Call Me By Your Name

I have been on the search for a dupe for Gourmand Coquin for years, like 5 years, because I will not spend rent money on a perfume ($800-$1,200) even if it is my favorite perfume of all time. Gurlaine is evil for discontinuing GC, when they have some scents that have been available since the 90's, not fair, and I know why they're doing it, because when (if) they ever release this scent again they know they can get away with charging $500-800+, GAH, so unfair bc it was originally only like $200. Anyways, let's get onto my savior Julianna's Perfume, their dupe is the closest I've ever gotten back to GC, it's gorgeous, and a large amount of perfume for a affordable price, plus they give you two samples that come in a high quality glass atomizer (their LDBS dupe is amazing). Now onto this dupe, super similar, there's some differences obviously because it's not a luxury brand making it, but it has the deep boozy chocolate that you loved in GC, I do detect more powder in this one, it has spicy undertones that blend with each other and melt into your skin. It's definitely gourmand for sure, so if you don't like sweet, almost edible sweet, I would test this first. This is very much a date night perfume, or spray this and take yourself on a date, give yourself a treat on a rainy fall afternoon after a long bath before bed. Thank you so much Julianna's Perfume for making an affordable dupe for my favorite perfume that I can no longer (affordably) buy, and I will for sure buy your LDBS dupe and others, I am a long time costumer now! Only complaint I have is the bottles are kinda boring but it is a dupe company, and you can't beat the affordable prices lol. They are a very professional company that sends you newsletters about new perfumes and also ask what perfumes you'd like for them to recreate, they care about their costumers and products, and they're always putting new scents out. Also they send you a sample of the order you made along with the other two samples, so if you don't like it, you can return it for all your money back. Ugh, I just want to give Julianna's a kiss, mwah! 💋

I want to talk about all of these from this house since this is the only on here on Fragrantica. I want to start by saying I am sooo picky when it comes to refinement and all of the nuances in frags that make or break them as a whole and I cant stand dupe houses. This is my favorite ** AND ONLY acceptable dupe house so far because most are very cheap smelling and poorly constructed. Even though its not as pretty as some of the originals, it's not cheap smelling at all. These are all extremely close to their inspirations, and although they are 95% I will still say that the 5% missing is that magic twinkle that makes these original fragrances so incredible, but ....with that said, these are actually good fragrances. As far as comparison to gourmand couquine, this is not really that close to the original which has a raspberry liquor and a deep rich chocolate ( I have them both). Call me by your name is more of a dusty lighter chocolate fragrance. I was thinking about returning the fragrance after spraying on my pjs before bed, but when I woke up in the morning I couldn't stop noticing how incredible I smelled and I kept thinking, what was it? It couldn't be call me by your name.. So I re sprayed that morning and sure enough, the dry down wears soooo creamy and smooth and good. It doesn't stay smelling like chocolate per se but just smells sweet and very inviting which I love, more than a lot of more expensive gourmands. I would say try this and give it a full wear before making your decision. I like most from this house so if you can get your hands on them I would say these are much better then any other dupe quality that I have every tried, which I usually wont even touch, this is more along the lines of your typical Sephora or nordy designer line up. Surprisingly impressed ..

I never experienced Guerlain "Elixir Charnel Gourmand Coquin" or Guerlain "Feve Gourmand." One is out-of-production and both are prohibitively expensive. Julianna's Perfume "Call Me By Your Name" is really wonderful. I actually am awestruck by this lovely little perfume. CMBYN performs in a way that makes me think the ingredients are good quality. And if CMBYN is a Guerlain clone or dupe, I can only imagine the beauty of the original Guerlains. CMBYN opens with an unmistakable burst of cocoa powder that is rich and slightly dense but not cloying. The cocoa opening pairs with spicy pink pepper. At this stage, the perfume has somewhat of a boozy quality to it but is not syrupy. CMBYN develops with a powdery, dusty dryness that perfectly blends with gorgeous floral notes. Wonderful vanilla and amber emerge, which support the chocolate-floral accord. Throughout its development, the cocoa note is never lost, nor is the pink pepper. Brown sugar adds a touch of sweetness and musk adds the perfect amount of powderiness. Love it!

This scent is gorgeous, one of my top faves. My bottle is over a year old now, so maybe it's blossomed into something the other reviews didn't get to experience? It's such a deep, warm, slightly boozy chocolate and you feel enveloped in a powdery fog of it - but not a dry powder. This reminds me of a spicy and warm lava cake with a side of vanilla ice cream, but more complex than that even. I get a slight sense of the floral being there more than I can smell it, if that makes sense? It's just blended very well. I don't get tootsie roll at ALL. I get compliments all day long when I wear this, which is often. People want to smell me, my husband wants to eat me up...maybe it just meshes with my chemistry. I love Grand Coquin as well, and just ordered one of the new Feve bottles. I'd definitely say it has the same DNA. If you like warm and spicy gourmand, this is it, especially if you don't want to spend a bundle but want to smell like you did.

I had ordered a perfume from Julianna's Perfumes and the order came with two samples, and Call Me By Your Name was one of them. I sprayed a little on my wrist and oh my gosh, what an eye roller!! A slightly peppery chocolate vanilla dream! After a week or so i couldn't stop thinking about it, so I just went ahead and ordered a full sized bottle and received it yesterday. I love gourmand fragrances and Call Me By Your Name shot it's way super fast to the top of my all-time favorites immediately. Love, love, LOVE! I have never smelled Guerlain's Gourmand Coquin (which this perfume was inspired by), so i can't say how close they are or anything, but as a stand alone perfume, Call Me By Your Name is stunning!!