Praline in Maple

Double dipping after a couple of proper wearings. Today marks the end of my decant sample, AND PEOPLE this is one of my most favorite scents I’ve ever discovered! I got a complement from the dental hygienist today, not that compliments dictate my buying decisions, also I believe your vibe / personality play a more impactful role in receiving a complement on how one smells, however it still feels good.. Many “niche” fragrances are not appealing to the masses. This one is. This one is such a perfect journey of top, mid, to base notes. At first it’s sweet, wood, incense, then you get the most beautifully blended wood & incense note ever with some sweetness. I wish I was better at explaining how something smells through text, but I promise you, if you like woody fragrances that aren’t medicinal, perfect amount of sweetness, and gorgeous incense, you will love this. They did such a great job at letting you smell all those notes at once. It’s smells like nothing else I’ve ever smelled. I want to end by saying I am a male in my mid 30’s. I gravitate towards the masculine scents. I love sweet fragrances, but don’t like to wear them when they are too sweet, it comes off to feminine for my taste, I also think many fragrance houses use the term unisex too loosely. They need to be more honest with which way they lean. That’s fine to say unisex, but most of time I feel many of them come off more feminine than masculine and not in between. This however, is a perfect unisex fragrance. It truly is in the middle. Either could wear it perfectly. Wow, what an amazing scent. I don’t splurge $240 often on a 75ml bottle, but this is 100% worth it. I just ordered it since I have a $20 off coupon from LuckyScent. The way this fragrance transformed and I can still smell it 9 hours later, was my deciding factor. Right now it’s like a 5x better version of LeLabo santal 33 without the “pickle note” and a tad more sweetness. 9.5/10 all the way. I hope more people can discover this scent.

Scents of Wood Praline in Maple, not in the initial catalogue of 2020 but was released in 2021, was one of fragrances that made the earliest big impression, though so much of the catalogue is pleasant and interesting to me. Praline in Maple fittingly has a maple sugar component and inspired by a springtime in Canada, there are also the woody and resinous hints that are evocative of being in a forest that’s neither wholly deciduous nor evergreen. It’s not excessively sweet, instead balancing the sugary maple with the woods and resins, a really pleasant experience that blends the outdoors and outright confection, somewhere in the vicinity of maple syrup as well as maple sugar candy from Vermont that I’ve tried. I think it’s a great example of how the line can balance out sweet and non-sweet elements, even though this fragrance in particular might be a little sweet for some, perhaps the maple-averse. Praline in Maple is priced at $240/38 for 75/10ml, sold via the house site as well as great boutiques like Perfumology, the first to carry the brand in the US, and I do love the availability of the 10ml option as a travel / sample size. Performance is great and the fully 75ml bottle size design is elegant, and the 10ml size is tidy and classy, with its wood cap in a small cylinder. 8 out of 10

At the time of writing this, this fragrance was a 4.37 on this site. I think the rating is accurate and I think the smells like section comparing this to By The Fireplace are on point. I own both. I agree that owning both would be redundant BUT I HIGHLy recommend this one. It is smoother, more rounded out and on the dry down, the most beautiful blend of olibanum and balsam with hints of chestnut just hits. Longevity is decent. It lasts an entire day on clothes and for the whole work day on skin. Scent of wood tends to be a quality frag house even if a lot of the scents are all in the same lane, same purpose - at least out of the ones I have smelled. There are fantastic deals on it on the grey market that get this scent close to its cousin BTF. For the cooler weather, I highly recommend.

This is a warm and rounded chestnut and olibanum focused Parfum that creates the nutty praline vibe and that is airy, and aromatic from pepper, spices and the Peru balsam which creates a fantastic aroma. Very beautiful and long lasting. I feel this leans slightly feminine to my nose but unisex most definitely. I don’t get the smokiness of By The Fireplace on my skin. If Noir Exquise and Crush on me had a child without coffee, this would be it. A must try if you like a nutty, sweet and barely resinous spiced cloud around you. On clothes lasts 8+ hours. On skin, this particular scent by this house lasts longer than the others I have tried. I will be wearing this a lot this fall and winter season. 10/10 in all categories.

This is a big YES. Despite the name, this scent is not overtly maple-ish. It has the warmth of the inside of a tree - still somewhat green and juicy and fresh without being a "green" fragrance. The chestnut/praline dances around the edges enough to make you think of dessert -- but I still don't think of this as gourmand. I am only now discovering this brand and I am liking everything I've tried so far. I think the the way they age the alcohol in wood barrels is sort of genius (not the gimmick I thought it might be) and makes a huge difference in the final product. This scent has great longevity but it is soft and stays personal. It's deep and dark and rich but it doesn't feel decadent or cloying. LOVE.