Vanilla Pancake

Opening: Opens to a very particular nuttiness, like a hazelnut cream (nutella, but less chocolatey) slightly lactonic, sweet and bright. Not overly warm or thick, so it's a well balanced sweetness with a lot of hazelnut in the beginning. There is some chocolate elements, but it's not the same as the cacao notes you see in things like Epico Otello or Pierre Guillaume's Anti-Blues. the chocolate is kind of bitter, like cooking chocolate Mid: As it begins to settle on my skin, the chocolate grows less bitter, and more rounded, there's some caramel that starts to come in, and the caramel is at arms length starting to become more central to the scent.. I've smelled a lot of super overpowering caramel notes, and I can say that this one is a very authentically smelling caramel without being thick or overbearing If I waft my arm around, I get a sweet golden-brown caramel syrup as the main note, and smelling it up close lets me smell more of the cacao. I'm trying to not think of the note breakdown, but I'm convinced that if I smell it up-close, I can smell some orange-zest, but it's faint, and it melts together with the rest of the 'orchestra', but I do definitely think it helps balance out the sweetness from the caramel, so it doesn't become monotonous. To avoid nose-blindness, I had some coffee, and after that, there's definitely a lot more of a balance between the orange juice and the caramel, the orange juice is more similar to actual orange juice and not the concentrate/synthetic one you'll see in supermarkets. Drydown: The dry down is mostly vanillic, it begins by being mostly an ambery almost resin-like vanilla, so the benzoin is definizely the primary thing I'm smelling. It's a very pleasant mix of caramel and vanilla beans as the vanilla starts to come more into the light and becomes less benzoin-esque and more of a confectionary/sweet vanilla and then it just keeps going on and on and on with this delightful combination of caramel syrup and vanilla Sillage is great, noticeable at a distance. Longevity is unparalleled - lasts 12+ hours with great performance. I could still smell the vanilla on the spot I sprayed 24+ hours later despite showering.

Vanilla Pancake is a step backwards, a jump towards a cloud of memories made of tenderness and beautiful things, the aroma of sweet aroma in the air, the excitement in your eyes when you are going to taste something good. It may be something purely personal, but my childhood, among other things, is also bound up with food, mainly with sweets, which always represented a moment of joy and conviviality: the last is the key word representing this fragrance. A tender and fluffy Gourmand, which smells, with its very realistic overtones, of a warm pancake topped with the aroma of hazelnuts and chocolate, which was never enough. It is not too sweet, nor cloying, it is very well balanced and on my skin a slightly bitter chocolate note is enhanced, which, with the sugary part creates a very pleasant contrast. A joyful moment with the dearest persons. "The Happy Family" painted by Jan Steen

Beautiful ice creamy, tiramisu vanilla. Not cloying at all, I love in drydown that vanilla pod note which is not artificial. Its really nice gourmand.

Chocolate, orange, vanilla, hazelnut, but no pancake, some caramel and nice smell in drydown

Personal: 5/10 - It's a great, super strong caramel, vanilla gourmand, but... it's ultra synthetic. Mass appeal: 5/10 - This one is just TOO sweet for most to appreciate. Performance: 8/10 - She projects alright. A lot. Value: 4/10 - It's definitely unique and strong, but it's too expensive for a synthetic gourmand. Uniqueness: 8/10 - I've never smelled something that captures the smell of youth so well. SCORE: 60/100 Full bottle buy? NO, I could barely ever wear this. More art than perfume. Blind buy? NO, sweetness is so loud that the neighbors can hear it. Recommend? YES, it's definitely unique and a fun fragrance to sample at least once. Date night? YES, but only in very cold weather, and with a couple sprays max. Too sweet. Office safe? NO, it would be far too cloying. Pros: Unique, artistic, and special. Super high quality gourmand. Cons: Too sweet to be wearable. Expensive, and too synthetic. I actually really appreciate what this fragrance is, but I don't think I can wear it and enjoy it in the same capacity. It's perfumery art that brilliantly captures the sweetness we associate with desserts and unhealthy treats of our youth, and that feeling is communicated brilliantly through Vanilla Pancake. However, its intense gourmand sweetness makes it difficult to wear, and hard to enjoy on skin. But in small, measured amounts on tester strips, I think it's a really fun experience. Hard to wear, but very easy to appreciate. *Review #20 in my fragrance journey - this fragrance I own as a decant*