Followed by Kerosene

It’s the most potent coffee perfume I own: a deeply roasted coffee with dark notes. The projection is brutal; the scent arrives before you do, yet it reads more like maple syrup with coffee. Lasting power on skin is all day, and on clothes it lingers for weeks (a tough jacket held the aroma for nearly a month until I washed it). An excellent choice for coffee note lovers.

The hype let me down a bit. If I had to choose an invasive ‘beast’, Perverso wins: it fills more space. Here, there’s bitter, smoky coffee at full throttle, with dark chocolate and spices; the caramel is more toasted than sweet. I didn’t detect the curry. It’s cozier compared to Perverso, which is more extreme. Good for sampling or decanting if you want to feel rebellious in the cold, but not for a full bottle. Nuclear performance, it stays without asking permission. Edit: lasts 24 hours unwashed.

Tested in decant, it’s a nuclear bomb of spiced coffee, among my top 3 most invasive scents alongside Red Tobacco and Megamare. Suitable only for extreme cold. Perhaps only for collectors due to its price and lack of versatility. It’s very realistic, like coffee residue in old tins or a Starbucks café. If you love reading rainy days by the window, it’s a pleasant option. Otherwise, I don’t see it for daily use.

A complete olfactory experience. Imagine an Indian restaurant: you order a cappuccino, add cocoa, and it smells of chocolate and coffee with a caramel touch. But it also brings the smell of the kitchen, curry and soy sauce, mixing with the coffee. When you go out, people say you smell of coffee and curry; you say it’s Followed. You stay like that until you wash very well with detergent.

High-quality coffee hit. Unlike Coffee Addict, it doesn’t smell of caramel, but of dregs and ground coffee, with a powdery texture. It has sweetness, but it doesn’t dominate over the coffee. Perhaps I would have preferred less sugar to better balance the bitterness, but it’s very well crafted.