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Cafe
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Café by Café Parfums is an oriental fragrance for women. Launched in 1978, the nose behind this composition is Jean-Jacques Diener. The top notes are rosemary, citron, and lime; the heart notes evoke spices and rose; while the base notes settle on patchouli and vetiver.
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An incredible resemblance to Opium.
At first, it hits hard—maybe even unconventional—but it has character. I think it’s unisex, though I lean towards men due to the potency of the spices, patchouli, and vetiver with a floral touch. The trail is brutal, and the fragrance conveys maturity and elegance, even if the bottle looks simple, almost with a plastic cap. The price is very accessible. Ideal for those seeking something with personality, strong, and commanding.
At first, it smells very strong and intrusive, perhaps unconventional. I believe it’s unisex, though I’d say it leans more towards men due to the potency of the spices, patchouli, and vetiver with a floral touch. It has an excellent, powerful trail. It’s a mature and elegant fragrance, even if the bottle looks simple, with details and a plastic cap. The price is very accessible. Ideal for those who like fragrances with character, strong, and commanding.
When I was young, my boyfriend bought it for me and I said no. But my mom loved it, so I gave it to her. I found it on the shelves for two decades and ignored it. Recently I bought one and voila! it suits me. Maybe because I’m a mature woman now. The key notes are rosemary at the start and patchouli and vetiver at the base. Now I like how it smells on my skin. It’s a fragrance with personality and presence; whoever wears it must have determination and character.
One of my favorites, reminds me of an aunt who used to wear it when I was a kid. It’s a sweet and lasting scent that goes all day.
I love this perfume. It doesn’t seem entirely feminine to me; I wear it without anyone suspecting. A little goes a long way and lasts all day. It’s linear, but I don’t mind because it’s so good, lasts forever, and has an interesting trail for the price.
Very good fragrance. So good that, being a classic, it’s perfect for women and men. I love its powdery scent, accentuated by floral and spicy notes, with a gently sweet dry-down. The quality-price ratio is excellent. It transports the nose to happy times, like childhood, sniffing around in parents’ and aunts’ closets to discover those bottles that made their skin smell good. They are undervalued classics worth giving a chance. Fragrance: 9.5/10 Longevity: 9.5/10 Projection: 9/10 Price: 10/10.
Great fragrance, a classic usable by both men and women. I love its powdery scent with floral and spicy notes, drying down sweetly. The value for money is excellent. It evokes happy childhood times, sniffing around parents’ closets. An underrated classic worth trying. Scent: 9.5/10, Longevity: 9.5/10, Projection: 9/10, Price: 10/10.
I saw the price (U$15.75) and decided to buy it, and I’m a man! Smells like coffee, with spices, musk, and incense over a floral rose base. It’s strong at first but stabilizes after 5 minutes and is pleasant. It’s unisex, smells like Opium for women. Lasts 4 to 5 hours with good projection. Works better in the cold but serves well on warm nights. It’s nice, though a bit dated without being offensive. Hard to find nowadays, so worth it if you like 80s orientals.
What caught my attention is that, despite mixed reviews, everyone says it’s unisex or even more masculine. I can get it cheap, but I’ll try it first before sharing my opinion.
They say this perfume came out of a cave to return there, but it’s the exception. Its value lies in the fact that no one knows it; it’s not popular. I like how it evolves on my skin: starts strong with citrus and herbs, then becomes creamy and powdery, finishing floral and spicy with incense. It sparks curiosity and mystery, nothing like what they sell. I love it and it’s worth more than a TV ad.
I didn’t expect it to be this good, but it pleasantly surprised me. It’s very rich and ideal for women 30 and up. It feels a bit powdery on me, but I’d still recommend it.
I found this wonder again and didn’t hesitate to buy it. It’s rewarding to own a non-mass-produced fragrance that’s high-quality, delicious, and long-lasting. Citron and spices dominate, with a delicate rose note. Totally unisex; I wear it in the morning and even sleep with its scent. Super affordable and outperforms many prestige brands. I feel privileged to have it.
