High Tea

As with all fragrances, I recommend testing this on skin before making any strong opinions about this scent. My skin doesn’t get along with a lot of scents from this house (they smell amazing on tested strips but questionable on my skin) and this is the first winner! I am not getting the strong orange blossom scent the same way some other people are, and this comes from someone that is very sensitive to orange blossom in perfumes. I get the “essence” of orange blossom very early on in the scent’s life cycle but it’s nowhere near as cloying or overwhelming the way that it is in Prada Paradoxe or Love Don’t Be Shy, so keep that in mind before completely writing this scent off. It’s more light and tart than heavy and sweet. On me, it’s creamy, soft, and feminine - during the dry down I catch whiffs of a tea note even though it’s not listed as a note anywhere. Even though I wouldn’t label this as a true gourmand, I can smell the notes that would give off the impression of sitting NEAR a bakery vs IN a bakery. Like if you were to walk by a patio table at a bakery where someone has a plate of macarons and an iced tea and the wind pushes its scent in your direction. Overall it’s VERY pretty and I can’t wait to buy a full size bottle!!

High Tea opens like golden hour in a sun-drenched garden party. Zesty orange and freesia meet the buttery sweetness of a madeleine, instantly cozy but elevated. At the heart is warm milk (light, soft, and nostalgic—NOT heavy, think more whipped cream than whole milk). The dry-down is where the magic lingers. Amber and sandalwood wrap you in a creamy warmth that feels like Sunday morning in silk pajamas. I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s giving minimalist luxury, comfort with a twist, and quiet confidence. Think dessert, but make it chic. I will add that the inclusion of a chai biscuit note nods to the richness of Indian cuisine, a vital, beloved thread in the fabric of London culture. ♥

Every newer scent I try from Brown Girl Jane hits just right on me and I love the pale pink bottles even though some people are not into that design. Kind of gives an 80s vibe to me. Anyway. This is the 4th one I've tried. (Have the purse spray.) On me? High Tea is blooming freesia, spiced orange and sandalwood-amber warmth coming through after the dry down. I don't get a "millky" note, and wouldn't say this has a "madeleine" note - because it is a touch spicier than those yellow vanilla cookies of Proustian fame. Moderate sillage, moderate longevity on my skin. Lasts longer if I put an unscented lotion on first then spray. Is that a thing? Beautiful.

I don't understand people calling this a gourmand and I think that it's leading people astray. This is a soft, ultra-feminine floral amber. If you are wanting photo-realistic cakes, sweets, and chia tea.....this is not it. This takes those notes and elevates them into a sophisticated fragrance. I get a very prominent orange blossom, which I absolutely love, mixed with gentle sweet, spiced chai and vanilla. You definitely notice the powdery softness of the freesia and the milky note. The drydown is ambery and a creamy sandalwood. This is a gorgeous scent for when you want to feel feminine and pretty.

I definitely see the Paradoxe and Born in Roma comparisons. This is such a great fragrance. It is a bright, it is sweet, a little creamy, and has a lot of modern floral. It is super feminine, pink, and flirty. I don’t get Chai tea from it, but I do get a jasmine or oolong kind of tea from this. The amber warms everything up. It is well blended, but can still pick out the parts. This would be a great signature fragrance. It is year round, day, and night. I could see most ages wearing this perfume. It isn’t old nor is it juvenile.

To me this has a mass appealing, clean but fruity scent profile. Despite the gourmand note composition it's not cloying in any way. It's soft, pretty, feminine and so well blended that I didn't pick out one main accord or note as the star of the show. While this is a perfect understated floral to wear out for tea and pastries, it wasn't meant to smell exactly like "tea" which I think caught some people off guard after seeing the name. Anyway, it was love at first sniff for me and I ordered immediately after sampling.

