Chemin D'Amande

I am so privileged to receive the VERY FIRST BOTTLE of Une Nuit Nomade's new release, Chemin D'Amandes! It's an Extrait de Parfum and it's INCREDIBLE. So here is my review and I'm thrilled to share it with you all. Especially since there is no other brand that consistently delivers such superlative quality fragrances at a reasonable price. The premise of the fragrance is that a Moorish king vanquished the north of Portugal and brought back to the Algarve the beautiful Princess Gilda. He was kind to her and won her heart. However, over the months she pined for her homeland and in particular missed the beauty of the snow, of which there was none in the Algarve. Then a farmer came forward with an idea to plant thousands of almond trees around the castle. When the almond trees bloomed into a sea of white petals, she found her light again and all was well. Since that day, the Algarve has been renowned for its almond trees in bloom in the spring. To describe this fragrance I would liken it to eating a bowl of crunchy almond wheat cereal. As a teenager when I was ravenous, a bowl of such cereal in cold milk would be the MOST delicious thing on the planet, hence why so many people have cereal for dinner. It's sooooo delicious, creamy and almondy. It actually does have notes of wheat that are very prominent. It's such an unusual scent, the likes of which I've never experienced before. If you're a gourmand lover, you absolutely can't go past this fragrance. The closest scent I have in my collection to this is my Maison Alhambra's Sensual Vanilla dupe of TF's Vanilla Sex, though this is far more delicious and much better quality. Performance and longevity are great due to the high concentration of perfume oil. I give this fragrance 4.5 stars out of 5. Not quite 5 because Estrella de la Manana is still my favourite and a straight up gourmand can do nothing to dethrone the magnificent and heavy vanilla ambers that are my calling. Also in my Une Nuit Nomade personal pantheon are Ambre Khandjar, Jardins de Misfah, Click Song, Suma Oriental, Love at First Sight and Rose America. Chemin D'Amandes is available on the Une Nuit Nomade website and also at Jovoy.

I was over the moon to be contacted and asked if I wanted to sample this fragrance. I love Une Nuit Nomade as a company, so was quick to reply. Chemin D’amande or Almond Path opens with a very realistic crushed almond scent, a little bitter and a little sweet. I get the almond blossom as it dries down and the scent becomes sweeter and creamier. The vanilla and woody then notes join in. This is a soft, cozy and comforting embrace on a cold, dreary day. It has almost a slight oat like vibe to it. This is perfectly unisex and well suited to spring, autumn or winter. This is part of their Extrait collection. The sillage and longevity are both very good. I LOVE the scent bubble this creates around me. There is a story behind the fragrance but I can’t find it online, since this isn’t yet available. Definitely worth checking this one out if you enjoy sweet almond/oat/vanilla fragrances. 10/10 I personally love this one. It does remind me of Confetto by Sulmona Essenza which I love, although I’m sure that’s much sweeter. It also reminds me of Harvest Mouse by Zoologist but without the beer note. Again I’ll update this review once I have tested them all side by side. I’ll likely sell my Harvest Mouse and replace it with this! Either way I will be adding this to my collection and already have it on pre-order for the release! This is absolutely nothing like Bianco latte!

Chemin D'Amande is such a cozy, very natural almond- wheat smelling gourmand, reminding me a bit of a sweetened oat milk (for some reason, I get more oat than almond milk vibes here). This smells so wholesome, comforting and maternal and makes me think of autumnal fields of wheat bathed in the golden light of sunset. While I love this - and the packaging I'm beyond smitten with - I can also tell I would have to really be in the mood to wear this, and not sure how often I'd realistically reach for it, as I always initially LOVE almond scented things but also grow weary of them quickly, so I'm hesitant to purchase this. If it came in one of their lovely 25 ml sprays, I'd be all over it! I want to test this more in cooler weather, however, as I think this is one that would really shine in the fall and winter, and that might likely put me in the mood for this more often. Chemin D'Amande is a VERY well done, pretty and innocent almond-wheat scent with good tenacity! And ohhhh, what a BEAUTIFUL bottle!! Maybe I do need an almond scent in my collection after all....;-) And huzzah!! It’s now available in the 25 ml size!! Happy daaance 💃

Sampling Une Nuit Nomade Chemin D’Amande, a release in the Extrait collection from 2025 that’s a spicy, boozy, dark, sweet blend with principal notes of bourbon vanilla, wheat, and almond, all of which track quite well, as there are powdery, hearty, and nutty tones to the largely boozy center. This seemed to be one of the standouts of ScentXplore and I can see why after doing a proper sampling today. It has a great density and richness to it, and I do not feel that any one element is used excessively, giving the feeling that it has been carefully considered as a composition. It provides a bit of an amaretto vibe, too, via the interplay of the three main notes, and there’s a vaguely woody varnish aspect underneath what is largely a gourmand experience. It’s priced at $310/$195 for 100/50ml and sold in the US at various boutiques like Luckyscent and ZGO and performs very well. Overall, I love it, it’s right up my alley, and I will have to put some thought into a bottle after trying it out a bit more 8 out of 10

The perfume opens with a soft, luminous almond note — not overly sweet, more like freshly cracked almonds or almond flour than sugary syrup. As almond is blended with wheat absolute (heart) and bourbon vanilla (base), Chemin d’Amande avoids the cloying sweetness that often plagues almond-heavy perfumes. The result: an almond scent that feels cozy and mildly gourmand but stays grounded and mature — more like almond pastry dough or marzipan than candy. If you don’t enjoy almond cookies, marzipan, or vanilla-wrapped nuts, this may not be for you. If you prefer airy, floral-almond, or minimalist scents, Chemin d'Amande might feel heavy or too gourmand. But if you like rich, cozy, comforting almond, this one is among the best I’ve encountered in the niche space. Its balance of realistic almond character, gentle gourmand warmth, refined unisex vibe and niche-perfumer artistry makes it one of the best elevated almond scents on the market today.