfume is more feminine than masculine. Of course, I do not think that men who like floral and fragrant perfumes do not hate wearing this perfume. But do not think that by buying this perfume, you will have a perfume with a dominant smell of coffee. اولش که بوی گل مریم وحشتناک زیاد رو میده خوشبختانه ده دقیقه بعد اون غلظت زیاد کم میشه و بوی قهوه میاد باهاش ترکیب میشه . البته میشه گفت باز اینجا در صد بوها 70-30 به نفع گل مریم هست. در ضمن بوی قهوه؛ یه حالت کاراملی بیشتر داره تا قهوه تلخ. در مجموع بعد از نیم ساعت بوی خیلی خوبی داره ولی بیشتر به گل مریم میخوره تا قهوه و به جای کافه توبروز باید اسمش رو میگذاشتند توبروزکافه من فکر میکنم این عطر بیشتر زنونه هست تا مردانه. البته مردانی که از عطرهای گلی و خوشبو خوششون میاد به نظرم از پوشیدن این عطر بدشون نیاد. ولی فکر نکنید که با خرید این عطر عطری با بوی غالب قهوه خواهید داشت ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Retest in December: The explanations I gave above; It was in the warmest month of the year. At that time, I sprayed this perfume, which was special for the cold days of the year, and the strong smell of tuberose really hate me at first. Until a few days ago, which is December, I tested this perfume again. I was really shocked. I was expecting the same attack smell as the first flower of tuberose, While I encountered a very pleasant smell! In this case, the perfume has a caramel-like smell that when you smell the perfume deeply, in 90 percent of the time you smell delicious Caramel and the last 10 percent has the fragrance of tuberose, which is not harsh at all and is gentle and kind! Every time which I smelled my skin; The image that is etched in my mind was a very thick, creamy, brownish, semi-sticky edible liquid. In my opinion, this perfume can be classified in the edible group. The smell of the perfume is very good and even though the human sense of smell gets used to that smell after a while and doesn't feel it anymore, But in this case, still recognizable. The longevity of the perfume is also very good. I am a pharmacist, and I become so happy to have such an experience. I think that the evaporation temperature point of caramel and tuberose in this perfume is different. In the warm seasons of the year, tuberose evaporates rapidly from the skin, and this causes you to smell a very strong smell of tuberose flowers at the beginning of the work, but in the cold seasons of the year, caramel gradually evaporates from the skin and its simultaneous evaporation with tuberose. It creates a very lovely smell with tuberose. تست مجدد در ماه آذر توضیحاتی که من در بالا دادم؛ در ماه گرم سال بود. من در آن زمان این عطر رو که مخصوص روزهای سرد سال بود رو اسپری کردم که بوی زیاد گل مریم در ابتدا واقعا من رو از عطر زده کرد. تا اینکه چند روز قبل که همین ماه دسامبر هست مجدد این عطر رو تست کردم. واقعا شوکه شدم. انتظار همون بوی حمله مانند اولیه گل مریم رو داشتم؛ در حالیکه با بویی بسیار دلنشین مواجه شدم! در این حالت عطر بویی کارامل مانند داره که وقتی عطر رو عمیقا بو میکشید در ۹۰ در صد زمان بو کشیدن عطر؛ کارامل خوشمزه به مشام میرسه و ۱۰ در صد آخر عطر گل مریم داره که اون هم اصلا خشن نیست و ملایم و مهربون هست! با هر بار بویید ن موضع؛ تصویری که در ذهنم حک میشه؛ یک مایع خیلی غلیظ خوراکی کرم مایل به قهوه ای رنگ نیمه چسبنده هست. به نظر من این عطر در گروه خوراکی هم قابل طبقه بندی شدن هستش. پخش بوی عطر خیلی خوبه و با وجود اینکه حس بویایی انسان بعد از مدتی به بو عادت میکنه و اون رو دیگه حس نمیکنه؛ ولی باز قابل تشخیص هست. ماندگاری عطر هم خیلی خوبه من خیلی خوشحال شدم که تجربه ای اینچنین داشتم. من فکر میکنم که دمای تبخیر ماده ی کارامل با گل مریم در این عطر با هم متفاوت هست. در فصول گرم سال در ابتدا توبروز از روی پوست به سرعت تبخیر میشه و این باعث میشه که در ابتدای کار شما یک بوی بسیار تند از گل مریم رو استشمام کنید ولی در فصول سرد سال این کارامل هست که بتدریج از روی پوست تبخیر میشه و تبخیر همزمان آن با توبروز بویی بسیار دوست داشتنی رو ایجاد میکنه

