Buontalenti

Glaze Ecstacy Vs Buontalenti Glaze Ecstacy (GE) comes off smoother, better blended while Buontalenti (BT) is sharper with a fruity burst in the opening, this lasts about a minute then it calms down a bit. GE comes across as a creamy vanilla and strawberry ice cream swirl (think soft serve) with a strawberry glaze on top. For some reason I do not get the raspberry listed in the notes for both of these, it comes off as strawberries on me). BT is more like a frosty— still has ice cream but has about equal amounts of ice cream and fruits, so the fruitiness is front and center— the most prominent notes on me being the (straw)berry and a hint of banana (very faint), and later in the development, apricot. It also reminds me of those chewy vanilla-strawberry candies. As they dry down, the vanilla becomes even more prominent in GE and then the caramel becomes noticeable, while the fruits in BT calm down to where you get about 50:50 vanilla to fruits, the caramel note in this one is a tad artificial-smelling. I will say these two are very similar. GE is the more sophisticated/grown-up version of the two. BT is more playful, a little ‘younger’ if you will. Ingredients-wise, GE comes across as having been made with better quality ingredients while BT has a slightly artificial quality— I think it’s the banana note, if you’ve ever had banana flavored pastries vs homemade pastries made with real bananas, you know that weird artificial banana taste, now think of that as a fragrance. Thankfully the berries and apricot keep this somewhat muted in BT. I can see myself wearing BT during the day and transitioning to GE in the evening (for a cuddle session with SO), not that GE would be classified as a night-time perfume- both are better suited to daytime use but GE would fit more intimate settings. Do you honestly truly NEED both? No. But if you’re one to catch subtle nuances in fragrances you will be able to tell the difference in both. I am glad to have both.

I apsolutely adore this. I'm not the greatest gourmand fan, might only wear them a hand full of times during the winter and autumn months here in Australia, but I have to have this in my fragrance collection. I received a 2ml sample as a gift with purchase from somewhere online over the last year and hadn't tried it until very recently. Mind was blown. Yummm! Ofcourse, now I can't get it here in Oz as it's sold out everywhere and I'm frantically looking each week to see if its back in stock. It's an amazingly blended fruity toffee desert scent that hits all my spots. Was unsure at first when I saw the banana note listed...not a like for me in the past...but if it's there, it doesn't stand out over the peach, coconut, apricot and sweet toffee and vanilla notes. This is very well blended and smooth. Not screachy or tart. Just delicious. I'm completely obsessed. 😍 Update 3/11/2024; finally got a full bottle but it's coming into summer here so will be waiting for the colder months to come around here in Australia. I find this a bit too sweet and cloying for the heat but devine in the cooler half of the year.

I have a decant that I did not use for an entire year. I have to be honest, I did not like it the first time I smelled this perfume. My first impression was to gourmandish and I didn't smell the fruits. Now after a year, I can honestly say that I really like this perfume. The first spray is when you smell the fruits, some people say that they do not smell it but after a year, I can definitely smell them and it is delicious and very nice, Then the perfume changes to more caramel, toffe, cookies (these are the base notes) and this part last forever. I will say 5 hours with just spraying 3 times on each arm. You will smell it all over you, then it becomes a skin scent. It is not a beast perfume but I only sprayed it 6 times. And it was enough for me. In summary, it is gourmand, it has a moderate performance. The notes will show up according to the order of the notes that are here in Fragrantica. You will smell them in that order. It is a very nice perfume to use it all year round.

The first ones to produce real ice cream, creamy and frozen as we know it today, were the Florentines in the 16th century. Cosimo de' Medici one day commissioned Bernardo Buontalenti to organize banquets that could amaze the King of Spain. Of all things, Buontalenti served an iced cream to which he added a very precious spice that came from the Americas: sugar. And in honor of him in Florence, what is today one of the most famous ice creams in the world was created in modern times: Buontalenti. In this fragrance, although unfortunately I have not had the opportunity to taste this delight, you can find all the characteristics of a delicious cream, worth eating, not cloying but incredibly good. A beautiful creation, and it too, like Fior di Pane, is a treasure chest of touching and innocent memories.

Wow, how can anyone hate this? It smells like you scooped coconut ice cream into a waffle cone, topped it with diced up fruit, and drizzled caramel sauce over the top. If you don’t like sweet gourmands, it’s not for you. But for gourmand lovers, this is paradise! I received a decant from a friend that had the entire package smelling like the most intoxicating, mouth-watering treat. I rifled through frantically to find the source of that deliciousness! To my dismay, there was a mere ~1ml left. Yes, you bet I immediately ordered a bottle! Honestly, I find this to be quite affordable for Italian niche. They recently raised the price from €80 to €90, but it’s still affordable for this quality and longevity.