Coffee
roasted and bittersweet, like fresh espresso
In 37 of 1747 fragrances here, most often worn in winter
What it is
Absolute extracted from roasted beans. The raw material is dark and bitter and smells nothing like a coffee shop.
What it smells like
Roasted and bittersweet, closer to an espresso than to a latte. It is nearly always sweetened in a formula, because on its own most people read it as burnt rubber.
Where it sits
Which layer of the pyramid it is listed in, across every fragrance here that carries it. A base note is one you smell for hours; a top note is usually gone within the first.
What it turns up with
How much more often than the catalogue average. 1.0x would be chance, so these are the things that genuinely travel with it rather than the things that are simply common.
When it is worn
Against the average fragrance here. The line marks that average, so a bar past it means this is worn in that season or setting more than most.
Houses that use it most
Counted across the fragrances here, which reflects what we cover as much as what a house makes.
Yves Saint Laurent (8), Montale (4), Carolina Herrera (3), Al Haramain (2), Kilian (2), Lattafa (2).
The description above is written here. The counts, pairings and seasons are measured across every fragrance on this site that lists it. We have not smelled every bottle behind those numbers.
Fragrances with coffee
The best known of them, each with its full note pyramid and its cheaper alternatives.
Parfums De Marly
Parfums De Marly Layton Exclusif
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Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium Extreme
Availability may vary
Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium Le Parfum
Availability may vary
