Madera

I absolutely love how this smells, the vanilla caramel sweetness of it is profoundly delicious and it lasts forever. Whether or not I want to wear it, I certainly want to smell it. This was an experiment in gourmands for me, and especially as I love vanilla, I couldn't have chosen better. I could smell this on my arm for days and never in that time did it change or play a false note. The first time I wore it I thought it was wonderful but I guess I don't want to wear gourmands. I've tried it twice since, and enjoyed wearing it more and more. Last night I used it strategically to cover the "dishwashing powder on crystal meth" stank that I could not get off me from testing Essential Parfum's The Musc (I get it, EP, we are not to be!), and this immediately wiped out the stank that no amount of soap and scrubbing could budge. I have always loved sweet scents and I know what cheap sweet smells like, but this is clearly expensive sweet. I am so impressed with the quality of the ingredients and the blend and how they last and last, softening but never going bad. I won't buy this but I would love to receive it as a gift. Edit to add that I am testing Perfect Veil by Sarah Horowitz, and on the arm still containing Medera, PV has brought forward all the floral notes I wasn't smelling in Medera. PV turns this from a sweet gourmand to a magical and complex creamy floral.

The performance of this is remarkably close to Indult Tihota, and I'm suprised to see there's not more overlap in the 'people who like this also like' section. It's a very literal interpretation of caramel and vanilla, syrupy and creamy and buttery, with just a splash of coconut cream. If you've ever had Nancy Silverton's famous butterscotch budino, it's as if they've managed to bottle her delectable, rich dessert into a fragrance. The notes in this actually sing on my skin, and I don't find it cloying or overly sweet. That said, I also know I'm the kind of person who can handle super sugary scents, whereas powder and heavy florals tend to send me running for the hills (or more accurately, the sink.) Thankfully I also don't get anything synthetic or chemical in the dry down, just that beautiful, warm, creamy caramel, for hours and hours. Whoever said it lasts forever on fabric and clothing is totally right. Much like Tihota, if I catch the edge of a sleeve or the corner of a lapel with this, I can smell it wafting from my laundry basket the next day.

This smells almost identical to Crema di Latte by Hilde Soliani. I've been looking for a creamy vanilla caramel but this scents seem to have the laconic note that goes acrid on my skin. Such a bummer Edit: I decided to wear both Crema di Latte and Madera samples for longer and note that while Madera and CdL are both incredibly similar, I don't get the acrid note with Madera on my skin. A local boutique had this on sale so I snagged a bottle, and it's very much my bedtime scent, especially for cooler weather or if I want a no brainer gourmand. This is a dense, lactonic, chewy coconut caramel, with soy candle-like waxiness that comes and goes. This may or may not be a bad thing depending on your preferences, and this may be the supposed floral notes competing with the densely sweet and chewy-thickness of the caramel. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect vanilla, but the dent in this bottle shows my love for it. Absolutely not a performer on skin, and quickly becomes a skin scent after an hour or so, but does linger on collars.

Madera is a creamy vanilla and caramel with undertones of coconut. It's warm, cozy and sweet but not cloying. It's delicious! I absolutely love this one. It's so smooth and the performance is great. It sits pretty close to the skin but longevity is good. And I can get a nice scent bubble going on if I over spray. I'm an over-sprayer anyway. This is my current favorite vanilla! I can wear it any time of the year, day or night. It layers well with many other fragrances too. Edited/ I wanted to add; I love the Omnia bottles. I love the simplicity of the design. And the glass bottles are very weighty, high quality glass with a nice cap that fits tightly. I did have an issue hen I ordered my bottle from LuckyScent though. It leaked some, the sticker was no longer sticking to the bottle. I contacted them and they asked for the photos. They sent those photos to their distributor and immediately sent me another bottle out. They told me to keep the defected bottled which was still 85% full. Great customer service!

