Petit Gâteau

Petit Gâteau, which is I believe Italian for 'Cat Comb', is one of those perfect gourmand fragrances that smell like you could just dip a spoon in the bottle and enjoy a mouthful. If you had a small enough spoon, anyway, because I was just trying a sample of this in one of the tiny vials. I want a proper one though. It's genuinely gorgeous! An initial blast of marzipan that dries down quite quickly to this cozy vanilla buttercream scent, that I found myself absolutely loving. I kept saying 'smell me, I'm a cake'. I say that sort of thing a lot, to be fair, but this time it wasn't a non sequitur. Finally. That said, it is one that I think you'd need to prompt people to get a whiff of, as the sillage was very intimate. I like that! I don't want to draw too much more attention in a room than I already do, so a fragrance that's just a little bonus for my partners when they lean in for a kiss? That's my jam. Speaking of jam, I wonder if this would be nice paired with another gourmand or if it'd just be subsumed by it. The sillage is low, and according to other reviews the longevity is too, though on my skin it's still going strong the day after. I'm still a cake, just not quite as big as when I first sprayed it. Like some sort of... little cake? Why didn't they call the fragrance that

This is lovely. Warm. Delicate. Buttery. A shower of powdered sugar on a dove grey Sunday morning. The opening is amaretto w/o being “boozy”- like you cooked it into a syrup to drizzle over your crepes. Almond just shy of turning cherry. As it wears it alternates between ‘powdery, sugary, musky, haze’, ‘buttery croissant warm from the oven’, and crème brûlée with a touch of almond and brown sugar’. Petit Gateau’s longevity is 10 hrs easy on skin, yet the silage/projection stays delicate- back to that indulgent Sunday morning, luxury that doesn’t have to shout. The sun is starting to look like it might break through the morning clouds, maybe you’ll wrap yourself in a cashmere blanket and step out on the patio. A spring gourmand sans florals. 🌦️🥐🎀✨🥄🧁🤍🌤️

I've been loving this super rich buttery vanilla scent these past couple days. The sillage is intimate and the longevity is really good!!! It lasts well over 24 hours on my skin. The scent reminds me of Pas De Chat without having that silky cashmere note and kitten fur accord and turning up the vanilla all the way. I can smell the almond-y notes from the marzipan and it's heavy on the brown butter and toasted Tonka bean. I get the pudding vibe and warmth of the Brûleed Vanilla as well. If you're looking for a really yummy warm toasted vanilla scent this one is it!! It reminds me of youthful laughter and being 16 up all night drinking Amaretto with my cousins because it was so buttery sweet and easy to drink.

This is such an easy reach for me. I have a really sensitive nose, so this is perfect. It's light enough that I can freely spray myself 4-5 times for the full experience and I personally smell it all day. I definitely get the honeyed marzipan here, and secondarily a buttery vanilla cake. It's creamy, it's sweet, and it's just nuanced enough to ensure I don't get bored. It's really lovely. I would be comfortable wearing this in any season, but it leans a little more toward cooler weather. EDIT: I love this more and more every time I wear it. Will be looking for my opportunity to add a 100ml to my collection asap.

I’m amazed at Odette’s ability to use all these delicious gourmand notes without getting too sweet or cloying. The opening has a perfect almond that doesn’t veer cherry, synthetic, woody, or green like in many other almond fragrances. It’s more like realistic almond extract that you’d find in French pastries. Paired with whipped cream and browned butter, it’s truly a lactonic dream. By the dry down, it becomes a quiet skin scent that’s sometimes hard to smell (maybe I’ve become anosmic). You’ll just have this sweet buttery aura that will have people wondering if that’s your natural skin.