Meringue

All the others I've tried from this range (all, including the men's, except the green one so far) have been good to go fresh out of the box, so I sprayed this hoping it was no exception. Right now, all I can smell is bitter suede and sour birch wood. I wouldn't wear this perfume as it is. Will update my review if/when time in the perfume cupboard changes Meringue. Here's hoping. Edit: Lmao, I forgot I was planning to 'macerate' this as the green one just arrived, so I pulled it out along with the pink one to admire the set all together and play with them a bit, doing side by side comparisons and whatnot. It's literally almost exactly 24 hours after yesterday's review and Meringue is already smelling SO much better. On blotter paper: It's still bitter and very suede and birch forward, but the vanilla and the sandalwood are now present and it's become creamy and just altogether a much more balanced scent. The lack of sweetness here is really sexy too. On skin: I didn't want to shower again today, so just sprayed over the few pumps of Stash (SJP) I put on this morning, and wow. I smell incredible right now. If you own Stash, you should try this. Unisex. Intimate sillage. Will update longevity.

This is really beautiful fragrance. True unisex that is good example of being perfectly in the middle. It is very leather-y fragrance that has some warmth and cosiness.It reminds me of a smell of car that has leather sits, and it standing all day in hot weather, and you have that sweet vanilla car freshener, and you open a door, and sit inside and get concoction of smells. Warm leather, slight sweetness, creamy smell that could be overwhelming. Old leather jackets use to smell that way,you could nearly detect sweet smell coming from leather garment itself. That type of leather smell I call true leather smell, that modern crafts like jackets,shoes and bags don't have it anymore, because of tons of coatings. Actually that kind of leather you can smell also in Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto(but this one has also strong cherry note) If you like Black Perfecto because of that leather note you will also like French Avenue Meringue.

I love this fragrance. It needed months of maceration to get to where it needed to be, but now it smells like fruity suede. We’re talking a powdery, dusty suede (the same powder as you’d experience with Luna Rossa Black), with a sharp lime kick in the opening. I don’t get pineapple at all.

People looking at the notes and making wrong votes! I rhymed 🤣 This is nothing like Nishane Hacivat. To me, this smells like Crème de Cuir by BDK Parfums. Need more wearings for a full review. - Smelly Cat on YouTube

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