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!

LOOOOOOOOOOVE this so much. ive never smelled sticky dates from lush, so the closest comparison i have to sticky dates is double dates by skylar x leah, and omg this smells just like it in the opening. i was scared about the coffee note because i hate coffee notes but the overall sweetness of this perfume really drowns it out. atleast to me. this is the first perfume that ive worn that has gotten me CRAZY compliments. ive been told multiple times i can be smelled across the room and that my scent lingers within rooms. i do spray quite a bit tho, but this is still a strong projecting perfume. i get around 7 - 8 hours of use, by the end of the day its faintly lingering on me still. I layer this with cupcake swirl by body fantasies, choco musk, and bare vanilla and i get told i smell like a sweet vanilla cinnamon sugar cookie!!! SOOO happy with this blind buy. I would let it sit to macerate but its so good i cant put it down... need another asap.... 10/10

I've only done a paper test on this, spraying it on the box it came in, but going on first impressions I like it. It's very sweet and vanilla, it's got boozy undertones (from the dates?) and maybe a bit of coffee? I think I prefer it over Molten Caramel because I don't jive with the popcorn scent on that one. I could see this being a bit cloying so you won't want to overspray. Very gourmand, good stuff. UPDATE: I did a skin test yesterday (10/19/25), sprayed once on my belly, once on my chest. Holy moly, this stuff is STRONG! Very strong sweet alcohol notes from the jump, reminded me a bit of port. It was almost too strong for me. The alcohol died down and I am left with very sweet caramel. It legit lasted on my skin all day until I went to bed. I don't notice it this morning but the shirt I was wearing is still very strongly scented. I do like this scent, but I will prob only go one spray next time, and most likely not on my chest.

Okay, this lady is strong! No doubt, it’s not a safe perfume for blind buying. I have her sister, Molten Caramel, and I loved it right from the first sniff. But this one—ufff—I’m still processing it. I’ll keep it until next winter and see if we get along better then. About the fragrance itself, imagine juicy, chunk, sticky dates (seriously this one made my mouth water) soaked in coffee liqueur with burnt caramel. It starts off synthetic but quickly turns creamier and more balanced on my skin.After one hour the intense burnt sugar note softens, allowing the creamy caramel and coffee to take center stage. I’ll admit, even as someone who loves gourmand fragrances, this one is very sweet and intense. Still, I’m pretty sure it will shine in colder weather. Final thoughts: I’d give it a 4 out of 5. I really like that sugary liqueur note!

This is fairly similar to sticky dates by Lush, but with a bit more depth. I have the sticky dates bodywash and that smells like straight edible dark caramel sauce, which I love in the shower. Date Caramel has added coffee, orange, spice, and chocolate notes that make it more appropriate and dimensional for an actual perfume. It is a bit harsh in the first few minutes but quickly calms down as it warms up on your skin. I would say it's a safe blind buy if you like darker burnt caramel type gourmand perfumes, it's definitely not overly sweet butterscotch or just lightly lactonic. Goes really well layered with Noor by Riiffs

This is the body spray version of sticky dates. It’s sweet and dark, and has that funky caramel that’s addicting to me. It’s that burnt caramel funk that people hate in some of the lush body sprays that this perfume nails. I personally find it kind of addictive. I washed with sticky dates and sprayed this on and I’m in heaven. It projects pretty strongly, unsure of longevity yet since it’s a new bottle. I imagine it’s strong cause of how potently it projects.

Yaaay another successful blind buy for me🥳 I just received this today! This is Lush sticky dates but even stronger and in a pretty bottle. Whoever voted that this smells like khamrah is blindly voting without smelling it. It smells nothing like Khamrah. This is 100% a Sticky dates dupe. It smells sooo delicious and exactly like a sticky date pudding. You can smell the dates the caramel the vanilla. I am obsessed with it and so happy that I blind bought it.

