Comments on: Coffee, coffee, coffee ~ scented body products

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:32:21 +0000

Hi Becca, I completely understand the oxymoronic truth of relaxing with a cup of (stimulating) coffee!

I hope you'll write a letter for the Monday Mail, to see what some other NST readers might recommend for you. As for your son, I'm not an expert on men's fragrances (and my DH doesn't even wear fragrance!), but have you sniffed any masculine scents from L'Artisan Parfumeur? I think Mechant Loup, Tea for Two, L'Eau du Navigateur (coffee note!), and Timbuktu are all interesting and unusual.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:16:21 +0000

Hi Jessica. I love the coffees! It is the caffeine in the coffee products that is good for your skin. It is the active ingredient in body firming and sculpting lotions and creams. I'll have to try the Alba after sun moisture. Coffee to me smells like an energetic but soothing day. You know the oxymoronic saying, ” I'm going to relax with a cup of coffee.” The shower gel sounds like it would wake you up. They all sound fun. Must order at least the moisturizer.

Also, I tried some of your suggestions on my pretty but strong character, and I am happy to say I found Cruel Gardenia from the Perfumed Court and I think the Guerlain smells like angel's skin. The problems are $230 a bottle, hard to find and for everyday it lacks any real woody or musky dry-down. It is also very close to the skin without a lot of silage…or any. So I found the ballpark, but lost the ball. It doesn't smell at all like gardenia, but rather some soft supernatural white flower. I need a woody floral or soft oriental. I ran out of money for Guerlains La Heure Blue, and Chamade and French Cancan turned on me. ??? I'm writing Robin a letter. I hope she picks me. I'm so frustrated…can't cha tell?

Also. I need to buy a fragrance for my son's 27th birthday. He's a long hair hippie who smokes (mother weeps). He used to like CK1 and CKbe but he needs something a little more sophisticated that blends with cigarettes? He's kind of an anarchist. I know nothing about men's frags. My X wore Polo and I loved it, so it's obviously out for my son.

Didn't know where to put this post, but I hope you knowledgeable perfumista's can help me. Yes I am brown nosing :- ]

joy and thanks,

Becca

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:29:45 +0000

Well, the scents don't stay noticeable for too long after use… at least, no one has commented on any lingering coffee smell around me!

The Macadamia Body Polish must be sniffed to be believed. I think I reacted out loud when I first smelled it in a shop.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:27:21 +0000

Thanks, Molly! I could use some coffee right now, actually…

I've only tried the N Morris scents that are available at Takashimaya, and that was a few months ago. I have to confess I don't remember too much about them.

On the other hand, I can recommend Ayala Moriel's Finjan perfume, an interpretation of dark, strong Turkish coffee.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:06:47 +0000

I'm not sure I would want to smell exactly like a cuppa with cream but I can imagine hints of it with other foody notes. Love the idea of the Organic Coffee Macadamia Body Polish. Only in the mornings for me or I'd be up all night :p

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:45:35 +0000

Thanks for the post! I love all things coffee, too.
Have you tried Cafe by Neil Morris? It's one of his vault scents, and it is heavenly!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:46:47 +0000

Krokodilgena, I don't think most people outside New York City come into contact with egg creams! They're definitely a local specialty, and they're made from milk, seltzer water, and chocolate syrup. They're heavenly.

I'm not usually a foody-fragrance person; coffee is one of the few exceptions for me. I don't like too much chocolate, either. Some of the recommendations above might suit you, particularly Bond no. 9's New Haarlem and Ava-Luxe Cafe Noir. I bet you could find samples on the internet, if you (wisely) don't want to buy a whole bottle unsniffed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:41:07 +0000

I love the smell of coffee but I'm a little reluctant of coffee scented body products. I only drink black Dallmayr coffee, and I hate coffee with lots of flavorings, milk, sugar, etc. I would like a perfume with a true black coffee note, but if i see “coffee” in the list of notes I'm scared it'll be mocha-ish. I live in rural Virginia so I don't come in contact with perfume very often and I can't usually try them in person.
Is that Manhattan Special coffee egg cream? Living in rural Virginia I also don't come in contact with egg cream

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:27:23 +0000

Hello VanillaGirl! Manhattan Special has been one of my very favorite treats lately. I've always liked it, but I didn't have steady access to it until the past year or so! I have a feeling that it isn't available in the UK — it was barely available outside NYC until this past year — so now I feel sorry for tempting you!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:23:24 +0000

Ooh, Jessica, that Manhattan Special sounds gorgeous. I wonder if it will ever make it to the UK? We don't seem to produce nearly enough coffee-flavoured foodstuffs over here. When it comes to toiletries, though, I find I'm fascinated but rarely tempted to buy. I adore the smell, but don't really want to feel as if I've spilled a latte on my lap! The A*men Pure Coffee is one I could sniff from the bottle all day, but when I've tested it on skin, I felt kind of grubby (tells you what a clumsy drinker I am). But now that I've typed this in, all I can think of is my cafetiere, but it's nearly midnight and I mustn't! Ooooooh, coffee is so scrummy….