The first one smell is a lot of horrible tuberose. Fortunately, ten minutes later, that concentration decreases a lot and the smell of coffee comes and combines with it. Of course, it can be said that here again, 70%-30% is in superiority of tuberose. In addition to the smell of coffee; It has a more caramel state than bitter coffee. In general, after half an hour, it smells very good, but it tend to more tuberose than coffee, and instead of Cafe Tuberosa, they should have named it Tuberosa Cafe.I think this perfume is more feminine than masculine. Of course, I do not think that men who like floral and fragrant perfumes do not hate wearing this perfume. But do not think that by buying this perfume, you will have a perfume with a dominant smell of coffee. اولش که بوی گل مریم وحشتناک زیاد رو میده خوشبختانه ده دقیقه بعد اون غلظت زیاد کم میشه و بوی قهوه میاد باهاش ترکیب میشه . البته میشه گفت باز اینجا در صد بوها 70-30 به نفع گل مریم هست. در ضمن بوی قهوه؛ یه حالت کاراملی بیشتر داره تا قهوه تلخ. در مجموع بعد از نیم ساعت بوی خیلی خوبی داره ولی بیشتر به گل مریم میخوره تا قهوه و به جای کافه توبروز باید اسمش رو میگذاشتند توبروزکافه من فکر میکنم این عطر بیشتر زنونه هست تا مردانه. البته مردانی که از عطرهای گلی و خوشبو خوششون میاد به نظرم از پوشیدن این عطر بدشون نیاد. ولی فکر نکنید که با خرید این عطر عطری با بوی غالب قهوه خواهید داشت ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Retest in December: The explanations I gave above; It was in the warmest month of the year. At that time, I sprayed this perfume, which was special for the cold days of the year, and the strong smell of Maryam flower really struck me at first. Until a few days ago, which is December, I tested this perfume again. I was really shocked. I was expecting the same attack smell as the first flower of Maryam; While I encountered a very pleasant smell! In this case, the perfume has a caramel-like smell that when you smell the perfume deeply, in 90 percent of the time you smell the perfume; Caramel smells delicious and the last 10 percent has the fragrance of Maryam flower, which is not harsh at all and is gentle and kind! Every time you smell the position; The image that is etched in my mind; It is a very thick, creamy, brownish, semi-sticky edible liquid. In my opinion, this perfume can be classified in the edible group. The smell of the perfume is very good and even though the human sense of smell gets used to the smell after a while and doesn't feel it anymore; But it is still recognizable. The longevity of the perfume is also very good. تست مجدد در ماه آذر توضیحاتی که من در بالا دادم؛ در ماه گرم سال بود. من در آن زمان این عطر رو که مخصوص روزهای سرد سال بود رو اسپری کردم که بوی زیاد گل مریم در ابتدا واقعا من رو از عطر زده کرد. تا اینکه چند روز قبل که همین ماه دسامبر هست مجدد این عطر رو تست کردم. واقعا شوکه شدم. انتظار همون بوی حمله مانند اولیه گل مریم رو داشتم؛ در حالیکه با بویی بسیار دلنشین مواجه شدم! در این حالت عطر بویی کارامل مانند داره که وقتی عطر رو عمیقا بو میکشید در ۹۰ در صد زمان بو کشیدن عطر؛ کارامل خوشمزه به مشام میرسه و ۱۰ در صد آخر عطر گل مریم داره که اون هم اصلا خشن نیست و ملایم و مهربون هست! با هر بار بویید ن موضع؛ تصویری که در ذهنم حک میشه؛ یک مایع خیلی غلیظ خوراکی کرم مایل به قهوه ای رنگ نیمه چسبنده هست. به نظر من این عطر در گروه خوراکی هم قابل طبقه بندی شدن هستش. پخش بوی عطر خیلی خوبه و با وجود اینکه حس بویایی انسان بعد از مدتی به بو عادت میکنه و اون رو دیگه حس نمیکنه؛ ولی باز قابل تشخیص هست. ماندگاری عطر هم خیلی خوبه.