A true quality-price gem that makes me laugh at how cheap it is compared to its ingredients. Inspired by Opium, it opens with citron and patchouli, then turns creamy with sensual clove and cinnamon. After two hours, vetiver and incense add a powdery touch and a soft coffee note that screams luxury. A lesson for expensive brands that don’t last. I found it at a magical perfumery and it smells better than the new Opium. Perfect for winter, unisex, and worth way more than its price. The bottle is pretty, though the cap is plastic. A total must-have.
Looking for an intense, strong, elegant perfume with an extraordinary resemblance to Opium? Look no further than Café! A perfume with these characteristics at a ridiculous price despite its quality tells us that for a long time we’ll continue to be ripped off by houses and designers who charge exorbitant prices for eau de toilettes and eau de perfumes lacking originality and sillage.
Opium? Yes, but with nuances… There’s no doubt that at one point this fragrance was YSL’s budget version, just as there are brands today that clone best-sellers (like Antonio Banderas or Cuba). This Café is the same case, but with differences. I’m surprised they don’t declare all ingredients, as it’s guilty of excessive myrrh, something no official Opium formula has in such high concentration. The scent, once settled after an hour, is almost identical, but not at first. If you’re looking for a cheap Opium version, check out other options that are closer. The sillage isn’t as huge as the original; it’s massive for the first few minutes but drops quickly to moderate and stays there for hours. Its longevity on skin exceeds 12 hours, from the moment you apply it until you can no longer smell it. In this regard, it’s excellent, and even more so given the price.
CAFÉ EDT: A recent discovery that I’m obsessed with and solves a dilemma: I know my olfactory family is spicy oriental, but what do I wear to the gym, shopping, or the countryside? Wearing Opium EDP to the grocery store is an overkill. Here I found the answer: it’s adorable and smells like what I imagine Opium EDT would be. You can apply it freely; it’s delicately spiced and doesn’t overwhelm or clash. Its vetiver and patchouli notes form the backbone, mixed with lemon, rosemary, spices, and citrus; together they become creamy and slightly sweet as they dry down, fading just in time to reapply or switch to something more robust. The price is unheard of (I bought all available bottles at two perfumeries and spent a fraction of the cost of Opium EDP). Totally recommended for anyone looking for something light, affordable, and versatile. Cheers from Chile!
CAFÉ EDT: A recent discovery that I absolutely love and solves a problem: I already know my olfactive family, the spicy oriental, but wearing Opium EDP to the gym or the supermarket is an outrage. In Café, I found the answer: it smells like the Opium EDT I always imagined. It’s adorable, delicately spiced, and not overwhelming. Its vetiver and patchouli notes are the backbone, mixed with lemon, rosemary, and citrus, creating a creamy, slightly sweet dry-down. It fades just in time to reapply. The price is unheard of; I bought all available bottles and spent a fraction of the cost of an Opium EDP. Totally recommended for those looking for something light, affordable, and versatile. Greetings from Chile.
The quality of this perfume is incredible for the price. It’s practically the same as YSL Opium, with great sillage and projection. It’s deliciously sweet, elegant, and classic. Love at first sniff.
I’m not sure what to think of this fragrance. I do like it, but it doesn’t blow me away. If this is what classic Opium was like, I didn’t miss out on anything fabulous. I’m wearing it and enjoying it, just not that much. You can definitely smell the spices, the oriental character, and that rich soap-dry-down scent, though it’s not overpowering. Oh, and the guys love it.
I don’t know what to feel about this fragrance, I like it but it doesn’t kill me. If this was the classic Opium, I didn’t miss anything fabulous. I’m using it and I like it, but not that much. You can feel the spices, the oriental character, and the soapy dry-down which is rich, but not that much. Oh, and the gentlemen like it.
Well… let me tell you, after reading all these great reviews I decided to buy it, and bam! What can I say…? I didn’t like it much. I get the same smell as Hinds Rosa body cream, plus it reminds me of the sunscreen my grandma used to wear to the beach. Definitely won’t buy it again; it’s a weird scent I can’t get used to.
Wow, the scent is super strong and lasts about an hour, but after 8 or 10 hours it shifts to a sweet spicy aroma with cloves.
