Café Mystique
Perfumer: Maksim Bortnikoff
Votes lean masculine
43 ratings
From your scent profile
Maksim Perfume Café Mystique is a unisex scent that suits evenings and nights out, setting coffee and vanilla against a sweet, floral and spicy backdrop.
Skunky's take: Nightlife loves this one, or so the votes say.
How does it perform?
From 37 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Most people feel it is worth the price.
Blind buy risk
91% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Animal
- Resinous
Floral
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
ResinousWhat does Café Mystique smell like?
Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Voters choose it most often for evenings, followed by leisure and nights out, while office and daily wear sit further back.
It opens with Indonesian Kopi Luwak coffee, Calabrian bergamot and black pepper. In the heart, frangipani, ylang-ylang, cardamom and labdanum add a soft, floral and spicy turn. The base settles into Bourbon vanilla, Turkish coffee, myrrh and Siam oud, giving a sweet, woody and resinous character, with animal and earthy touches adding depth. Annette Neuffer Arabica and Xerjoff Mamluk have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Indonesian Kopi Luwak coffee
- Calabrian bergamot
- Black pepper
First hours
- Frangipani
- Guatemala cardamom
- Philippine ylang-ylang
Towards evening
- Bourbon vanilla
- Turkish coffee
- Somalian myrrh
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 42%Autumn
- 31%Winter
- 23%Spring
Autumn
Winter
Spring- Evening29%
- Casual24%
- Nighttime21%
- Daytime15%
- Office12%
Least picked for the office.
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