Café Tuberosa Cologne Absolue by Atelier Cologne. This is the latest creation by this house and I have to say I honestly think this is their best one to date and I love many of their scents. I tried this on last night for the first time and was simply blown away. This one is for special noses that can truly appreciate specific note combinations. It's not that combining coffee and rose is a new concept it's just that Atelier Cologne has refined it here in a very beautiful, elegant yet modern way. I get a silly thrill when a perfume plays with my mind and this one did just that. The notes are: tuberose from India, Bergamot from Calabria and a coffee espresso accord. Now my impression: at first you literally smell an ashtray filled with cigarette ash and roses. I thought this was genius and I laughed as I smelled my wrist over and over again. I grew up around smokers so it didn't bother me. I kind of liked it and wanted to smell more. This fragrance conjured up for me the vision of a dimly lit library in a very fancy house. Imagine a sumptuous dark brown pin tuck leather chair with a mahogany wood table next to it. On this table is an ashtray filled with either pipe or cigarette ash and next to it is a shiny white demitasse filled with freshly brewed espresso and just maybe there's also a hand cut crystal glass of whiskey or cognac there, too. Gracing this space is a gorgeous bouquet of exquisitely large dark red roses with sprigs of tuberose throughout. Now imagine all of those smells over the course of several hours weaving in and out dancing with each other. That's what I imagined this to be. This is both masculine and feminine. A gourmand for gourmand haters. It sits very closely on my skin and lasted for about four hours but that was with just one spray on my wrist. I am in love with this and will be ordering the 200 ml bottle next month as this is one I will use over and over again. #ateliercologne #cafetuberosa #perfume #fragrance #fragrancereview #perfumecollector #perfumista214

A good friend of mine gave me a sample of Cafe Tuberosa knowing that I'm a gourmand lover and I'd love a combination of coffee and tuberose To be honest,I can't pickup much of tuberose here which is a pity.I highly believe that a real heady,creamy tuberose mixed with coffee and cacao would make an unforgettable gourmand heaven but it doesn't mean that I don't like it as it is.I can detect a strong coffee note which more reminds me of coffee beans than a cup of espresso,a beautiful rose with a slightly fruity,raspberryish undertone,some vanilla which gives some sweetness to coffee's charming bitter scent and yes, I also can pickup patchouli and a faint touch of ashtray smell but it doesn't bother me I wish the coffee note stayed around longer as I can't smell it anymore after half an hour but there's still this cacao-patchouli-rose-vanilla thing lingering on my skin that makes me happy I believe that this is totally unisex and you may love it even if you're not a gourmand lover.this is the first Atelier Cologne that I like it so much that I need a bottle of it.smells good even on a heavy cigarette smoker unlike most other tuberose centered perfumes(maybe because I can't get any tuberose out of it!).it's long-lasting but not heavy in sillage Wish they made a cafe tuberosa intense with stronger coffee and tuberose and heavier sillage but making flankers is not a Atelier Cologne style Undate:drydown reminds me of a softer,darker,less sweet Mancera Roses Vanille,like a Mancera Roses Vanille grounded by some cacao-patchouli شروع با رایحه تلخ دونه های قهوه،رز،کمی وانیل و یه ته بوی ملایم شبیه زیرسیگاری..بعد از نیم ساعت قهوه محو میشه و رز تمشکی،وانیل،کاکائو و پچولی باقی میمونن.بنظرم کاملا یونیسکسه و نیازی نیست که حتما عطرهای خوشمزه دوس داشته باشین تا بپسندینش..هنوز موفق به کشف مریم توش نشدم

