Accident À La Vanille - Madeleine de Proust

My wardrobe is freely accessible to my adult daughters, but this I had to hide from them! Madeleine de Proust really is everything that has been written, and yes, that smell like "popcorn" what actually coming from such so heavy butter, that even resembles me delicious pipe tobacco too, and just makes my brain's neutrons gallop like crazy... the smell couldn't be any richer without getting clogged. The experience is equivalent to eating some fine art pretzel. Sooo satisfying. Although that buttery biscuit shows in the background through the fragrance's life, the drydown raise up whit delicious Vanilla...and rich apricot. That apricot gives the scent a mature, even vintage-style expensive feel, and that's why this scent is, to me, so easy to wear. This vanilla is deep, but not sharp, not brutal, not nauseously childish either. I think this is perfect vanilla for adult taste too. I just admire this creation.

This perfume is SO UNDERATED!! It is a 10/10 for me. Perfect Vanilla Cookie scent with some Juicy Peaches+Coconut. The combo of peaches and coconut together makes a new fruit note - it doesn't really smell like PEACHES. Or like COCONUT. (And definitely not a sunscreen coconut - this is a straight Gourmand fragrance!). The projection is really good - a good 6.5/10, so above average. Lasts long enough for me to enjoy the scent bubble. I haven't noticed it fading too quickly but I don't know if it will last 8 hours plus. This is the Peachy+Vanilla fragrance I've been looking for!! I don't think enough people have gotten their noses on this one. Get yourself a decant or a bottle if you are a gourmand lover and have been looking for good peach perfumes... another good Peach is Vanille 12:00 (not full-on gourmand but gorgeous).

I love this gourmand line from Jousset. When I saw Luckscent had it again I had to add it to my collection. Normally I would not find butter smelling fragrances good for perfume, but this is a well balanced fragrance. The fruit comes forward on my skin, and it gives a cozy, creamy vibe. I would say this is more of a Fall/Winter scent. People compared this to Bianco Latte...which I can see the similarity as far as the cozy, creamy vibe...but this is different. I would say if you own one and not the other that it would be safe to have both in your collection. If you are not a gourmand lover, this line is absolutely not for you, because each scent smells like a sweet dessert. If you do love gourmand then I would def check this out.

Wow, this is stunning. A warm, peach tart. This has turned into my signature scent. I absolutely adore the opening. Syrupy, sweet peach with buttery cookies. The coconut is there, but just adds warmth and gives it a more “baked goods” feel. The heart of coconut worried me at first upon looking at the notes, but it works really well with the Accident A La Vanille base. The DNA from the original remains, but the butter makes it much richer. I never get popcorn from this. I bake a lot, and it really does remind me of a peach cobbler or tart. A creamy, decadent treat throughout.

EDIT: Coming back to write a revised review . I tested it a few more times and the magic is in the dry down. IT'S A GOURMAND GODDESS!!! I just purchased a full bottle. It opens with a burst of apricot and coconut. I know, right..but WAIT!!!! In the next few minutes, it begins to dry down and you feel as if you're in the middle of a French patisserie in Paris. The biscuit/shortbread note is so buttery and creamy. It's just so hard for me to describe. This perfume is probably the oddest, yet beautifully scented fragrance that I've come across in a very long time. Truly unique.

I meant to order a sample of the og Accident a la Vanille, and got this one by... accident. Lol. It's a happy accident, though. It smells quite literally of extra-buttery shortbread cookies with apricot jam, and reminds me of my grandfather's apricot tarts he made fresh in his bakery. They were my favorite as a child. Madeleine de Proust lasts a long time, and after a couple hours the "cookie" note dies down and the blend becomes more akin to apricot yogurt (which I still love). It's a true gourmand either way, and a delicious one if you love vanilla and apricots.

