Dave

To start, I'll admit - I have a special attachment to this perfume. This fragrance has been something I've reached for over a lot of my time being interested in fragrance, and every time I come back it has something new to offer. Dave is an enigma - I've decluttered this perfume multiple times, just to buy it again, where now I only buy it in travel sizes to not keep a large bottle when I don't want to ever reach for it, and also I find that the travel sizes just smell better? I've macerated the big bottles multiple times and the travels just still do better (very random observation, but try it) Why? Well, while Dave is advertised as a vanilla, it is a lot more complex, and depending on the day you'll get a lot of woodiness, more almond-like vanilla, a masculine lavender vanilla, an orange cream popsicle, or pretty vanillic cream. I think it's a fantastic signature scent, and I think it'll also keep you on your toes with it's smell. This is also a very complemented fragrance in my collection. All my friends love it, and I actually gave my big bottle to my guy friend because it really reminds me of him, and now it's his and his friends' favorite scent. In terms of experience, the opening tends to be sweeter, with the dry-down tending to the almond part. It lasts for a good while, and honestly, the sillage is pretty good for a brand like Henry Rose (clean perfumes), and just overall! I always say that my skin eats sweets for breakfast, and this fragrance continuously out-performs at least 80% of the more vanillic perfumes I've tried. This perfume does tend to lean more masculine, at least on me - I think the woody quality is less talked but is still present, which really helps makes this a good unisex perfume for most people. For a reference perfume, if you want a more sophisticated afternoon delight, this is your frag. This is a long review, but honestly, I find that when people get prophetic about certain perfumes on this website, they always turn out to be some of my favorite perfumes and the ones I get the most attached to. I will say! some people find this boring, some find it to have an off-note, so if you're convinced, try the perfume out, and if you don't like it, I get it! However, I do find this fragrance to be unique, and one that might earn a special place in your heart.

Straightforward, exactly as advertised-- melty vanilla ice cream. Reposting this as I can wear this more as the weather gets colder: I still feel the same way about this fragrance. It's just absolutely beautiful. How can something be so fluffy, light, dense and rich at the same time??! I get the vanilla and Chantily cream immediately upon first spray, despite top notes. This burst of sweetness does mellow out during the dry down but don't think it goes away! She just gets cozier on the skin. This a vanilla fragrance after all; the other notes just allow it to transform into different forms of a vanilla fragrance as it wears, and depending on what kind of day it is, depending on weather, etc.-- Sometimes I pick up on more of a floral vanilla when the lavender extract peaks through, and sometimes a fresher take on it with the almond blossom. I absolutely adore what the pink pepper is doing for this as well. I also get a honeyed vanilla vibe too-- most definitely the warmth of the tonka pushing through. This is such a fluffy daydream of a fragrance. I'm on hour 3 of wearing this as I write this, I'm still getting whiffs of myself, and I'm sensing a subtle scent bubble. Update- coming up on hour 11- it's become an intimate sillage, but is still definitely there on my wrist. While fewer than earlier, I still get whiffs from the amount I sprayed on my chest/neck. Very happy with this!!! Update again- a monthish later- I am still so damn in love with this. I see the perfumer is a guy named Pascal Gaurin, I've decided I need to kiss that man on the mouth for this work of absolute art. /lh

Well, I finally just bit the bullet and blind bought this one! Based on the reviews, the raving influencer videos, and the notes, I figured it was pretty safe for me. And I was correct. My initial impression of the opening is a nutty, sweet cream with a masculine kick. Absolutely a unisex fragrance. Projection is mid, but sillage is surprisingly present for 7-8 hours, though it seemed to come and go. Office safe, for sure. At times, this does feel gourmand, but not like a vanilla cupcake vibe. More like slightly sugared toasted almonds. But interestingly, other times it is more of a peppery musky scent. If you've ever tried Iris Malakhan, this has a very similar and very unique dry down thing going on. Although the notes are completely different. If you know, you know. This gets a thumbs up from me and is staying in my collection. No regrets! And I love the name! All their scents have great names. My daughter and I were coming up with new names for the Henry Rose collection for fun. Steve's Basement. Bob's Pool Party. Lol the possibilities are endless!!!

Wow!! This is a REALLY gorgeous, well-balanced fragrance - for predominantly a vanilla it has a lot going on! It opens softly sweet, but with warmth and immediate comfort from the background gourmand notes. From the start it feels smooth, and thoughtfully blended, it is not even slightly synthetic or cloying. As it settles, it becomes even better. Soft florals and a gentle fruity lift keep the sweetness buoyant, while subtle spice adds movement and depth. The gourmand elements (vanilla, chantilly cream, cocoa) really are beautifully integrated here — they add warmth and texture rather than reading as 'dessert'. On my skin this stays clean, rounded, and very well behaved all the way through the drydown. It has noticeably more presence than a skin scent, but never feels loud or heavy. Comforting, elegant, and quietly confident - it is a proper grown-up fragrance, rather than yet another bottled pudding. For me, this is a perfect Autumn/Winter scent: cosy, refined, and very wearable. Genuinely stunning!

Very beautiful fall scent, I don't get any other the orange or tangerine but I don't mind. The lavender is subtle in a way it feels like I'm testing this in a room that faintly already smells of lavender in some manner without it actually being part of the fragrance itself. The pink pepper has a beautiful opening, along with the cocoa it reminds me of getting an iced latte that is spiced in some way, dusting the thick cream that I am savoring more than the coffee itself. As it settles the spice, but not the cocoa srarrs to fade. Mixed with the almond, vanilla, and cream it makes for a beautiful nutty lactonic fragrance I am kind of obsessed with. At the very end of it's life the Tonka begins to smell almost like a sweet faux musk note, but that could be due to me testing this in the summer- not that I am complaining musk is my favorite base, but it is an interesting dry down. I wouldn't consider this a gourmand, more so (as stated earlier) just a nutty lactonic with some sweetness.