Caramel Macchiato

* Very pleasing coffee forward gourmand fragrance * Good blend of coffee, amber, caramel and vanilla notes * Sweeter and fresher than the rest of the Coffee Collection line * Great for gourmand lovers and those who love sweet fragrances * A good entry into gourmand style DNA for younger users who like sweet and fresh fragrances * Great for social occasions * Good for all seasons * Unisex * Good for users of all ages * Good performer * Beautiful presentation * A surprising amount of competition in the sweet gourmand coffee market (Rochas, Fire Your Desire, Khamrah, Qahwa, etc.) * Not as strong a performer as some of its competition * Sweetness may throw off those that like the other drier flankers in the Coffee Collection line * Aroma can be lost in certain environments (coffee shop, lunch, room, cafeteria, kitchen, etc.) where there is real coffee Fragrance World's Caramel Macchiato is an aptly flanker in their original Coffee Collection line. It does in fact smell pretty much exactly like a macchiato coffee topped with caramel syrup. The good but simple note lineup is simply sweet coffee, amber, vanilla and amber notes blended perfectly in balance to emulate what it's named after. You get exactly what you paid for. This is sweeter and fresher than the other flankers in the Coffee Collection line which tend to be drier. As such, it is a good entry into gourmand style fragrances for younger users who enjoy fresh and sweet style fragrances. Those who do not enjoy sweet fragrances should go for the other drier flankers such as Kopi Luwak or Qahwa. For those who do enjoy sweeter coffee fragrances, there is a surprising amount of competition on the market that Caramel Macchiato has to go up against. Rochas for Man, Fire Your Desire, and Khamrah Qahwa immediately come to mind. Even non-coffee forward fragrances that otherwise perform similarly such as Eclaire come to mind. This is good for users of all ages in all seasons. It's great for social occasions and totally unisex. Performance is good, though many of its competitors are much stronger and nuclear in comparison. Note that the fragrance can be lost in environments where real coffee aromas can be found such as your local coffee shop, office lunch room or home kitchen. Highly recommended, especially for gourmand lovers.

Vanilla and coffee. I've smelt Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa a few times and, from memory, Fragrance World Caramel Macchiato smells very similar but with a grittier and slightly stronger coffee note, and a slightly less-smooth and slightly lower-quality blend. Khamrah Qahwa is noticeably smoother and smells higher quality. If you want a slightly more jarring blend with slightly more prominent coffee that you can more easily notice as coffee because it's both a little more prominent and also not blended together as smoothly, you can go for Caramel Macchiato. Regarding maturation, your bottle may also take a month to get smoother. Both are very nice scents but I would only recommend Caramel Macchiato if you can get it at half the price of Khamrah Qahwa - however, even at the price that Qahwa goes for, this would arguably still be worth it given that it's quite nice. Finally, this smells like Khamrah Qahwa, and definitely not like standard Khamrah. This doesn't smell like Angels' Share, though it's in the same general theme of moderately-sweet vanilla winter fragrances. This definitely doesn't smell like Mancera Amore Caffe nor the clone Maison Asrar Coffee Blend - though it's in the same general theme.

The other reviews here are accurate, Caramel Macchiato by Fragrance World definitely reminds me of Khamrah Qahwa. It's sweet and boozy, but with the addition of caramel and a heavier emphasis on coffee. Performance is good enough, it projects moderately for a couple hours (about 3 to my nose) and sticks around for about 8 or so hours. I find this scent to be unisex, it's really easy to wear. If you already have Khamrah Qahwa, there's a chance that you will find Caramel Macchiato to be redundant. Personally, I much prefer Caramel Macchiato's composition, but factors like price and performance may sway your preference. If you are interested in other fragrances from the Coffee Collection, I recommend checking out Qahwa and Affogato.

This is truly beautiful! Its definitely not as coffee as the Qahwa offering in the line, but its more of a creamy cappuccino with a lovely flavoured sweetness. Update after 2 months: I was expecting more of the coffee note after maceration, but truly its even less so, its more of a really sweet apple cider. Its lovely anyway not the coffee I was looking for, but a good perfume anyway. I also got Artisan Ethnique by lattafa which has a bit of likeness with this only less fruity and more of the coffee, cocoa and powdered sugar. In a sense its kind of what I expected this to be!

Oh wow 🤩 had to have it based on the notes and I don’t regret it one bit! This is niche quality for a fragment of the price (£35 in UK). It’s a boozy coffee scent with vanilla and caramel sweetness. It’s beautifully rounded and long lasting. Completely unisex imo. Absolutely my type of perfume. Reminds me of Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa but boozier. Now I need to try the rest of this collection! I love perfumes and splurge on them regularly, but lately I noticed the rise in quality of these arabic brands and I’m here for it!