It smells like a hot buttered rum latte filled with date syrup and vanilla. It’s very potent and sweet so a little goes a long way. I actually *really* like it, but this is definitely a late autumn and winter fragrance! It’s very heavy and might be even cloying to some. I have never smelled Sticky Dates TM️, but I will say the moment I smelled this I thought of sweet syrupy sticky dates, so it’s doing what it’s supposed to imo.

WoW!!!! Absolute beautiful fragrance IMO. I will happily wear this during every season. When I smell this, I think of: Autumn, blowing leaves, apple cider etc. IMO, if you are fan of gourmand perfume, then this is a must. I've had this for several days now, & I'm still loving it. Can be very sweet & heavy, but a fabulous scent. * Reminds me of: Dove Pecan Butter Crunch and BBW Pumpkin Pecan Waffles. Delicious

The scent hits with a sharp, chemically artificial smell of burnt caramel and doesn't have the smoothness or softness you'd hope for. But once it dries down, it does become a bit more pleasant. Update: after sitting on the shelf for more than a month , it’s become creamier and way more enjoyable. The sharpness isn’t as noticeable anymore. I’m starting to like it more and more..

After owning this for many months, this perfume is WORTH IT. When the perfume first arrived it was like liquorice and just didn't like it. The sweetness smelt artificial almost like those 0 cal sweeteners HAHA. Now that it has aged, all that stink is gone!! It smells like a fresh medjool date, like pure healthy sugar. Of course spray further away because this is SUPER STRONG!

Sticky Dates by Lush. Excited to have this because as much as I loved the SD lotion, Lush's body mist performed horribly for me (like disappeared as soon as I sprayed it). This is rich, thicky, syrupy dates with caramel sauce. Absolutely addicting and super sweet. Performs pretty good on me, definitely better priced than the Lush version and it's better.

This is a photorealistic Baileys Irish cream liqueur made from a blend of cream, cocoa, and Irish whiskey, with an alcohol content of 17%. This is sweet, alcoholic and slightly bitter. The sugar note here is burnt. Pretty strong right out of the box. The drydown is a creamy, milky, hot cocoa heaven. Love.

Definitely sticky dates (lush) vibes. Slightly floral. Imagine eclair but with a heavy date aroma. Love love love.... But i have been waiting for lush to make a “sticky dates” perfume. Might be too sweet for some, not really a summer scent. If you like sticky dates its a safe blind buy.

I love this! It’s deep, sweet, rich! I use this to add depth and sweetness with layering, but love it alone as well. Not for the light non perfume lovers. If you love rich fragrances that are not cloying, but stand out- you’ll like this. Stay away if you don’t.

Love this. Similar to Sticky Dates by Lush but deeper, maybe thanks to the coffee and sandalwood notes. My colleagues commented about the office smelling nice when I wore this layered with Molten Caramel. I'm officially into gourmand fragrances.

So strong and so long lasting. It's very gourmand and yet very wearable, in my opinion. Of course it's a DNA that might not be for everyone, but if this is the kind of fragrance that you like, in my opinion, it's a no brainer.

This is absolutely beautiful! Sweet as hell, strong from the beginning, heavy date and caramel pudding! Projects so strong, i didnt believe it

the opening literally made me gag i hated it at first but the dry down is really nice reminds me of caramel ice cream

Beautiful hot melted Werther's caramels and thick, dark maple syrup over sweet cream vanilla ice cream. Love it.

This is SO GOOD much like let the good times roll but 10x stronger!

Beautiful gourmand, nice to have it in my collection.

Sweetness explosion! A gourmand lover’s dream.

YUM yum...yum on my skin. Gourmand love!

