Cola Addict

I barely notice the cola. Unfortunately, the shelf life is also too short for the price. I would have expected more.

In my opinion, this is one of the best cola-themed fragrances, where on the one hand the cola isn't just noticeable in the beginning, and on the other hand you don't overtly smell like soda. It is an expensive alcoholic-cocktail-like scent with a gourmand, citrus-spicy profile on a woody-mossy base. Very nice!

Cola Addict - BornToStandOut. I was actually ready to blind buy a full bottle because I really love the smell of cola in perfumes. Bois Impérial, for example, smells very cola-like to me, and I love both real Coca-Cola and that more medicinal kind of cola smell. And I’m so glad I ordered a sample first. For me, Cola Addict is an incredibly vague fragrance. If you already know from the name that there is supposed to be cola here, then with some imagination you can get Vanilla Coke. But that’s about it. Then there’s sandalwood, vanilla and something very sharp and irritating that I often find in modern perfumes. I’m not even sure what it is. Maybe the neroli creates some of that soapiness, but altogether it turns into this soapy, sandalwood-heavy, almost scratchy thing with vanilla. Everything feels unclear. Who is it for, why, what is interesting about it? To me, it feels incredibly derivative and completely forgettable. I rarely write this negatively about a fragrance, but this is definitely one to sample first instead of following recommendations from perfume bloggers on TikTok or Instagram Reels. Maybe it’s a masterpiece on someone else’s skin. On mine, and to my nose, it’s just confusing, unimpressive and completely forgettable.