Lait de Biscuit

Don't let the notes fool you. Chabaud Lait de Biscuit isn't a dense, heavy, candy sweet stickly caramellic confectionary fragrance. This is a nice, really lovely and lighthearted, fluffy and cloud like airy gourmand eau de toilett. It doesn't have a big sillage, it's a really intimate fragrance what feels like a mild, soft touching embrace full of kindness. At the first spray i feel bit of its synthetic charactheristic, but this trait dissapear fast, so it isn't bothering at all -at least for me. The biscuit accord is quite simple, but really lovely and realistic and it's sweetened by a little bit of caramel. The vanilla here - as i said- isn't a dense creamy vanilla, it's much more a very light, lactonic and airy vanilla what is giving the impression of a mug of lukewarm milk what is sweetened by a little bit of vanilla. This fragrance is as light, tender and ethereal on skin just like a flutter of a butterfly. This fragrance gives me flasbacks from my idillic childhood memories, when i was dipping that caramel sweetened biscuits into a glass of milk. And this fragrance almost realistically smells like these biscuits which were sopped in milk but -i repeat myself- in a very airy and fluffy way. And this airiness is that facet of this scent what makes it truly alluring and lovable for me. And this aeriality is that quality what makes this lovely but linear gourmand fragrance a fairy like and ethereal creation. But for my biggest sorrow this airy trait makes the scent not just ethereal but ephemeral also. :( It's a beautiful, comforting but short-lived creation. Tip: I could help a bit about its ephemeral quality, with my favorite oatmilk milk scented bodylotion what i used on my skin mixed with some vaseline, before i spray the fragrance. Btw it's oneif my fav go-to-bed scent, so i don't worry if it diesb't last long, or has a big silla. For sleeping i spray a bit on my wrists but not just there, i also spray 2 spritz onto my pillow what keeps the scent much more.

Delicious, buttery, sweet, vanilla-y and milky, this is a true, foody gourmand in the bakery family. The scent is so tasty that it makes me crave sweets. I can’t stop smelling myself, it’s so scrumptious. Smells like a rich butter biscuit or shortbread. I’m also reminded of the scent of Cocoa Puffs—that sweet, comforting vanillin fragrance. I’m getting some toffee, too. It’s linear, but since I love the scent from the moment it goes on, that’s exactly what I want from this. This is the gourmand I’ve been longing for, and I’ve fallen in love. Delightful and lovely. One to treasure. I only wish it was stronger and lasted longer. I have to do a double application of this, each one a heavy one, and even then I can only smell it lightly on myself. Definitely a skin scent, very low sillage. Perhaps I’ve been smelling myself so much that my nose gets too used to the scent and can’t detect it anymore. In any case, I’m going to go through this bottle very quickly. The packaging is also lovely—a beautiful, simple clear glass cylinder with white label, black cursive script, and a pale pink border. It reminds me of an elegant, minimalist wedding invitation. If you’re in the US and you don’t have any retailers near you that carry it, this scent is available from Osswald NYC for $105.00. I live in MA and ordered on a Wednesday and received it the next day, even without paying for express shipping! They also generously included 3 samples, all in the vanilla family, 2 of which were also from Maison Chabaud. Even though this perfume is far more expensive than I would normally pay for a scent, it’s that kind of care and thoughtfulness that will keep me coming back as a customer. That and the scent, of course. :)

I'm now sitting in a library in Norway's oldest town, with a snowy, wooden housed view. It's five days until christmas and I'm writing my final exam for the year. To motivate myself to walk the icy road to sit down and write, I decided to make a pit stop at the local perfume store. I knew they had TF Oud Wood, and I wanted to smell like that today. But before spraying it on myself, I took the time to search the shelves for new fragrances, and I saw they had started taking in Chabaud. It is my first experience with the house. I smelled all nine they had. Some were nice, most were a bit too light for the season, but this really stood out. Sniffing without reading the name, I got a clear image of cheap Tom and Jerry biscuits we have here in Norway. They smell like buttery biscuits with lots of vanillin. Wow! I love the smell of those, but the taste is cheap. The perfume, on the other hand, I loved straight away. Better quality than the biscuits. To me it just smells of biscuits with a heavy dose of vanillin (absolutely not real vanilla). While sitting in the library corner, I can't stop smelling my arm. It is really cozy, and perfect for the setting. I don't think it's one to wear in any situation, but just for my own pleasure, it is perfect. Not complex and exiting enough for me to buy a bottle, but so pleasurable that this isn't my last wearing. Evening update on the performance: This is not a screamer, and I believe that is a good thing. It would be weird if this would overpower the fish dish I was eating for dinner. About the longevity, I'm pleasantly surprised. It sits close to the skin without loosing any elements for a really long time!

I have a sample which I love. I feel like it is the gourmand that nest describes what I want to smell like, it is a delicious scent but calm and sophisticated. It feels calm because there is alot of milk, and then the smell of the biscuit here in particular feels so sophisticated because its not really sweet, yet still playful because it is a yummy biscuit. It could be signature for me. But unfortunately the longevity is appalling and I could never justify the price of a full bottle. I mean the scent is gone, not reduced, gone in 30 minutes. But I have found Tubbees Cookies and Cream which has the closest style to this, and Eclaire which is also like this but leans much more into sweetness and less of the biscuit being the main focus, with added loads of honey and caramel and also hint of floweriness . Eclaire is inspired by a different DNA (Bianco Latte) but I feel it has leaned into milkiness more than the OG and has a slight cookies feel and in that regard it feels similar to this. But Tubbees Cookies and Cream comes closest to this kind of biscuit in milk style that does not lean on the sweetness but on the dimension of the biscuit, and I will recommend it for those looking for others in this style!

This is my all time favorite fragrance, by far. Been my signature fragrance since I got my hands on it. It's the most delicious scent of cookie, vanilla, subtle caramel and the creamiest milk. It's everything in a perfect cookie (minus the chocolate chips). The scent feels warm and cozy without being overtly so- it's still light feeling, not obnoxious or nothin. It's gotten me so many compliments. Sweet scents can sometimes get mixed reactions, but this smells so good most people can't help but react well in most cases i suppose. The first time i wore this and met up with my boyfriend, he told me i smelled good enough to take a bite of. Although, that's kind of my goal with any fragrance personally. (lol) Lasts forever on clothes (until you wash them tbh). On the skin it's 1-2 hrs i'd say, and same for the hair. If you want it to last, put it on your clothes, it's worth it, trust. Sillage is pretty intimate, but i think it's better that way personally. The fragrance itself is pretty sweet and innocent smelling for a lack of better words, so i don't think it would make sense for it to be super intense. The best of the best.