Hazelnut L'Hun

I’m not saying anything new, but this truly smells almost exactly like “By the Fireplace” upon first spritz. This one is comparatively sweeter and lacks the overt smoky, wood-charred note. I love both perfumes, but I feel like the lack of smoke makes Hazelnut L’Hun a bit more wearable for all fall and winter occasions. I would save “By the Fireplace” for evening, personally. When first sprayed on me, it starts with a warm, snuggly, spicy, woody, comforting scent, very strong but not overpowering. I don’t smell the chocolate or vanilla much initially. After about half an hour, it mellows and reveals more of the cacao and vanilla notes in the background while still having a woody and spicy overtone. Smells like drinking hot dark chocolate topped with whip cream around a campfire (minus the smoke). I’ve had this on for over 12 hours, and while the sillage and spicy woodiness has definitely gone down, I can still smell the sweet vanilla. I don’t personally smell any florals. Love this scent. I was considering refilling my “By the Fireplace” since it’s my fall and winter signature, but then I stumbled upon this one. The benefit of Hazelnut L’Hun is that its a 30 mL eau de parfum for $25 while Maison Margiela is $30 for a travel size/10 mL eau de toilette.

For the people saying that Hazelnut L'Hun is the same scent as Chocolat Hazelnut by Le Monde Gourmand, noooooo theyyyy arre noootttttttt!!!!!! They are both made by Le Monde Gourmand though. Hazelnut L'Hun and Chocolat Hazelnut actually smell very different! Please stop telling other readers that those 2 are the same if you're not sure! I messaged the brand. I do that all the time with perfumes from the Tru Fragrance brand too with the perfumes I buy from Marshall's and TJ Maxx. If you don't know, just send the brand a message! (Chocolat Hazelnut's notes can be found on the Parfumo app. These are the fragrance notes for Chocolat Hazelnut: cashmere wood, cocoa bean, coconut milk, & spices. This one is actually very unisex and kinda reminds me of Milk by Commodity with little bits of chocolate covered hazelnuts.) Hazelnut L'Hun smells like sweet and lightly spiced gingerbread cookies with vanilla icing and just a FEW chocolate chips and a FEW pieces of chopped hazelnuts for decorating the gingerbread people cookies! I love that the ginger isn't overly spicy or sharp and I really appreciatethat! (This one is sweeter and more rounded than Chocolat Hazelnut too!)

(Review for "Chocolat Hazelnut")... Holy shinola... I picked this up while in "Marshalls" this weekend on a get-away with the family. Was checking out all the unboxed no-name brand frags they have on the shelf...you know...pick up the bottle, spray a spray or two into the cap, sniff. Out of all the frags I smelled only two wowed me..."Chocolat Hazelnut" and "Eclipse". Of course...being a gourmandie...I took home "Chocolat Hazelnut". This fragrance is soooooo creamy...a sweet vanilla with a hint of chocolate. I don't get any hazelnut from it, but it is the sweetest vanilla fragrance that I've found for sale at Marshalls THAT ACTUALLY LASTS A LONG TIME!! That is the greatest thing about this fragrance, it lasts the same as a regular fragrance! I mean, you spray it on...it smells great and leaves a nice trail behind you and a scent bubble around you....AND...it lasts 4-5 hours! For $14 you can't beat that!! You can bet your bottom dollar my tail is gonna be back in my local "Marshalls" and "TJ Maxx" this week looking for another bottle!

At first spray this is very floral with a warm undertone. As it settles it becomes a daytime smoked vanilla with a nutty flavor. I don’t smell any chocolate or cacao in here at all. I have the Marshmallow Fireside candle from BBW as well as Fireside Flurries and this smells very similar in the toasted marshmallow note. However MF is more smokey and FF is more “cologne” esque, whilst this one is more perfumed (the florals) and a daytime-safe scent. If you like those notes I would say this is worth picking up if you pass it by— I found it at Marshall’s as the hair and body mist and it still leaves the almost oiled/balmy residue on the back of my hand like a direct spray of perfume would.

I’m feeling very realized that I’m not the only one who doesn’t smell a lick of hazelnut! I get smoky powdered chocolate and oud!