Coffee? It should have a different name; there’s no coffee in the ingredients. People compare it to the old-school Opium, that mysterious and sensual scent, unmistakable and captivating, perfect for winter and night. Does coffee smell like Opium? If you’ve smelled the original Opium, you’ll notice the subtle differences—it’s like those imitation shows where they mimic a singer almost perfectly, but fans know the real deal. Same thing here: they’re very similar but not the same. Coffee feels like a softer version, a lighter Opium, a scent with Opium’s DNA for cold and mild days. At first, it’s citrusy and herbal, then after a few minutes it transforms into a spicy floral aroma. I detect clove even though it’s not listed; it’s a soft oriental. I wore it on a mild spring afternoon and it wasn’t overwhelming; it won me over. Excellent quality-to-price ratio and it lasts quite a while.
Reading around here, there’s not a drop of coffee in the composition, yet I get a subtle hint of coffee beans (maybe green ones). It seems like a good EDT with better longevity and sillage than many current EDPs, and a dignified, well-made scent. That’s without mentioning the unbeatable price.
I’m a guy and I wear it; it smells like cloves and spices, reminding me of Opium but with a more masculine touch on my skin. The price is a joke for the performance—little money for great longevity. The bottle and materials feel cheap, like a plastic toy, but the pump is inside:)
Worth trying for its affordable price. It’s not a very common aroma; you’ll walk down the street and no one else will smell it on you, maybe. On my skin it smells sweet and quite spicy. If I have to tell you what it smells like ‘roughly’ so you get an idea, it’s the scent left on your skin by Magno and Moussel Classique body soaps with a sweeter and more elegant touch. I don’t recommend buying it blindly. I consider it somewhat unisex. I swap perfumes and I have this in my list 100ml with box and new; interested people write me at: [email protected]
Excuse me if I go on, but I’m writing to vent. This will be my first negative review, but I was let down tremendously. It’s not that I don’t like it, I hate it with all my might, it seems an offense to good taste. I let myself be carried away by the reviews thinking it would be a spicy oriental similar to YSL Opium and it’s not oriental, you don’t perceive the spices, nor the rose, nor the patchouli. Nothing. It’s dry, harsh, rough, ordinary, bad taste. It’s a soapy bomb and nothing more. I don’t know if it could have ever resembled Opium, I’ve been using it since the 80s and it’s a must-have, an icon. This is a terrible perfume. It opens with a bomb of soapy aldehydes (even if not declared) so intense that I got dizzy and nauseous. It’s never happened to me before. Café Café smells so soapy that it blocks the olfactory senses, it’s like a sticky bubble. It smells like white homemade cleaning soap, type Lagarto or Dove, without perfume, just the chemical part. It’s identical to the bar soap for whitening sheets, but extremely intense. It doesn’t drop or soften for hours and when it finally drops it still smells like soap, but not fine, it’s coarse, powdery, chemical, industrial, horrible. I put on a single spray and had to shower, my family asked to ventilate the house due to the overwhelming trail. I don’t understand why they don’t comment on how extremely soapy it is. They don’t categorize it as oriental nor recommend it for being cheap; there are very good cheap perfumes. Almost any from Jeanne Arthes or Instituto Español. I can’t understand how this can be liked even as a gift. It’s an overdose of industrial soap, unbearable. I don’t know if it’s my skin or if they reformulated it, but it doesn’t resemble anything read. Fortunately, I bought it at Notino and I think I can return it. I can’t imagine anyone liking it, it’s an abomination. I respect that there are tastes, but this is extreme. Conclusion: it’s not worth the 10 € plus shipping, only if you adore soapy perfumes you’ll love it; if you’re looking for something similar to Opium but cheaper, buy an “inspiration” that clones better and better. I insist in apologizing to those who use it, I hope you’re not offended, it’s my personal opinion based on my experience. Every person is a world.
I bought it for an older aunt who should know it and now I don’t want to give it to her, hahaha. I loved it, it has a delicious spicy scent; over the hours it turns powdery, but not baby powder. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s beautiful and for the price it’s worth it. For me it’s very unisex, I think I’ll buy another one for myself.