Ok, so I totally get the reviews stating that Madera smells like vanilla candles or butterscotch. That was my first impression as well, and I thought, "meh". But then, it did a thing. Wait half an hour or so and voila! The musk and vanilla bean come through. Yes, I still get *some* nuances of butterscotch but the waxiness disappears entirely and it smells like a more complex, caramel drenched Indult Tihota. The caramel is not candy like (as in Prada Candy, which is aptly named lol) but more like caramel drizzled ice cream. It's not very burnt smelling either, which I appreciate. Madera may not have smelled very complex to me at first, in all honesty, it smelled like a cheap-ish perfume oil, but after I gave it an honest chance the complexity won me over! It's basically extra-gourmand vanilla musk, and I've been wearing it almost non-stop. I'm allergic to dairy and can't eat creamy dessert treats at all anymore (boo!!!), so this is how I get my fix :)

Reading the previous reviews, I am in the minority with the few others who get coconut first. I imagine if you took a coconut flavored syrup and mixed it with a vanilla syrup and cooked them both down until they caramelized,this is what you'd get. I'm going off a sample purchased at luckyscent. It occurred to me that I could find a less expensive vanilla and layer it with a coconut, and save some dollars, but there's something there...maybe the caramel, that would be hard to replicate. I've been hoping for a wearable coconut though. I have a rough time with it, and this is the closest I've found. I do like this very much and would much rather spray it than dab from my little vial. I find myself reapplying and sniffing. It's both comforting and uplifting at the same time. Update: I bought a decant. I really like this. It's so easy to wear. (cooler weather, as I write this).

I have always avoided sweet and gourmand scents because so many of them remind me, especially at first blush of Acquolina's Pink Sugar which makes me think 'teenaged girl'. Wow, I got a sample of this from Lucky Scent and went crazy. It was like heroin on my skin. It was not cloying or super sweet but just enough of that carmel/vanilla that makes this such a warm and comforting scent. It reminds me of melting sugar with my mom, making flan, as a little girl- when you get it just right. The hint of peach blossom and wildflowers combines beautifully with the white musk. It has great sillage and longevity for me too. My husband always comes up from behind me to hug me and get a whiff when I am wearing this. :) Great with my chemistry- def. expensive enough, get a tester first to make sure it works for you!

A yummy caramel vanilla perfume that lasts! Yes!! I sprayed some on last night around four when I got out of the shower and I could still smell it when I woke up this morning! What a gem! I am so glad I got the 100ml because this is going to be a favorite that I use very often for sure!! Very similar to Hilde Soliani's Crema Di Latte except the caramel is more prominent in this one and it's not as 'condensed milky' as Crema Di Latte which I am happy about and also lasts wayyy longer. I highly recommend if you love Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande, Jousset Accident a la Vanille, even Mazzolari Vaniglia even thou that one has more of a cotton candy vanilla feel to my nose but also caramel.

Madera is pure yumminess all the way! I am so surprised it`s not more popular! Very natural smelling caramel with coconut shavings! This is all I get... Perfect! It`s not the cheapest perfume but it comes in a huge bottle so I am definitely buying it. So well-balanced and never gets sickly sweet, projection is lovely and pleasant, not too loud, just the right amount. I love gourmands and oriental vanillas and this fragrance is outstanding to me. I also have to add one thing: I now have quite a bunch of gourmandish niche samples and Madera is one the longest lasting fragrances right along in the line with some heavy Profumums and Montales!

This is a beautiful, warm and inviting gourmand. It's an exciting lover that makes you decadent waffles in the morning. This has notes of rich and creamy caramel, vanilla (softly mixed in with the caramel...not alcohol vanilla), creamed coconut and a touch of oily wax. Any floral notes are barely noticeable to me and seems that they are there to round everything out, keep it from being linear. The wear time is quite long at about 8+ hours and sillage is moderate (a little past arm length). This is lovely for a date night or a night you want to be wrapped in cozy goodness. I love it!

One of the top ultimate caramel vanilla scents. How does it smell? It's a 'pastry sweet' type of gourmand scent. It's sweet and 'fluffy', but not cloying or suffocating, unless you overspray. It reminds me of warm caramel macchiato (no coffee here) with a bit of lactonic note. It's cozy and comforting - perfect for snuggling under a blanket on a cold day. The purpose of this fragrance is not to smell sophisticated so I don't think it's fair to call it "cheap". I could wear it almost all year round, but it's probably best for fall and winter. I wish it came in a travel spray.