High Tea smells like golden hour in a sunlit patisserie: citrus zest, almond cakes, and warm milk dreams with a creamy sandalwood hug ☁️🫖🍊✨ this fragrance succeeds in capturing the quiet grandeur of British teatime: freesia and orange lift like steam from a citrus-laced Earl Grey, giving way to the tender sweetness of a madeleine. a veil of milk softens the heart, conjuring cream swirling in fine china. as it lingers, amber and sandalwood settle like sun on polished wood. warm, polished, and utterly serene. 🤍

Brown Girl Jane, at it again! I swear, this brand doesn't miss for me. I've loved Carnivale, and I really enjoy Casino, High Tea is like the daytime, weekend sister to those fragrances. It's light, fresh, fruity without being too sweet, a very easy wear. I don't think it's sultry enough for nighttime for my taste (I'm currently swooning over Chris Collins' Lust for evenings or nights out) but High Tea is definitely going to become one of my daily wears for the warmer months.

You had me at macaroons, France’s greatest achievement to “me-kind.” This fragrance is a lovely, sweet pastry delight. I was wary because tea doesn’t fit my scent profile, but I quickly learned that the name wasn’t literal, but a scene or theme. It smells how Brigderton looks. I love this. The Sillage and longevity are moderate, it’s not too loud or screechy and I thoroughly enjoyed my scent bubble.

Creamy warm, milky chai. I'm picking up all of that. I get the orange blossom, but it's not as strong on my skin. This scent sticks closer to my skin and clothes. I love this. It's real tea and Madeleine cookies on me. I'm not getting any whiff of citrus in the opening. The notes in this site highlight citrus, but that is not correct imo. I only get citrus on the paper tester.

I really like this! It reminds me of Burberry Goddess without the lavender note. The name is a little misleading because it isn't really a gourmand- it's not super sweet or edible, more of a lightly spiced vanilla with a touch of floral and fruit. I'm surprised by how much I like it since I usually don't go for vanilla-forward fragrances! I think it could be worn year round.

This is my first BGJ perfume and I am impressed! I definitely get the comparisons to DBIR and Paradoxe, but there’s something a bit more soft and creamy to High Tea. Orange blossom water, and chai are the notes that stand out most to me. It’s blended very well, and the performance is good. I did one spray on the back of my hand and I was able to smell it throughout the day.

This scent is amazing. It’s very well blended. I’m not a white floral person but the floral notes in here blend very well with the gourmand and other notes so beautifully. To me this is a creamy and warm scent. I am a big fan of this brand and I own a lot of full size bottles. My full bottle of this one is on its way and I’m very happy to have it join my collection.

This doesn't really smell LIKE high tea to me, but it absolutely smells the way I would imagine the fanciest person AT high tea to smell. I was initially disappointed, because I was looking for something more gourmand. But once I got past that, I really love it for what it is.

I can’t wait for this one!!! 🫖

Spicy, sweet, gourmand. Very likable. Easy grab. Probably would be great for layering. Smells delicious and I can see myself wearing this before a play date but this is not signature scent worthy nor is this very special. It’s close though, which is why I think layering this with something more unique would make this outstanding. But this scent unfortunately, while crowd pleasing, is just that. It’s the “I want everyone to like me” fragrance. I’ll finish my decant and potentially purchase a bottle but this scent doesn’t match who I am, nor who I want to be these days.

First let me say that I’ve loved every Brown Girl Jane scent I’ve ever smelled! Dawn is in my top 3 most favorite scents ever! So I really wanted to love High Tea. And it’s good, don’t get me wrong, but it’s also very familiar! This smells like an exact dupe of Phlur’s Golden Rule or like Prada’s Paradoxe! Also a similar smell dna as Donna Born in Roma. Bottom line...it’s a fun, juicy scent with a touch of cookies, but if you already have Golden Rule or Paradoxe, this will be redundant.

To me this is super floral and orangey and does have similar vibe to Prada paradoxe intense when first sprayed. However, I find it different enough in the dry down - high tea is much creamier and vanilla than Prada paradoxe intense to me. I layered this with Diptyque L’eau Papier and it’s very soft and cozy. My first BGJ fragrance and I’m impressed! Looking forward to trying more.

Not saying they smell the same, BUT if you’re looking for a Valaya type scent (bright, crisp) but she went screechy on your skin 🙋🏻♀️, try this. It might just scratch the itch for you!

