Espresso Aoud

Now we are talking! Through a mix of hits and misses over the past year, Espresso Aoud has presented itself as a frontrunner from the brand over the last handful of releases. Have I found my favorite coffee fragrance? Espresso Aoud opens up with the most realistic-smelling coffee note I’ve smelled in a long time. Imagine putting your nose up to a cup of espresso. The first blast is dark, roasted, and slightly bitter coffee with a hint of milky, creamy sweetness. This is far from a gourmand scent and has some dark, gothic qualities with different nuances throughout the scent’s journey. As Espresso Aoud develops, a green nuttiness comes through, presumably from the pistachio. Right behind that, a sensual note that we’ve come to love from the Aoud line peaks its head through. Like in Amber Aoud, a jammy, dark rose pushes through, adding extreme sensuality. Don’t worry, that dark roasted coffee note is still lingering around. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Through the life of the scent, the coffee remains dark, but it only gets darker into the base. The coffee, light milky sweetness, and the jammy rose still stick around, but at this point, the scent starts to lean masculine. The base is mostly dry and woody, with a little smokiness from leather coming through. I love the mysteriousness and the change Espresso goes through. So, is this the best coffee fragrance I’ve smelled? It’s up there. When it comes to a true coffee-centered fragrance, other brands should use Espresso Aoud as a baseline. Dark, mysterious, sensual, and roasted coffee to the max.

First impressions: This one is actually complex! The opening is literally like sticking your face into a cup of espresso. The opening has a HUGE blast of roasted coffee that’s slightly bitter and powdery. Surprisingly, there’s actually very little sweetness off my skin. You get a very light milky creaminess that has a natural lactonic, vanillic sweetness on its own, but is not gourmand by any means. The dry down stays true to the roasted coffee scent with some warm nutty qualities. While this all sounds pleasing, this does have complexities to fit into the Aoud line. The woods are dry with some slightly smokey nuances coming through from other notes. Off first impression, this is very unique, mysterious, and not entirely what I thought it would be. I expected more lactonic sweetness, going into gourmand territory. However, you get a bitter roasted coffee all the way through with the later dry-down having similar woody and slightly smokey qualities like in Frederic Malle Promise’s dry down, off my skin. Not the same by any means but does have those similarities. For me, this is a winner. This has the complexities we look for in a true Roja creation.

I'm so over the Roja bashing, all because of sound bites that it is overpriced. The quality and blending are supreme and just not comparable to many others. Many brands are using synthetic or non-natural ingredients. Even in perfume, you get what you pay for. With Roja, you are getting high quality, artisan level blending.....and wait for it.......pure parfums (with a few exceptions) vs an EDP or EDT. It's okay to not like a fragrance, if you truly tested it. It's also okay to say it is too expensive for your taste, if you tested the actual product. Just give us real feedback and some respect for the artistry...not just bashing cost and Roja for sport. Please also own the bottle, or get at least a 5ml or 10ml sample to properly sample and give us real feedback. You are doing us all a disservice with junk commentary, when we all are looking for real and unbiased information to help us make purchase decisions on a platform and community we want to trust.

This is not an espresso nor a latte, this is a macchiato, and probably one of the best perfume version you can find. It opens with a hyper-realistic, mind-awakening and fully caffeinated dark-roasted coffee. Then slowly comes the creamy, warm, full fat milk to round out the edges. Being a macchiato, the milk is restrained rather than heavy-handed. Unmistakably present is the buttery scent of lightly caramelised roasted nuts, adding depth and dimension. This all comes enveloped in a generous woody base. Not pencil shavings or wet twigs or logs but dry, robust and dark wood. The oud is clean and substantial, giving a rich body to the whole composition. To put an image to the scent, imagine you are in an artisanal roastery with heavy wooden hand-crafted furniture. You are sipping a cup of warm and soothing macchiato by the fireplace. The best thing? This experience lasts for a long time so you can indulge in it.

***This is The BEST COFFE FRAGRANCE IN THE MARKET RIGHT NOW*** If you are a coffee lover or you want a coffee perfume in your collection this one takes the CAKE. This just beats kerosene follow in all aspect. People just get your hands on it if you are a coffee fan . People have just started to hate ROJA for no reason but roja is the only brands that's delivering now even Amouage has dropped the ball.If you are a roja fan and have you used enigma than just remove cognac accord and put coffee beans in that place. ***DONT LET THIS BRAND DIE*** Performance:4/5 Silage: 4 hours extreme longevity : 10+ hours Blend: Coffe beans+vanillic =excellent blend Compliment factor: Very high