Tea Time à Paris Macaron Amande

The first spray smells like plum, vanilla and milk, it's all combined into powdery scent. After a while you can smell something between comforting candy plum and pistachio. In addition there are somewhat gentle afternotes of heliotrope and lactonic nutty almond. It smells comforting on clothes even after hours, however the best smell is on clothes made out of cotton, on polyester clothing it won't last long. Moreover, after days you can still smell the softer undertones of the perfume- heliotrope and almonds, but it creates scent like the clothes have been freshly washed with some luxury washing gel. To me, it was harsh at first (maybe because it was new and I smelled the alcohol at first), but after a few minutes I got used to it, I really love this perfume. Value is great, I got it even cheaper (from Vinted for 5€) because I was not sure whether it will be just what I'm looking for, but it is. Nowadays, the more I wear it, the more I'm addicted to it. When you're in the office or somewhere in the hallway, it makes people turn their head. It's pleasant smell, not harsh when you wear it. If you're into gourmand perfumes, go for it. I'm the type of person who loves perfumes like this, I love sweet perfumes and I hate when there's undertone of harsh flowers such as rose in the perfume. Despite that there is undertone of flower, it's not too overwhelming and it just adds the gentle lactonic powdery spike into it. <3

I was given this as a present and didn’t know what to expect, but I really love it! I have a wide range of perfumes from Chanel to Lidl. As long as something smells good and makes me feel good. I’ll wear it. The number of compliments I’ve had when wearing it is amazing and my daughter loved it too when she smelled it (she wears fragrances from Le Labo, Maisie Margiela, Molton Briwn, Chanel, Chloe etc.) I’ve bought her a bottle as well, it can be found for as little as £6 or £8 online for 100ml. As a previous review says, it’s a little bit like a light version of Hypnotic Poison, and reminds me of Ariana Grande‘s Cloud. However, it’s not as in your face or a sickly sweet as Cloud. I was wearing it yesterday and even though it’s not massively strong, I kept catching subtle whiffs and felt as though I was in a Parisian bakery at the sweet pastries counter. i’d call it a lovely comforting perfume and great for any time of year. It’s nice to layer as well, so even if you didn’t like it on its own that much, it’s not a huge expense less than a tenner and it can add a little bit of sweetness and warms up other fragrances. I’ve had great success combining it with Lidl’s version of Sol de Janiero Cheirosa 62TM mist which is absolutely gorgeous, and lasts on me longer than the original, but that’s a completely different story! I’d say try it!

I blind-bought this together with the other fragrance in the pink bottle from the same collection, Pavlova, as they were on sale and scandalously cheap (around 5 EUR for 100 ml each). Now, Pavlova smells pretty much as cheap as it costs, but this right here is a gem. I have Kayali's YUM Pistachio Gelato and while they're not exact dupes, they definitely have very similar vibes, I understand why people are comparing them. Kayali is sparklier and fresher and yes, more complex and sophisticated (I mean, it better be - I literally paid 20x more than this one, even 40x, if you count the fact that my Kayali is 50 ml) while Macaron Amande is nuttier and more lactonic and, well, cuter? Can you use "cute" to describe a fragrance? A girl on TikTok described it as the lovechild of YUM Pistachio Gelato and This Is Her by Zadig&Voltaire and I think it's pretty spot on. Longevity is quite decent, especially for the price - I get 4-5 hours. The sillage is rather intimate but then again, so is Kayali's. I absolutely LOVE my Kayali YUM Pistachio Gelato but honestly, had I known this one existed before, I probably wouldn't have bought it. Kayali is better but it is not 40x times better.

Paris 10 years ago, walking on Champs-Elysée with my daughter, decided to step in a café to taste some macarons and have a cup of coffee. Those macarons were the best! Is this perfume able to take me back to that memory? It's Jeanne Arthes, 100 ml, 8 euros on discount.. does it smell cheap? Am I crazy to expect any quality? The reviews here are not bad.. Out of curiosity I blind bought this cheapie. It arrived in a pretty box, and the bottle is cute and definitely one of a kind! The smell then: it's almondy, gourmand, softly sweet, not cloying. Very pleasant, fits better the colder seasons than spring, but it's still nice even now. Something cosy and comfy in this scent, brought a smile on my face. Longevity is good, lasted 8 hours on my skin so that I could smell it. Very nice on a windy, cloudy spring day. I recommend this to gourmand lovers. This is a French pastry, vanilla filled macaron or pistacchio ice-cream. :)