Excuse me if I go on, I write to vent. It will be my first negative review, but I was let down tremendously. This never happened to me with a perfume; it’s not that I don’t like it, I hate it with all my might. It seems an offense to good taste. I like all olfactory options and recognize when a perfume is good, even if it’s not my style, but this is not the case. It’s an abomination, and I apologize to everyone who loves and enjoys it; I respect that there are tastes for everything. I let myself be carried away by the reviews thinking it would be a spicy oriental similar to YSL Opium, and it’s not oriental, nor do you perceive the spices, nor the rose, nor patchouli, nothing. It’s dry, harsh, rough, ordinary, bad taste, a soapy bomb and nothing more. I don’t know if at some point it could have been an oriental similar to Opium, I don’t know because it’s the first time I’m buying it and I’m judging what I have here and now. I’ve been wearing Opium since the 80s, it’s an indispensable that I adore, and although it’s reformulated, it remains a marvel, the quintessential oriental and an icon. This is a horrible perfume that opens with a potent bomb of soapy aldehydes (even though it doesn’t declare aldehydes), so intense and shocking that I got dizzy, nauseous, and a headache. In my life, this has never happened to me with a perfume; I always thought it was exaggeration or that the person was hypersensitive, until it happened to me with Café Café, and I am neither exaggerated nor hypersensitive. A perfume can produce physical rejection; it’s the brain reacting to olfactory stimuli. Café Café has such a potent soap smell that I smell nothing else, it blocks the olfactory sense and monopolizes it all. It’s like being in a sticky, suffocating bubble. Specifically, it smells like white cleaning soap, homemade, with grease and caustic soda, very similar to bar soap like Jabón Lagarto, Marseille soap, or Dove, but without perfume, just the chemical part; to me it’s identical to the flake soap sold in drugstores to bleach sheets, in South America they also sell this soap because I’ve bought it in several countries. It’s that smell but extremely intense, it doesn’t drop or soften for two or three hours; when the intensity drops, it still smells only of soap. It’s not a fine, delicate, toilet soap; nothing like that. This is ordinary, coarse, dusty, chemical, industrial, horrible, I have no words… I put on a single spray on my neck and had to shower because I couldn’t stand it. Even my family asked me to ventilate the house because wherever I went I left an overwhelming, super unpleasant trail. I don’t understand how no one has commented on how extremely soapy it is, nor how it’s categorized as oriental, nor why it’s recommended for being cheap; there are very good cheap perfumes, almost any from Jeanne Arthes or Instituto Español, to give an example; there are other options. I can’t understand how this can be liked, whether gifted or for car air freshener; it’s an overdose of industrial soap, unbearable! I don’t know if it’s my skin making bad chemistry or if they reformulated it, but it certainly doesn’t resemble anything read. Luckily I bought it at Notino and I think I can return it because it can’t even be gifted; I can’t imagine anyone liking it, a terrible abomination (I don’t have the bad taste to gift something like that). I’m really surprised, and when they keep selling it, it’s because they obviously have their clientele. It’s true that I no longer like soapy perfumes and this is the soapiest and most potent one I’ve ever tried, but it’s not just my thing; everyone in my environment who smelled it disliked it greatly. Conclusion: it’s not worth throwing away the 10 euros plus shipping, only if you adore soapy perfumes, in that case you’ll love it; and if you’re looking for an Opium-like scent but cheaper, the best is to buy it from some perfume ‘inspiration’ brands that are cloning them better and better and are more successful. I insist in apologizing to everyone who uses this perfume, hope you’re not offended, this is a personal opinion based on my experience, everyone is a world.
This perfume is simply GOOD and doesn’t cost much. If it reminds me of Opium or Kenzo Elephant, it’s not the same, it’s a stylistic relation. Sometimes I thought many people gave bad reviews as a sport, but since I had Covid and lost my sense of smell, I really understood it. There are people with a limited sense of smell and they can’t give a fair reference; it’s not out of malice, they perceive it that way. And in reality, there’s always something for everyone’s taste.
