Hormone Paris - This is not Caffeine

Hormone Paris This Is Not Caffeine is an oriental-gourmand unisex fragrance, released in 2025. It is not an ode to coffee culture but its antithesis, offering immersion rather than acceleration—a warm, almost meditative reconstruction of the feeling of coffee.

The opening accord is formed by spicy cinnamon, slightly smoky, toasted coconut, fragrant peppermint, herbaceous clary sage, and caramel, resembling the first complex, cozy inhalation in a coffee shop. In the heart, coffee appears as an atmosphere—it connects the composition without dominating. Its warm bitterness intertwines with the powdery-almond sweetness of tonka bean, the tangy freshness of ginger, the depth of woody notes, and a delicate jasmine wave. In the base, dry cedar, resinous-vanilla benzoin, salty grey amber, leather, and vanilla create a warm, enveloping, yet unsweetened trail—the scent of an inner rhythm.

Notes:

• Top Notes: Cinnamon, Coconut, Peppermint, Clary sage, Caramel
• Heart Notes: Jasmine, Coffee, Woody notes, Ginger, Tonka bean
• Base Notes: Cedar, Benzoin, Grey amber, Leather, Vanilla