Best biscuit scent I’ve tried so far, crunchy yet mellow and oh! So buttery. An indulging frag for indulging nights. You’re baking a pie in a cottage core kitchen. You romanticize your life and note the details of the moment: the parquet creaking, the smell of the crust pie that intrigue little birds around and they come around to see what you’re up to. Do you feel like Belle yet? Absolute must sniff if you’re a gourmand lover, bonus point if you’re the delulu dreamer type.

this is my favorite scent of all time! smells like straight up peach cobbler. it’s a very warm, nostalgic scent. you definitely get most of the notes, which i think is rare! the only note i don’t really smell is the coconut. but the peach/apricot and butter/vanilla/biscuit are all present and blend wonderfully. i don’t think the silage is the best to be honest, but it definitely lasts a long time, and i can smell it on myself throughout the day.

Smells exactly like what it’s trying to mimic, a madeleine coookie with a peach marmalade top and sprinkled with toasted coconut. The peach and apricot smell very distinctly jammy and the coconut is a wonderfully warm and toasty segue to the buttery cookie dry down. Very gourmand and very foodie, but so freaking good.

Had got a sample of this with a package a while back! Smells like a delicious freshly baked pastry, buttery and the fruity notes feel like a nice warm jam, hope to get the full bottle someday!

Gourmand heaven. Buttery vanilla cookies that melt like a fluffy candy floss. Give it a little time and the fruity notes start to shine through at the base.

A peach jam, coconut-y feeling with popcorn.....I have it, absolutely love it, was not made for the big mass though. Gourmand lovers will love it IMO.

This is the least favourite of the Accident A La Vanille line (somehow they don't really smell like flanker of the same scent, each of them is unique to itself). This one indeed smells like apricot jam filled pastry - madeleine. The butter flavor (or butter flavoured margarine/margarine +butter mixture) with sweet, a tiny bit dusty (like store bought is a bag), sponge/biscuits. Apricot is okay, but nothing beats the most beatiful apricot in a perfume for me, which is Dulce Diablo by Narcotica, for my personal taste. Really gourmand but if you like cakes and desserts, does it mean you love anything sweet? At leary I don't, and do is the case with Accident A La Vanille - Madeleine de Proust. It is okay, great performance, just not my favourite dessert /scent :)

Delicious, almost edible. I smell a similarity to an apricot-jam filled croissant. It has very good longevity and sillage. Madeleine de Proust doesn't smell at all "artificial" or low-quality. People around me seem to smell coconut, I do not pick that up on myself, but I definitely can smell the apricot, butter and a bit of the biscuit. Contemplating a full bottle for the future... I think this is what I hoped for from Jany - Sora Dora. Jany smells buttery and pastry-like, but on my skin it turns into a candle smell rather than a 200 euro perfume...

This smells just like a coconut cream popsicle (Helado Mexico Coco pop). I had to triple check I was on the correct perfume page because aside from the coconut and a hint of apricot it's really not a fruity perfume to me. It's got the duality of having warm vanilla and cold coconut ice cream. Absolutely delicious! Definitely reads as a summertime gourmond to me

I went into scent bar saying I wanted to smell like a warm buttery vanilla short bread cookie and left with this. I think it gives exactly that, although in some moments I do feel like it can be tooooo sweet, so a little can go a long way. Its kinda nice to wear in the summer when youre nice and tan and warm, if you get it you get it.

Wow. This one is odd! It matches the stated notes, and the butter and violet is strong. I wish it was more balanced. It feels off-kilter but what can you expect from this company?! It's fun. Spray lightly at first until you're familiar with it. Or, sample first!

I get butter and vanilla. A hint of peach or apricot in the beginning. It’s nice for the lovers of Accident a la Vanille, but to me it’s redundant to have all the flankers. They are all close enough. The performance is good for the price.

Loved the buttery scent, coconut goes well with top notes. Also I got sweet vanilla vibes which 'Accident a la Vanille' gave me! I was worried about the fruitiness, but it goes along well with the coconut and toffee-nutty theme.

This smells like straight popcorn. 100% super buttery popcorn. I don’t get coconut or any of the top notes really. Just buttery popcorn. The apricot is only in the top and quickly dissipates, then you are just left with the butter, biscuit and vanilla notes which translates to popcorn. Somewhat similar to Sol De Janeiro Cheirosa 71 but way more butter and stronger. My husband is very indifferent typically when it comes to fragrances but he hated this one.