Good Gourmand Scent
While I am not personally a huge fan of super sweet scents, I can appreciate this perfume for its unique balance of smokey/sweet. It lasts a long time and would recommend to someone who likes gourmand perfumes.
Pull up a chair. The first breath is immediate comfort—roasted coffee beans still warm, a drizzle of caramel sweetness, the faintest crack of black pepper to wake up your senses. This is the smell of your favorite corner booth, morning light through foggy windows, nowhere else to be.
Lavender arrives like an unexpected twist, herbal and almost soapy-clean against all that coffeehouse warmth. It shouldn't work. It does—brilliantly. Steamed milk and orange blossom soften the edges, creating a latte-like creaminess that feels like cashmere against skin. The effect is cozy without being cloying, familiar yet somehow elevated. Vanilla anchors everything, but not the sugary kind.
This is smoky, almost woody—bean pods split open, caramelized at the edges. Cedar adds quiet structure while musk keeps things intimate, close, the kind of scent that makes people lean in during conversation. Hours later, it's still there: that gentle roasted sweetness humming against warm skin.
Inviting. Unhurried. The olfactory equivalent of "stay a little longer." For those who know the best moments happen between the rush.
Giving vibes of ...
Coffee Break by Maison Margiela (retail: $165)
Intoxicated by Kilian (retail: $250)
Intense Coffee by Montale (retail: $150)
Concentration: 18% (Extrait de Parfum)
Ingredients
Perfumer’s Alcohol, Parfum, Aqua (water) NO: phthalates, parabens, sulfates. Vegan Formula. Cruelty-free.



While I am not personally a huge fan of super sweet scents, I can appreciate this perfume for its unique balance of smokey/sweet. It lasts a long time and would recommend to someone who likes gourmand perfumes.
I love creamy gourmand scents and found this a great one that is sweet without being too juvenile. Lingers for a surprisingly long time. Didn't come out as smoke-forward on my body as it did for others.
i really love the honey milk + bourbon perfume from tuoksu so i thought i would give this one a try. i expected it to smell sweeter than it does, also not a fan of the smoke note, as another reviewer said it really overpowers the rest. it dries down to a more gentle skin scent, which isn’t bad, just not for me. love this brand but wish they would offer small sample sizes to try before buying a bottle
It’s rich and boasts a gorgeous unfolding of notes after the dry-down.
The smoke note for this is too strong for me, nauseating. Hoping it mellows out a bit if I let the bottle sit for a bit
It's a delicious, long-lasting scent that strikes the perfect balance between sweet and sophisticated. If you're a fan of gourmand fragrances with a twist, definitely give this one a sniff!
One thing I love about this fragrance is that it's not overly sugary or cloying. The balance between the caramel and vanilla is spot on, and it doesn't veer into dessert territory, which I appreciate. It's like a sophisticated take on a gourmand scent.
I was pleasantly surprised - this stuff lasts! I spritzed it on in the morning, and it was still going strong well into the evening.
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