I won’t look for Opium comparisons because I don’t have immediate references. Well, I’ll be honest: the 80s Opium was worn by one of my teachers. To our high school noses, her walk down the hall was a high-voltage incense smoke of mysterious resins. Not even the church’s censer left such effluvia. Café only reminds me of that 80s Opium in a dried-down incense mixed with sweet spices, but it doesn’t have its class, opulence, or power in the slightest. It’s a playhouse Opium. Now, Café is more accessible and closer than other spicy orientals, showing a very captivating fresh and playful side at the start and well into the dry down. The trio of lavender, rosemary, and cinnamon, very long-lasting, is noticeable from the start, with a longevity of 2 or 3 hours. From there, it leaves a base of resins and sweet spices in the line of Youth Dew or Obsession. Yes, I also find a slight resemblance to La Toja’s Magno soap. While with other orientals you have to be careful, Café is used more generously without overwhelming or feeling dated; in fact, I like it with casual clothes. It has decent performance given its low-cost condition. As for whether it smells like coffee or not, to me it reminds me more of chai or spiced infusions with milky touches from the Middle East. I don’t find much sense in calling it ‘Café’, but freedom of expression is a fact, just like people naming their dogs Mari Loli or Felipe. The packaging is trashy, but the coffee bean stamp feels more endearing to me than kitsch. Should you give it a chance? In my opinion, yes. At the very least, it’s a likable fragrance.
The opening lasts about 2 minutes and is a vintage slap in the face, but whatever; it dries down quickly leaving a sweet rose with cinnamon. If you find it, buy it. The packaging is ugly, but what’s inside is gold.
The opening, which lasts max 2 minutes, is a vintage slap in the face. But whatever, it dries down fast and leaves a sweet rose with cinnamon. If you find it, buy it! The packaging is ugly but what’s inside is gold.
This little perfume caught my eye, maybe because of its creator, the same as Must de Cartier, which I love, but total disappointment. It doesn’t smell bad, but I thought it smelled different, like Obsession or Black Opium, maybe because of the name Café… I don’t know why they describe it as amber here. It’s not oriental, doesn’t smell like incense, nor spicy, nor does it resemble Opium, unless they reformulated it. The scent doesn’t match its name. Yes, the price is laughable. Its aroma reminded me of my grandma’s Jean Naté lotion, powdery and soapy citrus. Almost unisex.
Opium was born in 1977 and Café in 1978… Similar scents? Hmm. I remember as a girl that the bathroom soaps at home smelled like this. They weren’t Opium or Café, but back then that smell was what was understood by exotic-oriental. Magnolia, Maja, oriental woods… I’m not saying they are the same, but they have that “aura”. That’s why I think Café smells soapy. Scents that evoke and associate. For some. And because of the rose it carries. I discovered it recently. The men in the house love it. I like it for sleeping, in a discreet dose. I’ve already ordered a refill. The level drops fast. Decent duration. I noticed it’s a “parfum de toilette”, the first one I own. Ridiculous price, bottle even more so. I’m fascinated that it’s from 45 years ago. If any niche house released this under a name like “Savon du Bosphorus”… huge success. Guaranteed. Don’t mind me, it’s late and I’m starting to ramble. I’m going to sleep, I’m going for Café first.
Opium was born in 1977 and Café in 1978… Similar scents? Hmm. As a kid, the soaps at home smelled like this, but they weren’t Opium or Café. I lean towards thinking that back then ‘exotic-oriental’ was what people understood. Magnolia, Maja, oriental woods… they aren’t the same, but they have that ‘aura’. That’s why Café smells soapy. Scents that evoke and associate. With some people. And because of the rose it carries. I discovered it recently. It drives the men at home crazy. I like it for sleeping, a discreet dose. Already ordered a refill. The bottle goes down fast. Decent longevity. I noticed it’s ‘parfum de toilette’, the first one I own. Ridiculous price and the bottle is even better. I’m fascinated it’s 45 years old. If any niche house released it as ‘Savon du Bosphorus’ or ‘Wild Dragon Soap’ by Sayonara Baby, with the influencer hype… huge success. For sure. Don’t listen to me, it’s late and I’m starting to ramble. Off to sleep. Going for Café first.
This was my grandmother’s signature scent; I associate it with her tough character. It wasn’t feminine to me, as I saw femininity in my mom’s florals. It was dry, not overpowering, maybe soapy, but reminded me of incense. I never dared to wear it. Years later, Kenzo Flower Oriental reminded me a lot of her Café. I can’t say much against it; it was her perfume. Just a matter of taste.
Just when I was about to grab one, they discontinued it. Mine is already laughable. If anyone sells it, let me know, thanks.