Café Tuberosa Atelier Cologne 2017

The very first minute of Café Tuberosa indeed smells like the aromatic, bitter astringency of coffee to me. But it soon gets overrode by rich cacao, and the fragrance smells more like a cup of sweet mocha with a bar of dark chocolate than black coffee. There is also a subtle boozy impression during this mocha phase, probably due to the presence of rose and sweet citrus.

I didn't expect the tuberose here to be a carnal witch, but still, to my disappointment, this enchanting flower is close to non-existent in Café Tuberosa on my skin. What I get, is a vague floral undercurrent that can be attributed to almost any common floral notes if you will, and a creamy sweetness of artificial vanilla. This sweet creaminess initially enriches the mocha and makes it more unctuous, but eventually softens and the mocha fades into the background after about 2 hours.

Afterwards, the clean patchouli and the rose assert themselves upon the vanilla and the tobacco-ish remnant of cacao, and create a somewhat ripe prune effect in a cocoon of velvet. This dry down indeed reminds me of that of Tom Ford Noir de Noir with slightly less complexity. The sillage is rather close to my skin, while the longevity is just above 6 hours.

All in all, I enjoyed Café Tuberosa, especially its initial mocha phase. As a gourmand fragrance, its sweetness is not over the top and overall I find it easy to appreciate as long as one enjoys chocolate-dominant fragrances. However, the execution of various notes, especially the tuberose and the patchouli, still has a strong commercial identity. The fragrance reminds me of a cup of Starbucks mocha, it's pleasant to drink but clearly feels standardised. I would recommend it to gourmand fans of mocha and dark chocolate, but not to those who are expecting a special tuberose or realistic black coffee.

I love this. It's my favourite Atelier. It smells exactly like, well, Paris to me. It's like being in a cafe with French women wearing expensive perfume.

I get mocha, subtle patchouli and a little vanilla. But, I must emphasize it's NOT overly sweet. I also have to say I don't get much in the way of floral from this one.

I was lucky enough to get a 100 mL of this at discount when Atelier pulled out of the North American market, before it was discontinued.

The first one smell is a lot of horrible tuberose. Fortunately, ten minutes later, that concentration decreases a lot and the smell of coffee comes and combines with it. Of course, it can be said that here again, 70%-30% is in superiority of tuberose. In addition to the smell of coffee; It has a more caramel state than bitter coffee.
In general, after half an hour, it smells very good, but it tend to more tuberose than coffee, and instead of Cafe Tuberosa, they should have named it Tuberosa Cafe.I think this perfume is more feminine than masculine. Of course, I do not think that men who like floral and fragrant perfumes do not hate wearing this perfume. But do not think that by buying this perfume, you will have a perfume with a dominant smell of coffee.
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اولش که بوی گل مریم وحشتناک زیاد رو میده خوشبختانه ده دقیقه بعد اون غلظت زیاد کم میشه و بوی قهوه میاد باهاش ترکیب میشه . البته میشه گفت باز اینجا در صد بوها 70-30 به نفع گل مریم هست. در ضمن بوی قهوه؛ یه حالت کاراملی بیشتر داره تا قهوه تلخ. در مجموع بعد از نیم ساعت بوی خیلی خوبی داره ولی بیشتر به گل مریم میخوره تا قهوه و به جای کافه توبروز باید اسمش رو میگذاشتند توبروزکافه
من فکر میکنم این عطر بیشتر زنونه هست تا مردانه. البته مردانی که از عطرهای گلی و خوشبو خوششون میاد به نظرم از پوشیدن این عطر بدشون نیاد. ولی فکر نکنید که با خرید این عطر عطری با بوی غالب قهوه خواهید داشت

It opens very, very dry, like a typical Italian chocolate biscotti and dry coffee grounds. I don't pick up much citrus if any. Soon after, the floral note begins to emerge. I find that the tuberose has a sort of sweet, green punchy edge to it but is otherwise a typical white floral. Around 20 minutes in, it develops into a floral, tuberose-forward scent whose slight powderiness offsets the dry bitterness of the cocoa and coffee. The vanilla and rose also round out and clean up the scent a bit. It has good projection, which can be a bit much for the first few minutes before it mellows out-just enough that it is enjoyable to wear but still can be smelled easily by those around. I wouldn't describe it as deep or dark but rather as present and intriguing. It is versatile and could be worn day or night. This is a true unisex scent (although, of course, all scents are, but this one is in the conventional sense).

I had a travel size of this years ago that I absolutely LOVED, but I lost my perfumes when I moved states and haven’t worn this now in several years. I just got a bottle on Ebay and want to know if it’s as wonderful as I remember, or if my tastes have now changed.

The opening is a beautiful bouquet of citruses like mandarin and bergamot mixed with gorgeous, creamy tuberose. However, I’m so pleased that (as I remembered) the rich, bittersweet coffee note comes in strong as well, underpinning the composition with a delectable gourmand touch. Projection is strong, but definitely not overwhelming. This truly is a stunning fragrance—just as I remembered!

2 hours on and it’s faded more than I’d have hoped, but at a cologne fragrance concentration this is probably to be expected. I can definitely still smell it, but it’s not a strong projection at this point. That said, I’m getting mostly creamy, vanilla-laced coffee with a rose undertone.

As for wearability, I think Cafe Tuberosa is best for a night out or a date because there is something truly seductive about it. For me it’s a definite confidence-booster. However, truth be told, I love it so much I’ll wear it any time, any place, lol.

I honestly think this may be the closest fragrance I have to a signature scent. I mean, it’s been on my mind since I first tried it nearly a decade ago! I think I’m drawn to the complex and unexpected mix of notes → full-bodied florals with decadent gourmand facets tied together with the comforting scent of a chocolaty medium-roast coffee. This is the fragrance that introduced me to coffee as a note in perfumery and has set me off on a quest to try all the coffee perfumes I can. But I think I’ll likely keep returning to Cafe Tuberosa because I feel like it’s singular in its composition.