Arabican Rose

I love this perfume but, alas, it is another coffee-less coffee fragrance. It opens very rosy—pure and slightly heady—and sweet from the syrupy raspberry with a touch of bitterness from the almond. Very much rose jam with crushed almonds vibes. The almond fades after the first two hours and the raspberry fades after the third. The rose is very much present throughout the top and middle notes. There's a warm spice that appears on the periphery around the four-hour mark that may be a hint of the coffee note, but I cannot detect it when I smell the area that I've sprayed directly. The patchouli emerges around this time and adds a lovely, robust earthiness to the rose. This is followed by the aromatic and slightly woodsy sandalwood, around which time the rose begins to fade. At six to seven hours in, when it is all but gone, you are left with a comfortingly sweet vanilla skin scent with the slightest hint of rose. All around, this is a wonderful perfume. It lasted about seven hours on me and the sillage was moderate. And my search for interesting perfumes with distinct coffee notes continues...

a coffee date with a long-missed friend in a warm cafe cozy with a touch of romance, something a loved one will only fully appreciate with an embrace. definitely worth the money and does a good job avoiding any sickeningly sweet gourmand notes, which tends to be tricky for coffee scents. biggest downside is the shorter wear, it tends to fade and blend into a person's aromatic presence rather than being distinctly noticed after a few hours. it is lovely, and the right call when a warm and intimate but mild presence is desired.

This just smells exactly how you'd expect. Bitter coffee and roses. Very mature, warm and elegant scent.

Rose and Coffee are there for sure! I feel a strange "roasted peanut" kind of smell in the first minutes, then rose, coffee and patchouli stay strong in the drydown. Surely a unique fragrance.

Had the opposite experience of the solo prior reviewer! The coffee came through very strongly, with a jammy rose playing in the background. Sillage seemed strong at first but quickly quieted down. Not bad and seems like a safe public wear, but I’m not a fan of the rose/coffee combo. If this sounds like a blend that would interest you, however, it’s worth sampling. I received it as part of a Halloween sample set by Ministry of Scent.