83 community ratings

Black Vetyver Café

Name: Black Vetyver Café
Brand: Jo Malone

2003UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

7.2/ 10

Community score
83 ratings

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Jo Malone Black Vetyver Café pairs a sweet, gourmand opening of coffee and dark chocolate with a woody, resinous base of vetiver and temple frankincense, and it is unisex.

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How does it perform?

From 66 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

5.4 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

5.9 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

66% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Coffee Dark chocolate

Heart notesfirst few hours

Coriander

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Temple frankincense

Vetiver

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Black Vetyver Café smell like?

Coffee and dark chocolate lead, so the scent starts sweet and gourmand. Coriander in the heart adds spice, and in the base vetiver and temple frankincense pull it towards earthy, smoky wood.

Longevity and sillage are rated weak, so it stays close to the skin. Most voters pick fall, followed by winter and spring, and it suits leisure, work and daily wear. Votes for masculine and feminine are almost level, so it sits between the two. Superfumista Terra Moka and House of Mammoth Rumble have a close profile.