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Caramel Oud Theodoros Kalotinis 2023

6.7 / 10 33 Ratings

A perfume by Theodoros Kalotinis for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Spicy

Synthetic

Fruity

Fragrance Notes

Caramel

Macaron

Toffee

Greek saffron Oud

Oud

Perfumer

Theodoros Kalotinis

Ratings

Scent

6.733 Ratings

Longevity

7.131 Ratings

Sillage

6.931 Ratings

Bottle

6.636 Ratings

Value for money

7.721 Ratings

Submitted by Ella87 · last update on 08/30/2025.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/14/2023

6.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

SVP
39 Reviews

SVP

2

Masculine-leaning Unisex Caramel, but Not Exactly Gourmand

Here is the thing, looking at the notes, someone would expect a sweet gourmand scent with a twist because of the oud and the saffron, but isn't as sweet or as gourmand as someone would have expected.

The caramel is there, I can smell it and it's actually very realistic, but the oud and the saffron give a quite strong leathery, metallic note, that is definitely not something that you would want to eat. I found this perfume very interesting, not bad, but it wasn't what I expected either. Many times gourmands tend to be more female-leaning, even when unisex, but this one it's not, the leathery, metallic, and slightly spicy caramel, makes it more masculine, and funnily enough, the most positive reviews I have seen are from men.

12/14/2024

7.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Banjeekundt
103 Reviews

Banjeekundt

1

Oddly lactonic

I enjoyed this perfume though it wasn't quite what I was expecting.

From the start, I picked up on the caramel, saffron and oud. It had a sweet and resinous smell, but not as sweet as I expected from the caramel. Definitely not cloying (to me) though, especially with the oud helping to balance it. There was also a slightly cold, metallic scent that I would attribute to the saffron.

What I really wasn't expecting was the lactonic quality this perfume had, smelling strikingly similar to Milk (expressive) by Commodity to me. I'm not exactly sure where this came from but, if I had to guess, it would be from the sweetness and creaminess of the caramel and the coldness of the saffron.

It remained this way for the entirety of the wear, overall being relatively linear. After about six or seven hours, the oud and creaminess began to fade, leaving the scent to be predominantly sweet. I didn't pick up on any of the toffee or macaron notes, but that's fine by me. This lasted for about nine hours on me.

Overall, this is another good gourmand from Theodoros. Not necessarily my favorite from them but definitely an interesting experience.

10/29/2024

Marzmoon
7 Reviews

Marzmoon

1

High hopes crushed

I really do not like this fragrance. It smells like an expired toffee syrup poured over batteries. The notes sound amazing but all I’m getting is heavy overpowering liquor smell like smelling baking extract right from the bottle. On my skin it also got very sour. I’m a gourmand lover and had such high hopes that were crushed by this scent. The dry down smells like rotting wood.

03/27/2025

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Landshark321
748 Reviews

Landshark321

1

Sweet and sharp gourmand, a lot more caramel than oud

Sampling Theodoros Kalotinis Caramel Oud, a 2023 release that’s quite a bit headier than I expect, with a lot of sharpness and sweetness—essentially, quite a bit more caramel than oud, though the full note listing consists of caramel, toffee macaron, oud, and saffron. I like its sweetness but would prefer something a bit deeper, spicier, or provocative based on the name, but still, the fragrance is pleasant, an easygoing-enough gourmand that is not prohibitively heavy or overwrought in any particular way.

Caramel Oud is EDP concentration and is extremely reasonably priced in the current market, $55 for 50ml, and now Luckyscent carries pretty much the entire line, as best I can tell. It performs decently well, also, but is just not nearly as striking or interesting as some other gourmands of the house—namely, Coffee Addict.

7 out of 10

11/16/2023

5Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

KiikiKiiki
15 Reviews

KiikiKiiki

1

Leather and Spice

Caramel Oud is a leather focused fragrance. It opens up front and center with a huge blast of leather, metal and and a kitchen sink spice accord. Is it cumin? Hmmmm. Interesting. It also has a slightly bitter presence at the top. Surprisingly, there is also no OUD permeating in this fragrance. Now, the sweetness peaks in as it dries down. I was expecting a gourmand fragrance but so far this is more masculine leaning with that leathery dominance. It also has a Middle Easternish feel as it settles in. Honestly, this may be challenging for some. So far, it’s a like.

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TargaryenAy

2 years ago

8Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

10

4

starts off sweet, even a bit fruity
reminds me of various candies from the kiosk
perfect for gourmand lovers!
I don't smell oud, but I'm still in love

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CharlAmbre

1 year ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

10

8

It should actually be called saffron macaron, the sweet caramel comes in a bit later. Oud is hardly noticeable.

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CandyScent

2 years ago

5

4

Unfortunately, all I smell here is alcoholic fruit liqueur and brown adhesive bandage. Quite an unpleasant combo.

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DANA17

2 years ago

4Scent 5Longevity 6Sillage

3

Creamy caramel, leather, warm-spicy oud note. Linear progression
Difficult...

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Dennis1104

2 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

1

Ripe fruits with a delicious gourmand impression of caramel and toffee. Plus, a lovely, gentle saffron spice. I really like it!

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BluMonday

2 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

1

The scent reminds me of caramel rooibos tea. The caramel note is strong at first, but after 10 minutes it fades. Longevity about 4 hours.

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Hibernation

3 months ago

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

1

Does anyone else smell cherry? Cherry liqueur? Caramel only at the very beginning, the longevity is good, after 2 hours I get clove.

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Bettyboo76

2 years ago

5Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

1

2

Powerful caramel opening is quite interesting. The progression is hard to assess as it's practically nonexistent. In 10 minutes, from wolf to where are you?

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