I blind bought this because the descriptions looked so intriguing. Coffee, chocolate, florals, like what??? Also I am an avid coffee drinker but was not convinced that I wanted to smell like coffee (when I think it people who “smell like coffee” I tend to think of coffee breath- ew.) Anyways, upon the initial spray, my brain was immediately like “omg Halloween!”. It’s a blast of coffee, chocolate, and candy (tuberose often has medicinal grape vibes which are kind of candy-esque). I feel like I stuck my head in a box of mixed Halloween treats and picked up a mixture of Coffee Crisp with grape gummies. (Except instead of Coffee Crisp it’s the high end Whole Foods fair-trade dark chocolate equivalent, and instead of generic grape gummies it’s the Sugarfina Wine Gums equivalent). The dry down is softer and sweeter- the coffee beans do become the dominant note- less so in a “cup of coffee” kind of way, more so in a dark chocolate covered espresso bean kind of way. It does keep the sweet highlight of the grapey tuberose. A couple of reviews referenced the smells of cigarette smoke- I believe this is the sharpness of the coffee bean. Sexy, unique fragrance. It’s a pity that Atelier discontinued sales in North America. I blame their marketing of citrus fragrances- why didn’t they showcase something like this instead? Anyways the persona for the perfume: an effortlessly sexy woman. This has the femininity component from the floral, a playful component from the chocolate, and an edgy component from the coffee. It’s not a fragrance you wear to a red carpet event, it’s a fragrance you wear when you have a date and he’s picking you up and you want to make an impression when you get into the car.

Probably my signature “my skin but better” perfume. Café Tuberosa enhances my skin’s own natural odor, until both meld into one. This is all about aura and impression, each note being greater than the sum of its parts. Despite the perfume’s name displaying tuberose as the main player, it’s more about tuberose intrinsic sweetness (rose and vanilla also lending a helpful hand) than the crisp whole flower note. Gently roasted coffee dominates the whole frag with its smooth, velvety texture. There’s an almost starchy feel I recognize from Carner El Born’s chestnutty coffee. But here stops the comparison because El Born, contrary to Café Tuberosa, is a hard and literal perfume! Cardamom (traditionally used to flavor coffee) is toasted and light. It complements and enlivens that roasted coffee so beautifully. Cacao isn’t frankly discernable but further participates in the general earthy atmosphere. No wonder why it somewhat reminds Tom Ford Noir de Noir: same truffle note (as interpreted in perfumery), enriched with soil, roots, tubers and all, from the West of France forest floor at fall. Coincidentally, I’m a Virgo, an Earth and Fall season astrological sign ^^^ That dense, earthy and moist forest bouquet never becomes compact, pasty or oppressive. Moreover, due to its moderate sweetness, I don’t consider Café Tuberosa a hardore gourmand either. Just sultry and sexy ; )

A three levels little number. An initial one of coffe and patch, fresh, a bit bitter (in a good way) and realistic, as the smell that hits you the moment you open your ground coffee can (that little bliss). Then Miss Tuberose arrives: she clearly thinks that a simple espresso is for sad people and transforms your black coffee in a glorious latte cappuccino. The end is all cigarette smoke and flowers, you’re in the cafè garden, winter day is cold but sunny and it’s nice to stay outside, until you will feel like having another coffee. This is a lovely perfume and a solid Atelier proposal for cooler weather. Its weakness is in being truly good at its beginning, leaving you with the nostalgia for the first blast. I know I will spray and respray just to take my coffee black once more. Love or Like: it’s a like that could have been a love. Won’t invest in a FB but happy to have my travel spray. [and btw AC’s travel sprays are really cute]. Tuberose: neither shy nor kryptonite level, it puts you in a comfort zone: very warm and comfortable, with good longevity (4/5 hours) at least on me and a nice projection that won’t scare anyone. Unisex: yes, I think so. The smoking part really is.

