Rose
Vanilla
Amber
White musk
Balsamic notes
Coffee
01/08/2025
Banjeekundt
103 Reviews
Banjeekundt
1
Ambery rose water topped off with vanilla extract
This is a lovely, sweet and cozy perfume.
At first spray, it's a sweetish rose—slightly heady and not at all powdery—with some amber and musk. It's rich, warm, floral and subtly sweet. Around the third hour, it's still ambery rose water but somewhat warmer like a tonka bean kind of warm spice. I assume this may have been the coffee, but I can't be certain because I unfortunately could not distinguish a specific coffee note when I wore this.
Something must be wrong with me because I can never smell the coffee when it's paired with a floral (like in this, New Haarlem, Arabican Rose, Coffee Break, or 1969). To my nose, it's very similar to Arabican Rose by Maison Tahite and Roses Vanille by Mancera, just a bit sweeter and without the fruitier aspects of either scent.
In the middle stages, the rose begins to fade a bit when the vanilla starts to emerge around hour five. The vanilla is soft, sweet and a little powdery, while the musk and amber hold strong and keep it smooth. By the end of the wear, you're left with a cozy, ambery, vanilla scent. The sillage was moderate to strong and the longevity was amazing—I could easily smell it on my skin over 12 hours after applying.
Overall, I really enjoyed this despite not being able to detect the coffee. It's a soft and beautiful wintery rose scent.
At first spray, it's a sweetish rose—slightly heady and not at all powdery—with some amber and musk. It's rich, warm, floral and subtly sweet. Around the third hour, it's still ambery rose water but somewhat warmer like a tonka bean kind of warm spice. I assume this may have been the coffee, but I can't be certain because I unfortunately could not distinguish a specific coffee note when I wore this.
Something must be wrong with me because I can never smell the coffee when it's paired with a floral (like in this, New Haarlem, Arabican Rose, Coffee Break, or 1969). To my nose, it's very similar to Arabican Rose by Maison Tahite and Roses Vanille by Mancera, just a bit sweeter and without the fruitier aspects of either scent.
In the middle stages, the rose begins to fade a bit when the vanilla starts to emerge around hour five. The vanilla is soft, sweet and a little powdery, while the musk and amber hold strong and keep it smooth. By the end of the wear, you're left with a cozy, ambery, vanilla scent. The sillage was moderate to strong and the longevity was amazing—I could easily smell it on my skin over 12 hours after applying.
Overall, I really enjoyed this despite not being able to detect the coffee. It's a soft and beautiful wintery rose scent.
