Eau Gourmande Tarte Au Citron

I am a great fan of the gourmand fragrances, I've seen it for sale as a mini spray bottle and couldn't get my hands on it. This year when it became part of their permanent collection I had to go through a lot of hurdles to get my hands on it. It smells like an elegant pastry, I get the creme fraiche scent as well as the bergamot along the citrus notes and I can smell the sugar and meringue on it as well as some neroli. On my skin the harsh citrus notes fade away quickly and leave a scent of freshly baked lemon pie in your kitchen kind of scent without being literally food. This scent reminds me of when my late sister used to bake tarte au citron for me and leaves me enveloped in a scent of nostalgia. I'm pretty sure that for a lot of people this will read as too gourmand or too food like but for me it's the scent of memories.

I am not the one to write negative reviews. So, this is not a review, just a warning. I tested this, and I don't know whether it was "off", I must admit the color of the juice was a little dark, but it was a noseating experience that really turned my stomach. Absolutely chemical, sweet and rotten powdery aroma, that I had to scrub with lots of soap. A little bit reminding me of Le Paradis de Nina ( but that one is beautiful), and mostly like a chemical bomb designed to poison...Really try before you buy... could be bad chemistry to me. I got no lemon, unless I consider the faint furniture cleaner smell lemon. No pralines, no vanilla, just tons of aspartame and rotten fruits. Yucky.

I posted a very negative review on this some 7 years ago . This year my mister gifted me a bottle and I absolutely love it. It smells like lemon merengue pie, crust included . A simple and delicious gourmand . It also has a clear color, not brownish like that old one smelling bad. So , in conclusion , get a fresh one and it’s excellent, get an old one and you’ll smell like toilet cleaner . Lasting power and silage are on the low side, but not as low as the Vanille, and not as strong as the Fresh Figue.

I’ve had this one for a while but oh how I’ve been neglecting it! I first bought it years ago, way before Lira launched that original lemon dessert trend. Laura Mercier really was way before her time with her Eau Gourmande range. Now we have Devotion and all her flankers, etc. But Tarte Au Citron really does dry down to the most photorealistic buttery lemon pastry with a praline drizzle on top. It is gorgeous! My nose is finally ready for this. It may not be everyone’s jam but for me, I’m in love!

I don't even like citrus scents yet this one has completely won me over. It is so delicious with the perfect amount of sweetness. This one is certainly my favourite out of all of her scents, it just has something so comforting about it. I find that it lasts for ages and smells delicious from the begging to the end. It is fresh and perfect for Spring/Summer.