Description
Carpe Cafe reminds me of sitting outside at a small town cafe. Not only do you get whiffs of coffee, but you also get faint whiffs of the nearby cypress and fir trees. Carpe Cafe is smooth and warm. The Colombian Coffee and French Vanilla provide the smooth-smelling sensation and the Amber, Labdanum, and Myrrh provide a warming sensation.
Carpe Cafe by Gallagher Fragrances is a Aromatic fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Carpe Cafe was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Daniel Gallagher. Top notes are columbian coffee and vanilla; middle notes are cypress and fir; base notes are amber, labdanum, myrrh and sandalwood.
larisadidyr – :
I beg to differ. This is a very cypress & fir dominant perfume with some coffee in a secondary role. Not sure if I like this combination. Then after 1 hour or so the myrrh and labdsnum dominate for the rest of the duration. The coffee become soft. The overall perfume becomes very resinous. There is a very strong clove accord that also makes presence. I was expecting a vanilla coffee dominant scent from this perfume. Instead what I got was a clove-myrrh potpourri. The sandalwood and vanilla are not noticeable to my nose. I’ll pass.
olegogos – :
An interesting scent with the dominant note of coffee. Reminds me a lot of Mugler’s A*Men which also has a dominant coffee note. For some reason these coffee perfumes don’t really work on my skin though so it has subtle spillage to my nose, and moderate longevity (better than A*Men though).
3.5/5
dyuwckreti – :
Carpe cafe. It does indeed feel like seizing the day.. though coffee. I get the impression that this fragrance is rather underrated as of yet. Initially I felt that it was a little off putting. Sticky, too strong, too bracing. Honestly, I feel that this is the case with some of the best perfumes I know & own.
Upon first spray I smell a coarse alcohol which quickly evaporates, as is the case with many niche parfums. In its place, I smell a rich, bold cup of coffee, laced with vanilla. Oily, rich vanilla. Not a sugared coffee, the laudanum base gives it a bit of sweetness, which I feel is a very masterful move, in leiu of a boring “cafe latte”. So, we’ve had our morning coffee, the air is still chill, we’re in our socks & pj’s at the cabin far north, checking email, while the fire crackles and the kettle boils gently. The smell of fir, cypress & smoke mingle softly with the scent of our morning brew, I smell your cologne, a bit bracing & masculine on the sheets still. My own scent, a bit sweet, cozy, slightly oriental, but faded clings to my night shirt. The overall effect is magical. Rich coffee at the cabin, that rare feeling of comfort combined with the freedom, mystery, & liberation of the outdoors. The scent of snow to come, tension in the air. The bliss of comforting fire and all of the luxuries it provides. Carpe Cafe is a beautifully excexuted contradiction which creates a truly magical harmony for me. Rich coffe in the wild, yet still, setting of a snowy hunting cabin.. the smell of your lover, there with you. It’s warm, close, and not only serene but exciting, and enchanting as only a wild winter landscape can be. Both tamed, as mortal fire, and wild as winter snow. For me, a truly intoxicating fragrance which I cannot get enough of. As addictive as caffeine & sugar. As necessary as fresh, mountain air. The longevity is great, 6-8 hours but I find myself reapplying to experience that middle phase of rich coffee vs wild fir over & over. Truly FB worthy.
Sly.Wise – :
Smells like the gift shop in a Cracker Barrel where they sell candles. Definitely not my thing.
Ромтурок – :
Beautiful. The opening is a blast of coffee and sweet French vanilla, with a certain chemical vibe for about a minute. Then the chemical wears off and this coffee vanilla with hints of cypress and pine is the dominant scent for another 30 min. Smells fantastic, and not very Gourmand-y to my surprise. Then the Myrhh and Amber set in for the long haul, 8-12 hours of beautiful sweet balsamic goodness. Can see as unisex but in my opinion the dark depths of the Myrhh lean masculine.
Scent: 8.7/10
Longevity: 9/10
Sillage: 8/10
Value: 7/10 ( two sprays=4-6 sprays of designer stuff)
A must try!
bob_4433 – :
This smells like coffee in the morning during a camping trip. The coffee note comes on a bit strong at first and may seem a bit synthetic, but give it a half-hour, and the coffee subsides to a far more pleasant strength while a very well-rounded, natural fir note takes center stage. I wanted to try this for the coffee, but I ended up loving it for the impression of crisp mountain air. This may fall on the more male side of unisex, but I’m a female who deeply loves coffee and hiking so I will wear it happily. A little goes a long way and lasts all day. Gallagher Fragrances does not struggle with longevity issues.
ierexon – :
It would be nice without the evergreen tree notes. Gallagher uses fir quite a bit in his fragrances, I’ve noticed. Gives them a Little Trees vibe that’s not all that sophisticated.
viktoralmaty – :
I get neither coffee nor vanilla, but an acidic chemical smell
Maximus350z – :
**I am collecting donations for a perfume raffle basket to benefit a friend, and Daniel Gallagher graciously donated two full size bottles for the raffle baskets, in addition to a discovery set of samples to send to my friend. Not familiar with the line, I had to test them out before sending them off to my friend.**
I love gourmands, I am not a fan of coffee fragrances. This one is one of the best I’ve sampled, it’s similar to Kerosene’s Follow but without the sickly maple note. The opening is big, but the drydown is soft and I think this would be an excellent fragrance for layering.
scfblbkt – :
I would have to say that i find the coffee smell overwhelming in what is frankly an unpleasant way to me. I get a very slight bit of the vanilla but none of the other notes come through to me. Frankly I am not a fan of this fragrance, but a lot of his other fragrances are great.