Follow

Have you ever wanted to smell like you accidentally spilled your coffee on you before going somewhere, but don't want to actually spill hot coffee on your nice outfit? Well boy do I have the scent for you. As soon as you spray this on you are hit in the face with the smell of dark, bitter, roasted coffee beans. Super realistic, and near intoxicating for anyone like myself that loves the smell of roasted coffee. Then as it begins to dry it starts to smooth and sweeten out, but never to the same degree that "Followed" by the same house does. Follow always contains a bit of the classic bitter black coffee smell to it, but it still has a fair amount of maple syrupy goodness. Having given both this and Followed about 3-4 full wearing's each I will say I probably prefer this one more as it doesn't actively try to choke out myself, friends, and random strangers around me, and because of that this is the more versatile of the two as well. If you LOVE sweet coffee, like LOVE LOVE the smell of sweet coffee, and you want to tell the whole world that you love it, get Followed. If you aren't that guy, and you don't wanna nuke the room you apply in for months, get Follow. Buy what you like. That being said I still get very good performance and projection from this fragrance. Easy 12 hour wear with a strong 6 foot bubble around me, people will smell you. 9.8/10. Signature Scent Worthy.

The latest release from Kerosene prompted me to finally try the house out---in addition to the sample for Follow that I was sent (with a couple others I ordered), several samples were included that I did not order, so that's always a nice start. On the fragrance itself, Follow is a coffee-dominant gourmand that includes the variety of sweet notes shown above. I don't get many of the sweet notes distinctly, but the amber/benzoin/sap side is certainly in balance with the vanilla, as neither aspect is dominant, and it does come off ever so slightly as powdery, a nod to the tonka. It doesn't evolve much on my skin, remaining in balance throughout its dry down, and I like this, as the fragrance doesn't begin too sharp or harsh or sweet to require resolution in the first place. Follow is probably the sweetest coffee-dominant fragrance I've tried. I own several coffee fragrances, and they're all some variation of more acerbic, darker, spicier, boozier, or simply less sweet, but among these, Follow is much sweeter, for comparison's sake, than: Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Coffee, Sebastiane Espresso Royale, Gallagher Fragrances Carpe Cafe, Legendary Fragrances Barista, or Piotr Czarnecki Sensei. In that it's sweetly different from the other coffee options above, I intend to purchase a bottle of Follow. 8 out of 10

I loved trying out this perfume. I was a bit apprehensive after trying Followed and that being very syrupy, but Follow smells sooo good and is the better of the two in my opinion. At first spray, it's coffee, rich and sweet with an almost caramel-like scent from the amber. The sap note is also present, lending its ever-so-slight coniferous attribute. However, the tonka also adds a warm spicy quality that makes it feel so cozy and nostalgic. To me, Followed was a pancake breakfast—very sweet and syrupy—with coffee on the side, while Follow was a French toast breakfast with a fall-spiced latte—still sweet, but to a lesser extent, and with some spice. The sap fades for me after the first hour, while the coffee gets a bit stronger, but the rest of the scent stays the same until the vanilla starts to kick in at around the three-hour mark. This adds a little more sweetness and causes the warm spice of the tonka to begin fading. From here on out, the scent remains the same. The longevity on me was approximately 8 hours. Overall, I really enjoyed this. I always love a coffee perfume that I can actually smell the coffee in but this one is so good that it's now my new favorite coffee fragrance.

This scent makes me think of my father. It's strong, a bit rough around the edges at first, sometimes bitter although there is sweetness hidden in the background. It's dark and deeper than you'd guess, with an unexpected playful side, and always, always authentic. FOLLOW is a stunning composition that tells a complex, not always happy, story in a beautifully elegant and honest way. Sweetness with an edge speaks to my soul and this scent rings true to my core. UPDATE I started wearing this everyday. Out of my large collection it calls to me (and I realized I can get away with wearing it at work). While at the hospital or fire department, fellow coffee lovers appreciate the scent and those rare few that don't drink coffee just seem to not notice. On me it wears as darkly sweet with just enough burnt strength to keep from being too rich, a balanced fragrance that stays smooth throughout. I'm quite pleased to have found a gourmand that is unusual yet comforting and perfectly at home in my profession. I have bought multiple full bottles and samples to share with those I love.

Sampled it at a store the other month and this got me into gourmand perfumes. Finally got a sample and yep, this is gonna be a full bottle. First whiff is very in your face, beautiful cinnamon coffee cake, having a neighbor over for coffee kinda vibe that I instantly fell in love with. On paper this does eventually dry down into coffee grounds but I don't mind that since that only happens 15+ hours later. On my skin there is still beautiful sweetness to it, which progresses from said coffee cake, to instant 3-in-1 coffee (nostalgic), to beautiful cloves. The cinnamon vibe is very much there throughout though. Alas I don't think the projection is as good as I hoped based on longevity (longevity is excellent, all day on my dry skin), and the perfume is tinted so gotta be careful with spraying on clothes. My friend told me she can smell it on me after four sprays on skin so it's definitely noticeable to other people though especially after more sprays. I will try spraying it on my jacket and hair once I get my hands on a full bottle.

