Taskeen Caramel Cascade

This is MY personal experience with this fragrance, as well as taking into account the reviews from everyone else. Everyone is so back and fourth about this fragrance, I just needed to try it for myself. I will also make slight comparisons between this and lattafa eclair. I cannot believe just how much this legit smells like root beer soda!! 🤣 It is IDENTICAL in smell. If you don't enjoy the smell of root beer then this probably won't be for you. I cannot stress that enough. I do NOT think this is a safe blind buy dupe of BL, I think Eclaire by lattafa is a MUCH safer blind buy. Also, two major things. I have noticed there were MANY people who said that they smelled mushroom, and also mint in this ? I personally do not get that mushroom quality but, root beer soda IS DESCRIBED as being slightly earthy from elements like the sassafras, So that could absolutely be why it comes across as mushroomy to others. Some people must be able to smell that earthiness in root beer more than others, and that's perfectly ok! Fragrance is different for everyone. Btw, I know this is obviously NOT ROOT BEER, but this fragrance shares so many qualities with the actual smell of root beer. As for the slight minty quality, I DO pick up on that! But apparently, root beer DOES HAVE A note of WINTERGREEN which could be why it comes across that way to others, and why it's picked up on. Comparing this to the the lattafa dupe, Eclaire is much more easy going, due to the fact of it not having A VERY STRONG root beer smell, or that minty quality. I personally smell a hint of something root beeresque in the lattafa one, but it's NO WHERE NEAR AS STRONG as it is in this. In the lattafa one, it's just a mild note that is in the background of that fragrance. While in this fragrance, it takes on center stage. In my experience the root beer quality stays from start to finish, but it's the strongest in the first hour or two. The sweetness between Eclaire and Caramel Cascade is also quite different. Lattafa Eclaire is almost like a powdered sugar type of sweetness, while this one feels like a brown sugar style. For me, this fragrance packs WAY more of a punch compared to the lattafa one. In terms of the sweetness and scent profile. Even though this fragrance is very sweet, it still feels like there is a cooling effect in the first hour. The longer you have it on skin, it seems to pick up in warmth. While eclaire feels warm from the get go but it remains almost airy in the sweetness. It's like you threw vanilla scented powdered sugar into the air and caught a whiff. It's sweet without being suffocating. Eclaire has a slight buttery quality as well. Like buttercream frosting, but you made it more powdered sugar forward over butter. Also, the caramel in this feels MUCH deeper and richer then is does in Eclaire. THINGS I DIDN'T SMELL PERSONALLY..... I've wore this fragrance all night and day, and I never once picked up on a rubber, plastic, mushroom or anything burnt, but that is JUST MY experience. THINGS I DID PERSONALLY SMELL..... I definitely smelled the root beer, and the mint. I personally love this fragrance. I do not think this would appeal to a majority of people though. I would HIGHLY suggest trying to sample this before buying it blindly, unless you find a bottle dirt cheap. I think this is different enough from Lattafa Eclaire that you could own this and that fragrance, and it wouldn't be redundant. While these two fragrances are generally in the same scent family, they are only like 50% similar. One last thing. For me, this is WAY stronger than Eclaire. It projects more, it lasted longer, and it has a lot more going on.

This perfume is honestly a stunner — it’s truly a beautiful, beautiful scent. I know a lot of people mention that when you first open the bottle, it smells like rubber or something a bit off... and I completely agree. It’s not exactly pleasant at first. But — and hear me out — let it sit. Give it a month or two, and that’s when the magic really begins to unfold. I couldn’t believe it myself at first. I was hoping it would change over time, and guess what? It really, really did. This is an Arabic perfume, full of rich oils — and we all know that often means they don’t pre-marinate it for us. That’s why it’s more affordable: the transformation happens at home. People who are used to this kind of scent journey will be patient with it. Others might give up too soon. But I’m telling you — let it marinate!!!!!! Because what it turns into is the most cozy, fluffy, creamy, sweet, edible vanilla-caramel scent I’ve ever smelled in my life. Hands down, it’s the best vanilla fragrance in my entire collection — and I have a lot. It also lasts forever on my skin. The longevity and projection are next level. I even showered, and I could still smell it — imagine that. This fragrance definitely gets a lot of mixed reviews. Some people love it, some hate it... but I truly believe, even if you dislike it at first, just give it some time — and you might end up falling in love like I did. I 100% recommend testing it out. Trust the process, and let it bloom.

