Cafe Men 2

What a hidden gem! I've seen it on the markets for years, in for bargain bin prices of 10-13$. I never paid it any mind; the bottle is green, and the shape uninspired—green and square. In my experience, Cafe is hit or miss with its fragrances. ""NOW BACK TO CAFE MEN 2"" Cafe Men 2 opens like a greener, aromatic, mature version of Nikos Sculpture. Its beautiful synthetic, powdery, balmy citrus notes blend with the white florals, creating a minty powdery vanilla freshness reminiscent of Dunhill Desire, with the amber and woody florals turned up a few notches. Here's where things get really interesting and put this fragrance into a unique complexity of standouts—the base notes! The transition is very reminiscent to the drydown of FURYO by Jacques Bogart mixed with YSL M7...you heard that right, and given the year of its release, this shouldn't raise eyebrows as M7 and Dunhill Desire were very hot on the market at the time. It's obviously a bit more synthetic than M7 or FURYO but shares a similar DNA in the middle transition to the basenote. Then, over 12 hours later when you think there's nothing else left, I detect notes resembling Sculpture's somewhat androgynous opening mixed with patchouli and suede. The sillage of this cologne is light; it comes on faint and leaves a pleasant trail within the wearer's distance.4-5 sprays get an easy 12+ hours of projection and longevity. It smells nothing like the bottle looks; the only green in this is supported in the top and middle transitions... after that, it becomes a very unique woody floral aromatic with a faint creamy sweet citric backbone.Despite its uninspired bottle, it's a Hidden Gem, likely discontinued due to poor marketing. eBay still offers reasonable prices, but they're rising. This juice is seriously complex for it's price, surpassing M7, Sculpture, and Desire in character, not quality, so let's get that straight. For less than 20$, you get the best of all worlds without feeling like you're wearing a dupe.Highly recommended...

It’s an ok cheapie for people who like road less traveled stuff. White florals can come off a little pissy smelling in some formulations. This one was no exception for me. Starts off as a white floral bomb with a chemical lime backbone. Then once it settles it becomes more tolerable, turning into a nice fruity amber and woods. Though entirely synthetic, I enjoy the lime in this, and although it’s not as good, Cafe 2 will be exclusively for the men who find beauty in Guy Laroche’s Horizon, because this one meets on the other side of the stadium while landing in the same ballpark of early 90’s ozonic funk, like Del Pozo’s Quasar, but with the additional twist of a stinky, feminine floral opening. Not a complement getter by any means. It’s a warmer weather scent to knock around town in while running errands. I mostly bought it to break up the mainstream summertime monotony. A simple add on to an already ridiculous sized collection. All this said, if you’re paying over 20 bucks for this offering, you’re getting ripped off. For what I paid, I consider this a successful blind buy. UPDATE: I’m officially addicted now. If you can get over the fact that this is extremely synthetic, than this is one of the most unique scents you’ll ever smell. This has a calming, cave like cooling sensation that just puts you in a relaxing state of mind (must be the amber). This is super original!!! Straight to the favorites shelf you go!!

I was purchasing the original Homme de Cafe and saw this flanker. I was drawn to the bright green bottle and bought this one blind as well. A very successful blind buy. This is a very interesting and unique scent. It is foremost a fresh, floral scent. Maybe I'm crazy but there feels like a sweet, gourmand facet to this as well. There is a definite sweetness here and for some reason the sweet note in this reminds me of the smell of an ice cream shop. It requires a few more sprays than usual and projection is on the lighter side but lasts and lasts. A very pleasant, attention grabbing scent.

I purchased what must be some of the earliest bottles as they have the shortest ingredients list similar to nineteen eighties or 90s bottles - I’ve been testing it for almost a week now and still can’t get my head around it. It is so unique and very synthetic, but at the price point you can’t expect anything more. I am in the UK and a vintage 30 ML can be purchased for less than £10. Because of the longevity of the lime and orange blossom notes I think this would work so much better as a layering fragrance used very sparingly to bolster something of better quality where the citrus notes are real but very fleeting. It’s about 26° today and I have mixed this vintage Oscar for men Oscar de la Renta , the natural citrus , elemi and pepper in the Oscar blend very very well - I think I found a perfect partner

Firstly I don't define my scent's by age vs versa. This is at the top of my list along with Antaeus and Gucci pour home 2003. This is in my opinion very intoxicating and aromatic. Reminding me of flower fields and nearby citrus bloomage lingering similar to California fields of wild flowers and and nearby citrus blooms. It last eight hours on my skin and on my clothes I noticed 24 hours plus. You can't beat this very affordable price and what's in the bottle. Buy it while you can, grab it while it last in production. Best to your enjoyment of this aromatic vibe!