Éclair Affair

Update 1 - 14 Aug: It's been a bit around 10 days since I first tried this out of the box. This is weird, it's like it's a different fragrance! Now it is VERY similar to Bianco Latte with the extra coconut note. It blew my mind, it was so different at the first times I tried it, it was a powdery summery coconut heavy fragrance, now it's caramel Bianco Latte with a hint of milky gorgeous coconut. Holy smokes! My first impression was not the best on this, I was even planning on selling it but wow I think I'm falling in love with it now! I hope it won't change much more in the future, it's almost perfect now! Will update further if I notice changes. First impression: 06 Aug: I got this as a Bianco Latte dupe (I have several dupes of it, I like to collect them), but this is NOT like Bianco Latte. This is pure powdery sweet coconut with caramel. It didn't remind me at any point Bianco Latte (as I said I have multiple dupes of it and I also have the original BL). From the first spray it has a very prominent coconut scent that tends to be almost like a deodorant. It's not bad but... I can't explain it. It's too coconut-y if that makes sense, and it's a bit too sweet that it can become sickly sweet. Someone mentioned that this is like Victoria Secret Coconut Passion and while I understand where they are coming from, I also have Coconut Passion and they are not similar. Coconut Passion is tropical (almost sunscreen-y) coconut with Vanilla, Eclair Affair is cloying powdery super sweet coconut with caramel. On a positive note, it is very long lasting and for a freshly opened fragrance it has decent projection which I am guessing in time it will intesify.

Coconut pie—with extra caramel drizzle! That’s exactly what Éclair Affair smells like to my nose. I’m talking about those mini coconut pies made with coconut powder, milk, egg whites, sugar, and flour. The coconut here is fresh and wet, not dusty or dry at all. But thanks to the caramel, it’s definitely turned into a full-blown sugar bomb. I honestly really like this fragrance. It skips that rubbery, sneezy opening I get from the original Éclair. It’s also not as dense or thick, and it doesn’t have that underlying cherry note that Éclair carries. The opening is noticeably different and gives you a fun twist, but the dry down does get closer to Éclair—just sweeter and less powdery. Éclair Affair leans into coconut and caramel, feels lighter and airier, but it seems to either not work with my skin, or be lower performance wise. It feels a little bit flat and weak after an hour on my skin. That said, it’s still too early to compare the performance fully, since my decant is very new. I’ll keep testing and update if anything changes! Update: Yes! It changed and got much stronger performance. It projects 1 meter and last over 7 hours and the best part is that I don't go noseblind to it at all. With Lattafa's Eclair I go noseblind after 1 hour.

honestly I love this. I have many dupes of Bianco latte, because I really enjoy the dna profile. To me this is similar enough that you honestly don't need both, but this is like a softer and less rubbery Bianco latte/eclaire. I feel they have more spice and caramel. This is sweeter to my nose, and I get the reference to Frappuccino, cause the Tonka Bean could be perceived as coffee. But more in the way that it has that syrupy coffee syrup smell( kind of reminds me of the vanilla/spices in the og Ch good girl). this is more versatile, as Bianco latte is a tad much for summer, this is probably the version I would bring with me on vacation. Also this is more feminine to me than Bianco latte is. The added coconut makes this a more tropical version of Bianco latte to my nose. This doesn't project like Bianco latte, as it is sweeter. But Bianco latte is also a beast if you don't go nose blind to it! I also think this would be better for layering, as Lattafa eclair, Bianco latte, Nyla vanielle and caramel cascade seem to overpower the fragrance I layer it with, instead of blending together.

Well... it is dreamily sweet. The coconut is not strong but I can sort of smell it somewhere in hiding. I mostly smell a sweet vanilla that also maintains some freshness on the skin, maybe thanks to the jasmine. I also enjoy how the caramel blends together with the other scents in this fragrance! It’s really not too much although the first spritz would make you think so. It surely calms down and becomes cozy after 15-20 min. I also sense a hint of Berries. Maybe like a Berrie cobbler with coconut shavings on top with some vanilla syrup and caramel toffee on the side, but at the same time you smelll the bouquet of flowers on the table is mixing in with the desserts. But then again it’s really not all that in your face. Yes I want to believe that my skin smells this heavenly. That my clothes always carry this scent. It is so airy and sweet and I would love to be associated to a scent like this one. It’s well done. Everybody needs a couple of these gourmand Dubai perfumes because they are truly so high value for what you get in ML vs price.

Falling somewhere between but not exceeding both Maison Asrar’s Vanilla Voyage and Lattafa’s Eclaire. I personally wanted more of a creamy coconut from this. Something like a budget friendly Sphinx Egyptian Sugar Soirée was what I had in mind. This is more or less just another Bianco Latte dupe unfortunately. Does seem to be impressively longevitous though. Doused myself yesterday after showering at 3pm and this was still alive on my skin before showering again a full 24 hours later. Eclair Affair would have been more impactful for me if there weren't 8 other perfumes that smell like this currently occupying my collection; regardless this seems to be a crowd pleasing high quality offering likely to satisfy most gourmand lovers 😇