I feel like this could be a flanker to Si Fiori...I like it very much:)

Inoffensive lighter version of devotion

So, this one was a bit of a letdown for me. I was really excited about the idea of a scent inspired by madeleine pastries and cozy chai — it sounded like it’d be warm, creamy, maybe a little spicy with a milky note. But once I actually sprayed it... it didn’t smell anything like that. Instead of getting a soft, gourmand vibe, it just smells like a very familiar department store perfume. Think something you’d catch a whiff of walking through Nordstrom or Macy’s — very perfumey, floral, and a bit generic. The orange blossom really takes over, and while it's sweet and creamy, it’s not “milky” or dessert-like in the way I expected. No buttery madeleines, no spiced chai, no bakery vibes — just a nice, clean floral that kind of reminds me of something like a Flowerbomb or Born in Roma. Not bad, just not what was promised, and definitely not as unique as the description makes it sound. Luckily, I erred on the side of caution and only purchased the travel spray.

It's not bad, I even think it's decent. I just was expecting something very different based on the notes and the advertising. It's basically all fruity/light orange blossom (almost overwhelmingly so) for the first hour or two. Every now and then I thought I smelled a shortbread cookie but the note disappeared before I could take it in. I was hoping it would smell more like a chai or earl gray tea rather than a really pungent fruit tea. After 2 hrs the fragrance becomes significantly better when the sandalwood and lactonic notes are perceptible. It still leans a bit too heavy on the orange blossom in my opinion but at least it's tempered now and more balanced. I would wear it in the fall on a cooler day so the fruitiness doesn't overwhelm me. It has moderate longevity and moderate sillage. Definitely quite feminine. For me, it's just travel size worthy. I like it, but it doesn't wow me and that's okay.

Not what I was expecting but still enjoyable. Sweet and airy with no lactonic notes to my nose. I get mostly orange blossom and some amber. More feminine leaning to me and color I would associate with this is definitely pink. Reminds me somewhat of 22 Orris by Ledda. It’s an easy reach, every day wear fragrance with an angelic airy quality. More of a personal scent bubble with mild to moderate projection.

Maybe it’s me, but just like Afternoon Delight, this perfume is giving me absolutely nothing. Smells nice for about 5 min after application, and then I smell nothing. Note: I am not an oversprayer, but did in order to try and make this work. If you like very faint sweet perfumes, you’ll probably like this. But in all honesty just buy a body spray and save yourself some money.

Went to sephora to sniff around, sprayed goddess on one hand and this on the other. I am not saying they smell exactly the same, there is a difference, but as someone unfamiliar with both, I forgot which is on which hand and cannot discern by the notes, they smell about 80% similar, not the warm cozy tea scent I was hoping for, but still nice.

this is waaaay more citrus forward than i would like it to be. the notes on the box and the notes on here are completely different. this almost feels like a very tame love don’t be shy. i unfortunately don’t think this is that good and will probably be returning edit- this is almost exactly valentinos pink PP

This perfume is fine. That’s it. There’s absolutely nothing outstanding or even standout about it. It smells like Prada paradoxe and I picked up no notes of what it’s mentioned to have. It doesn’t smell like “high tea” it smells like a flower garden. Would I buy it again? No. I already have a perfume that smells like this with better longevity.

Nice idea, but that dry down is offensive. No thanks. ❌

This isn’t what it’s advertised to be at all & i’m bummed 😢 This is a very perfumey, floral, orange blossom heavy scent. That’s the main note I get along with spiced chai that’s heavy on the spice.. I was expecting a yummy gourmand bakery/cookie + whipped milky scent with chai tea and a touch of florals. Where’s the buttery Madeline cookie, macaroon, biscotti and whipped milk?? Literally nowhere. All I mainly get is a very perfume-y orange blossom with spicy chai tea and amber with a touch of creaminess.. but the orange blossom & spices just overpower everything. Dang. I mean it’s not unpleasant but it’s definitely not what’s being advertised. I would even compare this to Prada paradox its that heavy on the orange blossom. It smells like so many other designer perfumes. And there’s something cloying in here that’s making my stomach turn 😭 Not a safe blind buy if you’re wanting a yummy gourmand bakery/cookie/milky/tea scent. Edit: also the lasting power on this is HORRIBLE. 🪦 literally buy anything else. 🌼 Here is the full list of correct notes since Fragrantica didn’t list them all: 🩷 Top: French Madeline, pink chai, macaroon. 🩷 Mid: Orange flower water, fresh freesia, whipped milk. 🩷 Base: Warm sandalwood, amber, biscotti.

