No 163 Gelato Gourmand

i strolled thru tj max for funsies and sniffed these (even tho 99.99% of their [gourmand] perfumes are the most disappointing ever) and was shocked at how good they smelled at the nozzle. like i did the kombucha girl meme thing bc i just smelled another one from miim miic and it was horrible. but this?? so sweet and gourmand at the nozzle. i sprayed it on myself and it was heaven. it smells very very similar to dulce by rosie jane, its notes that overlap w that perfume are the same types (ex. same vanilla, same sweetness, etc.). however, theres a slightly different woodiness; it is both stronger and weaker in wood than dulce. it is slightly more of a toasted wood, which contributes to a toasted marshmallow scent. kind of smells like when you smell a marshmallow bag through thr plastic even. its sweet, its vanilla, its marshmallow, its heaven. it is sickenenly sweet without the sickening if that makes sense. if you are a vanilla marshmallow gourmand person, youll love it. super good price point too like $14.99 if i remember correctly. my sister who will ONLY like a vanilla or marshmallow perfume if theyre purely like a marshmallow or straight up vanilla extract told me wow you smell really good today its better than usual kinda like a good waffle cone and icecream shop and i had to tell her its a diff perfume lol. i will say its a bit strong at first, but doesnt last super long BUT has strong sillage. my sister could smell me from across 8 ft, and i covered myself w my jacket so it wouldnt invade our car ride. but when i unzipped my jacket, my mom said smth smells burning/smoky and disliked it so hmmm. either way my new fav perfume. only downside is the sillage is so weak i can barely smell it on myself and it lasts so short

This is a bianco latte dupe. I have bianco latte but bought this one for funsies and so that I can enjoy the fragrance without running through my $160 bottle. This is an excellent dupe. The only difference I smell is that this dries down WAYY faster. If youve smelled the original, it damn near never dries down. After 24 hours with it on, it smells like the first spray, no evolution. This dupe dries down in 1 hour — but dont count that against her! The dry down is beautiful and pretty. Very well done. Bianco latte isnt something I can wear professionally to meetings, but this is. The dry down wont choke folks in an elevator. Bianco latte will choke you and others for sure, its so wonderfully powerful. Both of these have a place in my collection.

This is an exceptional dupe. As the juice gets darker it gets even stickier but right from the start it dries down quickly to a gorgeous gourmand. I hope I find a bigger bottle of this on my TJ Maxx and Marshalls journey. I will sell everything else I have with this DNA.

I bought this today at Marshall’s $15 for 50ml. It’s a very close scent to Sunlit Vanilla but this is less thick and sweet. If you wanted the smell of Sunlit Vanilla in a lighter form then check this out.