Espresso Please

As the name promises, Espresso Please smells mainly of coffee and sweets: a gourmand fragrance from the Italian brand Gleam Perfume, created by Luca Gritti and released in 2023, with a soft musky touch.

Coffee is the central idea, roasted and slightly bitter, and dark chocolate deepens that bitterness with a cocoa richness. Hazelnut adds a toasty, nutty sweetness that recalls a café pastry or a praline. Tonka bean brings warmth with its almond-and-vanilla smoothness, and musk keeps the finish soft and close to the skin, so the sweetness feels creamy rather than sticky.

Worn by anyone, it is a fragrance for people who enjoy smelling of food in the best sense. The warm, roasted profile feels most at home in autumn and winter and in the evening, though a light application works for cosy daytime wear as well. If you like coffee and chocolate notes in perfume, this keeps things simple and true to its theme.

Espresso Please — unisex fragrance by Gleam Perfume (released 2023). Notes: Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Hazelnut, Musk, Tonka Bean. — Parfica open fragrance database