Bonbons au Lait

I'm in love with lactonic scents right now; seems they're having a moment. I've gone back and forth on trying this one... it has such divisive reviews. Finally pulled the trigger and omg, this is SO good!! I get the most beautiful, realistic, sweet whipped cream. Light, fluffy, milky, realistically lactonic. But also kind of a cold creamy lactonic if that makes sense? I also love Lait Concentre and I find that to be a photorealstic warm condensed milk smell. This reads much colder to me, like fresh whipped cream. It's a soft intimate scent but lasted about 8 hrs on me. LOVE

Terri has a scientific background and it shows. When she goes for an effect she typically nails it. The opening of this one has a passion fruit top note that is not listed above and it makes the opening a little like a solero ice cream. The creamy milky note lasts for hours and although this opens very sweet, on me at least, it tones down over time. A yummy easy reach for me. If you like this you will probably also like vanille fumee (vanilla with a less strong milky note than this, but a new york cheesecake kind of feel). Another good one from Kyse :).

This is a true lactonic, and that's hard to find. Often fragrances will be labeled lactonic because they have a creamy quality, but the resemblance to actual milk is kind of tenuous. This smells like actual condensed milk, and a little bit of sourness is part of that. It wouldn't be truly lactonic without that. It's mostly sweet though and smells very much like a dessert. Layering this with fruity fragrances is absolutely divine - you smell like a pavlova!

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum to my nose. A pleasant, fluffy and comforting gourmand. Very linear, not sickly lactonic, but creamy. I'm on my second bottle and working through it fast, even with a large collection. Something I look forward to wearing when I want to snuggle in with a cozy blanket as the weather starts to cool. Sometimes I do pick up a metallic note, but it doesn't take away from the yummy scent. The dry down adds a nutty savory note.

This is so friggen good!!! It isn't your usual vanilla or lactonic fragrance, so if you are looking for a "vanilla" vanilla then this probably isn't for you. It literally smells like custard. A thick sweetened-eggy custard. I have never smelled a perfume like this and custard is the closest thing in the my scent memory to pull from. It's beautiful and comforting, delicious - really enjoyable. Instant Love!