Caffeine Honey

Starting my sampling of the house of Strangers Parfumerie, by Prin Lomros (of Pryn Parfum and other projects), with the fragrance I saw that first caught my eye, Caffeine Honey, one of the house’s more recent releases, one of several that seems to explicitly reference coffee, one of my favorite notes in fragrance. Fittingly, there is a sweet, honeyed aspect blended with coffee, but there’s definitely some spice and intrigue—surely some tobacco, a little cognac, perhaps some of the suggested popcorn note, with its bit of butter and salt. It’s really an enjoyable mostly-gourmand ensemble that excels at not overwhelming in any one aspect—the sweet, the salty, the boozy, the tobacco, nor even the coffee itself, which is a bit more prominent in the opening than the dry down but remains part of an interesting mix throughout. I certainly recommend that fans of gourmands, coffee, and honey fragrances look into this, and I’ll have to put some thought into nabbing a bottle, as it seems to perform pretty well. Available in EDP concentration for the price of $80 for 30ml, it is sold in the US via Luckyscent, seemingly with the entire line of fragrances dating back to 2017. Some of the house’s other offerings are sold in Canada via Indiescents. 8 out of 10

Oh my goodness. What a pleasant surprise this perfume was. Sweet coffee, like the smell of medium roast fresh beans - that sweet smell. I did get the honey note and the vanilla in the dry-down. I only got a small tester from Luckyscent, so I will be getting a full bottle of this. Wow.

Oooooo!!! That's nice on a man though! Sexy, elegant and rich!!! I want it for my husband, strong coffee at the beginning then wow booze,amber,warm,seductive! Really like it a lot, will be on my buying list :-)

One of the best coffee opening. Then change boozy honey tobacco scent with low-key coffee. Must try for the coffee lovers.

The first time I smelled this I absolutely hated it, the honey was so strong along with what I assume is the cade oil, labdanum, and amberwood. Super screechy and nearly tossed the sample out. Left the sample alone for a month or so and came back to it tonight and I like it? The coffee note was more prominent and I can smell it this time around, I still get those notes I got on the first wear too but it's more tolerable this time around. It almost kind of reminds me of honey aoud from montale. The screechy note in this gives me a headache though. I look forward to trying it again when it's colder outside. It's an interesting smell to say the least, don't expect it to be a crowd pleaser.