This isn’t what it’s advertised to be at all & i’m bummed 😢 This is a very perfumey, floral, orange blossom heavy scent. That’s the main note I get along with spiced chai that’s heavy on the spice.. I was expecting a yummy gourmand bakery/cookie + whipped milky scent with chai tea and a touch of florals. Where’s the buttery Madeline cookie, macaroon, biscotti and whipped milk?? All I mainly get is a very perfume-y orange blossom with spicy chai tea and amber with a touch of creaminess.. but the orange blossom & spices just overpower everything. Dang. I mean it’s not unpleasant but it’s definitely not what’s being advertised. I would even compare this to Prada paradox its that heavy on the orange blossom. It smells like so many other designer perfumes. And there’s something cloying in here that’s making my stomach turn 😭 Not a safe blind buy if you’re wanting a yummy gourmand bakery/cookie/milky/tea scent. Edit: also the lasting power on this is HORRIBLE. 🪦 literally buy anything else.

I’ve come back to this as I have found that maceration does this brand a lot of good. The cookie note has been turned up a notch after having this sit for a while and it is so decadent, syrupy, delicious!! I could literally eat this up!! I am so glad I decided to hold on to this for a while because it is so different from Prada Paradoxe now, especially in the dry down, that you can justify having both in your collection if you want. Paradoxe is pure Orange Flower, whereas High Tea is much warmer and chewy in the dry down. I am so relieved because Paradoxe is a very distinct profile and having a dupe would have been a waste. BGJ knows what they are doing when it comes to their gourmands.

Blind bought, fresh from shipping, I get potent orange blossom. And maybe some spice. But orange blossom. Makes me remember how much I love Classique and her army of flankers. My BGJs get better and better with maturing. I won't write this off. I DID like it, and it lasted all night on a shirt. But if all I ever get is orange blossom, my 10ml is fine.

This smells like a lighter version of girl of now by Elie Saab. I do prefer this to that, but that isn’t to say I like it. That’s a preference thing rather than the perfume itself, it’s just too ‘perfumey’ for my taste. But I get the notes listed and they’re blended smoothly enough. Definitely heavier on the sweetness and orange than the almond.

Ok mine just came in the mail. I agree that the Orange Blossom steals the limelight here. I also agree that it is a very close dupe of Prada Paradoxe but much brighter with hints of Clean’s Radiant Nectar. I don’t get the milky note but thankfully my nose does pick up the Biscotti cookies. It is indeed redundant if you already have Paradoxe.

I think if this had been marketed differently I would have enjoyed it a lot more.. I was expecting a gourmand and didn't get it so it was an immediate no. The more I smelled it I realized I actually like the fragrance, it just wasn't what I expected. I think this is pretty, but very generic and designer floral smelling.

BGJ is about to make me a brand loyalist. This sounds sooo good and they do not miss. I just know it’s going to be lovely. I hope the chai stands out! I need a new tea frag and this sounds right up my alley!

Amber-y orange flower. I hate amber because it smells stuffy to me, but to my nose this is relatively inoffensive. The orange flower pulls through more on skin. On clothes I get a 50/50 flower-amber split.

I was worried I would be disappointed but this is lovely! It has that floral opening but then has that crumbly cookie smell which is just so warm and lovely.

fuck this website and all of you who voted for any perfume with ‘black’ or ‘brown’ in the name for the reminds me of section. hateful fucking asholes

This is just straight orange blossom. No chai, no biscotti. Orange blossom.

This is TEA. From start to dry down, amazing fragrance.