Lait et Chocolat

Step 1- an immediate bakery smell after they just baked some vanilla custard pastry Step 2- a super realistic dark chocolate scent. Photo-realistic even... Step 3- Raw cocoa powder - I really had an urge to lick it off my skin, which never happened before and I`m a gourmand perfume fan. It feels nearly unfair that after giving you such realistic tasty food smells there is no real food to follow :) Outstanding. The sweetness organically lands on something floral- I cannot idenitify the jasmine here to be honest, but the light floral ending gives it even more class. There is -some- conifer somewhere but all I can really smell is this lush totally edible, gourmand masterpiece. I thought their Lait Concentre was great, but this one, omg.... I consider CMDP a bit overpriced but I am seriously considering buying a bottle of this. P.S No, it does not smell like Chocolate Greedy by Montale with its milk chocolate and Middle Eastern oud.

This is my favourite for the range and one of my favourite chocolate scents. It is a little like the smell of uk kit kat chocolate bars, followed many hours later by a beautiful lactonic vanilla (which I prefer to both the vanilla and the lait perfumes from the same range, even though I assume they must have a lot in common). It's a cosy scent. Not a scent for serious bitter dark chocolate lovers so much. The equivalent of a warm snuggly jumper and a nice hot drink. Not as well known as it should be and the stand out gourmand from the range, even though lait de biscuit, also lovely but a little more spicy, seems to be the most popular.

This doesn’t just smell like dairy infused Nestle/Milo cocoa powder in those cylinder containers. Rather think of some in a cup mixed with hot water and cow’s milk (yes the particular scent that makes cow’s milk distinct to vegan options). The smell of the steam from that cup is what this smells like! I think I get the “steam” because this is still easy on the nose while being food-like, but diluted enough to be wearable. Great chocolate, milk, vanilla. The vanilla makes it more of a perfume in the dry-down, possibly also the floral and wood listed but they’re not noticeable. Very intimate but moderately lasting on me.

At first it smelled like a Nutella milkshake made with vanilla ice cream with extra Nutella, but as it dries down it smells more wearable with the freshness of jasmine to make it less dense. Definitely sweet and gourmand but not sickly. The chocolate is delicious and not too thick and slightly musky and nutty. I like that the chocolate becomes drier as it wears. I personally don’t get the woody notes but I don’t mind. I like that it’s a moderate performer and not too strong, because I wouldn’t be able to handle it if it was. Edit: I can see where people say it’s pastry like. It gives a chocolate croissant vibe.

Lait et Chocolate is one of the closest to realistic gourmands I have smelled. It is a very rich, fatty piece of milk chocolate or a glass of milk chocolate (not cocoa), with a very buttery biscuit cookie filled with rich, quality chocolate, and slathered with real buttercream icing. So soothing and calming. Very milky and buttery, but not overwhelmingly sickening like a lot of milky and buttery fragrances are for me. Very strong in the opening, but gets closer to the skin within a half hour, which, believe me, is a good thing, as it keeps it from being overwhelming. This is a very masterful gourmand.

This is Properly, choclolatey, choc drizzled with drinking choc powder and so cozy and moreish! I tried Montale's choc greedy and didn't like it, I found it greasy almost?! This is obviously sweet and i dont have a preference for sweet scents but I'm really enjoying this and can't wait to try it out on a cold, winter evening :) It's not a dry choc like Slumberhouse Ore, its almost like choccy pudding, lovely! EDIT: just want to add that how Montale choc greedy has an orio biscuit vibe going on, this is pure choclate, no biscuity undertones :)

EDIT: My first review was when I first smelled the perfume, I had a very bad impression sadly... It smelled like a very dirty and chemical/synthetic chocolate. Now that I sprayed for the entire day, it smells very good actually ! The chocolate is not as synthetic as I first described, it's more creamy chocolaty now (very addictive), one of my favourite. Sadly, the longevity and the sillage are pretty bad, doesn't lasts... But, I'm tempted to buy a bottle for now. So well, I take back my negative review ✓

This is SUCH a yummy scent. I am a huge lover of gourmands, chocolate, and lactonic notes in fragrances, so was looking forward to trying this brand. I *think* I prefer this one to Lait Concentre, but its close, they are both delicious. This smells like pure chocolate biscuit to me. Those shortbread cookies with chocolate on top. It's a buttery cookie with smooth milk chocolate. It encapsulates it beautifully. I try a lot of fragrances with these notes and this one is a stand out.

