Bottle photo  Jo Malone
Bottle photo  Jo Malone
Bottle photo  Jo Malone
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Eau de Cologne

Jo Malone Black Vetyver Cafe

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Gender:
Male
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Segment:
Lux perfumes
Fragrance information:

In 2003, Jo Malone introduced Black Vetyver Cafe — a fragrance that's hard to forget. By character, a masculine fragrance drawing from the spicy and wood families. The talent of Jo Malone is written all over this bottle. The fragrance belongs to the spicy, wood, and gourmet groups. Concentration — eau de cologne: exactly what it needs to be.

The sillage is delicate — an intimate cloud that stays close to the skin. A subtle fragrance: the longevity is low, which suits its gentle character. Brand country — the United Kingdom: a place that truly knows its way around a great scent. A rich, layered composition that reveals itself differently depending on your mood and the time of day.

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Description of the composition

The scent of Black Vetyver Cafe is shaped as a living composition, where accents shift without rush and without gaps. The style of Jo Malone is clear in the way notes appear and fade. Every decision feels deliberate, and the fragrance holds its character from opening to trail. Eau de Cologne keeps the right density and pace of development.

As soon as the fragrance opens you sense dessert-like creamy top note: Coffee. Exactly this 1 note sets effect of a cozy dessert that is impossible to miss.

When the opening settles you meet Black Pepper, Coriander and Nutmeg keeping a spicy-aromatic direction.

The accord profile is driven by these accords: Balsamic, Gourmet, Wood and Spicy without random overlap. The profile is masculine, which clarifies the composition character. In wear duration Low points to a sustained drydown presence.

At olfactory-group level the composition is built around Gourmet, Spicy, Wood and Balsamic. From a family perspective the fragrance belongs to Spicy and Wood.

Taken together Black Vetyver Cafe reads as a cohesive composition — the first stage creates momentum, the heart develops the core line, and the base secures the trail. This is the type of composition best understood through real development.

Perfumers

Gender Male
Brand Jo Malone
Segment Niche perfumery
Country United Kingdom
Website http://www.jomalone.co.uk
Year of production 2003
Status Produced
Concentration Eau de Cologne
License holder Estée Lauder Companies

Composition pyramid

Coffee
Black Pepper
Coriander
Nutmeg
Frankincense
Sequoia
Vanilla

Families

Fragrance characteristics

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Chords
Relevance
Dosage
Perception
Appearance quality
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Persistence
The persistence of a fragrance is determined by how long it can be felt. It is a characteristic associated with ingredients that evaporate slowly. Persistence depends on the physical properties of the perfume ingredients—mainly their volatility and environmental factors such as temperature and humidity.
Persistence
Low (1 to 2 hours)
2
Sillage
Imagine a light cloud of fragrance that, like an aeroplane trail, remains in the air after your appearance. This is the sillage - a subtle or vivid imprint left by the most diffuse element of a perfume composition. The sillage can be almost invisible when it is felt only by you and those around you. Or it can be so expressive that its presence is noticed even long after you have left.
Sillage
Imperceptible
2
Complexity and depth
The complexity of a fragrance is the number and variety of notes that create a unique composition. A complex fragrance contains many different notes that reveal themselves on the skin. The depth of a fragrance is the richness and intensity of the fragrance. Fragrances with a deep composition include heavy and powerful notes that stay on the skin longer and affect others over long distances.
Complexity and depth
Medium and varied
2
Gender
This scale depicts gender focus and demonstrates how the brand positions the fragrance - as masculine, feminine or universal.
Male
50%
Unisex
50%
Female
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What kind of event
Date
50%
Wedding
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Sport
0%
Sleep
0%
For party
50%
For every day
0%
Sex
0%
For Holiday
0%
Theatre
0%
Office
0%
For what time of year / season
Winter
Winter
0%
Spring
Spring
100%
Summer
Summer
0%
Autumn
Autumn
0%
For what style / mood
Casual
0%
Gala
50%
Classic
50%
Avant-garde
0%
Romantic
0%
Sporty
0%
For what age
under 18
100%
18-25 years old
0%
26-35 years old
0%
36-45 years
0%
46+ years old
0%
Any
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On the skin
The optimum amount of atomisation on the skin is the balance at which the fragrance reveals itself in its entirety and sounds its best.
Spot
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Enter the cloud
0%
1-2 atomisations
100%
2-3 atomisations
0%
3-4 atomisations
0%
4-5 sprays
0%
Where is the best place to apply the fragrance?
The best places to apply a fragrance are the areas where it will reveal itself most fully and create the most vivid impression.
On the chest
0%
On the wrist
50%
On the knees
0%
On the back of the neck
0%
Behind the ears
50%
On the elbow
0%
On the abdomen
0%
On the back of the hand
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On clothes
0%
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On clothing
The optimum amount of atomisation of the fragrance on clothes, at which it reveals the best quality of the fragrance.
Spot
0%
Enter the cloud
0%
1-2 atomisations
100%
2-3 atomisations
0%
3-4 atomisations
0%
4-5 sprays
0%
Associations
Perfume associations are the emotions and images that pop into the imagination when you perceive its unique notes and accents
Freshness
0%
Exoticism
0%
Luxury
50%
Euphoria
0%
Passion
50%
Joy
0%
Calm
0%
Excitement
0%
Sadness
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Despair
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Effect
Fragrances can attract attention and evoke positive emotions, others can leave neutral, and others can cause negative associations and repel people.
Effect
Attracts attention
4
Intensity
The intensity of a fragrance is like its ‘volume’, the degree of intensity and strength with which it is felt around you or on the surface.
Intensity
Moderate
2
Bottle
Bottle
High quality
4
Spray
Spray
High quality
4
Packaging quality
Perfume bottle packaging quality is about protection and aesthetic appeal, including strength, reliability, design and materials. High quality ensures the safety and security of the product, a good first impression and attractiveness
Packaging quality
High quality
4
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First, you smell a cozy coffee shop, where along with coffee, the aroma of spices and sweet toppings wafts. And then, in the morning hour, a man in an elegant suit enters the room, emanating a fresh cologne with notes of vetiver. A real boost of energy to start the workday
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You don't often encounter such a bright and rich coffee aroma))) Unless you pour coffee grounds on yourself. I use it as aromatherapy to perk up and rush towards new achievements. It really inspires great deeds))) I was at a friend's place recently, and she learned to make coffee with some unique recipe with tons of spices. I couldn't resist and wrote it down - the aroma turned out simply amazing!)))
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In this fragrance, coffee and vetiver sound very harsh, without any compromises. The coffee is so bitter it makes your soul feel heavy. But despite that, for me, this perfume is the perfect way to wake up on a Monday morning. It's like it pushes you to act, makes your brain work. After it airs out a bit, it becomes softer and kinder, the woody notes unfold deeper and warmer

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