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Akro's Awake (2018) by Olivier Cresp is a warm spicy, bitter-sweet gourmand that pairs a bright citrus lift with dry woody restraint for modern daytime confidence.
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The fragrance these clones are inspired by.
Awake is a 2018 release from Akro, created by perfumer Olivier Cresp and marketed for women and men. The composition opens with Italian lemon and green-leaning cardamom that fold into a pronounced coffee heart, while Haitian vetiver and dry woods anchor the base. That mix produces a warm-spicy, coffee-forward scent with a citrus lift and a woody support; the main accords read warm spicy and coffee, with aromatic, citrus and woody facets. Rated 3.94/5 from 2,271 votes, the fragrance is generally liked though opinions split over its sweet versus bitter drydown.
Our take
I like how literal the coffee smells here, unsweetened and spiced by cardamom, with a clean lemon peel lift that keeps it from feeling too dense; performance is hit-or-miss on my skin, with usually moderate projection and variable longevity, so I wear it most on cool fall or winter days when I want a true coffee scent.
Perfumer: Olivier Cresp
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The Bottle
Akro Awake comes in a tall rectangular bottle with rounded shoulders and lower corners, its clear-looking body showing pale yellow-green liquid at the edges and base. Large black handwritten-style Akro lettering dominates the front, with AWAKE and EAU DE PARFUM set below, while a dark cylindrical cap with a rounded top completes the simple presentation. We find it clean but conventional.
Original or Clone
Olivier Cresp’s authorship gives Awake a clear reason to remain the reference, especially for a fragrance built around warm spice, coffee and aromatic facets. That credit belongs to this release, not to the interpretations attempting to reproduce it. Their existence confirms that the idea has attracted attention: two houses have made versions. A reader choosing an interpretation is making a reasonable choice, but the original retains the clearest case for buying on authorship.
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