Cafe Tuberosa is probably the first winter-leaning release that also leans somewhat gourmand, a welcome addition to their lineup given that they've not tackled coffee or tuberose, really, elsewhere in their catalog, to my knowledge. It opens with a heavy dose of coffee, neither terribly bitter nor rich, blending with the tuberose note. The cardamom adds a certain warm spiciness and the combination of vanilla and cacao further make it a sweet experience. It dries down more floral, overall, but still sweet. The coffee figures in more for the first couple hours but gives way to the tuberose somewhat gradually. It's not as sweet as Montale Intense Cafe, nor as floral as Tom Ford Cafe Rose, but somewhere in between for those that find the former too sweet and too gourmand-like and the latter too floral and powdery. I find it quite lovable, perhaps satisfying one's desire for both of the above but not mine, personally, as I prefer the individual expressions of Intense Cafe and Cafe Rose, despite the notable difference of the tuberose note, contra the rose note of the other two. Still, a great entry from the house that merits the attention it's received. 8 out of 10

I just bought a full bottle of this, blowing through my 5 ml decant so I had to pull the trigger, and I just realized that the 100ml is no longer available online from retailers. I see the spot but it's sold out, the only one available is the 30ml. I wonder if this is being discontinued in the bigger sizes. Not trying to start a hype or panic, but hopefully someone is more intelligent than I and knows more about this. I really love this and have found nothing similar to it. Noir De Noir is similar but it isn't tuberose or coffee, or at least as obvious as this one where they both shine; NdN says "floral notes" maybe tuberose is in it. The longevity is superb and is quite fantastic on clothes; a very romantic breezy scent and not at all heavy. The tuberose can be "grapey" sometimes, but the coffee really pushes through along with the cacao and vanilla. Absolutely delicious and a unique experience! I'm hoping to test it out with the full bottle for sillage, because based on the decant it wasn't large I will say. If you're in motion, it works best, but standing or sitting won't radiate. You need to be on the go, in my opinion. These are my thoughts so far.

Wow, this is so beautiful! Exactly the kind of fragrance I love. The only confusing part is the name. Café Rosa would be much more fitting. I get a strong coffee note in the opening with a hint of the mandarin. Soon the cocoa and the rose join in. This rose is a fruity one, giving me the impression of berries. Rose with cranberries and dried unsweetened raspberries. The cardamom is only a small accent and the vanilla only rounds the fragrance. Cafe Tuberosa is a wonderful dark coffee and chocolate gourmand. It's bitter and dry, sweet and juicy at the same time. I just don't detect the namesake tuberose at all. It might be there, but the cocoa, coffee and rose are so strong that I don't smell any pronounced white floral note. Maybe a hint of creaminess, but I would never have guessed that this is supposed to be tuberose. Nevertheless, even though I usually like tuberose much more than rose, I love this fragrance as it is. It's intense at first and has an okay longevity, but it stops to project from my skin after about ~4 hours. It's still there, but closer to the skin. I don't mind, but if you want a sillage bomb all day, this is not it.

This fragrance can be summed up with the phrase, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts". This is really smooth and very well blended. If I weren't looking at the notes, I wouldn't pick out coffee, cacao, etc. I wouldn't automatically pick that combination out. To me, this comes across as a sweet, spicy, heady floral scent. It's just grounded enough to be able to pull off in cooler weather. In my opinion, it's a cozy and cuddlesome scent. I wouldn't try to wear this scent in either the extreme heat or the extreme cold, but I think it's otherwise very versatile. I definitely get the comparisons to Noir de Noir by Tom Ford. In my opinion, the Tom Ford fragrance has a very dark sumptuous rose, rather than the lighter rose featured here. This is somewhat lighter in character than the Tom Ford, and it doesn't have the heavy sillage that the Tom Ford fragrance does. Don't get me wrong, Cafe Tuberosa performs very well. But, the Tom Ford fragrance is just more bombastic. So, if you thought that the Tom Ford version was a bit too strong or too heavy for your tastes, get a decant/sample of this one.