Ok in one word "caramel toffee" or "molasses". It's a bit of a greasy fragrance. Like you know you are caramilasing sugar with a bit of oil in a pot or something. So it's a bit greasy, toasty, syrupy, slightly dark but sweet caramel heavy fragrance. It's a loud gourmand so you have to like extremely foody scent to enjoy this. Anyway writing this review on the 4th day of receiving this fragrance. On the first day it smelled a bit oily but smooth toffee/caramel like fragrance. We all have eaten some sort of caramel candy like this once in our life. A love upon first sniff even though i was shit scared that the orange note might ruin this fragrance up for me. It does bug me for quite a while when i initially spray this on my skin. I don't like oranges in my sweet fragrance. The fragrance evidently has the presence of an orange note but somehow it is beautifully melted & caramelised with the other accords. It seems to be tolerable enough for me. It is a beautiful blend of gourmand notes. Does it have a prominent date note? The coffee & date notes are mixed so smoothly that you can't distinguish the date accord at all. Mmh I don't think it's a coffee forward fragrance at all like some are saying it to be. The coffee note gives this a dark twist & a bit of luxurious dark vibe stopping it from being your average simple caramel fragrance. I would agree that it smells a bit synthetic, loud & migraine inducing in the initial spray. Still a scrumptious smell though. On the initial spray it smells a bit synthetic, greasy, slightly bitter but overall sweet. With time the scent mellows down a bit & the caramel note starts to settle in. At the dry down you get that amber caramel musk. Like slightly burnt sugar, thick molasses syrup. Basically a greasy caramel bomb/molasses. The fragrance is quite cozy & sweet. It has a loud projection. 3/4 spray & your entire room wil be smelling of caramel toffee, creamy biscuits or some warm recently cooked toasty dessert. It lingers in the air too. Will be a beast mode during winter. It's raining here & i'm wearing it today & it smells so cozy to me. Btw It smells so smooth from the nozzle like a proper caramel toffee, almost delectable. I wish it was this smooth on the skin as well. I don't have much patience but i am hoping a bit of maceration will help the fragrance smoothen a bit & reduce the synthetic note it seems to have. Hopefully with time that orange note will go away too 😖 I like it but i don't think i will be able to finish this huge bottle up in this lifetime especially when i have to spray 2 big pumps otherwise it will choke me. Please be a bit cautious before buying this because this might be a hit or miss for some people. Even for the gourmand lovers. It's strictly a homely fragrance so i won't suggest this to wear for outdoor event. If you do please spray it hours before to mellow it down otherwise the harshness might make people disturbed.

I think this one needs a little time to sit. At this early stage in the game it’s really jarringly heavy on the coffee and sits a little bitter on the skin. But I think it’s going to be worth the wait. I can tell it’s going to end up being a sweet decadent dessert of a fragrance. I’ll revisit after about a month when it’s a whole lot cooler here in Australia. I’m optimistic it’ll become a lovely a winter-warmer go-to for me. Crossing my fingers!! Today I layered it with Khair Felicity because I felt like the addition of a sweet vanilla bomb would get me through the harsh coffee and it’s been a really lovely combo. I went very light with just two spritzes of each on the skin, and so it’s a very close scent, but I’ve regularly been sticking my nose in my jumper and thoroughly enjoying it. I don’t normally go for layering - I think it’s mostly a huge marketing ploy influencers use to get people to buy way more fragrances than they need, plus I really do believe that if a fragrance can’t hold its own then it doesn’t deserve our hard earned cash - but I knew that I wouldn’t get through wearing Date Caramel on its own today since it only reached my hands three days ago and it’s still a bit discordant to my nose. Here’s hoping some time in a dark drawer works a little magic on this one!!

I got Date Caramel after being obsessed with Sticky Dates, which is a rich, ultra-thick scent that polarises people. I was excited, but this one is so light! It’s not dense or long-lasting, or smells like Sticky Dates to me — 10–15 sprays this morning, and a couple of hours later it was completely gone. I do love the orange hit in the opening, but I was hoping it would develop into something majestic like Molten Caramel. Maybe it will improve after some maceration, but for now, I’m disappointed. UPDATE: After having this for a while, I found myself reaching for it a bit more. I do find it very different to Sticky Dates – there are similarities, but I’d say it’s more like a cousin than a direct relative. It’s sweet, date-y, and toffee-y, but not your usual sugary, fluffy vanilla by any means. I think it’s quite treacly and darker, which I really love. It’s clearly made an impression on me, as I’ve already purchased a second bottle – and at only £14, it was a no-brainer