Rich, sweet coffee. Earthy, with an amber-y touch. Dirty, from the tinged bitterness. Dark, from the deep coffee note. Sweet, from vanilla. Surprisingly full of depth for a hyper-realistic coffee, you can smell EVERYTHING. Absolutely gorgeous. Totally unisex. I feel this would suit someone who is always wearing the color black or something antiquated and leather (suede), I sort of get a Gothic vibe from this.. On a side note this smells like a badass grandma. If you love the smell of coffee, and you like vanilla, there is no reason you shouldn't get this. Edit: LOL WHY DOES MY SKIN SMELL LIKE SOY SAUCE THE NEXT DAY. Perhaps its just my skin, sighs I was so excited to buy a full bottle. Edit 2: I wore it again and this time I got a vanilla-sappy drydown the next day, false alarm guys lol! But who knows. Back to buying a full bottle. Edit 3: I learned to only spray this on skin and not clothes. Spray this ONLY on skin.

Oh my god. I picked up a couple samples from the house of Kerosene because I was intrigued by reviews I had seen online, and ever since I smelled a sample of this, I've literally thought about it every single day. In fact, while I was testing other samples I would sometimes catch myself thinking "this is fine, but I wish I was smelling Follow right now," so of course I had to pick up a full bottle. If you don't like coffee or gourmands, you're not going to want to get anywhere near this, but if you're into both of those scents, Follow is certainly worth checking out. The projection and longevity are both INSANE- if I spray this on a piece of clothing, I can still smell it quite strongly 24 hours later. This is a great example of a fragrance that's aggressively sweet without being youthful or annoying; it's rich, bold, and actually quite sexy. Definitely the best coffee scent I've ever personally smelled.

Follow is by far my favorite coffee fragrance of all time. It is perfect in every way. I get pretty good performance on this (8+ hours with decent projection) and the smell is unlike any other coffee fragrance I've ever smelled. I smelled this fragrance very early on in my niche adventure. So at the time I didn't understand fragrance notes very much. I loved the opening with the coffee, but the dry down was reminiscent of burnt rubber (probably from a combination of the resins and saps). However as I've gotten more experienced with fragrance notes, this smell went away and instead made the dry down a beautiful, sweet, resinous coffee dream. I would always recommend buying a sample of every niche fragrance (especially if you aren't very experienced) but this is something I would recommend to anyone looking for a coffee fragrance. The coffee, the resins, the tonka bean. It's just perfect. 10/10

The most realistic coffee scent you will find. It’s very dark, roasted and bitter. Akin to the smell of burnt toast inside of a coffee shop. The smell is a syrupy, overly extracted ground coffee combined with boozy liquor. I would actually like the liquor smell to stick around more. It does soften as time goes on, and gets slightly sweeter, but this isn’t a sweet creamy coffee experience. I was expecting more Vanilla but there is none here. On its own it’s very bitter and avant garde. I layer this with something floral, or creamy to offset the bitterness. This layered with a creamy, coffee like fragrance really boosts the coffee note. The projection, silage and longevity are just average on my skin. It’s really intense initially then starts to quickly subside, becoming closer to the skin. Still on the hunt for my ultimate coffee fragrance.

I got a sample of this from ministry of scent and I believe I'll be following up with a full bottle purchase. I absolutely adore this, got it on a whim based on the notes in my set of samples. The scent is not something I usually go for, but it is true coffee with a sweet/spicy vibe. It almost smells like a dirty chai but one that is not too sweet. It does smell quite sweet to me, but not as sweet as "sweet" usually goes, and I tend to lean towards drier scents. I do also have intense cafe, I don't find them too similar although they are somewhat similar, and I absolutely prefer this one. I get no powder or amber, but I believe this to be a safe blind buy, esp if you like coffee! More of a fall/winter scent (absolutely should and will wear while doing the annual gilmore girls marathon) although I'll be wearing this cozy scent year-round.

Follow is such a uniquely beautiful coffee fragrance! It feels like true roasted coffee beans in a bottle. I first notice the freshly ground dark-medium roast, then I make out the earthy, natural, sap and clove-like aspects. I usually would not like the smell of clove, but it doesn't come off as too bitter and blends into the fragrance like a shadow, deepening the earthy tones while keeping the coffee smooth and natural. It doesn't smell too sweet to me (although some people say it does), but I do get a bit of maple & vanilla over time. It's beautifully unisex and feels gothic, aloof, earthy, put together, and academic. Follow gives ambition and level-headedness, I feel intentional and confident when I wear this. It reminds me of being a forest fire lookout or park ranger with a warm cup of dark coffee, solitude, and responsibility. ☕️

