African Queen

Heres what people say to me when I wear this: "MMMM! You smell sooooo good!" - friend "omg! It smells like icecream in here!" - client "You smell so good... I can't tell what it is, all I know is that you smell good. I've smelt perfumes on other girls.. but this one is nice." - some man "You smell like candy!!" - client "It smells like fruitloops" - client lol (I don't think it smells like fruitloops but I get why he may think that, lemon, fruity, creamy.) 🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰 To me, this smells like a creamy raspberry pink lemonade fruite-chew candy or rainbow sorbet. No almonds, no chocolate (maybe white chocolate instead of regular chocolate, because there is a creamy element to it), no distinguishable rose (but maybe thats what is making this lean kinda pink raspberry to me?), and no patchouli. Just sweet, creamy, and tart. Smells delicious. It's extremely comforting to me, since it reminds me of my childhood. The lemon to me is not a house cleaner smell (thank the perfume gods), its a tart bright candied lemon. It's unique and doesn't smell cheap, I don't own any perfume that smells like this. This is a fun scent, so I wouldn't call this mature. This perfume is on the lighter side. I do find myself reapplying through out the day, which I don't mind since I love the opening. If it were stronger or lingered longer that would be lovely too, but it could just be me going nose blind after a while. I love mixing this perfume with a vanilla perfume (like tihota by indult, choco musk by al-rehab, etc), it brings out more of the creaminess. So yummy and edible. I don't know why it's called African Queen, nor do think this really gives off an African Queen vibe since to me it smells like pink lemonade. I may not be African, but I am a queen, so I wear this perfume like a crown. Period lol. 👑 Anyway, I LOVE THIS PERFUME. 🩷🍋 🍬Gourmand candy girlies, you may want to give this one a sniff!

This one is a dark horse/black sheep, both for Jousset and for me. Firstly, I can't believe there's patchouli in this. I am normally super sensitive to patchouli and need to scrub anything patch based off of me, but African Queen is not doing that to me at all. I get a nice mild citrus and almond opening. It's not a Lira or Love and Crime, but in the same vein. A yummy gourmand citrus. The chocolate is there too. Secondly, the Jousset DNA is there but it's the least in-your-face offering I've smelt from the house. I wish Accident À La Vanille - Paradis Blanc was more subtle like African Queen. OG Accident À La Vanille and Le Gourmand are similarly too sweet for me to want to wear on the daily. I don't think the performance is that bad. If anything, I think the other Jousset are too potent. I should note that I'm not that fussed about performance as I like to either re-apply or wear something else in the same day. I'm seriously considering getting a full bottle as it's a really pleasant daily wear. I prefer this to Bianco Latte which makes me want to pass out.

When I first put this on, I got a burst of what smelled like raspberries before the chocolate and lemon notes kicked in. The patchouli, Tonka, and chocolate notes worked beautifully together to form a realistic milk chocolate accord. The only other scents where I’ve encountered chocolate like this are Angel Muse and Reminiscence’s Patchouli. The rose lends a light powdery accord that I felt complemented the lemon and chocolate nicely. What surprised me the most about this scent was its low sillage- it pretty much radiated about half an arm’s length away from me. Its longevity is pretty impressive, though at well over twelve hours!

Dang, this is so good. Lately I've been sampling a lot of fragrances where I love the drydown but have to tolerate the opening to get to it. African Queen is a nice change of pace as it is beautiful from the first second it hits your skin and stays beautiful the whole time. It reminds me of Indult Tihota--it's been a few years since I smelled that one, but this is what I remember it as. Even if they're not an exact match, I think they would be appreciated by the same people.

This is a LOVE at first sniff for me. One of my favourite almond scents. It is sweet and powerful. Has a very Notorious citric soul while the rose is present during most of the duration of the fragrance. It has a very good performance. Lasts forever and It is very easy-wearing perfume. On my wishlist with no doubts!! Scent: 10 Longevity: 10 Sillage: 7 Originality: 10 Versatility: 8 Global: 10