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The immediate hit is pure caramel—burnt, slightly bitter, with vanilla blossom threading through like silk ribbon through toffee. Within moments, the sweetness asserts dominance, but there's enough structural complexity to prevent it feeling one-dimensional; the caramel's depth keeps the opening grounded rather than saccharine.
Here, dulce de leche and cotton candy bloom into their full expression, transforming the composition into something decidedly creamy and luxurious. Frangipani and white blossoms soften the edges without diluting the sweetness, whilst that subtle spicy warmth emerges like cardamom-tinged honey, preventing the heart from collapsing into pure confectionery.
Vanilla and tonka bean absolute anchor everything in a warm, powdery base whilst musk adds a gentle skin-scent quality. The smoky accord (52%) finally reveals itself as a subtle char beneath the remaining sweetness—the fragrance becomes increasingly intimate and creamy, settling into a gentle gourmand haze that lingers with quiet, undemanding persistence.
Caramelo Vanilla announces itself as a fragrance utterly uninterested in restraint. Cristian Calabrò has constructed something that reads less as a perfume and more as a edible second skin—a scent that makes you question whether you've applied fragrance or simply doused yourself in the olfactory equivalent of crème brûlée.
The opening salvo of caramel and vanilla blossom is deceptively simple; what follows is architectural complexity disguised as straightforward gourmandise. The caramel here isn't a thin, synthetic sweetness but rather the deep, slightly bitter richness of burnt sugar, whilst the vanilla blossom provides an almost floral counterpoint—delicate florality attempting, futilely, to rein in the sweetness's runaway horse.
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