Kerosene

Unknown Pleasures

Eau de Parfum

Femme
  Unisex
Masc
Main Note

Vanilla, Tea

Fragrance Notes

Earl Grey Tea, Sicilian Lemon, Bergamot, Honeycomb, Tonka Bean, Caramel, Vanilla, and Waffle Cone

Fragrance Style

Gourmand, Sweet, Warm

Scent Bar Staff Video Review for Unknown Pleasures

Video Transcript

Unknown Pleasures by Kerosene is a gorgeous gourmand vanilla scent, but there's this wonderful citrus. If you like your citruses with a creamy vanilla, or your creamy vanilla is with a pop of citrus, this is for you. This has this wonderful lemon and bergamot. There's an earl grey tea note, which I absolutely love earl grey. It's my favorite tea flavor.

And then you get this creamy, there's waffle cone and vanilla caramelized tonka bean in here. So it's rich and playful, but it's also fresh and inviting. I find this really easy to wear if you want something sweet, but also something sweet you can wear maybe in the summer months, or all year round because it's just so delicious.

I just love smelling like a waffle cone with a little squeeze of lemon. This is so pretty. This is so much fun. I love Kerosene and I love Unknown Pleasures.

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Incredible summer scent. It smells like a Lemon Shake-Up at the state fair. I will absolutely be being a full size of this one when my sample runs out.
By   - RVT from Indianapolis on 5/9/2025
Sweet, sugared lemon bars. And that's it. I wish the earl grey would come out more to balance the sweetness, hardly a tea scent.
By   - School District from Riverside on 3/21/2025
Omgeessss this is beautiful very, very high on wishlist!
By   - Homemaker from Union City on 2/23/2025
At first, I don’t like it as much as Bake but after a few days, I’ve grown to love it. It’s more bitter and tea like than bake. It’s tea, lemon, bitter and sweet all at the same time. I think the size and the price is more reasonable than many other perfume! On my wish list to get a full bottle for sure! This made me feel so happy, like I’m at a cafe drinking lemon tea.
By   - Self from Lombard on 1/21/2025
When you first spray, it smells like lemon crème sandwich cookies. As you keep smelling, you get faint notes of the tea. The initial spray lasts a few minutes, then mellows out. It becomes a very faint sweet scent. The scent is completely gone on my skin in a few hours. I do love the scent, I'd just have reapply every few hours.
By   - Independent Contactor from New Orleans on 11/9/2024
Smells just like an iced lemon cupcake. Waaay too gourmand and sweet for me.
By   - NA from NA on 10/30/2024
Great scent. Lasts about 3 minutes though. I had this on my FB wishlist, but took it off to leave Akro Bake as my lemon go-to since this just does not have lasting power like the other Kerosene line. Wish it did though!
By   - Owner from Chicago on 10/7/2024
This did not last on me. Gone in 30 minutes. Opening notes of tea and lemon are pleasant.
By   - Rn from Nyc on 9/5/2024
I was intrigued by the listed fragrance notes and it didn't disappoint. I would stand by the description of 'intriguing'. The earl grey tea, lemon, and honey are spot on in the opener. Burnt caramel is the most distinct gourmand note to me, lingering in the background. This is listed as a unisex scent, and I would definitely like to smell it on a man. It's not a dominant male scent, but I could see this perfume meshing well with male chemistry.
By   - Comms Specialist from Whistler on 8/30/2024
This smells like a very decadent lemon poundcake. I didnt think the caramel and honey combo would work, but they go surprisingly well together!!! I wish the lemon was a little stronger, it kind of gets overshadowed by all of the sweetness after the first few minutes. Aside from that, this scent is lovely.
By   - Waitress from New York on 7/30/2024
I blind bought this cause the notes seemed right up my alley. Turned out, it’s even more perfect than I could ever imagine, like a fresh lemon dessert or pastry and some tea. I get lemon loaf cake and tea with honey, whereas my boyfriend says it smells like lemon meringue pie.
By   - Key Holder from Seattle on 5/16/2024
When I wear this, I daydream that I am in London. It smells like tea, lemon, and waffle cones -- beautiful, and full bottle worthy. I prefer Akro Bake to this, though.
By   - Marketing Executive from Raleigh on 4/27/2024
Heavenly gourmand citrus vanilla with a twist. This is quite linear, yet never boring. Once this is on my skin, I know I will be sniffing and cozying up to my arm all day long. I cannot get enough! It is unisex, sweet, citrus vanilla focused, and simply divine. There's something in this that makes it interesting and unique compared to a lot of other gourmand vanillas. Lasting power is very good, stays on for at least 6-8 hours. Full bottle worthy for me!!
By   - tourism from Puerto Rico on 4/18/2024
Absolutely underrated house. Very great longevity and amazing perfume.
By   - Business owner from Gresham on 4/14/2024
Beautiful scent, lasts a long time and smells tasty enough to EAT! Sweet vanilla gourmand - love it !
By   - singer from tenn on 4/1/2024
Lemon tea, bergamot cake, with a hint of caramel. The bergamot & lemon is quite strong in this. This would be perfect for a cozy day with rainfall sipping on tea. Great for errands, brisk walks and office wear. It’s not an offensive scent. I would pair this with a sweeter scent - vanilla, strawberry, musk to tone down the lemon & bergamot.
By   - Doctor from Maryland on 2/26/2024
I am so glad I got this. It is intriguingly fresh and yet sweet. I find it to be very long lasting and the dry down is super gourmand. Pretty complex scent and def one of those that takes you on a journey. No regrets on this blind buy.
By   - School psychologist  from NYC on 2/26/2024
I wasn’t a fan at first, but it has definitely grown on me because it’s a really unique scent. On the first spray, it smells like lemon scented cleaning supplies, which I don’t think I’ll ever get used to, but after it dries down, I get the sweet citrus tea smell. When I’m smelling the perfume directly on my wrist, I’m a bit iffy about it, but the sillage is super soft and sweet.
By   - Fashion Designer from Ontario, Canada on 2/17/2024
Oh my, this is a delectable fragrance!! I smell a creamy lemony dessert in a fancy tea room. How they can make something smell so delicious in a perfume is beyond me. This fragrance is exactly as described. I'm getting a full size bottle for sure.
By   - Underwriter from Temecula on 2/3/2024
This is my first Kerosene fragrance experience and it’s off the sample I ordered from here. This is an absolute beautiful fragrance. The lemon and vanilla go so well together. The citrus make it light and the gourmand elements make it a little heavy and sweet, but they seek to find harmony when all mixed together. This has 100% high quality ingredients and the description from the artist above... they couldn’t have nailed it better. To be honest, this leans more on the feminine unisex scale. I still love this scent and really enjoy smelling it, I’m just not sure I would wear it.
By   - Mortgage Underwriter YouTuber from Indianapolis on 12/28/2023
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