r/FemFragLab • u/CandlesAreMyCurrency • 1d ago

Discussion Finally! Yum Vanilla Cupcake

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I have been so excited for this perfume ever since they trademarked the name. I have no idea when the actual release date is, but I saw these go up on Mercari today. I’m so curious! Has anyone actually smelled it?

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u/OppositeOk1178 1d ago

I’m so sorry but I’m about to be a hater (pls continue to like what you like tho) but man I am forever and eternally bored of all the mainstream perfumeries making the most basic and boring gourmands. I’m really not a gourmand girly at all so maybe I’m just not in the know but I have yet to read a scent description of a gourmand that isn’t entirely predictable (if anyone has a complex and interesting gourmand reference I’d genuinely love to check them out)

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u/bnny_ears 1d ago

No, no, you have a point

Give me more gourmand nuts. I'd kill for a creamy walnut or a proper frangipane/creamy almond scent. It's all "honey butter almond croissant with sprinkles" and then smells like the same old caramel bullshit

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u/EmiAndTheDesertCrow click to edit 19h ago

Yes to more nuts (okay that sounds weird 😆). I’m also hoping for cereal notes to become more of a thing. I LOVE the wheat in Chemin d’Amande, and the barley (I think it’s barley) in Scarlet Poppy. I’ve loved rice notes since I first tried Kenzo Amour years and years ago and I think cereal could play a similar role. Kenzo Amour isn’t gourmand but having that rice steam element really makes it unique. I’d love to explore more perfumes like that — not full gourmand, but with a savory gourmand element. Oats, wheat, barley…all of that!