Queens Caramel

Sweet, caramel, vanilla, warm, woody, honey, rich, creamy, decadent, yummy, feminine, sensual, seductive, flirty, charming, whimsical, dreamy, delicious, delightful, alluring, tempting, addictive, luscious, inviting, cozy, comforting, gourmand This opens with sweet and gooey caramel, a swirl of softly rich maple, decadent golden honey, sweet sugar, and just a sprinkle of salt adding to the savory deliciousness of this. The heart envelopes with decadent white chocolate, a sprinkle of coconut flakes, delicate and powdery vanilla orchid. The base notes intertwine sensual vanilla, sweet tonka bean, and warm golden amber. On me the most prominent notes are caramel, vanilla, and honey. This is such a delightful, sweet, decadent, and yummy gourmand centered around rich and gooey caramel and vanilla. This turned out to be even better than I expected, and I’m so glad I took the chance and blind bought it! I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the maple note, but it’s nicely done and on the softer side, so I like it. Even though it’s super sweet and yummy, it comes off well balanced and not something super loud and in your face. It’s very wearable, and perfect for the colder weather of fall and winter. It might become a bit cloying in the heat of summer, but I have yet to wear it in hot weather. I think it’s suitable for pretty much any occasion. Surprisingly this feels very similar to GdT Bianco Latte, By Rosie Jane Dulce, and BBW Whipped Honey & Vanilla. The biggest difference is the maple note, but since it’s softer it’s easy to see the similarities. They’re all rich honeyed vanilla and caramel scents that I really enjoy! I do have several other fragrances from Ellis Brooklyn including mists in Marshmallows (my favorite!), Sand, and Vanilla Sin. I also have the perfumes in Vanilla Salt (my fave perfume!), Queens Caramel, Miami Nectar, Bee, Vanilla Milk, Salt, and Myth. I’m enjoying the brand more and more now, and am definitely looking forward to what comes next! I get great performance with Queens Caramel. The longevity is very good, it lasts about 7-8 hours on my skin. The projection is moderate, it radiates out about an arm’s length from me. For reference some of my other favorite fragrances include Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Vanilla 28, The Wedding Silk Santal, Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, Yum Pistachio Gelato, GdT Celeste, Bianco Latte, PdM Oriana, Kilian LDBS, Princess, Burberry Goddess, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, Selena Gomez Rare, YSL Black Opium Le Parfum, Black Opium Glitter, D&G The One Desire, JPG Classique Pin Up, Ellis Brooklyn Marshmallows, Vanilla Salt, Phlur Heavy Cream, Cashmere Skin, SDJ Summer é Amor, 62, 39, VS Vanilla Lace (OG), BBW Beach Nights, Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, Fireside Flurries, Whipped Honey & Vanilla, Moonlit Goddess

Ellis Brooklyn Queens Caramel is the best caramel scent I've smelled so far. It's very accurate, never nauseating, and a perfectly sweet-gooey caramel balanced with little salt flecks and honey. This is just sweet caramel all the way to the end. Not smoky, fruity, woody, oudy, floral, nutty, spicy, or kernel-like. Here, nothing else distracts. I have nothing bad to say and Ellis Brooklyn finally hit the mark on a gourmand. It is airy with enough viscosity to be grounded, smooth, and deliciously spreadable. The white chocolate that appears a little as it dries is a treat as well. So has been the vanilla ice been getting in the dry down with more wears, similar to the warm vanilla dry down of Burberry Goddess. Queens Caramel will be such a great base, but layering isn't my thing so I'm probably just going to wear and enjoy it on its own. At first in the deep dry down, the caramel acquired a plastic-coconut facet like all vanilla caramels eventually do to me including Bianco Latto and Phlur Caramel Skin, but not as bad as Fugazzi Vanilla Haze, that I don't pick up anymore with wears. Regardless, this lasts over 8 hours on my skin so it would've been full on caramel for the most part. There's also a decent projecting bubble for about 4 hours, where I can smell the scent all around with little to no air circulation and without sniffing close. I don't have any of the similar fragrances so this is a perfect fit in my collection, and I'm actually happy I paused on getting Bianco Latte which is close. The caramel reminds me of Cheirosa 59 which I have and 71 which I had, without the violet florals and nuttiness respectively. Also similar to two delicious fragrances I was considering, New Notes Caramelo Vanilla with dulce de leche and Cirque du Soleil if the caramel was extracted away from the Macintosh apple.

Best purchase I made in 2025. Composition is balanced, interesting, and elevated but its still a true gourmand. The caramel is beautiful, warm, rich, but never sticky or heavy. Performance is excellent, it is the strongest Ellis Brooklyn scent that I have. I am obsessed with the white chocolate note in this. (EB needs to make a White Chocolate forward scent next.) The maple note is realistic, but it does not overpower the scent. I think it complements the caramel perfectly and adds something complex and interesting without being too experimental. It’s a 10/10. My ideal gourmand scent. Below I compare it to other caramel scents: Giardini di Toscana Bianco Latte: This is a heavy condense milk scent with the caramel note in the background. This also has honey and cumin which can sometimes be challenging. Bianco Latte is loud, while Queen's Caramel has a moderate projection and silage. Phlur’s Carmel Skin: This is a literal chewy caramel candy. Both Carmel Skin and Queens Carmel are linear, but Queen’s Carmel still knows she is a perfume, Carmel Skin thinks she’s food. 7 Virtues Buttercream Haze: This smells like a pancake dripping in maple syrup. The maple note is more prominent. I do not think this is similar to Queen's Caramel at all.

This could’ve easily been an Autumn flanker for Yum Bougie Marshmallow. And I’m in love with the way Gabriela approached this for EB. Real quick, I do not care for Bianco Latte or its dupes. Every version of that scent I’ve ever had, I’ve given away. The coumarin ruins it for me. THIS does NOT remind me of Bianco Latte at all. Does it have some of the same notes? Yes. Is it in the same family? In the way that flan and ice cream are both creamy desserts. This scent gives me the best fall vibes without sacrificing wearability. If SDJ 71 was more tame and less nutty/salty. It’s like the love child between SDJ 71 and Yum Marshmallow without the fruity or nutty traits. Interesting that the bottle is ombré brown to pink... The dry down of this scent is GLORIOUS on my skin. It is literally caramel strands or crème brûlée topping. Burnt sugar glaze that lasts forever. This literally lasted 12 hours on my skin, sitting close after projecting for nearly 6. The best performing EB in the entire brand imo. This is the scent that got me excited for Fall. I’ll be wearing this, Artisan Ethnique and Cirque du Soleil with joy this Autumn... I may even put them together!

It took around 8 months for this to finally reach Australia and it was worth the wait! This scent reminds me of working in a high end patisserie, all the nights I spent smelling the delectable sweet scents mingling with each other. The caramel is thick, rich and bubbly - there's no bottle of flavouring here, it's a golden brown pot of lactonic bliss, both thick and airy. Dark, viscous maple adds an inherent "natural" sweetness while tempering the caramel. Salt-infused white chocolate smooths the composition even further, and to me, it is extremely similar to the white chocolate in Chanel's Coromandel. A soft yet noticeable note, smoothing out the entire recipe. Performance is impressive, with the first two or so hours having a strong radiance before becoming a bubble scent - you'll be wrapped in a cocoon for the rest of the day, which is hardly a bad thing. And for as much as I've used the word "thick" as a descriptor, the scent retains an airy quality throughout. It's rare for me, but this absolutely gorgeous gourmand gets a solid 10/10!