Tiramisũ Coco Zimaya 2024

.. my preliminary conclusion for those who don’t want to read my monstrously long review!

Scent:
Tiramisu Coco is for me one of the strongest "top note catchers." Right after spraying: Bam, pure Amaretto! As long as the scent is still moist on the skin, it primarily smells of this alcoholic delicacy. After a few minutes, a pastry-like note joins in - subtle, not too edible, and slowly getting sweeter, syrupy, and slightly cookie-like. Interestingly, I perceived this cookie note particularly intensely this morning. It seems that my daily condition regarding the "pastry" plays a role. Although it’s not listed in the fragrance notes, my nose also detects a fruity-sour facet that balances the scent. Is it the liqueur note from the Amaretto? A hidden cherry? Have I sniffed too many gourmands with underlying fruit-peach-whatever notes and am now imagining it? I look forward to a discussion about this.
To get back to the point: At this stage, it is sweet, but not exclusively sweet. Many very interesting, delicious, almost intoxicating notes come together, and one wonders where the journey will lead. This little scent spectacle unfolds on my skin within the first 5 minutes - and I love it! Until then: clearly 12/10!

Over the next 30 minutes, it develops into a sweet, lactonic vanilla scent, accompanied by a few secondary accords. Imagine vanilla milk, with a splash of winter syrup in the Amaretto-coffee variety. Add an Amarettini - which was the first to be devoured. A proper coffee shot didn’t make it into the milk. At least not for my nose. For me, the coffee note remains more in the background; it accompanies the scent rather than being at the center. For me, this is clearly the weakest part of the progression. It somehow loses all its outstanding, wonderful components and also its depth quite quickly.

In the very late drydown, Tiramisu Coco strongly reminds me of the DNA of Bianco Latte. While Bianco Latte and Co. tend to be more fluffy and creamy, Tiramisu Coco feels darker. At this point, Bianco Latte would be vanilla milk, with vanilla syrup, frothed. Tiramisu Coco is a vanilla milk that has already been drunk. Only a sediment with a bit of "winter syrup" remains. It’s fascinating that after a few hours, I feel the scent gets "better" again. I sprayed it one evening as a bedtime scent and was still able to smell a lovely vanilla on me the next morning. It actually lasted a very long time on me, even though it weakens and feels flat in between.

In short: Top note - amazing! Middle - meh, flat. End - huh? Nice.
This description of the progression probably sounds more grandiose than the progression actually is. When quickly sniffing, you probably won’t smell it like that. It cost me sweat, time, and a lot of skin surface. What one does for Parfumo…

Bottle:
Maybe not super elegant, but still high-quality. Not cheap plastic, but a heavy thing that could serve as a doorstop. And the magnetic closure - I wish all bottles had that! As for the design itself, opinions probably differ. I don’t find it "beautiful," but quite cool.

For whom?
If you’re looking for a scent with coffee at the center of attention, Tiramisu Coco might disappoint you! At least that was the case for me. The coffee note remains rather subtle here. I remember Amore Cafe differently and can therefore imagine that people looking for a dupe of this scent might end up unhappy.
However, fans of generally sweet gourmands might find it to their liking.
Comparatively, I would say: It will please many who also like Bianco Latte and Co. And since vanilla milk and such with a splash have no gender, this scent doesn’t either and is unisex - wearable by all potential vanilla clouds.

Price:
Before the launch, Zimaya quite openly drummed up publicity for the Tiramisu scents, and thus the fragrance hit the market with a price around €40. A bit cheeky, as the scent quality and progression correspond more to the usual price range of €20 in my opinion.
So beware! Tiramisu Coco is NOT a reason for FOMO! Those who already have similar scents like Éclair on their shelf are well-equipped and can calmly wait for a price drop or (as in my case) also skip it.

Conclusion:
Tiramisu Coco is a wearable, solid gourmand throughout its progression. For me, the greatest appeal clearly lies in the top note, which is a real highlight. However, later in the drydown, it loses its uniqueness and becomes more of a nearly sticky-sweet uniform mass with Bianco Latte undertones. Personally, I miss the depth. The hoped-for coffee note is also too weak for me. All in all, good, but not a must-have for me.