Follow by Kerosene

Photosource: Carousell

Close your eyes and imagine someone pouring you a glass of Kahlua liquor.

That is exactly how Follow by Kerosene smells.

The most realistic coffee fragrance ever. When the initial alcoholic blast evaporates, Follow reveals the scent of freshly ground coffee, dark roasted. Further from the skin, the fragrance is sweeter and with hints of cardamom, whereas close to the skin, Follow is like sticking your nose into a bag of coffee beans.

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Being an avid lover of both coffee and fragrances, the two worlds collide and intertwine in the magical scent that is Follow.

On paper, just as on skin, the alcohol at the beginning is not like that of ethanol, which is harsh on the nose, but a sweet liquor. It is very seductive and enticing.

After dry down, Follow smells like dark chocolate covered coffee beans. There is a very slight bitterness close to the skin, almost like cigarette buds, but it is not at all unpleasant.

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Follow smells like how I expected Cardamom Coffee by Lush to smell like, however, Cardamom Coffee was just a pure cardamom fragrance, which I do not like. Follow is a pure coffee fragrance, but with lingering undertones of spice and sweetness.

The balance of spice, coffee and sweetness in Follow is perfect. It is definitely a heavier fragrance, and it was slightly cloying just before the dry down, but it is perfect for this season, for autumn and winter.

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I am really on the fence whether I should purchase this fragrance. It is beautiful, masterful, absolutely delicious, but is it just too realistic for its own good? I'm still not sure...