At first, this reminded me of shampoo. The kind of shampoo you can't tell what scent it's supposed to be. Flowers? Sweets? Milk? You read the bottle, it says "macarons", but if it read "sweet garden" or "cupcake", you wouldn't be surprised. It's pleasant and smells like comfort. Then 15 minutes pass and it gets sweeter. Milk and almonds with honey, it feels like a hug or grandma's cookies. It's not just sweet, it's emotionally sweet too, makes you smile, and it really smells like macarons after 30 minutes. Perfect for autumn, or any other season if you like sweet fragrances. Lasts for around 3 hours, and the projection is pretty weak, sits close to skin the whole time Update: As the fragrance had a bit of time to "rest" after shipping, the longevity and projection changed. Now it has a stronger projection (arm length), and lasts for 7 hours on skin. It's pretty great ❤️

To me, this is an incredibly sweet, delicate and straightforward gourmand. It feels like drinking sweet, warm baked milk with vanilla cookies before going to bed — creamy, cozy, rich and comforting. For some people, it might come across as too sweet, but surprisingly, I don’t find it suffocating at all (unless we’re talking about 40°C summer heat 😅). Instead, it feels very soft, creamy and innocent. For the price, I honestly want to kiss the perfumers’ hands. 🥹 Such a lovely affordable gourmand — warm, gentle and comforting. It really feels like having a rich, buttery vanilla cookie with a glass of warm milk before bed, then wrapping yourself in a blanket and drifting off to sleep.

This is the fragrance that made me realize I really like lactonic scents. I would have assumed they were totally wrong for me, but now I get it 😅 You can definitely smell the orange blossom right at the start, and not long after the almond and milky vanilla appear. It’s true that it doesn’t last too long on the skin (for me it’s like 4 hours though?) But! ☝️It does stick way longer on clothes (tried it on a silk scarf, it’s been like 3 days and it’s still there). Also, this fragrance introduced me to the concept of “bedtime scents”. Been putting it on before bed and it’s soooo cozy. I think it’s worth it, especially at a good price (I paid like 25usd for it because Argentina 🥲).

This is a love for me and my entire family. It is a delicate scent, a very nice, cozy one. Heliotrope is the dominant note, but yes, the macaron illusion is real. Almond milk vibe, which is exactly what I was looking for: I don't care about social media hype. I found this one searching by notes, blind bought it, and I am so happy with it, that I purchased a second bottle for my daughter. It is that good. And yes, it is also cheap. But I love it as much as the other (expensive) comfy almond note:the one in Rolling in Love by Kilian.

I hesitated over buying this, based on reviews here, until I found an irresistible bargain. I am most definitely not a gourmand fan, but I do love almond scents. 12 hours after 1st spray there is still a lovely creamy almond that I adore. It doesn't smell cheap in the slightest -- it's far too dreamy and luscious for that. My favourites are boozy/leather/woody/spicy fragrances yet this enchants me.

This is a pleasant surprise! It smells similar to Cheirosa 62, but I've got to say, this one doesn't make me nauseous, unlike the Sol de Janeiro mainstay—this one's fluffier and creamier but also lighter and airier. The lasting power and sillage are similar to many better-quality body mists. I'm not mad about that since this isn't expensive anyway. So far, this makes me smile when I smell it!

The dry down is almond, milk, heliotrope, and vanilla combined into a lovely, yummy scent. Almost like an almond and vanilla milkshake with powdered sugar on top. Projection is poor after about 2 hours so you'll have to reapply or overspray. I thought it'd have pistachio in it but it's great nonetheless!

People, if you can, just get this. Just get it. It s a true gourmand, not salty or spoiled milk not soapy or shampooey, it s a beautiful sweet almond vanilla milk and for the price just get it. If this was 5 times more expensive id still get it. Im literally gonna order 5 bottles of this.

The notes listed are very accurate and i can pick up on all of them on my skin. This fragrance is so pleasant and sweet without being juvenile. The lasting power is about 3-4 hours which i think is very good for such an affordable perfume.

This fragrance is great, can't get enough of it. The longevity is not the best, but I still think it is worth the price. I use this for quick errands, days at home and before I go to bed for that cozy warm creamy smell to keep me snug

This is my most loved gourmand fragrance for the time being. It’s sweet, nutty, and creamy. However, it’s a shame that it doesn’t last more than half an hour. Despite its fleeting nature, it remains a delightful scent.

I just got this so this is my first impressions but I really think this smells very much like cheirosa 62 but almost nicer. It is so well blended, soft nutty, milky vanilla. It was a succesful blindbuy indeed!

My signature scent for now. I smell fruity (plum with apricotty nuances), almondy, powdery, vanillic. Weak performance on my skin and clothes. If anyone knows what this is duping please let me know.

Such a beautiful scent for the cheap price. I’m definitely re-purchasing this one. I can’t really smell the almond, my nose picks up sweet warm vanilla and milk. I just love it.

It's so cosy! Reminded me of some body lotion but couldn't quite put my finger on it until this morning - in a way it's similar to L'Occitane's almond care products. Delicious!

I got this perfume from notino for only £6, this is amazing value for money. The scent takes a while to develop on the skin but it’s a sweet, milky almond scent.