Mais Souffle

My husband goes wild for buttered popcorn flavor and *strongly* encouraged me to get Mais Souffle for us when I read him that delightfully shady review article. Happy to report that he loves wearing it, especially on Fun Days Out. Family cookout, beach day, light hike; it's great for sunny days. I was more excited for the supposed apple note, but neither of us can smell any apple in it. Just realistic buttery popcorn bolstered by a candy sweetness that reminds me of Whipped Almond. I don't find it overdone or screechy, it does exactly what we want it to do (minus the apple, for me). On him it lasts about an hour, then the butter tones way down leaving a really nice, sweet, vaguely gourmand-y skin scent. He uses moisturizer, so the skin scent lasts 5+ hours on him. I like wearing it just fine, but Mais Souffle is just perfection on him. This is NOT a safe blind buy unless you're into buttered popcorn as a snack, a fragrance, a lifestyle. Realistic gourmands are not everyone's cup of popcorn, but LGM sure has found their audience in my husband.

It's a YES for me! TJ Maxx / $13 before taxes. When I sniff this I get some sweetness at first, not extremely sweet - but it is there. Then I get the popcorn (for sure!), and the buttery smoothness. I also get something refreshing and almost minty-esque at the very end of my sniff. It's not strong and it's not heady...it's just enough to be there. I do love this!! It's popcorn, and it's not too complex, but it is definitely a little more elevated than just plain ol' butter popcorn. I do feel like I'm wearing a perfume and not a body splash.

The initial spray is very popcorny, which is fun. But then it dries down to a subtle sweet, fruity, almost floral scent. I really didn’t expect to like this one so much!

Honestly I love this brand, I wish they would do actual niche or designer quality fragrances. I love their combinations and they are so unique, but they just never last more than a few hours. I'm a gourmand girl to the extreme so this is right up my alley, although I don't typically like popcorn scents because the butter and salty nature tends to make me nauseous. Thankfully, I don't get that from this. It smells like popcorn perfumery, very soft, and cozy, not overdone. I love it. I mixed this with a spicy vanilla and I was in heaven!!!! I wouldn't wear it on its own, it's fun, but on its own I think it's a little juvenile to smell like popcorn without something grounding it. They have another new one called violet cream that smells just so beautiful. This is a perfect house for a gourmand lover like me, it's just so disappointing about the quality and performance 😫 Chai spice, noir distille, chocolate hazelnut, and bon bon blanc are my favorites. Cheers!

found the carnaval trio for 10 bucks at marshalls a while back and had to get it. mais souffle is so strange to me lol. to my nose, kinda smells like stale kettle corn. i do get the apple note when i initally spray this onto my skin, and on the dry down i get this (stale) buttery popcorn scent with a hint of sweet vanilla. im conflicted on whether i like this or not. out of the three, i have sprayed this one the most just cuz i can't stop smelling it hahaha. doesn't last on my skin for very long (perhaps 30min-1hr?). i think i want a full-size bottle of this just to have it around. it's a nice novelty scent, maybe not good for everyday wear unless that's your thing. in that case, slayyyy queen/king!