Absolutely delicious photo realistic roasted coffee scent. I have not found another brand that does coffee gourmands (or gourmands in general for that matter) better than Kerosene. It's like you're brewing yourself an espresso and you added a hefty dose of vanilla syrup and steamed milk. You take it to the living room couch, grab a blanket, and sip it while the snow falls outside. In comparison, Followed is just a little bit more sugary sweet - more like a caramel frappucino. Follow is more straight coffee with vanilla syrup and milk. Both are so beautiful and delightful to smell on yourself all day. As always with Kerosene, sillage and longevity are nuclear - spray very carefully! I sprayed Followed on myself while in my car two weeks ago and it still lingers in there. Not that I'm complaining. 10/10

Reading the reviews below, seems some are a bit confused. Follow is a strong coffee fragrance with nuances of sweetness. Definitely more resinous. Check the notes on Kerosene's website: there is no maple syrup listed in the notes. (Sap=not maple syrup). Followed is the syrupy, caramel based coffee scent. Regardless, coffee fans need to check them both out, with completely different expectations for each. Both undoubtedly have a high percentage of natural coffee. For coffee purists: Follow is the clear choice. Make no mistake, there is nothing straightforward about any Kerosene offering, and this is one of them. I personally love the resinous quality of Follow and find it to be incredibly complex, especially upon drydown.

This kicks off with pure, unbridled, black coffee. Around 30min-1hr later it turns more into a cup of coffee with a vanilla creamer added. Brings back thoughts of a cold morning in November. I've always loved the smell of coffee, so this was an easy blind buy. John knocked it out of the park. Projects within an arms reach for the first 2-3 hours and sits a little closer to the body for another 4-5hrs. Not heavy or anything either this is easily worn. I live in a warm humid climate and will update how it works for that, but, if you love how it smells when you walk in a cafe/coffee shop, or when you grind beans and brew your own coffee in the morning, this is a must have now that it's starting to cool down.

This is one for all the dark roast coffee lovers. It's uncompromisingly C O F F E E. It's very linear but sometimes that's all you need. You wanna smell like a plywood-cladded hipster coffee shop where "they do things a little differently" and they charge you half a kidney and your firstborn for a shot but you also know the coffee slaps without fail every time you go there? That's the perfume for you. Show up to a date with this on and the other person knows right away you're not messing around when it comes to your hot brewed beverage of choice. I love a good coffee, I love this perfume. Just don't wear it in summer and apply conservatively because your neighbours neighbour will know when you put it on.

I have a decant of Followed, and I find that one to be too gourmand leaning. Smells like sugary pastries with a side of coffee. Follow is a lot heavier on the coffee aspect. It's missing that slightly sour, terpy edge that you get when you smell a bag of fresh roasted coffee beans, probably because it's blended with amber and some other vanilla-type of material. What i get here is a really well roasted coffee bean smell, no sharpness at all. Just a dark, ever so slightly sweetened coffee with a bit of maple syrup. Pretty performant, although Followed is even more crazy performance-wise. I still wish this one was slightly less sweet, but oh well.

At first I got the smell of walking into a coffee shop and the raw, freshly ground coffee but then it dried out into something so familiar 🤔 just couldn't put my finger on it. The review below by @banjerine hit it right on the nose...CLOVE CIGARETTES! I used to enjoy Djarum cigarettes outside a local coffee shop with a good book or game of chess and this scent took me right back to those big comfortable chairs, cold rainy days, and leather-bound books. The nostalgia alone makes this scent worth it. That said it's done so well. I love a scent that's not afraid to take a risk to take you on a journey. This does just that. For me, it's a 10/10

I thought I'd never be too excited again about a coffee-gourmand perfume, but how wrong I was! Follow got the best opening among all coffee based scents that I've tested so far! So real, so smooth and inviting - just perfect... The drydown is more vanilla-syrupy in a very pleasant and comforting way. The reason I'm in love with this fragrance is the warm feeling, the wonderful cozy atmosphere that creates around me. Seeing such a nice guy, an ex-youtube reviewer to make a masterpiece scent as Follow - it's like a dream come trough for all perfume enthusiasts around the world. He just proved he's on the right track. Kerosene, well done!

This and followed have become two of my favorites scents. So unique, so deep, long lasting, and will cast a heavy memory trigger on yourself and anyone around you. Many will love it, some won’t, and that’s perfect. Anything that’s for everybody is probably for nobody because it doesn’t stand out and neither will you. If you like standing out (in a good way) and love a good gourmand that completely unisex, get this one or Followed. Both are an amazing feat in perfumery. So glad I was introduced to this fragrance house. I’m thinking about trying some of his other creations. Because Follow and Followed both have me mesmerized.

Gorgeous coffee and cream for the first hour then slowly deconstructs into a complex and prismatic warm sweet perfume that has notes of milk, vanilla, coffee, and sugar and maybe even whisky or rum. I bought a full bottle from Indiescents and it smells cozy, comfortable and sophisticated, and hours later keeps going with nothing like the burnt coffee and vinegar notes or fleeting longevity I am reading about below. Perhaps those are from samples? I do recommend minimal application, for me one tiny spray on neck and chest is enough for a powerhouse personal effect.