First sniff, wtf, I almost sneeze. It smelled like smoky plastic with dates! I sprayed 10 times randomly to prepare it to macerate, but then I sprayed one more time on tissue and started to lose that smoky plastic scent... More dates, sticky, with a hint of something burnt (burnt sugar probably?) but still with more alcohol. Drydown is still pretty much sticky dates with slightly dried caramel. Just a hint of coffee, slightly, not sure if vanilla is blended behind all of that sticky dried caramel dates going on... Definitely need maceration. This is day one. I think I'm going to love it. I can say for now it's a successful blind buy. For now, can't say if it's long lasting since it still smell acloholy. I don't know if later it'll be cloying, but for now, it'll be ok sprayed on summer as well. I'll update once its macerated. (PS: if you don't like that balmy middle eastern incensy oil note, fear not, this one didn't have any. Just straight sticky dates.)

when i first got it, it was a bit taken back at how STRONG and thick it is, however as my nose adjusted to it over the length i have owned it i have became more of a fan, it wasn't a love at first sniff for me, but i do really appreciate the dry down that's where the sweetness is at! i do recommend spraying it a bit away from you because as i said its a literal BEAST.. you have to be in love with gourmands to enjoy this scent, i pick up on the orange and coffee a lot and i wasn't use to coffee scents so i think thats also a reason why i was a bit struck at first, its certainly a winter scent im from Ireland so its basically winter year round and i will be wearing it and layering it, as a avid over sprayer this is to be used with caution lol

Is the most strong, gourmand and sweet fragrance i ever had, i think isn't a blind buy the dna would be likely enjoyable but is so strong that for me is difficult to use, this need to be used in negative degrees. in my country we have a liquor named "Whiskey Cream Coffe" this smell like that. Projection: 4 hours Duration: 12+ hours Use: Heavy winter Age: 20+ Tpi: unisex outside winter street situation. Alternatives: the people around me likes it, It isn't challenging but in my country is unusable 7/10. *tpi - type of person i imagine wearing it.

I find that this perfume smells SO much like brown sugar and dates irl. Theres a heavy dose of benzoin, but thanks to these notes (somehow mostly the brown sugar) it surrounds you like a warm blanket and makes you feel like youre baking a date and brown sugar cookie. Its incredibly warm in nature, so definitely wear it for the winter only as it can be cloying in summer! The sillage is great too, so its more bang for your buck.

Oh boy! The first spritz was a lovely mega gourmand date/coffe experience, with some really nice boozy tones. But when the dry down starts, the same ethyl maltol aroma molecule - like the one in Aqualina pink sugar arises. Hmm, unexpected and strange. I dont know If I'll get a full bottle, will hold on to my decant for now and test it again at fall.

First impressions: all I’m getting is straight up sweet milk chocolate with a hint of coffee, like a Tootsie Roll. Funny thing is, chocolate isn’t even listed in the notes. Everyone keeps talking about the dates note, but I’m not picking that up at all right now. Maybe that changes with maceration. Having said that, it’s pretty addictive.

Just a tiny bit similar to Lush’s Sticky Dates but a nice gourmand nonetheless. Could smell it before I opened the bottle. At first it was almost chocolatey? but the drydown on my skin is a bit weird with a noticeable liquorice scent. Longevity is great but I might have to let it macerate to maybe get rid of the liquorice.

I hate Sticky Dates from Lush but I might give this one a try because the smell isn't as heavy and synthetic as Sticky Dates. I think it's the coffee, benzoin and sandalwood notes help a lot. I like some gourmand scents but not when it's too sweet and too heavy.

This one is intriguing. I'm getting old time general store vibes. I smell root beer, black licorice and molasses. I do get a little orange on the dry down. It makes me wanna re-read the Little House books from my childhood.

I sometimes buy random fragrances, just because they are cheap. I saw this and decided to buy it. Very sweet, very intoxicating. It smells.. Good? Pretty powerful. Bang for buck, be prepared for the strength of the smell.

