Eclaire Pistache

When I first tried it on it smelled too much like the OG Eclaire with a little pistachio in the opening mainly. I bought it and I discovered more dimensional elements in it that make it very interesting. Yes the pistachio scent in it is subtle and doesn't last too long. It's also not like Sugar Me Pistachio Chocolate which is VERY chocolatey on me - like actual rich creamy chocolate - and very nutty throughout with the sesame and pistachio producing a roasted nuts aroma, with a subtle green flair to it from the cardamom and a slight coconut impression at the later drydown from the powdery notes, the caramel and tonka while its last phase is very vanilla-forward and powdery-chocolatey. Eclaire Pistache ends up being a warm balsamic vanilla milky mocha powdery scent. Coconut and tonka usually create a chocolate impression as in Creamy Vanilla & Coconut by the Dua. There's no tonka in this so there's no rich chocolatey element. Yes a cacao note smells different from an actual chocolate note. It starts off as I remembered it: nutty, vanilla-rich, creamy indeed like pistachio spread, kinda like pistachio-vanilla cookies. It's also milky smooth, nothing sour, along with a balsamic cacao scent. After maceration the mocha latte scent appears in the opening with that vanilla cookies nutty element. The nutty effect along with the balsamic milky cacao-coconut quickly become bolder perhaps by oxidation too as we transition to the drydown creating a deep ambery scent like a milky vanilla mocha latte. It's very similar to BBW Vanilla Mocha Cream and Vanilla Mocha Martini but with an added nutty nuance and less of a crude coffee note but more balsamic-vanilla infused. I totally see why BBW Vanilla Cafe is in the reminds me of list seeing its notes even tho I haven't tried that one yet since I live in Europe now. I get a lovely vanilla, boozy balsamic scent even from the opening. The balsamic almost boozy powdery element (the Mocha "Martini" feature) I'm pretty sure stems from the coconut as it mingles with the cacao. Coconut is often powdery too. No I don't smell actual standalone coconut, only a very attractive powdery mocha scent. I get the same somewhat boozy and balsamic effect from the coconut-tonka in the Creamy Vanilla & Coconut by the Dua which smells chocolatey (it has tonka), without any chocolate notes, but with a prominent fresh coconut undertone compared to this one. It's also funny how the deep milky balsamic nutty coconut-cacao concoction creates a milky coffee-like scent like a mocha latte impression to me. It's not a crude coffee accord tho. I think the pistachio notes contribute to the ambery mocha-like scent from the cacao coconut even tho they're quite detectable too, but somehow they're blended into it and are part of that vanilla latte scent. Just like some ambery chocolate scents smell like coffee to me so it's not unusual to get coffee from a cacao -coconut blend (and vice versa, tonka-coffee notes sometimes give off a chocolatey scent). At this point in the drydown I only smell a hint of the nutty creamy pistachio and I get the milky vanilla mocha ambery scent. it's still like nutty vanilla cookies accompanied by a latte. It grew ambery after maceration so a bit more spicy-rich. The coconut cacao blend gives that mocha ambery warm scent that's very similar to the ambery coffee scent in Salty Choco Coffee by The Dua which also has coconut, musk but paired with chocolate and coffee instead of cacao here so this this lighter. That one is spicier ambery due to the amber, praline, peach, salted caramel and patch. They're both balsamic. I'm a sucker for coconut and coffee btw and I miss the bbw Coconut Java Chip soap with toasted coconut, whipped cream and espresso coffee which had a more clear coconut essence to it and a not so sweet bitter dark coffee. It also similar to Love Coffee by the Dua which is an Amore Caffe impression but that one has more spicy coffee. The musk makes it animalic. Its final stage isn't a plain milky vanilla scent like the OG but a vanilla mocha latte skin scent and so it's different from the Sugar Me Pistachio Chocolate later drydown which is a vanilla-forward chocolate scent. My dad asked me what smells like dessert and he thought it's the sweets a nearby Greek pastry shop makes, but it was me haha. So projection is good and you get that vanilla biscuit nutty scent with the mocha vein. I have many sweet pistachio perfumes by The Dua (cuz there are fresh soapy pistachio scents too) and by other brands and many chocolate and coffee scents by The Dua so this is why I didn't buy this earlier.

Not exactly what I was expecting from the reviews, but I'm very pleasantly surprised. In the opening it's very pistachio forward but quickly turns into goey, sweet pistachio spread. As it develops, I get fleeting notes of marzipan candy and sprinkles of cocoa (raw cocoa). A lot of people said this wasn't that sweet but it definitely is. It's not the powdery kind of sweet, but it is sugary pistachio spread kinda sweet, so I'm a bit confused by that. The reviews made me think this was going to be more actual pistachio nut, a bit dry and realistic. This is what I thought yum pistachio gelato was going to be. I love it, it's very gooey and sweet and nutty, the cocoa is not overpowering or taking the show it's just there sorr of slightly sprinkled. Love the composition! Longevity is alright, it does at one point (after about 3hrs) get close to the skin but I wouldn't say it's poor longevity overall. The OG eclaire is something I have to be careful with, this is something I could spray more freely. Overall, lovely and one of my favorite pistachios!

Here’s the thing: I dislike pistachio. During the last years there has been a boom of pistachio products which made me roll my eyes (Dubai chocolate I’m looking at you). However, I am willing to put my culinary tastes aside when it comes to fragrances: I love a good pistachio note as much as I love a good coconut scented shower gel, despite wanting neither of them on my plate. To me, Lattafa Eclaire Pistache is the older sister of Sol De Janeiro Cheirosa 62. While Cheirosa 62 is more airy and well suited for hot beach days, Eclaire Pistache has a deeper, creamier pistachio smell that just works for a day spent with my besties. It’s not overly sweet and doesn’t take a lot of space, but after it settles on the skin it becomes such a yummy and comforting scent. Also don’t get me started on the bottle, she might be more bulky than the average perfume bottle, but the design and that shade of green are adorable. This one is definitely a top 10 for me, it offers a lot for a stupidly low price.

After smelling this today (and wearing it), I now want the Banoffi. This version is nutty - like Pistachio nutty! As someone who LOVES pistachios, this fragrance does capture the pistachio flavor and even nuttiness. Since it is an Eclaire variation, they do have some similarities but there is definitely less vanilla in this bottle. The original Eclaire is a gourmand bomb - absolute vanilla caramel but Pistache has less vanilla, more nuts and even a slight cacao in it. I wouldn’t mind wearing this in the office especially during the winter / colder months. It’s very delightful and cozy. Longevity is great - about 6 hours on my skin. Not a bad youth fragrance - I can see high schoolers wearing this so this also means it might be a tad too juvenile for 50+ age. Sorry but I will wear it no matter. Since the bottle is opaque (like the OG), I wouldn’t mind leaving this on my stand without the box. The bottle is cute!

I received it yesterday and just out of the box, it’s Ecclaire with nuts and cacao 🤷🏼♀️😂 I will update as it sits a bit. Compared with Khair Pistaccio and Zimaya Inekas, both pistachio fragrances (inspired by the Khayali one but Khayali smells really weird and faint on me...) The Zymaia one was “cooler” in the sense of kind of ice cream to my nose, the Khair and Ecclaire P were similar, with Khair projecting a bit more (it’s older also, it has been opened and used for several months and got noticeably stronger) and Ecclaire P being more “creamy”. But honestly the difference is very subtle to my nose. Longevity on them all also similar. I like this DNA but I think it’s not necessary to get them all (they are really similar to each other) unless you are crazy like me 😂 or if one particular brand develops differently in your skin. On mine they were REALLY similar. The bottle is very cute though 🥰