Midnight Café

I’m a big Black Opium fan - I know that’s sometimes frowned upon, but it smells really good on my skin and I also really enjoy the small nuances of most of the flankers. So much so that I actually own 5 of them🙈 I also own the Zara dupe (Gardenia) so I feel that I can confidently say that this... this smells like the real thing! The quality of the ingredients, the way it opens up, the way the scents are balanced... this is the real deal!! I don’t know if I would even say that this smells like a flanker, but instead a true dupe of the OG. It is soooo similar to the OG scent. Just like the OG it is so sensual, so warm, with a light spice Highly, highly recommend if you like Black Opium! I’ll definitely be keeping it as a quick grab when I don’t want to waste the real one. Such good quality for the price!

seems as though i am one of the lucky ones with the right body chemistry to elicit a distinct and pleasant coffee note after the dry down. the longer this is on my skin the darker and dirtier the coffee and patchouli notes become. creamy custardy jasmine is still the main star but the deeper you inhale the more you feel the earthiness in your chest and throat. the coffee stands out without ever outshining the sweet jasmine. you have to search for it. didnt really like black opium but i absolutely love this fragrance. less complex but evolves slowly and beautifully. such a wonderful little fragrance for a great price. one of my new favorites i could wear every day in any season.

I really like this. I'm a little unsure why people say this is a dupe for Black Opium. Maybe it is in the same category of warm and sweet, but I don't find them that similar. To me this perfume is really easy to wear. It's a balance of sweet and pretty, but it's not boring. There is something interesting and inviting about it. I think it could be worn day or night but I think it's better for cooler weather and I feel could be worn to work or out at night. I feel like the name Midnight Cafe captures the vibe of this perfume well.

honestly? yes, a flatter, less complex version of black opium. however, i find it much more dark and enchanting than black opium - black opium is midnight café's softer, more milky & synthetic sister and i also luckily have the right skin chemistry for those deep coffee and patchouli notes in midnight café to shine through. i bought this for ~$20 at marshalls and let it macerate for around 3 months which was DEFINITELY a great decision. wearing this for a new year's party as we speak!!

ironically I've never smelled the original perfume that this one is duping (I'm new to perfume, ok?) but I love love love midnight cafe! it lowkey carried me through senior year of highschool lmao. it feels like drinking a coffee late at night while curled up with a blanket, it feels like basking in a field of jasmine flowers at midnight, it feels dark and mysterious yet comforting and soft at the same time. so so good for a 30 dollar perfume from target <3