این یک عطر تک جنسیتی بی نظیر است، با حجم زیادی از بوی رز به پوست مینشیند و ظرف ۵ دقیقه بوی رز کمرنگ میشه و به سمت بوهای چوبی حرکت میکنه، بعد از ۱۰ دقیقه دیگه بوی قهوه خودش رو نشان میده. عالیه. من همواره بوی توتون سیگار مرغوب از این میگیرم که دوست داشتنیه اما در جایی ذکر نشده. یک بوی کهنگی کمی بعد اضافه میشه که اصلا چیز بدی نیست و همین هم تفاوت این عطر رو با عطرهای دیگه‌ای که بوی قهوه میدهند را رقم میزنه. از نظر من با هیچ عطر دیگه‌ای قابل قیاس نیست. تقریبا اکثر عطرهای من از همین برند هستند و میتونم با قاطعیت بگم کافه توبرزا، رز انونیم و گلد لدر برای من زیباترین عطرهای این خانه عطرند. گرچه وانیل اینسنسی، اورنج سنگویین و چند تای دیگر را هم دارم و دوست دارم، اما جایگاه ۳ تای اول برای من تفاوت دارند. کافه توبرزا عطری نیست که کورکورانه بخرید و توصیه میکنم حتما تستش کنید چون بوی کهنگی را ممکنه در این دوست نداشته باشید. این بوی کهنگی برایم یاداور تعفن داستانهای لاوکرافت است و شخصیتی مالیخولیایی داره. ماندگاری اصلا کم نیست. برای تابستان مناسب نیست اما برای پاییز و زمستان تا ابتدای بهار عملکرد فوق‌العاده ای داره.؛

I first tried on this scent a few weeks ago and hated it. But I gave it another chance yesterday and...I am a changed woman. I don't know what it is different but I now love Cafe Tuberosa! When I first wore it, I smelled burned coffee and not much else. My most recent trial and my nose picks up a more fresh roasted coffee bean scent. Other fragrances with coffee notes tend to smell like brewed coffee with cream and sugar but CT has a stronger, more pure note of coffee. When I wore CT yesterday it reminded me of the times I drive by the local coffee roaster. So there is a bit of a burnt element to the coffee but not in an offensive way (anymore). My nose also senses the cacao and a tiny bit of cigarette but other than that not much else to this fragrance. As I've stated for a review of Atelier's Vanille Insensee, I am not a fan of this company's offerings. But now that I enjoy Rose Anonyme, VI and now Cafe Tuberosa, I will have to try more from them.

Café Tuberosa by Atelier Cologne (200 ml, USD 108) First Impression (1 Full Wear) Holy cow! this is so magnificent. I decided to blind-buy as I got a good deal Cologne like that strongly reminds me of Cocoa/Coffee support by Floral nuance. Sweet but airy and it is truly very enjoyable, sort of gourmand cologne for everyday use. Much Much better offering, for gourmand cologne. What in the world the decide to discontinue this scent??!? This is also somewhat reminds me of A*Men (EDT) by Mugler. Is this remotely reminds me of Noir de Noir (?) yeah, sort of but this is so cologne like. While NDN is much more dense than this. But I don't understand...?! As first impression I can give this solid 9/10 Longevity : 6 hours then become very close skin-scent. Projection : Moderately to soft, As cologne manner - this is perfect. Classification : Unisex Summary : Coffee-Floral Gourmand Cologne-like that can be reach every time you want something delicious.

I went to John Lewis today with a clear mission in mind: Checking on all those perfumes I had short listed and see which ones I like. And boy have I spent a lot of time in the Atelier Cologne section. It was my first time trailing this brand and I was not left disappointed. In fact I was very impressed with a lot of their colognes.So much so that I decided to buy two of them on the spot. Had I more money I would have probably bought quite a few more. So let's talk about Cafe Tuberose. In many ways it reminds me of the time I used to wear Balenciaga pour homme. Not that they have much in common in terms of notes but the booziness I get from this scent is very similar to the feeling I had then, back in the day. The opening is very pleasant and the dry down lingers on my skin for a long long time. I get some of the cocoa and cardamon too and I love it as it balances very well with the rest of the composition.

