In celebration of our food and fashion issue this month, we are bringing you a list of the most delicious scents ever. Gourmand fragrances tend to smell almost edible, usually featuring notes such as vanilla, caramel, almonds and so on. When the note break down looks more like a recipe for some sort of food, you have yourself a classic gourmand. Who doesn’t want to smell delicious? If you’re a foodie like our cover star, Chrissy Teigen, you will not be able to resist any of these fragrances we are about to mention. We have covered all the bases from designer to niche for the best of the best olfacory desserts you must get your hungry noses on.
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rounge 540
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian
This niche offering is for the chic sophisticates with a sweet tooth. Though no typically gourmand notes are listed, Baccarat Rouge is an intensely sweet woody fragrance that reeks of quality. Amberwood is the main player, giving a molten, "melted sugar" nuance, almost like burnt sugar. Cedar and fir resin creates a woody base that's ultra sexy and refined. It's one of the most refined gourmands around, for those who want to smell both delectable and expensive.
Viktor & Rolf Bonbon
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Viktor & rolf
As the name suggests, Bonbon smells like... well, a bonbon. A caramelised peach bonbon to be exact. It smells of melted caramel mixed in a pot with ripe peaches and sweet margarin oranges. A sandalwood and amber base adds extra sweetness and a creamy nuance to the candied fragrance. Perfect for casual days of frivolous, girly fun!
Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Mandorlo di Sicilia
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Acqua Di Parma
Mandorlo di Sicilia is all about bitter almonds, in the best way possible. Inspired by Sicily, it opens with sweet freshness of bergamot, tropical frangipani and green almond. Coffee grains, white peach and star anise join the party before velvety bourbon vanilla and milky warm sandalwood closes the show. It's similar to the spiced, almond extract used in baking. Realistic and intensely sweet, this is for those who want an unconventional sweetness.
Xerjoff Lira
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Xerjoff
The luxe niche brand of Xerjoff is known for their incredible, display worthy bottles and potent, well-blended concoctions. None is more delicious that Lira. Like an orange chocolate from the most expensive chocolatier, Lira opens with blood orange and bergamot before turning into a molten caramel and vanilla goodness. Lightly spiced with cinnamon and balanced with some musk, you will never experience a scent more deliciously decadent than this one.
Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme
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Tom Ford
A sexy bottle for a sexy gourmand fragrance made for a risqué night out. Tom Ford's Noir line uses the rich and full-bodied note of Kulfi, a popular Indian dessert made of milk, sugar and pistachios. It's creamy and dense with a slight nutty savoury touch from the pistachios. A sexy base of amber and sandalwood plus white florals balance the sweetness for a dark and mysterious gourmand scent.
Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau
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Serge Lutens
Jeux de Peau by Serge Lutens is like a comforting warm bowl of oats and milk on a rainy day. Top notes of milk and wheat is later mixed with coconut, liquorice, apricot, spices, creamy sandalwood and warm amber. It sounds more like a cooking recipe than a fragrance but is surprisingly very wearable. It's like a warm and comforting hug from a loved one.
Carner Barcelona Palo Santo
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carner
Palo Santo is like a delicious dessert, served at the finest Italian restaurant. A boozy opening of artemisia and rum follows middle notes of creamy milk, smoky guaiac wood and yummy tonka bean. Base notes of vetiver, vanilla and sandalwood intensifies this yummy concoction whilst keeping it from being too sweet. Imagine a liquored milky dessert topped with bourbon vanilla. Yum!
Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille
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Guerlain
This is a masterpiece for every gourmand lover out there, regardless of gender. Top notes of pink pepper, bergamot and incense are seamlessly blended with bulgarian rose, jasmine and a strong foundation of benzoin and vanilla. It's lush and decadent in every sense of the word. A truly refined and boozy vanilla scent that is buttery smooth, strong but not overpowering. This one smells like a million bucks.
Mugler Angel Muse
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Mugler
Probably the strongest perfume in the list, beware of overspraying this beautiful beast. Mugler did an update on their iconic Angel scent by adding a healthy heaping of hazelnut cream. Mugler mixes the creamy sweetness of hazelnut cream with the woody and masculine note of vetiver for a rich and intoxicating scent. Fans of Nutella spread will have their mouths watering when they spritz this one. It's a head-turner that will have you smelling deliciously distinct in the crowd.
Prada Candy
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Prada
Of course, we can't have a gourmand list without the yummy Prada Candy making a flirty appearance. It is the sophisticated cotton candy with notes of caramel mixed with a sensual vanillic accord of benzoin, making it a lot more grown up. It's powdery but unmistakably sweet, light and airy like cotton candy indeed.
Lancome La Vie Est Belle
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Lancome
Though it comes in a pretty pink juice, do not take this belle lightly. She is a loud one! Creamy caramel dripped over juicy blackcurrant and pear. A powdery iris helps balance the sweetness, preventing a possible toothache. Lovers of sweet scents cannot resist La Vie Est Belle's girly femininity. The scent also lasts ages.
Dior La Collection Prive Fève Délicieuse
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Dior
An absolute masterpiece by Francois Demachy, Fève Délicieuse translates to 'delicious bean'. Hence, this fragrance is all about the yummy tonka bean that smells like a mixture between caramel, almonds and cut hay; Milky sweet, but also bitter. It smells delicious on both man and woman and leaves such a gorgeous trail.
YSL Black Opium
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YSL
Imagine a delicious cup of vanilla mocha, that's what this juice is all about. Black Opium opens with a fruity pink pepper before a strong coffee note takes center-stage with vanilla in the background, creating a harmoniously sweet symphony. A must-have for coffee addicts with a sweet tooth.