Buttercream Haze

So when 7 Virtues sent out their pr packages to the perfume influencers, the notes listed were different and I think they made more sense. It read "Top notes: Buttercream icing, rum essence, cosmos petals, lemon zest. Heart Notes: maple cream, fluffy pancake accord, toasted caramel swirl. Base notes: Vanilla, creamy sandalwood, cashmere musk, and tonka bean". Also you guys need to realize in these reviews that we all smell differently. I do get strong solid buttercream, particularly in the beginning. And some of you guys don't get any and instead think this smells like pancakes. I get a bit of a maple accord but would never categorize this as a pancake scent over the strong buttercream/caramel notes. The branding isn't trying to mislead you. We just all don't smell the same. That being said this might be my favorite gourmand of all time. It smells like a sweeter cheriosa 71 on me and I love it. I've seen it dry down to a bit more masculine on other people but luckily for me it stays sweet and it dries down to a lightly sweet, musky sandalwood. Absolute perfection. And yes it does remind me of my favorite Yankee candle from high-school (vanilla cupcake I think?) Edit: I have been wearing this for about a month and the dry down is very opulent and buttery and woody. Still very reminiscent of cheriosa 71 and I am obsessed. Also I have gotten so many compliments on this fragrance. Definitely an all time favorite. A tip I have if you want the sweet notes to linger is spray your clothes instead because it does turn slightly less feminine on skin and while I love it, I do enjoy the sweeter top notes as well.

I’m surprised they don’t have citrus listed because in the opening I definitely get a lemon poundcake. And then, as it started to melt onto my skin the lemon pound cake disappears, and it becomes more of a lightly spiced cake with caramel sauce. I get just a tiny pinch of maple. Once the perfume completely dries down to the base is where this becomes straight up vanilla buttercream frosting. But I love how the perfume never becomes too sweet or overbearing. I think the 7 virtues did a great job🤗😍 We all have different ways that we smell things so I would never say that anyone is wrong in comparing one perfume to another. With that being said, I don’t personally see any resemblance between this and hot cakes by snif. That perfume is a maple bomb 💣 and it smells like buttery, maple syrup pancakes 🥞 Buttercream haze is more of a cake with buttercream icing 🧁 both sweet and delicious but different.

If you hate sweet, heavy, honest to god gourmands, this perfume would be considered self harm... For the those of us who do, this is a delightful and very realistic-smelling syrupy, caramel cream gourmand. It is strong. Decent Sillage and a few 4-5 hours of fragrance, however my husband said he could clearly smell the perfume that same evening of wear. Thank the gods that man has a strong nose and likes a beastly perfume/cologne. I personally, wouldn’t wear this to work (office) or in close quarters or around a migraine because someone will probably hunt and kill you. I love this. The name is absolutely appropriate. I’m enjoying 7V’s foray into heavy gourmands. I love the Canada and America themed fragrances too. Of course, I enjoy smelling like an apple pie covered, rack of barbecued ribs... I’m an American!

It's odd how bergamot is not mentioned in the Notes here. The back of the bottle reads "Sustainably sourced bergamot from Italy", and you can definitely smell it. There is a slight lemon-y/citrus-y vibe to it, especially in the initial spray. I would personally categorize this perfume as a sweet, gourmand, baked cake scent. The more I wear it the more it smells like a rich fluffy maple vanilla lemon cake. Sweet and creamy and decadent. I really really like it. Although I personally wish that the vanilla and buttercream notes were stronger/heavier. But if you enjoy smelling like freshly baked goods, you’ll like this one as much as I do. I'm currently layering it with LoveShackFancy 'Vanilla Twirl' body mist, and it's divine.

This is a delicious gourmand. I sprayed it in Sephora and everyone in the general area went crazy for it. Which to me is impressive. It's hard to smell anything in Sephora. One person said it smells like the holidays. I completely agree. It is warm and sweet just like the way the house smells when baking during the holidays. It unlocks warm memories. It is strong at first but does stick closer to the skin within the first hour. I feel like I'm gently radiating comfort all day. It does smell a bit like a 90's Yankee Candles shop at Christmas...in a really good way.