Eau Gourmande Almond Coconut

I love this fragrance n I really don't get why some are saying it doesn't last. This smells very luxurious and delish!!! If your a sweet gourmand scent lover then i believe you'll like this. I think it doesn't smell too foody (for example you can't tell its a carrot cake or chocolate or another specific food..I don't wanna smell like a walking cookie.. I like scents to smell sweet n mix food scents to create something girly and unique which this scent is)it just sweet n rich. A winter scent for me and I am searching ebay to buy more bottles of this awesomeness. I work 12 hour shifts n after my whole day I can still smell it. I gave a coworker a hug goodbye and he said I smelled so good. As I washed my hand for the last time (work in a hospital and move a lot) I could smell this coming off my scrub top...N I only sprayed ONE SPRAY on to my chest/neck area (I didn't wear any other fragrance this morning just got ready and sprayed this in the locker rooms at work right when my shift started). So ya...I think it's got good lasting power. N to me, it smelled better than the first few mins upon initial spraying.

Imagine the richest, most creamiest, luxurious coconut body butter and this is how this smells! I fell in love with this while casually walking in a department store in Sweden and sprayed a tiny amount on my wrist, but as I was wearing leather gloves and some of it landed on my glove. I liked the initial spray, but was not instantly in love. Throughout the day however, I kept smelling something intoxicatingly milky and nutty and you guessed it- it was me! I could smell it on my glove on the next day and I just knew I had to get it immediately even if it meant risking running late for my flight! I love it so much, I bought the body butter and those two together are nuclear! On it's own the spray has decent projection on me (6+ hours on skin and 16+ on clothes). In fact, way better than most of my designer perfumes. Granted I am partial to coconut, but this is coconut and almond heaven!

I am so surprised by seeing all the, more or less, negative reviews about this perfume! This was one of my first real gourmand experiences and it still holds up today, having smelled much more in that category now. The three most dominant notes are coconut, vanilla and almond, in that order. And they are intense! This is SUPER HEAVY on me and I love it! Everything I wear smells like it after! Not to mention the pillows and covers. You are in other words committing to this scent for a couple of days unless you want to change covers in your bed very often.. It is one of few perfumes (including Angel, Pink sugar and Allure Sensuelle among others) that lasts F-O-R-E-V-E-R on me. So I'm maybe even more surprised to see that many of you think it has poor longevity/sillage. If you like the three notes above, try it. Perhaps you ́ll love it and get "the bomb experience" like I do! :D

WOW, this is AMAZING. WHY oh WHY does the lasting power have to be so bad??!!??!! :( Sad face!!! I have a sample that I sprayed liberally and I smelled so good! Simple vanilla, almond, coconut- just delicious! My husbands aunt said, "You smell sooo good! What are you wearing??" And then I told her. I really did smell good. I felt so delicious. I wanted to eat myself up. But alas, that feeling was fleeting. After some time had passed (I can't remember how long- an hour, two hours?) I couldn't really smell much anymore. BOO!!! It smells so good though. Why???!??! I feel like I need to buy a bottle and then carry in my purse so I can spray every couple hours. But is that realistic? I just can't justify buying something with poor lasting power even if it smells this delightful.

Such an underrated gourmand scent for summer! Not too heavy or sticky sweet, it performs really well in the Texas heat, and literally smells like a pina colada with a hint of vanilla. It transports me to vacation mode the minute I put this on. If you experience any longevity issues, you can always layer this with cremes that amplify the aspect that you want (vanilla, coconut, almond), although I think Laura Mercier also has a matching lotion/creme. Not too expensive and still a very high quality perfume. I'm not sure about any recent reformulations, but lots of versions of this are still readily available. Highly recommend!

Why did I wait so long to try this? Instant love! I've debated buying this for years, due to many negative reviews talking about the reformulation. It's warm, sweet coconut with a slight floral tinge that I can't identify. The almond isn't as dominant as the coconut, but I don't even care. It's smells like warm skin. There's a bit of sunscreen smell (which I don't mind in perfume), so I can see that being off putting for some. The vanilla is on the gourmand side. It's creamy and buttery. I can't stop sniffing my wrist. Absolutely love this!

Creamy coconut is my absolute favourite note in a perfume and I’d been searching for a *true* coconut fragrance for some time but had been let down by other perfumes that claimed to have this note but didn’t at all (on my nose at least). Well this is the most gorgeous gourmand piña colada scent that I’ve come across so far. Just beautiful. Only downside is the longevity isn’t great but I carry it around in my handbag and top up throughout the day. Love it.

I like Almond /Coconut for a nice light sweet close to the skin fragrance. It starts out on me as mostly almond not much coconut. It has the vanilla and I smell some heliotrope. It almost reminds me of Pink Sugar without the harsh licorice opening. I don't see this lasting all day and I agree with others that it is almost a body mist. I do enjoy wearing it after a hot shower and jumping into clean sheets very comforting.

I used to wear this a lot ehen I was younger. The almond is definitely more prominent than the coconut. However I will say, you're better off getting the coconut body mist from the body shop which is similar to me and lasts much longer at an easier price. This is great for young girls but the price isn't worth the lack on longevity

Whooaa!! I am so glad that neither of LM samples disappointed me. They are all very sweet and I love them all. I was convinced that I would love this one. Because I am a huge coconut and almond lover, it couldnt be a fail. It is simple, but still very comforting and snuggly!!! I will definitely buy a bottle of this, too.

