Merry Cookie

I do not feel good about loving Merry Cookie. I tend to dislike most gourmands; I tend to find them too artificial, and otherwise just not something I want to smell like. I hated Sol de Janeiro 62, 71, and even 59. Even if I did like the common gourmands of today, the reaction they elicit from my girlfriend is universally one of guttural disgust, and I wish not to inflict that upon on her. I smelled this in the store almost as a joke. I expected to put it back down and walk away. But I didn’t hate it. It was inoffensive, highly sweet... and then it was there. Butter. The most buttery fragrance I’ve ever smelled. Not even a Christmassy scent in my mind - there are no mulling spices, it is not gingerbread, contrary to the packaging. Just a simple, sweet, buttery fragrance. A shortbread cookie, perhaps with an icing glaze. I put it away in shame. In truth, I was afraid of my love for this scent, and that smug gingerbread man. I returned to the Semi-Annual Sale with a friend. I lost her in the fray. When we reconvened at home I got a look at her haul. There he was again. That smarmy frosting grin, taunting me. She let me spray it on my arms. We sat outside on the screened-in deck, shielded from the oppressive sun, baking comfortably in the unprecedented June heat. The buttery sweetness radiated off my arms. Perfectly Baked. The price dropped further this week and I knew what I had to do. It should arrive in a few days. My girlfriend will not be pleased but I don’t think I had another choice.

Scent notes: creamy cookie dough, almond biscotti and caramel woods. True to the notes mentioned above it's like an ultra creamy, super sweet freshly baked out of the oven cookie with yummy caramel drizzled on top. Surprisingly it isn't synthetic at all. It's very warm, toasty and mouth watering. A winter staple specially for gourmand lovers. Projection and longevity is top notch too. Fills out the entire room with the smell of freshly baked goods. Easily sticks onto my skin until i shower the next day. I must add it smells quite similar to coconut cream pie minus the burnt plastic/toasted coconut flakes note. The mouth watering caramel dry down of coconut cream pie and merry cookie are almost the same. In fact i think merry cookie is even better than CCP cause it has twice the amount of caramel than CCP and no burnt coconut flakes, synthetic note on the initial spray to put you off. A quick comparison with the 2021 version of merry cookie : 2021 version had the notes of lemon icing, warm sugar cookie, shredded coconut and vanilla bourbon. To my nose it is like a butter cookie with sprinkled sugar on top. It's light, sweet but not warm & delicious enough for me like how a cookie fragrance should be. Definitely not caramel heavy. Extremely light on the skin too.

I really love this. I will say, it's not too similar to 71 (my absolute favourite), but it is similar in the sweetness and a note or two. This one is more lactonic frosting on a sugar cookie like, while 71 is kinda coconuty to me and super chocolate chip cookie instead. Either way, smells absolutely amazing and perfect for those cozy days or for winter/fall.

I am obsessed with the body spray. It smells exactly like shortbread sugar cookies or danish biscuits with a tiny beautiful hint of salt. It sits nicely on the skin, not overwhelming at all. I got complimented on it but I wish it lasted longer. It feels like at first it's a burst of scent that very quickly fades away and simply sits tightly on your skin.

picked this up for the first time at the SAS sale! if you are a SDJ 71 lover, this is for you!! straight up delicious sugar cookies. it is so sweet, even as a gourmand queen myself I found it to be almost too sweet at times. I still absolutely love it and can't wait to really get use out of it at Christmas time!!

I'm surprised by how much people hate this one, it smelled just like what I thought Italica would smell like (of course - nothing like actual Italica). This smells like an ultra buttery sugar cookie to me, warm sweet and delicious! Lasting power is pretty good for a mist as well.

This stand out as I let myself again to try sniffing fine mists. I remember myself wearing VS Vanilla lace during my 20's. Nostalgic. Now in my mid 30's happy to have this Merry Cookie. As I love everything about baked goods, the scent puts me in a good mood.

absolute diva. smelled this in the christmas in june collection at sas today and when i tell you it actually smells like sugar cookies, IT DOES. gourmand lovers go clock this fragrance’s tea and sell it out atp. LOVE IT

I agree with others, totally is a yummy true gourmand that smells of buttery popcorn- with just a small hint of freshness in the dry down. I love it! Definitely a safe blind buy for any gourmand lovers!

this is the most photorealistic snickerdoodle scent, super rich and sweet! 🍪

Smells like Cheirosa 71 to me. Smells exactly like a cookie.

Buttery. Crumble-y. Vanillic. Sugary. Delicious. A simple, aptly named, feel-good gourmand. No surprises, no lurking florals. Just COOKIE.

I like this scent It's not the worst by any means, but I think if they cut some of the butter in here and added more cookie It'd be better IMO. If you really want to smell like a sugar cookie, or cookie butter I'd say SDJ 71 is your pick. This is a little too artificial cookie for me to enjoy.

Hmm I don't know. It's a nice gourmand, but a bit headache-inducing. I much prefer to use other cookie gourmands like Cheirosa 72.

Eurghhh! Maybe it is just cookie/cake scents in general bc I HATED BBW Happy Birthday as well, it smells like popcorn and pee??? This especially smells like WET cookie dough and some sort of fake butter.... so synthetic. I sprayed it in my room to test how it would smell out of bottle and I could tolerate it (so not MASSIVELY headache inducing) but upon trying the body wash I actually gagged in the shower. Something about the smell of the body wash reminds me of rotten oatmeal milk? I see a ton of good reviews so maybe it's just me... but if you are sensitive to super syntheticy and plasticy scents do NOT purchase.

I see a lot of people hyping up this scent (as well as Christmas Cookies). I was so excited to get this only to be disappointed. This doesn't smell like cookies. It smells like heavy caramel popcorn that's too synthetic. It gives me a massive headache. This is too cloying and fake-smelling. It is a big no for me. A more toned down dupe for this is Beach Nights. It's more tolerable but I still dislike it. I'm wondering if anyone has the same experience with Merry Cookie. It's such a horrible scent.

I blind-bought this off the Bath & Body Works website because it was on sale for around 3 dollars. This was absolutely horrible, it sent me into a coughing fit as soon as I smelled it. I threw it in the garbage as soon as I got it. Smells nothing like cookies, I honestly couldn't even describe the scent. Don't get this.

fragrance notes: creamy cookie dough, almond biscotti and caramel wood. ***identical to Christmas cookies*** Smells like sweet, warm cookie dough i absolutely adore this! Gourmand lovers dream. If you have coconut cream pie and joy sugared snickerdoodle, this smells like 60% coconut cream pie and 40% sugared snickerdoodle mixed together. But a bit lighter, sort of faint. Still amazing There is some odd fresh air type of scent in the background that is a bit weird and idk if anyone else gets that. But I still love this. personal score: 10/10 🍪

I have the 2022 version which has the same notes as Christmas Cookie but I don’t know if that’s a typo or not bc I haven’t smelled CC. This was terrible and on me it was kinda musty. Super weird but I think it’s a woody note gone wrong. I really wanted to love this because I’m obsessed with gourmands and almond but it was horrible. I gave it away and I think I was allergic to something in it. Maybe it’s an old product repackaged, so it’s just stale.

Smells about 90% similar to Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa '71 body mist. Only difference is that on dry down, Merry Cookie has a very light citrus note that only becomes apparent when you compare the two, whereas, '71 smells gourmand through and through. They're similar enough that you don't need both, and if I ever run out of '71, I'll definitely just save myself some money and replace it with MC.