Comme des Garcons Series 7 Sweet: Sticky Cake

I love this so much that I could cry! This scent simultaneously takes me back to my childhood, and forward into a heavenly realm. Sticky Cake is the wrong name (in my opinion). That sounds far too cloying and dense. "Angel Food" is more like it. It is an incredibly soft and endearing gourmand. Top Notes - Almonds, Honey, Pistachio, Dates Heart Notes - Iris, Milk & Brown Sugar Base Notes - Ambrette Seeds, Cereal Notes, Myrrh The sweet notes of course smell delicious, however it's the Iris, Ambrette (Anise), and Myrhh that make this scent special. Something soft and powdery from the Iris, something light and vegetal from the Ambrette, something resinous and complex from the Myrhh... Random thoughts that come to my mind when I sniff my wrist- Marzipan, Fluffy Clouds, Nana's Pizzelles, Sweet Cereal Milk, My Childhood Doll, Middle Eastern Dessert, Innocence, Comfort, LOVE. *I'd also like to add that Lolita Lempicka is my all time favorite scent... And I think this could be her baby sister. ;)

Imagine an upscale European style bakery with marble floors and delicious treats displayed behind glass. The sweet sugary smells envelope you as you choose which treats to take home. Even on the way home, you can smell the almond croissant and marzipan pistachio bonbons from inside the box. This is the image I get when I smell Sticky Cake. A beautiful almond croissant accompanied with marzipan pistachio treats. Sweet, nutty and warm. The scent is not overwhelming and it's just faint enough to smell like when smelling the treats in the bakery or through the box. I am absolutely in love with this gourmand fragrance and have added it to my wish list. Edit - bottle style has changed, it's now white and more modern looking.

I found myself unexpectedly charmed by this fragrance. "Sticky cake" isn't very inviting in a market hyper-saturated in gourmands, but this isn't what you'd expect. To my nose, this fragrance is mostly about almond and iris suspended in resins, with a salty vanillic dough (or maybe even Play-Do) accord being the "twist". If this was a baked good it would be almond shortbread, maybe with some fleurs de sel sprinkled on top. Rather than sticky and sweet, this is almost a lighter, more piquant take on Hypnotic Poison's almond accord. Nothing earth-shaking, but I'm happy CDG decided to give this a second release.

I would say this is more of a powdery tres leches cake...yum! The iris accord definitely gives it the powder, and the rest is the pistacho-almond-honey cake (and a hint of myrhh gives it just a tiny touch of spice). I really love this, I need to get a full bottle someday.

Sticky cake opens with sweet pistachio and iris along with lactonic nuances in the background. To me sticky rice cake has a glutinous rice/mochi feel to it - very authentic and creative gourmand and decent projection + longevity. Yum!