Bombon

This fragrance was quite the journey for me! I’d heard such good things about this fragrance on social media. Everyone said how delicious and sweet it was and that’s exactly what I was expecting. I went into Neiman Marcus to smell it and upon first spray I HATED it! It was super floral and green. The lily-of-the-valley note is STRONG at first and this scent projects. I don’t love green notes or strong florals so I immediately regretted spraying on myself. Then after about a half hour or so of shopping I smelled my arm again and it smelled INCREDIBLE! all of that sweetness had come out and I couldn’t stop smelling my arm! I literally went back in the store and sprayed it all over me because I needed to make sure this was what I smelling. Again the first 20 minutes or so I wasn’t a fan but after that it was sooo good! You definitely start the get the caramel and the marshmallow. It doesn’t smell edible necessarily but it’s a really gorgeous sweet floral gourmand and it makes the first 20 minutes totally worth it! I will 100% be getting a full bottle of this because I’m completely obsessed!

House of Bo is super hyped. And rightly so, I say. All of their fragrances are ultralux, sumptuous, sophisticated, and special; smooth, while also intricate and nuanced. I’ve tested them all and - move over Casa Blanca - Bombón may be my favorite. It got me to appreciate lychee. Lychee is easier to isolate when it’s not competing with rose for the spotlight. (Not a fan of PDM Delina, nor Mugler Angel Nova; both are lychee-rose forward.) Lychee and lily of the valley, on the other hand, are an exceptionally gorgeous pairing here. On my skin, Bombón smells like an intoxicating blend of equal parts: florals, juicy citrus, spice, and powder. The tart, creamy citrus-floral facet is addicting. A scent as sweet as the taste of Jolly Ranchers. The booze and smoke are slight. There’s softnesss and warmth. It’s slightly reminiscent of much-more-affordable Chloe Nomade Jasmine Naturel Intense; similarly tart and creamy, with a hint of phantom tobacco. I’ll reach for that Nomade flanker to scratch the itch when my Bombón sample runs out. MASTERPIECE!

From the House of Bo, BomBon is my favourite hands down. The florals, and bright citrus are warmed and softened with lychee, caramel and marshmallow. It’s sweet while not being cloying, as the scent profile leans bright and fresh over sweet. The saffron and pink pepper anchor the sweetness with a leathery, earthy facet, creating even more balance. I don’t consider this a traditional gourmand where an edible aspect is leading the journey. Rather a strategic use of gourmand elements to move you along an exciting journey. The fresh sweetness is perfectly blended on top of ambergris (a personal favourite of mine) and woods. As the dry down continues the fresh, green and bright facets are now sitting with cognac to deepen the experience making it a scent journey that starts bright and sparkly to one that trails off into refined, sensual beauty. BomBon is beautiful, the bottles from Bo are artwork themselves alone. I am grateful to have found this house because what they offer is unique and special.

I was going to blind buy this in a 10ml with my purchase of La Mar, but then the comments here made me nervous and I went with Rosario and Ave Maria instead while choosing BomBon as my free sample. Well, it’s funny how noses work because I can’t imagine how anyone couldn’t immediately fall in love with this! My skin picks this up as a cocoa-marshmallow Choco Musk like base with way more complex notes for grown ups. It’s quite beautiful and sensuous. This will probably be my next full sized bottle along with Ave Maria and Rosario. I don’t know, I really like this brand’s fragrances. Not a single miss, of yet, for me. Edit: Ok so immediately after writing this review I went and bought the discovery travel set and chose this, El Sireno, and Agua de Santos as my trio and got an additional 10ml at check out and chose Espirutu.

Like everyone else, upon first spritz I wasn’t in love. It was nice, but it wasn’t an immediate love. I decided to wear it yesterday as I would any normal perfume and oh my gosh - it enveloped me. I would get whiffs of it throughout the day and it changed into something different everytime I smelled it. It’s a gorgeous green, sweet, saffron floral in the dry down. I sprayed it at 4pm yesterday and it’s now 7:50am the next day and it is still going strong! I immediately purchased both the 40ml bottle and the 75ml bottle, as I just know this is going to be my next signature fragrance (and I need one to travel with!)