This is a delicious milk chocolate with vanilla hints and some jasmine in the background. A shy feminine scent for a ballerina. Soft, romantic, gourmand, dreamy chocolate, delicate and fragile dont expect a massive projection this is an intimate scent. Lovely for romantic movie nights with hot chocolate or for school teachers, music teachers. Love this house and I am about to order a full bottle of this lovely fragrance.

Soft and mild, reminds of comforting cup of cocoa with milk and naturally sounding vanilla. I wear it in the early spring, when you still need some warmth. For some, it can be a therapic fragrance, as it somehow brings sense of safety, quiet happiness, and laziness, when you have so much time - a childhood feeling. Have never been into gourmand fragrances, but I enjoy this one a lot, would like to bath in it :)

So I layered this with Philosophy Fresh Cream and I smell like decadent hot cocoa. I will say when I sprayed this on paper I requested a return almost immediately, it smelled like chocolate smuckers chapstick to me. Juvenile, waxy, awful. On my skin it warmed up and layered beautifully. I’m super excited to wear this with woody vanillas for a smores like smell.

Soft milky chocolate biscuit in a bottle - that's ALL it is. :D Costs A LOT for such unknowin new brand! But smell is amazing!! SUPER NATURAL smell! It's so good! Quality jiuce like Tom Ford's stuff. Nice and powdery. Really good for male and female. As i said 100% chocolate biscuit smell. 3-4 sprays last about 3 hours, after that skin scent.

sweet milk chocolate opening with a warm flaky pastry scent that comes after. Smells reminiscent of a chocolate croissant through and through, full dry down is less chocolate and a milky vanilla comes through. Chocolate remains but only slightly hours later, but a lactonic vanilla bready smell is what stays.

Believe me, this is not only milk and chocolate. It has facets and a beautiful Woody nuance. Performance is excellent and wearing it is truly an enchanting experience. Gourmands are not my first choice when it comes to fragrances but after Lait et Chocolat I will definitely Re-evaluate that. @deepgreenbeauty

Bought a full bottle of this delicious scent!! cant help smelling my wrist since I put it on. the first sniff is a yummy smell includes dark chocolate with biscuits. not super sweet like lait Concentré from the same house. after awhile, it turns into a soft, sweet, and tender scent. sillage is pretty good

Oh my gosh. There is gourmands and then there is GOURMANDS. This is a hyper-realistic sweet chocolate milk, very rich, creamy, utterly delicious. It’s actually so hyper-realistic I’m not sure where or how to wear it, if that makes sense. Definitely one to smell if you can get yourself a sample. YUM.

Can't stop sniffing my wrist. I get mostly high-end milk chocolate (those of us who grew up with cheap American chocolate will know what I'm referring to) but it is not totally gourmand to me. There is a whisper of jasmine and woods that keeps this from feeling like you're wearing dessert.

A beautiful gourmand, it is indeed a cup of very sweet cocoa. It is quite realistic but as I smell it longer I pick up the jasmine and a slight dryness but it’s very much still chocolate. I enjoy it a lot!

it truly smells like a hot chocolate. A milky creamy takeaway hot chocolate thats already slightly cold cause its too cold outside at the christmas market vibe. love love love

I would call it THE MOST quality parfume ever made. The smell is sooo real!!!! It literally smells like chocolate cookie.