4160 Tuesdays 2018 EDP

U ££ Acquired

Black Velvet Cafe

by Sarah McCartney

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4160 Tuesdays Black Velvet Cafe is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018, created by Sarah McCartney. Black Velvet Cafe opens with Cedar, settles into a heart of White Woods and Tobacco, and dries down to a base of Oud, Patchouli, and Coffee. 4160 Tuesdays's Black Velvet Cafe carries an Acquired verdict, a woody-led wear.

Black Velvet Cafe is truly divisive; expect a love-it-or-hate-it reaction. This isn't a safe blind buy, but if you're looking for something unique and dark, it could be your new obsession.
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Black Velvet Cafe Eau de Parfum bottle

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Woody
100%
Oud
85%
Coffee
70%
Warm Spicy
70%
Tobacco
65%
Patchouli
60%

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Performance

Longevity
Long (6-10h)
Projection
Strong
Intensity
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

A firmly cold-weather scent. The smoky cedar-tobacco opening and the heavy coffee-oud-patchouli drydown are too dense and brooding for warm days, but they bloom in autumn and winter where the dark, resinous warmth feels at home.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Formal

Its potent projection, long wear, and dark, unsweetened character make it a poor fit for the office or sport. It suits a distinctive date, low-key personal casual wear, or a cool-weather formal evening where standing apart is the point rather than blending in.

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About

Black Velvet Cafe opens on a dry, dark cedar laced with the smoky sweetness of tobacco, conjuring a dimly lit cafe of worn wood and velvet. As it settles, a pale, papery white-wood facet threads through the smoke before the heart of the scent reveals itself: a bitter, almost ashy black coffee absolute wrapped around a dirty, animalic oud. Earthy patchouli grounds the long, unsweetened drydown, leaving a deep, brooding, resinous trail that reads more brown and shadowed than truly black.

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