Les Indemodables Cafe Arabesque EDP

Description

Cafe Arabesque, released by Les Indémodables in 2026 and composed by Antoine Lie, is a warm gourmand-woody fragrance built around a Brazilian coffee extract. A fruity peach-plum-berry opening quickly gives way to a rich "mochaccino" accord of cocoa and toasted hazelnut, before settling into a resinous drydown of sandalwood, benzoin, myrrh and vanilla. Reviewers note the coffee sits in the background adding bitterness and depth rather than dominating. This reads closer to a spiced cocoa-sandalwood amber than a literal cup of coffee.

Scent Character

• Sweet: 61%
• Fresh: 19%
• Resinous: 10%
• Woody: 10%

Translation: an overwhelmingly sweet gourmand core of cocoa, hazelnut and vanilla, lifted by a fruity-fresh top and grounded by a resinous, lightly woody base.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Peach, Plum, Berry

Heart: Coffee, Cocoa, Toasted Hazelnut

Base: Sandalwood, Benzoin, Myrrh, Vanilla, Nutmeg, Licorice

Performance

• Longevity: Moderate and skin-chemistry dependent. Some wearers get a full evening out of it, others find it fades sooner and like to keep a travel size on hand for reapplication.
• Sillage: Steady and moderate. A warm gourmand trail rather than a loud one.
• Projection: Close-to-moderate through the first couple of hours, then settles to the skin.

Best Occasions & Season

• Season: Fall and Winter. This dense, resinous gourmand is built for cold-weather wear.
• Occasion: Evening and Special Occasion.
• Wear: Unisex.

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Perfumer: Antoine Lie
House: Les Indémodables (Paris, France)
Released: 2026

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FAQ

Is Cafe Arabesque a true coffee scent? Not exactly. The coffee sits quietly in the background adding depth and bitterness. It reads more like a mochaccino-cocoa-hazelnut gourmand than an actual cup of coffee.

Is it unisex? Yes. The resinous, cocoa-forward base wears well on anyone.

What season and time of day work best? This is a dense, resinous gourmand built for fall and winter evenings.

How long does it last? It varies by skin chemistry, moderate for most wearers, with some needing a reapplication to carry it through a full evening.