True to the listed notes. Pretty and natural smelling, heavy on the vanilla. If I didn't already own so many other almond scents, I would definitely purchase. update: I did buy a full bottle and am really pleased with the purchase

I just found this and Vanille at Marshalls for $24.99 and im loving them both. This one smells like a delicious coconut soap or conditioner. I cant wait to wear this in the summer.

love this gourmande line, but the body souffle lotions have much longer lasting power.

My husband loves this perfume on me! I love it on me too!

Beautiful, sweet, creamy, elegant, warm, cozy, beachy, clean, and fresh. Oh wow this is so very lovely! It’s a really beautiful, creamy coconut, sweet and delicate almond, and warm vanilla. The heliotrope adds a lovely somewhat aquatic freshness, and the ylang ylang adds a sweet and creamy touch of tropical florals. It’s grounded nicely with a subtle soft musk. There is a delicate luxurious sun tan lotion like scent too, but it’s nothing heavy or overwhelming, just soft and subtle. There’s also somewhat of a high end coconut hair conditioner smell that I slightly pick up in the background. Overall, I really love this! It makes me feel beautiful and elegant while also giving me a beachy vibe that’s somehow also fresh, warm, and cozy! I think this is a sweet gourmand scent for the clean girl aesthetic. In a way it feels similar to Montblanc Signature. This would be the beachy/coconut version. Not that they really smell the same, but that they both have the same vibe of being sweet, creamy, and warm, but also fresh and clean. I’m also just slightly reminded of SDJ Coco Cabana 39 and VS Coconut Passion because they’re both sweet and creamy gourmand coconut scents. However, I find both of those to be more heavily coconut, sweeter, and creamier scents (I do love both of them as well!). Coconut Almond just has something special that makes it more elegant and wearable for more than just summer. I think this lovely for summer, but that it could also work all year round. It’s very wearable, such an easy reach! It works well for most occasions... everything from casual, to the office, to a date night, and more! I think this can easily be worn by any age group and it will still be just as beautiful and elegant! I get really good performance with Coconut Almond. The longevity is great on me, it lasts throughout the day on me. The projection is really nice too, it radiates out at least a few feet. A little goes a long way, so I only need a few sprays for this effect. I feel like it’s a really good value since the bottle will last me quite some time, and because it’s not super expensive to begin with.

I have a difficult relationship with coconut as a perfume note: when it works, I love it, but it so rarely does for me. It's just a hard note to get right, especially in heavily foody scents like this Almond Coconut, and I'm afraid this one doesn't quite nail it either. I don't dislike it, but I also don't regret finishing my sample. It's just a little too literal for my taste - I like the idea of smelling like almond/coconut cake very much in theory, but turns out, in practice I like the cake vibe to be toned down just a little. This is just pure baking materials, marzipan doused in coconut and vanilla extract, very strong and sweet and just slightly synthetic. Not a bad smell by any means, but it did feel super conspicuous at the office, and I have to really love a note or accord to want such a literal interpretation of it as a perfume. With this one that's not the case, or at least not on the days I tested it - I'm aware this is the kind of thing you really have to be in the mood for, and maybe this review would be very different indeed if I'd changed my sampling days around, who knows. I've loved similar scents before, after all.

A lovely and straightforward blend of almond and coconut, exactly like the name indicated. I find the coconut prominent, but not aggressive as sometimes it can be headache-inducing. The almond has a nutty aspect which goes well with the woods and the tonka beans hiding behind, keeping the scent down to the ground. It does smell like almond coconut milk and it stays this way all along. The longevity is at least 8 hours on me and the sillage is moderate to soft. It's a cuddly, sweet gourmand scent. If you'd love an uncomplicated concoction of almond and coconut, without other notes to disturb, this worths a try. I myself wouldn't mind having a bottle if I come across one with a reasonable price.

One of my most complimented perfumes but can’t stand to wear this now. I had good memories with this, wore this everyday in 2013-2014 with the Victoria’s Secret bare vanilla lotion that came in the stand up bottle slathered underneath. Ah the good days... I’m sure things have changed with the reformulation. If you manage to find the old bottle with the bronze border (pictured) around the label - go for it. I faintly remember it smelling powdery with a very little coconut, not the milky kind but sweetly dry. People picked up the coconut, I picked up the powdery almond. People could smell me before turning around to look at me, projection and silage was fantastic!

I've had the perfume and body souffle. The body souffle lasts longer worn alone than the spray,on it's own. The spray is nice just not as long lasting. I have layered the two together and the outcome almost smelled like cooked bacon. I take it that too much toasted almond with tonka beans brought that out. Maybe the layering was too much for my skin. I now have the Laura Mercier Sun Free Self Tanner and Body Bronzing Makeup which also smell identical to the Almond Coconut Body Souffle. It is so worth the price to have beauty products that serve more than one purpose. I get 2 in 1 with having beautifully bronzed skin while smelling like a dream.

Natural and nutty. Warm and sweet. Something just makes me feel so good when I wear this. I feel expensive and attractive and just pure clean and GOOD. It’s not a designer high end type of heady fragrance just a relaxed clean soothing scent. I would say it’s appropriate all year round but would especially feel suited to late summer, with the coconut aspect and early autumn with the almond aspect. I loved this when I first got it then got a bit fed up of it, felt a bit linear and too sweet. But on my long hunt for a good coconut perfume and ended up back to this. Glad there’s a parfum version out too now 🥥🤍