Coffee Break

Hmmm... I have so many things to say about this and I don't know where to start. I do like it. I was at a point really discouraged about this one until I smelled it on someone else and I was like "oh I have this frag" and it has been sitting untouched for months on my shelf. So I gave it another go and it delivered. In the begining I was gifted the full bottle from someone who blind bought it, tried it a few weeks and didn't feel it was for them. I have no idea if this has anything to do with me, or me working in a coffee shop where we handle many varieties and brew methods but I was not getting at first the coffee notes here as it's said to be a coffee fragrance. So I was confused, it was really lavender / vanilla/ musky soapy thing which was nice,. But it leaves you with a different impression. So now a year later almost I feel like It is way better. It still has that soapy element, but the coffee is really out there, more like a lightly roasted freshly ground beans , definitely more florals as well, performance is better, like previously I could barely notice it, and now it's really projecting quite nicely and that tonka bean is just beastly, so nice. The whole scent is really lavender, tonka, vanilla dominant with a nice warm coffee and creamy background, it's nice and cozy and aromatic, nostalgic. It's not that the fragrance isn't safe to even blind buy, but I feel like I would recommend anyone to get one or two different MM cute 5-6 mini fragrance sets and try their things before buying the full bottle, which I believe is on the edge of being a bit pricy.

I love this perfume. I originally got the travel size version (back when it was more widely available) and ordered the largest size once I used it up. I like the simplicity of this fragrance but can understand why this may be a negative for some people. I was shocked to see how many notes are listed here, as I only really pick up lavender and milk. There is a very slight coffee note upon first spray but it fades within minutes to a lavender milk scent. This perfume has a pretty weak projection after the first hour, but because of that, I feel more comfortable wearing it to work. It isn't sickeningly sweet like some of my other milk fragrances (see: Milk by Commodity) because the lavender adds a slightly bitter edge to the milk note. I wear this at home, to work, and running errands. It lasts noticeably for about 3-4 hours and lingers for maybe 8 at most. This is on me all throughout fall and winter, and on the occasional rainy spring day. It isn't something that I would gravitate towards during hot days. The price point is pretty steep for the projection and longevity but my 100 mL bottle is only 1/3 used after 2 years of almost daily use 6-8 months of the year. I highly recommend if you're looking for a not-too-sweet milk scent that is office-safe.

Sampled this. It’s like the concept of being a secretary. Smells like wearing a perfume (which I can’t make out the notes of) and leaning over a basket of coffee grounds And you’re slowly getting exposure desensitization to both smells, they’re muddying together and the coffee especially is getting more hazy and far away. It’s distinct to me because the perfume part smells clear and light and airy, and then the coffee part is like deep and burnt used grounds. So the contrast feels real and really paints the picture, of I dunno, some lady in a blouse blazer and pencil skirt tucking her hair behind her ear, her perfume wafting as she bends over to look down into bucket of the office’s used coffee grounds.

Such a gorgeous perfume to wear early in the morning, especially in the spring when it's cold and crisp. I was surprised by the use of lavender in this. It's a bit soapy, and typical of how lavender is presented in men's fragrances. Perfectly sweet, and the lactonic quality is done in a way that's still perfumey and not nauseating. The coffee note shockingly doesn't last that long, but I find that the whole perfume doesn't last that long, so it doesn't really bother me. As I said, I find this perfect to spritz on in the early morning when I'm getting ready for the day and, well, drinking my morning coffee lol. By the time I am ready to leave the house, I can wear something else.

So, SO good. Unique! It's a bar-of-soap smell, with LOTS of herbal whole-plant lavender. The coffee is way in the background, like as if a bar of goat's milk soap just walked out of a coffee shop, the smell of ground coffee beans lingering on its little soap cardigan. The lavender is not "fabuloso" (iykyk), sharp, nor too masculine. It's soft like baby powder. Rounded, floral, aromatic and natural. This fragrance was made for fall, Irish cable sweaters, tan suede Birkenstocks with chunky knit socks and relaxed fit, worn-out blue jeans. LOVE 💞.