Cafe Noir Ava Luxe for women and men

OMG, love at first try! Although I love the SMELL of coffee I don't drink it unless it's just a few grains of instant with lots of milk, as I can't stand the bitter taste. And I love the smell of this. It's the coffee-est perfume I've tried, and I would love to smell like this! Vanilla and sandalwood, which are notes I don't like, are very, very subtle here, and I can't detect much in the patchouli area either. It's a very gourmand blend. Now to get hold of a full bottle! Thanks you so much Yamba1, another success story in our swapping history!

A contemplatively constructed cafe aroma fragrance full of twists and turns.

Sniffing directly from my sample vial I notice the familiar aroma of coffee. Strong sweet and black. Very Impressive. An underlying camel dung breeze wafts in and out repulsing me and delighting me simultaneously. I think this may be the patchouli note.

On my skin Cafe Noir presents as a clean crisp straight up lavender cologne with absolutely no coffee in sight, and the camel has fled the scene (ran off - for now) without a trace also. Very strange.

Someway into the evolution I can detect a subtle coffee note, but the medicinal lavender note kills this for me.

My experience is a hot/cold one, rural plains zoo poop aromas competing with an antiseptic lavender.

As far as testing experiences go, I can say I have enjoyed this one. I am left feeling like I have just washed my hands after patting a camel!

Much fun has been had.

I'm a massive coffee addict. A guilty pleasure of mine is heading to my favourite coffee shop for my mid-morning fix. Cafe Noir gives me that same rush when I wear it. It's an intense olfactory experience.

Cafe Noir opens with that dark, rich and invigorating coffee bean accord that resembles the scent of a busy coffee shop. Spices and syrupy vanilla also top off a rather strong and unique opening.

The glorious richness of this fragrance continues into the heart, where a warm and aromatic blend of lavender, coffee and patchouli play with your senses. I love how the lavender and coffee interact with one another, one being a herb to aid sleep and the other, a substance used to keep one awake.

While I love the coffee accord, it's the woody-spicy blend that seals the deal for me. It gets quite smoky towards the drydown, which I adore as I'm a big fan of the incense-based orientals. It's also something that I could easily call a gourmand.

Cafe Noir lasts an incredibly long time on my skin, and the sillage radiates quite well. I'm so glad to have discovered this little gem. I am really impressed.

Ashy at the opening. But not too offensive. I get the spices which I think lend the smokiness. A tinge of cedar too but still some sweetness like coffee with a little sugar and cream added to it. Drydown continues with the cedar which I'd prefer was a little less apparent since I don't necessarily associate coffee with cedar wood. I think the flowers are a bit lost in the base notes and cedar. I don't find the fragrance sweet in the drydown. Still a bit ashy with that little bit of cedar and earthy patchouli tinged with just a bit of warmth. On low-middle end of like for me. Definately works for either sex.

I just got a bottle of extrait today. And IT almost honestly made me faint how LOVELY this one smells = like REAL sweet coffee...!! best of all you can get this precious niche-scent for an amazing price directly at ava-luxe.com ($25 for perfume oil, $27 for the extrait, both VERY potent, or $35 for the edp bottle).

"nights of dance clubs and after hours coffee shops ~ the inviting scent of black coffee, smoke, lavender, musks, woods , vanilla and spices. Sensual and dreamy with an exotic sandalwood drydown."