Popcorn Cake

Let me be the first to review this perfume. If you are, as I am, a sweet, vanilla gourmand lover, you will want to get this. Especially for the price. This is an extrait de parfum, so the fragrance is strong, especially the popcorn opening. I have a few other popcorns and it is hard to find one that lasts -- I just got this but I will come back and update this analysis once I have tried it for awhile. I should add that when the top notes dissipate, there is a sort of butter smell that can be a little acrid. I am waiting to see if that evolves. It is mostly sweet and light. Every one of the notes listed is detectable and the combination is delicious without being too overpowering or cloying. It is just lovely and yummy. I don't see it as unisex -- this is girlie.

I just got my sample in today. Tested on skin. I smell the popcorn, butter, and strawberry in the opening. The more this dries down though I am getting this plastic doll head / play-dough smell coming through. It reminds me of a scented eraser or scented doll from my childhood, except not in a good way, since by now, the popcorn, strawberry and butter has dissipated. This doesn't smell in-line with the price point. I would skip it and go for something like Jousset Sticky Popcorn instead. And if you want some strawberry, layer it with Hilde Soliani Fragola Salata.

This is what would happen if “movie theater buttered-flavor” popcorn met a Twinkie and had a child.

Oddly I cannot feel any of the notes listed. I do feel burnt popcorn. Quite unpleasant.

The popcorn opening is very strong. I am not sure how it dries down as I haven't been able to test it on the skin, but definitely strong popcorn with sweet notes. I got a sample from the Art Niche Expo 2025 in Timisoara and will test it soon. The other one I tried and really liked from the house is Pistachio Obsession.