Date Caramel

First impressions of new bottle; Right off I notice the dates, coffee, orange & caramel. The orange comes on strong but soon mellows down, mixing well with the caramel. And the coffee is like potent grounds and gives a bit of a dark chocolate/cocoa powder impression imo. The sugar and benzoin quickly make themselves known right after that. The dates especially become very sugary. It's a rich decadent scent. Like a dark dessert. Maybe even a little gothic. It leans just a tiny bit masculine....but just enough to make it interesting while still very wearable for females. I'd honestly just label it as truly unisex overall. But if you're a super girly girl that only likes crowd pleaser fragrance and doesn't like unisex scents....this probably isn't going to be for you. It dries down to a soft(but still potent) vanilla scent with the other elements fading out but still there. It does give a sticky sort of vibe. I still find it interesting how scent can often times give a texture. Now for performance.....it has a decent longevity at 5-6 hrs right now. I believe that will improve a bit with some aging. The projection is already pretty nice. For me it's the kind of scent that I catch delicious whiffs of here and there throughout the wear. As far as when, I think definitely fall & winter. It's too dark & potent for spring or summer. I love it as is but I'm sure it'll get even better with time. Very pleased to have this in my collection. Will update with a full review in a few months. Edited to add: Wearing this scent two weeks later, it's performance has improved greatly. It both projected nicely & wore all day. In fact, I sprayed it on around 9 am and it is now in the early morning hours going into the next day and I still pick up a faint smell of it. Very impressed. Also loving this scent more and more. It's a really good one. ;) Update: Final review; First off, I no longer pick up on the orange much, if at all tbh. Maybe just a very subtle hint. As for what I do get, imagine this; A large plump date split open, filled with caramel, then a bit of coffee grounds sprinkled on top. Then the whole date is rolled & coated in dark cocoa powder....and rolled again in crystalized sugar. I'm convinced there's a unlisted cocoa note in this it's so strong. It could be the coffee mixed with something giving a cocoa accord but it's smells too much like cocoa powder to me. Also that's the texture I now get. It no longer gives me the impression of 'sticky' but of a sort of smoky cocoa powder. Ultimately, the vibe is deliciously dark & a bit mysterious. As stated before, this has a very slight masculine lean while still perfectly unisex. It's just enough to make it interesting imo. Lasting power is super nice also. 10+hrs(often subtly still there into the next morning). I smell this solidly for a good 4-5hrs, then it softens up where I'll keep catching whiffs of it throughout rest of wear. Best seasons: fall & winter, while maybe doable during the colder part of Spring. Overall, this is definitely one of my new favorites.

Scent: If you like Shaghaf Vanilla Toffee, then you will definitely like this one as well. They smell very similar, but with minor differences. Vanilla Toffee is much more spicier & less sweet than this one. Date Caramel is much more sweeter. Date Caramel reminds me somewhat of chocolate ice cream, it has that smell to it lol. Anyways, Date Caramel starts off very sweet due to that Caramel, the Dates are also present, but very mildly. This is a Caramel Bomb! Then in the Mid the Caramel is still present, but the Coffee starts to emerge, but only hints of it. Finally, in the Drydown, the Coffee becomes much more prominent, but the Coffee is not strong here, but the Caramel is still present. The Caramel really never leaves. As for the Coffee note, it's more of a Frappuccino-type Coffee. Great Scent if you like super sweet fragrances, definitely a Gourmand. Also great if you like Shaghaf Vanilla Toffee. Date Caramel is basically Vanilla Toffee without the Cardamom & it's much more sweeter. So if you didn't like that spiciness that came from the Cardamom that was used in Vanilla Toffee, then get Date Caramel. This is also a Unisex fragrance imo. The spiciness in Vanilla Toffee made that fragrance much more Masculine imo. Anyways, both are great, but if you have Vanilla Toffee, you really don't need this one. Performance: Now, the performance for this fragrance was a huge win. I personally like fragrances that are loud and "obnoxious" lol, and this one is it! Very, very, good performance! The projection is pretty strong in the first couple of hours and will definitely fill up a small room if you stay there for a while. The sillage was also great, and the longevity was also stellar. I got about 8hrs-9hrs before it turned into a skin scent, so not bad! Seasons: Definitely for the cooler months, not for the hot ones. Maybe in early Spring you can wear it when it is still cool outside. Ages: Somewhat youthful and modern, but older crowds can wear it as well.

After getting Molten Caramel and falling IN LOVE with it, I had to try Date Caramel. On my skin, I can smell the dates and the caramel. However, I really enjoy the orange note. It melts so beautifully with the caramel. This is just my experience with it, but it also reminds me of banana. Specifically those syrupy fruit cups with banana and orange. It's got a noticeable fruity presence, but overall the creamy caramel and vanilla have the influence. As other people have noted, it does remind me of sticky toffee pudding as well as maple syrup. Compared to Molten Caramel, this perfume has low projection. I can only smell it when I put my nose on it. It will be a great scent for fall and the holiday season. However, I personally think it's an all year scent. I think it's nice, but Molten Caramel is ultimately my favorite in the duo. **Update** I have had it for about a week now and the projection is growing stronger. It's such a beautiful scent. I've always wanted a fruity-caramel scent but never quite found the right one. I seriously think this will be a really great layering scent for even more options. It's just so milky and caramel, but it still gives space for the fruit to have a soft but noticeable presence. The Caramel series is just so rich and decadent. You will become a snack with these two. Seriously, it's like entering a Patisserie or Ice Cream shop! Paris Corner, well done!

I have been looking for a perfume that smells like Sticky Dates (Lush). I got myself the Date Caramel and now after few days of having it, here's my experience. The first spray absolutely smelled the same - I could feel and smell the sweetness and the caramel - just like the Sticky Dates. With Sticky Dates, obviously the scent doesn't change - it keeps the same. But with Date Caramel (Paris Corner) the scent beautifully evolves. At first its the caramel, the dates, the sweetness. Then you get into the beautiful (!) orange note and white flowers. The caramel keeps in the notes. Then the scent developes and stays on you as this ambery depth with a little caramel and vanilla with it. Very gourmand, very sweet, makes me smell edible and beautiful. Propably won't wear this in the summer time - will turn into lighter fruitier vanillas etc.. as this is very thick, gooey scent. This was a blind buy for me - a succesfull one. Gourmant lovers - who don't mind amber note - who want caramelly perfume will propably have no problem with this scent.

i held off on buying this for so long because of the coffee note but everyone that i talked to has told me that they can barely smell it so i hoped that would be the same in my case and bought it! and thankfully, it is the same in my case! there is a slight bitterness that may be coming from the coffee note but i don't smell any actual coffee. it reminds me so much of sticky dates but not quite there, but for layering this will be incredible. it's sweet, gooey and decadent. a slice of warm date toffee cake with caramel poured over it. sticky deliciousness. ETA: wow, this LASTS. sprayed on my wrist yesterday afternoon and even after washing my hands multiple times, i woke up still smelling it on my wrist. the dry down is incredible; the slight bitter note is gone entirely and replaced with a creamy note. this is so delicious, i can't get enough! layered it with eshal vanilla and it's so edible and sexy - not juvenile or too much as long as you're a gourmand lover!