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Perfumes like Café Rose

Tom Ford Private Blend Café Rose is unisex, about €250–400 for a full bottle. Rose with coffee and incense, a dark café. Notes: rose, coffee, incense, patchouli, saffron. Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter.

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1. Le LaboNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Oud 27

   Dark oud and saffron with incense, an animalic night in a Middle Eastern palace. Shares saffron, rose, incense with Café Rose.

   Notes: oud, saffron, rose, incense, patchouli, cedar · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
2. Histoires de ParfumsNicheFor women€€€
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   1969

   Chocolate, coffee and peach, a sensual night of love. Shares coffee, rose with Café Rose.

   Notes: chocolate, coffee, peach, spices, rose, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe
3. Matière PremièreNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Radical Rose

   Saffron rose with patchouli, bold and modern. Shares rose, saffron, patchouli with Café Rose.

   Notes: rose, saffron, patchouli, leather, cedar · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
4. NasomattoUltra-nicheUnisex€€€€
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   Black Afgano

   Dark resin, smoke and coffee, intense and narcotic. Shares coffee, incense with Café Rose.

   Notes: green resin, tobacco, coffee, incense, oud · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
5. Frédéric MalleNicheFor women€€€€
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   Portrait of a Lady

   A dark Turkish rose with incense and patchouli, grand and elegant. Shares patchouli, incense with Café Rose.

   Notes: Turkish rose, raspberry, clove, patchouli, incense, sandalwood · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
6. Comme des GarçonsNicheUnisex€€€
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   Kyoto

   Zen incense and cypress in a Kyoto temple, quiet and meditative. Shares incense, coffee with Café Rose.

   Notes: incense, cypress, vetiver, teak, coffee, everlasting flower · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, spring · office-safe
7. Ormonde JayneNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Ta'if

   Taif rose with saffron and dates, a desert rose garden. Shares saffron, rose with Café Rose.

   Notes: saffron, rose, dates, pink pepper, freesia, amber · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, autumn · office-safe
8. DiptyqueNicheUnisex€€€
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   Eau Capitale

   Rose and bergamot over patchouli, a chic Paris boulevard. Shares rose, patchouli with Café Rose.

   Notes: bergamot, rose, patchouli, blackcurrant, pink pepper · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, autumn · office-safe

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1. Papillon Artisan PerfumesUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Anubis

   Incense, saffron and leather in an Egyptian tomb, dark and ritual. Shares incense, saffron with Café Rose.

   Notes: incense, saffron, leather, jasmine, labdanum, sandalwood · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
2. FrapinNicheUnisex€€€
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   1270

   Cognac, cocoa and coffee from a real cognac house. Shares coffee with Café Rose.

   Notes: cognac, raisin, cocoa, coffee, vanilla · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter · office-safe
3. ZoologistUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Tyrannosaurus Rex

   Smoke, burnt wood and leather after a volcanic fire. Shares rose, coffee with Café Rose.

   Notes: smoke, burning wood, leather, rose, mango, coffee · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
4. Serge LutensNicheFor women€€€
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   La Fille de Berlin

   A sharp peppery rose, dark-red and rebellious. Shares rose with Café Rose.

   Notes: rose, pepper, violet, honey, geranium · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, autumn · office-safe

Before buying a full bottle, try a sample of two or three of these for a few days. Niche perfume changes a lot on skin.