At first you may think, yes, OK this is a cute, delicious scent but nothing extraordinary. However when you wear it, over the course of the day you might, like me, start to notice what sets this apart from the average gourmand. The richness, complexity and delicacy of the balance is astounding, and it becomes creamy and enveloping. I must say I don't get any rum from this, and on my skin there is a shit-ton of vanilla, but it's fine by me as it's beautiful. The cacao comes and goes, and the fragrance oscillates between buttery cream and dry, bitter, sometimes fruity chocolate.
I find the first hour or so of this scent to be a bit of a slog. It has an aggressive chocolate note similar to the monstrous screech of Parfumerie Générale's Musc Maori, a plasticky, kinderesque milk chocolate similacrum, coupled with a loud, sweet burst of unidentifiable floral chemicals. Once the patchouli starts to take hold and the desperate, needy opening fanfare dies down, it becomes interesting. It's a choco-patch treat which performs well and smells expensive. However, the opening is so challenging to me I'm not sure if it's worth suffering the ordeal of the first phase. In this respect it reminds me of Lilac Love and Love Tuberose, insofar as it takes an hour before I find it wearable, but then I really love it.
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3 years ago
Fève Gourmande, from Guerlain was released in 2023. The perfumer behind this creation is Delphine Jelk. The notes are Cacao Pod, Patchouli, Rose, Rum, Smoke, Spicy Notes, Tea.
At first you may think, yes, OK this is a cute, delicious scent but nothing extraordinary. However when you wear it, over the course of the day you might, like me, start to notice what sets this apart from the average gourmand. The richness, complexity and delicacy of the balance is astounding, and it becomes creamy and enveloping. I must say I don't get any rum from this, and on my skin there is a shit-ton of vanilla, but it's fine by me as it's beautiful. The cacao comes and goes, and the fragrance oscillates between buttery cream and dry, bitter, sometimes fruity chocolate.
I find the first hour or so of this scent to be a bit of a slog. It has an aggressive chocolate note similar to the monstrous screech of Parfumerie Générale's Musc Maori, a plasticky, kinderesque milk chocolate similacrum, coupled with a loud, sweet burst of unidentifiable floral chemicals. Once the patchouli starts to take hold and the desperate, needy opening fanfare dies down, it becomes interesting. It's a choco-patch treat which performs well and smells expensive. However, the opening is so challenging to me I'm not sure if it's worth suffering the ordeal of the first phase. In this respect it reminds me of Lilac Love and Love Tuberose, insofar as it takes an hour before I find it wearable, but then I really love it.