Sweet Tooth Me Espresso

This is a weird perfume, to say the least. I would have never expected Sabrina Carpenter to come out with this: it smells very.. niche. After wanting to test this out for nearly a year but never having found a test bottle, I finally got to try it out today. I had already heard the bad comments, but for some reason I was sure that I would enjoy it. Was I dissapointed and let down? No, this was better than I imagined. Not a safe blind buy at all, though, and also I like weird scents, which this definetely is, especially compared to her other perfumes (which are commercial & a bit generic). Now to the actual scent: Everybody says that it smells like grape soda, but I totally disagree. To me, it smelled literally like wafer. I guess that is the cocoa, biscuit and whipped cream accords. It didn't really smell very coffee-like to me. Overall, I wish I had smelt this weird 'masterpiece' (it's a masterpiece to my nose) earlier, and maybe I will think about buying this. Again, not a safe blind buy, this is a very specific scent which I have never smelt before (on a perfume). It's wafers to me, truly. And I saw someone say so a few months ago on a review here, and I totally agree. Much more than the grape soda analogy which I didn't receive. This is my favourite out of all her perfumes, but also the weirdest and even 'worst' one of hers. Well, it's not the worst one for me, but for most I would easily assume it would be. That's all....! Oh, and such an adorable bottle, too!

Found this at Don Quijote in Japan and I was beyond thrilled to be able to try it after wanting to ever since it was released, but it not being available in Australia, and costing way too much to ship it. I was well aware of the mixed reviews, people saying it smells like grape soda and no coffee etc, but since I love grapes and used to wear a hello kitty grape body mist as my signature scent, I just knew id actually love Me Espresso and I was absolutely right, and bought it. It's grape soda for sure but with a warm sugary biscuit plus the slight scent of a milky latte <3 The biscuity-chocolate type of scent with floral also reminds me of perfumes like Avril Lavigne Black Star and Burberry Brit (not dupes of them tho)- other old signature scents of mine. So this fits right in with what I love. It doesn't really last more than 3 hours but by then its still a nice sweet floral scent and also just happens to be my 2 favourite floral notes- jasmine and vanilla orchid. Edit: seeing reviews that compare the smell to Boba tea is actually quite accurate too! Very happy with this as i had a very strong urge to find a boba perfume a few months ago but failed. Well now I feel like mission success! Edit 2: oh no I found out it only very recently became available for cheaper in Australia! Well at least now I know I can repurchase it for a good price next :)

As a niche fragrance collector who had spent an entire fortune on perfumes and has recently started looking for a perfect gourmand scent, I couldn't recommend this one more. I look for fragrances with whipped cream notes and this one would be 10/10 if the longevity was a bit longer. For me, it's linear and a perfect mix of creamy and coffee notes. When it comes to coffee, I had bad experience with Killian's Black Phantom (too bitter and masculine) and in Amouage's Tuberose Love, I felt nothing but jasmine. The only gourmand scent that I loved so far was Amouage Lilac Love, which does it well with cocoa. And then I decided to sample the 30$ scent (why not) and it was just so simple. No too cloying, not too sweet, but sweet enough to blend well with coffee notes. I smell only the notes shown here and that's enough. No need for a deeper analysis. Simply put, it smells like a sweet coffee shop and is super comforting. For this price point, you can't lose much. You will not smell like a cake, you can spray in on the sheets and clothes and most importantly for me, it's perfect for layering with other (harsher) and less sweet, expensive perfumes. I give it 8/10 only because of the longevity and the bottle, but you can just apply more when needed. I will also do a DIY project to customise the bottle and make it more "cappuccino" like.

If you’re in search of a realistic and gourmand coffee scent, then this is the best. Smells like walking into the nicest smelling cafe you could imagine. Digestive biscuits. Caramel lattes with cocoa sprinkled on top. Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. It smells WARM. I really like to layer Me Espresso with Goddess by Burberry as it is such a realistic scent that it does not even begin to smell like perfume until jasmine and amber notes begin to come through in the down. As far as other coffee fragrances go I do like Prerogative however the apricot and pink pepper lean a little fruity for me, I like Private Show however this is more of a caramel frappuccino than a true coffee scent, Prerogative Ego is nice but it’s more of the milkiest vanilla latte in the world was spilled and left to dry on a nice sandalwood table, Good Girl by Carolina Herera smells like if you mixed a handful of dirt into your coffee grounds, Fever by Jimmy Choo is delightful with the coffee, hazelnut, vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood and Tonka notes, but the plum and grapefruit has it leaning a little to “perfumey” to be considered a realistic coffee scent. Me Espresso is absolutely mouthwatering. And no, it doesn’t smell like grapes at all.

I found the OG waay too powdery and nauseating although I love sweet gourmand scents. I tested Caramel Dream, but I smelled a weird burnt note, so I didn't really bother with the other two... until today. As soon as I sprayed it, I fell in love. I really don't get the hate at all, Me Espresso is a lovely gourmand imo. I smell coffee and wafer. It's sweet, but has a slight bitterness because of the coffee. It reminds me of those Pocket Coffee chocolate: it's sweet due to the chocolate and sugar but also has the bitterness of black coffee. I see why it's not everyone's cup of tea, but piss, bad breath, mold, etc... seriously? I don't smell anything like that, not even grape soda. After a while, the coffee wafer smell fades a bit and I can detect something slightly floral. To me, Me Espresso is a very delicious, totally gourmand, edible-type perfume. The only downside is the longevity: it lasts 1-2 hours on my skin and about 3 hours on clothes sadly. I don't get the colour of the bottle either: the baby blue bottle is indeed beautiful (and I really like the shape too) but it doesn't fit the scent at all. I'd imagine a dark brown or off-white bottle would suit it better.