Crèmelle

Sampling Cremelle, one of the latest two releases from Gallagher Fragrances (the other being Cadence), and a very delicately balanced, sweet, creamy, and slightly spicy gourmand. It smells mainly of crème brulee, accented by spices, woods, and resins, really an elegant gourmand blend that both accurately conjures the crème brulee dessert while also being a wearable, inviting perfume, really a superb achievement like the Pearlescent Collection’s original release, Baklava, but better, I would argue! Definitely a must-try for gourmand fans, and a very good performer. Consider it also among my favorites of the house, one of several great releases in 2023-24, including Tonkazure, Purple Powder, and Cadence. Cremelle, part of the Pearlescent Collection, is extrait concentration and priced at $125 for 60ml, very reasonable in the current market for such quality. 8 out of 10

This is an absolute masterpiece. I've been through about half of a sample set and this one is the best thus far. When I first smelled this I thought, *this smells like sugar caramelizing over a campfire* and I think that's basically the point. This comparison might not make sense, but I think it's a more unisex version of bentley for men intense, or a higher quality version of by the fireplace.

Burnt sugar like on a creme brullee, and the wood it has just been melted over. Something reminiscent of By the fireplace but sweeter and more syrupy.

Lighter, more airy, creamier carpe cafe with toffee and a very slight hint of hinoki

Blind bought this during their black friday sale. It's not a gourmand at all, not to my nose anyway. I seem to get the opposite effect to most of the reviews on here where the creamy caramel comes through in the dry down moreso than the opening. It opens WAY woodier than I was expecting (luckily I can get on board with woody notes but just be forewarned) and reminded me of Al Contrario by Tiziana Terenzi, which I already own so was slightly disappointed. They are definitely in the same wheelhouse. I dont get any citrus, just a lot of wood at the beginning and then that creamy, vanillic creme brulee caramel with some of those bodacious resins complementing it in the dry down. I totally agree with the creaminess sans lactonic notes noted below. I do like it (thankfully) but it's a crap ton of wood in the beginning that you have to get through first..