Buttery, Creamy, Whipped Caramel... This has mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it. To me it was very similar to the aerosolized perfume spray can of Eclaire Lattafa that I tested in Winners, although much longer lasting since it's an EDP I believe. One spray lasted all night. The main theme is gorgeous, buttery, creamy caramel mixed with fluffy, milky cream, although all the listed notes are there. I didn't pick up on an actual "eclaire" theme the way I did with Eclaire Lattafa, although tbh I may have forgotten to look for that yesterday. It struck me as a caramel mixed with milk or whipped cream, as opposed to a dark caramel (like Caramel Demeter). Some people had picked up a rubber note which I didn't get at all, and it makes me wonder if maybe there was a bad batch? Not sure. Anyway, it's a good scent for layering - the possibilities are endless in this way. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Contrast to Eclaire Lattafa (aerosolized cannister): These are both dupes of Bianco Latte Giardini di Toscana with good approximation and Taskeen Caramel Cascade has excellent performance. The perfume spray version (in aerosol cannister) of Eclaire has initially good projection, but doesn't seem to last very long, although if you spray a lot of it then it lasts a bit longer. They're nice layered, and using the Eclaire aerosol as a pick-me-up part way through the day. Love them both for different reasons.

This is the most honest review on here! When you first buy this perfume, it will smell like plastic and bottle, like nauseatingly so. This almost made me throw up when I sprayed it. But as it dried down I got that rich vanilla caramel scent, omg it smelled so good! You HAVE to let this perfume macerate. I’ve had it for a week and the plastic scent is slowly fading, hopefully it’ll be gone in the next week or two. This smells soooo good and so amazing, I swear I want to eat myself off the bone. But like many Arab perfumes, you do have to let this sit. I have a small collection of Arab perfumes and they all came in with that plastic bottle, rubber smell and it was disgusting. But seriously, HAVE FAITH AND LET THIS SIT! The best way I can describe this smell is like a vanilla ice cream drizzled in caramel, not in a BABW (bath and body works) immature way, it smells like a rich woman who bathed in vanilla and caramel and gave you a hug. The white musk probably gives it that vibe. But for now, the smell is rich in vanilla and caramel, as it lingers the musk settles in and it starts to smell like you and a caramel sundae. Anyway, girl. This is AMAZING OMGGG. I recommend layering it with the eos vanilla cashmere lotion and the Varens Sweet Vanille Caramel perfume (put varens first). The men gon wanna eat you off the BONE I swear.

It's so crazy how everyone's nose is different. Wet mushrooms?? Plasticky?? That's so insane haha. For me I liked it at first sniff last year. I did get a hint of root beer like others have said, but only initially and it was not a lot. Very sweet. The dry down also for whatever reason gave me Pink Sugar vibes the first couple times wearing it on my skin. However, as it has settled more and being that I've had it for nearly a year now, I am in love with this. I'm in the minority but this is one of my favorites. It's sweet, caramel, and super creamy to my nose. I no longer detect root beer, even if I only sniffed just a tad bit of it at first. But i never smelled mushrooms or plastic/rubber to begin with and was a fan of it from the start. If you want to keep it around and see if it changes for you then sure go ahead. It might work and become sweeter to you. As for me, I'm head over heels for this fragrance and imo it is sweeter than Eclaire, but more of a warm sugar smell whereas Eclaire has a straight white sugar smell, if that makes sense, with a touch of spice and verrrry little floral. To me this resembles Cream Velvet quite a bit, minus the slight butter note (which is hardly detectable to me). And if you are like me and really enjoy this, boy is this such a good layering fragrance.