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Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:45 am  |
| I like Angel but SO many people around here wear it and I don't want to smell like anyone else, Angel is a gourmand fragrance so I'd like suggestions for other wonderful gourmand perfumes!! What are your favorites? |
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Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:11 am |
I had to Google gourmand fragrances, and it seems they're created to smell like our favorite foods.
http://perfumemaking.blogspot.com/2006/07/gourmand-fragrances.html
Maybe I just don't grasp the concept, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't I want to smell like food. I'd probably stay hungry all the time.  Though I've read that in pioneer days ladies would dab vanilla extract behind their ears as a perfume. |
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Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:35 pm |
| AMinthemorning, I would recommend you try "Serendipitous" by Serendipity 3. It is my favorite perfume ever!! It's chocolate-based and very sensual. |
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Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:05 pm |
Gourmand doesn't ALWAYS have to smell exactly like food...hence Angel, I wouldn't consider it to smell like food but it has that hint of sweetness that is food like...
mans: Where can I find this?
Keep the suggestions coming!! |
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Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:11 am |
The Exact Friction of the Stars, by Pillar & Lucy. I also like their other one (To Twirl All Girly) but, alas, just like Angel, TTAG gives me massive migraines!  |
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Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:42 pm |
mmmmmmm chocolat!!!
Another one I like is Vanille Abricot by Comptor de Sud. I believe Sephora still sells it. Sometimes TJMaxx has the body butter. Apricot delight!!! |
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Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:13 am |
| My absolute favourite is Poivre by Caron, but I also love Vanille Abricot by Comptoir Sud Pacifique and Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens. |
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Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:16 pm |
| Thanks majorb.....I meant to say Comptoir Sud Pacifique re: Vanille Abricot. I had Comme des Garconnes on my mind, I guess, who also makes many foodie frags....Cinnamon, Lemon, Lime, Peppermint. |
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Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:26 am |
After reading this thread on gourmand scents, I tried a spray of 'Angel' in a shop yesterday.
Blimey - it has a definite whiff of Christmas mince pies!
Perhaps it should be called 'Christmas Angel'.  |
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Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:56 am |
| fawnie wrote: |
| Thanks majorb.....I meant to say Comptoir Sud Pacifique re: Vanille Abricot. I had Comme des Garconnes on my mind, I guess, who also makes many foodie frags....Cinnamon, Lemon, Lime, Peppermint. |
Ooooh! Never tried those. Are these really nice? Any recommendations? |
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Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:10 pm |
majorb, Oh yes, I love Comme des Garconnes frags! I'm not a big "perfume & high heels" girliegirl, so I like more "pure" scents, if you can call it that. Theirs are more androgynous.
"Peppermint" is wonderful during the summer, or anytime I just want a refresher. It isn't candycane peppermint - it's more herbal garden with a hint of grass. It will definitely cool you off!
"Cinnamon" is the opposite - very warming and delish, but not sugarycinnamon.
"Lemon", "Lime" and "Grapefruit" are yummy and not sickeningly sweet. One could add vanilla for a more rounded feminine frag.
Not gourmand, but "Avignon" is straight out of Holy Mass: authentic pontifical incense plus a cold stone element that is difficult to explain. It has to be experienced - some hate it, some are addicted.
Luckyscent.com will let you sample to your heart's content for around $3.00USD for each 1-2ml vial. It's fun to browse their awesome stash of frags! |
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Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:09 am |
Thanks so much, fawnie! They definitely sound worth trying.  |
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Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:23 pm |
| Come to think of it, the best gourmand I've tried so far is Dulcis in Fundo by profumum. It is a sweet orange/bourbon vanilla scent but it's nothing like CSP Vanilla Citrus or any of those "creamsicle" foodie frags. It's much fuller and deeper....and mouthwatering. And expensive....$250USD for 100ml....but so worth it! Available at luckyscent.com. |
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Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:34 am |
| fawnie wrote: |
| Come to think of it, the best gourmand I've tried so far is Dulcis in Fundo by profumum. It is a sweet orange/bourbon vanilla scent but it's nothing like CSP Vanilla Citrus or any of those "creamsicle" foodie frags. It's much fuller and deeper....and mouthwatering. And expensive....$250USD for 100ml....but so worth it! Available at luckyscent.com. |
Never even heard of that one, fawnie. But it sounds absolutely delicious! |
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Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:47 pm |
| I bought Neroli perfume from L'occitane in notre flore natural mediterranian treasures. I think this is fairly new. They also have Myrtle and Cedar in that collection. it is a bit pricey: 95 CAD $ but sure is different. |
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Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:21 pm |
| Chocolovers, Ralph HOT, and L'Occitane Honey & Lemon (although I've only tried this at the store). |
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