Milky No Way

I have been looking for a lactonic/vanilla scent that doesn't give me an immediate migraine (a genuinely difficult feat). I got the Fascent discovery set assuming Milky No Way wouldn't work for me, but I honestly hated everything in it except for this. It starts off very cool rather than warm vanilla, presumably from the pepper, and is a little sharp. The sharpness calms down a bit after 20 minutes or so, but it maintains its coolness for a couple of hours. Eventually it melts into my skin and the tonka, hazelnut, and sandalwood notes give the salty, nutty, just sweet enough warmth I've been looking for. It manages to smell strong but maintain its skin-like presence for hours. My only wish is that the warm dry down came a bit sooner. Overall I'm super happy with this one and feel like I finally found my safe gourmand.

This smells so comforting!! There are no chocolate notes but the whipped cream accord and vanilla make it reminiscent of cookies and cream for me. To clarify it isn’t a photorealistic gourmand, just extremely cozy and addictive. I love the complexity the black pepper and hazelnut notes add. It’s a very nutty fragrance. I bought a full bottle immediately after trying the sample, I love it so much

It's almost gourmand but somehow it doesn't cross that line. It doesn't smell like white chocolate, but it's that same kind of sweet aroma. I think you'd be better off buying the discovery set as I can't quite describe this but it lasts quite well as I had a bin in my room and could still smell it as I was trying to sleep 🤣

smells like a really cool coffee date in the winter, around nighttime~ like its warm, inviting but there's a smokiness, alluring vibe to it. ive gotten so many compliments on it i cannot wait to buy more from fascent

it smells like an expensive, small batch milk soap made specifically for a tiny boutique hotel, or like you ate hazelnuts a half hour ago and someone is steaming a carafe of rice milk nearby, or like the pages of books i purchased from my favorite record shop. there is something perfumey to it, it’s not gourmand or sweet. on my skin, it’s very peppery and comes across as scratchy, and the nutty milkiness is dry and powdered. it’s a fairly intimate fragrance, and up close with my nose right up against my skin within the first half hour i do not like it - it’s perfumey, and the pepper is loud. but without directly sniffing, it smells like a cottony poof of warm nut milk and soap. the perfumey pepper does die down, and takes a backseat to the hazelnut and lactonic notes that reminds me of the small shop portion of an indian restaurant that sells sandalwood goods.