Nice caramel gourmand at first sniff, not getting any dates yet. Reminds me of really good fall candles. Sweet. Feminine to my nose.. Wish the coffee would've stayed around past the opening. I like it.

Very nice gourmand, very sweet, heavy on the coffee in the opening then dries on a caramel vanilla combo with a tuch of dates. Last for DAYS on clothes! Got it for 16 euros so its a great value.

I hoped for caramel and dates but surprisingly all I get is overly sweet and slightly boozy coffee. Smells pretty artificial to my nose but still yummy

Maple syrup in a bottle. I adore it.

When I first smelled it right out the box, A MINT NOTE STROKE me and left me to faint. I was like what? MINT? It smelled EXACTLY like the After Eight chocolate ( chocolate filled with mint cream). After a bit, it settled and smelled like chocolate with CHAMOMILE, and I was literally sad. Not it’s been like 10 minutes and it literally smells like a toffee that stood in the sun plus LICORICE. The licorice nite is very strong here so if you don’t like It DO NOT buy this. Maybe it is my skin, but it I exactly the smell. Well for me it is not a miss because I love me a strange and weird fragrance because I can layer it and at the end of the day people will ask me what perfume I wear. For me the Best Cheap perfume will always be Shagaf Oud-Swiss Arabian. Everybody complements it and when they smell it they are like “ wow you smell so good, like yourself” and I rest my case. So overall, PC- Date Caramel is worth is because it is weird and cheap, but at least IT IS interesting , it is NOT common, IT IS “layer-able”, and pretty versatile. I’ll give this a 7+

In the beginning it's far more boozy than caramel, being a mixture of dates and coffee. It's more like Irish coffee or an alcoholic plum/cherry praline if you take out the fruit from it. Then after 20-30 minutes it settles as more caramel cocoa scent and gets much more similar to Molten Caramel. In this phase it's basically like a faint version of Molten Caramel, without all the butter I smell in the latter. It's also much weaker, which came as a surprise after the bombastic boozy opening. All in all, an OK scent for me. Nothing to dislike, especially in the drydown, but nothing to rave about either. I don't get any chamomile, licorice or mint. "Baileys Irish cream liqueur" below is probably the best description of it - cannot say 100% because I don't drink and know nothing about types of alcohol.

I decided to get this when i saw it was supposed to be a lot like sticky dates, and I remember smelling that in the store and being obsessed! But I kind of disliked the body mist format so i thought this would be perfect. However, it definitely doesn't give me that same feeling! When I sprayed this on, I got a very intense synthetic liqueur/booze-like smell? It's hard to explain but it was very intense and alcoholic, and it was mostly liqeur with sticky dates in the background (perhaps that is what people mean with the playdough scent). Personally I did not like that, and would have preferred a less sharp, less alcohol-like scent. However, I saw that letting it sit seems to help, so I will do just that :) If you like the liqeur aspect you might enjoy it a lot more than I did!

It does smell somewhat similar to Sticky Dates from Lush but better. (I've returned my SD back to lush store already lol ) SD is a bit flat compare to Date Caramel is more vibrant, for some reason i get this cooling effect when i put my nose to it, is it the orange? In the middle it smells like caramel almost popcorny then the dry down is lactonic like eclaire lattafa which i don't like I enjoyed the opening more than the dry down which is quite a let down ngl, but since many ppl enjoy eclaire lattafa, im sure many ppl will enjoy this one too. Projection: Arm length, creates nice scent bubble Longevity: 8hours on the skin, longer on the clothes Leaning feminine

Similar but not really.. sticky dates is smoother because of the resinoid notes that give smoky, floral undertones.. but Date Caramel reminds me of a date,orange, coffee drink of some sort. In the beginning I thought this was a great dub but it actually isn’t.. I prefer the OG. I feel like these Arabian perfumes playing games.. it changes up too much for me. Sample before you buy or get for a great deal.