YES! YES! YES! This is literally heaven in a bottle. I generally dislike almost all gourmand or sickening sweet fragrances but this, oh god, is executed perfectly! Chocolate, rose, and smokey notes (tobacco maybe?). The rose is there throughout the whole time on skin and the chocolate note gets darker as the fragrance dries down. There also seems to be a nice boozy/alcoholic vibe coming from this scent however I can’t figure out what’s attributing to that. The smokey note just wraps everything together so well. Like someone earlier said, as if someone is having a cappuccino outside a coffee shop with their cigarette. However, it’s not a stale or nasty cigarette smell. An authentic smelling fragrance. Projection is just right. It lasts and I can periodically smell myself throughout the day. Can worn day or night during fall or winter. Leans more masculine imo but can be worn by women too! Age range: >18

I smelled this twice and rushed to purchase it. It's one of the only perfumes I've ever found that truly smells like coffee. Many perfumes claim the accord, but this is the only one that actually smells like a fresh cup of coffee. The first 30 minutes are a true cafe experience and then the coffee note dies down to a rosey vanilla. On average, I get about 5 hours of lasting power before I crave a reapplication to get that hit of coffee. I agree with others that there's a slight cigarette butt note through the middle of the fragrance, but it's not disgusting or annoying. If anything, it truly gives the feeling of being in the middle of a cafe where pastries are cooking and someone's having a latte and a cigarette outside. I've also started to notice this fragrance bears a resemblance to Tom Ford's Noir de Noir which is a gourmand rose. Anyone else sense that?

This is the coffee scent that Black Opium wishes it could be! Okay, seriously now. I never expected to love this the way I do. Though classified as a floral, there is enough sweetness and spiciness to consider it gourmand as well in my opinion, and I am NOT a fan of smelling like a bakery! This is perfect - rich and sexy, very modern, with a tip of the hat to the great perfumes of the past. I can almost see Guerlain making this scent. Right now I'm nursing my sample, but will eventually own this scent. 5/16/2019 - Yummy! Wearing this today and it has evolved so beautifully on my skin! I own 2 travel spray sized bottles of this, but I plan on buying a full bottle when I finish one of them. It's even more wonderful than when this first "caught my nose" about a year ago. I definitely get the tuberose now, mostly in the dry down. Love this! Just wanted to share!

Where has this scent been all my life?! Went to the Atelier store in Nolita yesterday (shout out to El-Aton!) and experienced this one and so many others for the first time. This was THE one. It was an instant wow, jaw-dropping, OMG, what am I smelling? Take my wallet. It's sophisticated, feminine, sexy, incredibly unique, with a distinct point of view. You will not be smelling this on other people. I feel like if you appreciate scents like Black Orchid (sort of bold, signature feminine) but crave something less popular (the two don't smell similar, moreso just a similar energy), try this! The closest in my collection is Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, and still, they are incredibly different. This one has a sexiness, and assured confidence I just love. Great for date night, going out -- def an evening scent.

Stunning coffee fragrance with dark chocolate nuances, and floral touches of rose and tuberose. The coffee is best straight in the opening. It mellows out into a powdery chocolate experience as the fragrance dries down. The floral aspect from the rose/tuberose supports the gourmand nature without becoming a full on gourmand. It’s not sweet or vanillic. It’s drier and more powdery. The performance is stellar on this. I purchased a 200ml when i found it this was getting discontinued. It also layers very well with other fragrances. I layered this with black phantom and it was a mega combination. This has a very familiar feel to TF NDN but with added bitter coffee, and intense cafe if you removed the milk and latte like sweetness. One of my favourite coffee fragrances.