Drunk Apple Pie

This perfume smells exactly like the warm, cinnamon-dusted crust of a pie fresh out of the oven. It’s incredible! I put it on at 7am on a cold and dark December morning, and the warm and cozy spice of home-baked cinnamon aroma instantly lifted my mood. It’s not a harsh or sharp spice at all, nothing like the spicy edge of men’s fragrances such as Spicebomb, red musk, or traditional male musks. Instead, it’s a soft, comforting, baked-cinnamon warmth. Now, on my way home from work at 4 pm the sillage has softened, but the fragrance is still very much present. What has dried down is now more of a sweet musky slightly unisex scent. I’m genuinely delighted by the little dopamine boost this scent gave me in the morning. Maybe it’s the power of suggestion from the name, but I also pick up a fresh but warm and comforting baked almost like baked apple, even though other reviewers say that note isn’t actually there. Last but not least it leans much more toward a sweet, feminine praline and vanilla vibe than anything unisex.

A couple of years ago, I went to a party, and I kept catching whiffs of freshly baked apple pie. I thought the host had actually made an apple pie, but when I learnt that wasn't the case, I started looking for the source. I finally found it - it was a girl wearing Lush's Cardamom Coffee solid perfume, which at that time had recently been discontinued. I have been searching for that elusive realistic apple pie scent ever since. (Yes, I did sample the liquid Cardamom Coffee scent - it is not the same.) Naturally, I had to sample Drunk Apple Pie, and it actually scratches the same itch! It's a very edible buttery cinnamon. Not boozy at all. It doesn't smell like coffee, but perhaps the coffee note is what makes it remind me of Cardamom Coffee? It's a shame it's marketed as a dupe of Angels' Share. They're not twins, nor are they sisters... Maybe second cousins? To me, Angels' Share is very boozy and has a very sharp spiciness.

Got a sample pack of essnce's autumn picks and this was by far my favorite! Warm, boozy, cinnamony but not in an overwhelming way - its a soft kind of fragrance even though the projection is nice and moderate. I tend to lean unisex and this is more femme but the right guy could definitely pull this off too. I've been wearing this all autumn and already have some nice memories associated with it :)

This smells very good. Better than angels share. Its sweeter and smells more gourmand than the original. I think this smells almost exactly like swedish cinnamon buns. I think this is more female, but men could also wear it.

Smells really good and a good clone of angel share!