Ohhhhhhh,,, this is the dream of any gourmand perfume lover!!!!! opens with this wonderfull rum-caramel that makes you feel soooo yummy,, and some min later you can feel the musk and the flowers,, i dont know how to put it, but it has nothing to do with all these caramel gourmand perfumes that are in the market so far!!! Its hard to resist not to drink it!!! Ok,, i know, its no cheap.,, but the bottle and the box and the perfume itself justify the price tag!!! mmmmmmmmm,,, sorry, have to go,, cant stop sniffing my arm,, trying hard not to bite me!!!!

Madera is one of the best caramel fragrances I've ever tried. Heavy use of caramel, as in this case, tends to get cloying and almost dirty on most skins. But NOT in this yummy juice! All I get is caramel with hints of well-blended flowers, fruits, and musk. But the main player is definitely caramel. The only deterrent is the price for me. I cannot justify $135 a bottle just for a single note (albeit an exquisite class of caramel) perfume. If you're a gourmand lover who has the budget for it, buy it. You will NOT be disappointed. :o)

Loving thiss :D Sweet, creamy caramel with a hint of coconut. This scent is sooooo yummyyyyyyy I just want to drink it right out of the bottle. If you like rich gourmands you have to try this one. Probably the best one I have ever tried so far. I was afraid it would be very synthetic smelling but it's not! In the beginning it is a bit strong for me but as soon as it dries down it smells amazing. Lasts very long on my skin too. Can still smell it the day after. A new favorite for me :)

Butterscotch pudding and caramel- not at all synthetic. One of my favorite gourmands, the best caramel i have smelled. The bottle is also very large and i believe the price is right. Its hard to make such sweet foods smell real, but this does a fantastic job of not smelling cheap while still being delicious. My male roommate adores this fragrance and uses it sometimes to spray the room. Life is short, and sometimes you just want it to smell like caramel :)

I love this creamy beauty, I honestly don’t get too much coconut which I like but I mostly detect caramel vanilla cream... it lasted a whole entire work shift and people told me I smelled yummy/good multiple times. I also own the White Madera version and love that even more... it’s Madera plus licorice. Delectable. I’m a huge gourmand lover and these two fragrances from Omnia don’t disappoint. I also tried Platino and want a bottle of that one as well!!

Oh my, this is an amazing vanilla coconut scent! I smell what could be considered caramel, but to my nose is not as sticky sweet and cloying as caramel in perfumes ten to smell to my nose. It seems to dry down quickly to a fairly linear yet rich vanilla (similar to Yves Rocher Vanille Noir but sweeter). I love the coconut I'm getting but not sure I can justify buying this one due to the hefty price tag. Still - amazing scent! 4.5/5 STARS

This is hands down the holy grail and my personal favorite gourmand creamy caramel vanilla fragrance of all times! I've tried hundreds of gourmands with similar notes and direction, but NONE compare to this one. It does have a very striking resemblance to Hilde's Crema De Latte, that's why I love it even more. It's very comforting, condensed milky caramel smell and it lasts for a long time. Perfect for layering or alone, it's gorgeous!

"Madera" is a gourmand in all its splendor, vanilla, caramel and creamy coconut are the notes that stand out the most and make up this sweet aroma. Linear fragrance from the start, moderate projection and its longevity is not bad at all. Charming! I once heard that Gabby Loves Perfumes, the queen of gourmand, said that this perfume is beats mode, it is not! Not at all. But I do agree that it is exquisite, a must have in my collection.

Gooey-sweet, rich, creamy and just heavenly. The most decadent caramel with gorgeous gourmand vanilla and beautiful creamy coconut. I absolutely love this fragrance. Great lasting power on me, easy 8 hours on my skin and I can smell it on my pillows for days. At 155 AUD, worth every cent - and 125ml, fantastic! Not cheap, not sharp, not cloying. Exquisite, smooth and comforting. A must try for gourmand fragrance lovers!!