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The Foodie Notes

by Affi — Friday, September 5th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

in Fragrance

“Wow, you smell like cupcakes!” exclaimed one taxi driver a few years ago when I was rushing somewhere and wanted to touch up my perfume yet the only thing I could find in my handbag was a Bath & Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar body spray. Other times, I spent the entire day sniffing my nose because I thought I smelled fruit tart, when in fact it was my co-worker who was wearing Jennifer Lopez Live perfume!

Thanks to the increasing popularity of gourmand fragrances, we can now smell those delectable scents without having to run to the nearest bakery!

The commonly accepted definition of gourmand fragrances is any perfume that contain “edible” notes such as chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, bread, rice pudding, pink pepper, caramel, coffee, almond, wheat, liquorices and many more. The first gourmand fragrance was the phenomenal Angel by Thierry Mugler. The fashion designer wanted to create a fragrance that smells “mouth-watering and tasty” that reminds him of his childhood. The perfumer, Oliver Cresp, then whipped up a mixture of Bergamot, Jasmin, red currant, dewberry, honey, patchouli, vanilla, coumarine, chocolate and caramel notes together and so Angel was born in 1994. Today Angel is still as popular as ever and interestingly, people seem to either love it or hate it!

These days you can find gourmand fragrances almost in any perfume house / brand. If you like the really sweet ones you can try :

- Estee Lauder Pleasure Delight (pomegranate, whipped strawberry meringue, caramel with a sprinkling of sugared rose petals, dewy freesia, white peony and fresh greens)
- DKNY Charmingly Delicious (red fruit, apple, vanilla)
- Ralph Hot by Ralph Lauren (cinnamon, almond blossoms, mandarin, mocha cream, orchid, honeysuckle, jasmine, fresh milk, fig, maple, creamy vanilla, amber, musk and sandalwood)

If you like an exotic, unusual yet interesting type of gourmand fragrances, you should try these :

- Kenzo Amour (cherry blossom, white tea, rice steam, frangipani, tanaka wood, vanilla, musk)
- Lime, Basil & Mandarin by Joe Malone
- L’Artisan Premier Figuier (fig, fig leave, milk of almond, sandalwood, coconut)

Laura Mercier also has a gourmand fragrance collection called…well The Gourmande Collection consisting of delicious-sounding scents such as Almond Coconut, Tarte Au Citron and Creme Brulee. Hungry anyone?

Image from marthastewart.com

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9 comments for this entry

  1. vveen

    Koukla…gw juga suka bgt sm BBW Warm Vanilla Sugar. Wanginya kaya abis nge-bake cheesecake di dapur…slurrppp..

    September 6, 2008 at 12:08 am

  2. Lorelai

    Duh.. gw cinta banget sama wangi almond dan fig (makannya juga demen). Jadi penasaran sama L’Artisan Premier Figuier.

    Di mana gw bisa ngetes wanginya yah? Koukla udah pernah coba belum?

    September 6, 2008 at 12:12 am

  3. Koukla

    Vveen,
    Iya emang kayak cupcakes beneran ya wanginya. Gue udah gak pernah pake lg sih sekarang karena udah bosen sama all things vanilla hehehehe and there are so much interesting “foody” fragrances out there to try!

    Lorelai,
    Lo di Jerman kan nek? Di websitenya ada kok list of retailersnya di Jerman. Di sini ya http://www.artisanparfumeur.com/uk/index2.html

    Gue udah nyobain dan unik bgt wanginya. Definitely not for everyone but if you love fig, I think you’ll love it.

    September 6, 2008 at 8:25 am

  5. dunia_dandan

    PHILOSOPHY tuh.. semua produknya rasa makanan deh. Eneg gw kadang2. :D

    September 6, 2008 at 10:01 am

  6. Lena

    koukl, dah pernah coba jaqua? the most gourmand shower gels, yummmmmmmmmmm …..

    September 6, 2008 at 7:24 pm

  7. rere

    iya Jaqua tuh kayak menu dessert semua wanginya. sometimes too sweet.

    Yang paling gue gak suka di body care adalah bau lime, pineapple, pokoknya yg kecut gitu deh. Pasangannya cocoknya yg bau sambel kacang yah, pas deh jadi rujak beneran.

    September 7, 2008 at 7:42 am

  8. babybayi

    i hearts Angel!!!
    tks koukla for the article, jd nambah ide dalam perburuan perfume yg msk kategori gourmand fragrances.. ;)

    September 9, 2008 at 12:42 am

  9. Koukla

    Dundan & Lena,
    Belum pernah nyoba tuh Philosophy atau Jaqua, walaupun sering denger. Kalo wanginya terlalu mirip aslinya gue kok jg malah eneg ya. Kayak Demeter juga kan parfum2nya aneh2 tuh ada Gin & Tonic lah, ada Angel Food, Sugar Cookie dll. I wonder who wants to smell like Gin & Tonic?

    Rere,
    Gue malah seneng wewangian citrus loh, mungkin karena gue orang Cirebon jd suka rujak (loh?)

    babybayi
    You’re welcome! :)

    September 9, 2008 at 2:00 pm

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