Top Notes 
Heart Notes 
Base Notes 
12/31/2016
Oriane
134 Reviews
Oriane
1
Cookies Chocked Full of Nuts
Top Notes: Italian Bergamot, Pistachio Mousse, Sugared Almond Cookie.
Heart Notes: Praline, Toasted Hazelnut, Plum Blossom.
Base Notes: Vanilla, Glazed Chocolate Wood, Whipped Musk.
I purchased the body spray last September just after it was launched. It smelt pretty nice in the store, but once I left the store and went out into the still very hot temperature with high humidity, I felt a bit overwhelmed by this scent. It seemed to radiate outward from my body by about five feet, and although I felt self-conscious about it, I do not think anyone else really noticed. I tried it once more in September and decided it was not for me. It was "too gourmand, too foodie." It is not that I dislike gourmands per se, for after all, I adore Sensual Amber and Cashmere Glow, but Golden Pear and Brown Sugar made me feel like a very conspicuous walking desert cart, and I planned to exchange it for something else.
Somehow, as always happens, the Autumn got away from me, and before I knew it, it was Thanksgiving. I looked into my perfume closet one day and saw Golden Pear and Brown Sugar there and decided to give it one more wearing before I returned it, which I planned to do the next day. Well, all I can say is that weather can have a profound effect on how we perceive a fragrance because now instead of feeling overwhelmed by it, I found that it felt warm, comforting, sweet, nutty, festive, and even a bit salty, and I rather liked it. I wore it again just after Christmas and decided that I would keep it after all. I realised it was a good fragrance for cold, blustery, even rainy Winter days and nights. After Christmas, I returned to Bath and Body Works for the semi-annual sale and purchased the matching shower gel and body créme, so now I have a complete set.
I definitely detect a strong pistachio note and a strong almond cookie-like note in the opening. The bergamot, however, eludes me. I immediately find it sweet, nutty, and even a bit salty, and there is definitely a cookie-like note in it that cannot be overlooked. I wonder why it is called Golden Pear and Brown Sugar, however, because I do not detect much of either a pear or a brown sugar note. Sometimes, a very, very light and fleeting fresh pear note appears for a fraction of a second in the opening and then disappears again. By the time the heart opens, I cannot no longer get glimpses of the pear note.
By the time the heart opens, which is roughly ten to fifteen minutes after application, the nuttiness and the cookie-like notes become even more pronounced. I believe I detect hazelnut, but I do not detect either praline or plum blossom. In fact, I cannot detect any floral notes whatsoever in this fragrance. Golden Pear and Brown Sugar is a complete gourmand. By the deep dry down, I get hints of chocolate and musk. The nuttiness and sugar-cookie notes seem to persist well into the dry down.
If you like these sorts of notes, and if you really enjoy gourmands, then this might be a fragrance you would enjoy during the cool to cold weather months. I think it is much too cloying to wear during late Spring, Summer, and early Autumn. If you especially enjoy salty, nutty, sweet cookie-like notes, then this fragrance should be a definite winner for you.
I enjoy wearing it sometimes on cold, blustery days, but it is not a fragrance I would wear a lot, even during the Winter months, which is why I have awarded it a neutral rating. It is a fragrance for which I have to be in a certain mood, a certain frame of mind in order to wear it and enjoy it. If I am in that certain mood, then I thoroughly enjoy using the shower gel followed by the body spray. Lastly, I use the body créme on elbows, knees, and hands, and I find that the body créme is even richer than the body spray and could work all by itself as a fragrance, so if you are on a budget and cannot afford to get all three matching pieces, I definitely recommend you purchase the body créme for its richness and its great longevity. If I layer all three products, especially the body créme, longevity is quite good. For the price point (on sale), Golden Pear and Brown Sugar is a good buy. Just do not expect to perceive a strong pear note or any floral notes. This is all nutty, slightly salty cookies. This is an undeniable "bakery scent."
Overall as a gourmand fragrance, I rate it 5.5/10.
Layered, longevity is quite good for a body spray at 6.5/10.
Projection is good at 6.5/10.
Sillage is good at 6.5/10.
Heart Notes: Praline, Toasted Hazelnut, Plum Blossom.
Base Notes: Vanilla, Glazed Chocolate Wood, Whipped Musk.
I purchased the body spray last September just after it was launched. It smelt pretty nice in the store, but once I left the store and went out into the still very hot temperature with high humidity, I felt a bit overwhelmed by this scent. It seemed to radiate outward from my body by about five feet, and although I felt self-conscious about it, I do not think anyone else really noticed. I tried it once more in September and decided it was not for me. It was "too gourmand, too foodie." It is not that I dislike gourmands per se, for after all, I adore Sensual Amber and Cashmere Glow, but Golden Pear and Brown Sugar made me feel like a very conspicuous walking desert cart, and I planned to exchange it for something else.
Somehow, as always happens, the Autumn got away from me, and before I knew it, it was Thanksgiving. I looked into my perfume closet one day and saw Golden Pear and Brown Sugar there and decided to give it one more wearing before I returned it, which I planned to do the next day. Well, all I can say is that weather can have a profound effect on how we perceive a fragrance because now instead of feeling overwhelmed by it, I found that it felt warm, comforting, sweet, nutty, festive, and even a bit salty, and I rather liked it. I wore it again just after Christmas and decided that I would keep it after all. I realised it was a good fragrance for cold, blustery, even rainy Winter days and nights. After Christmas, I returned to Bath and Body Works for the semi-annual sale and purchased the matching shower gel and body créme, so now I have a complete set.
I definitely detect a strong pistachio note and a strong almond cookie-like note in the opening. The bergamot, however, eludes me. I immediately find it sweet, nutty, and even a bit salty, and there is definitely a cookie-like note in it that cannot be overlooked. I wonder why it is called Golden Pear and Brown Sugar, however, because I do not detect much of either a pear or a brown sugar note. Sometimes, a very, very light and fleeting fresh pear note appears for a fraction of a second in the opening and then disappears again. By the time the heart opens, I cannot no longer get glimpses of the pear note.
By the time the heart opens, which is roughly ten to fifteen minutes after application, the nuttiness and the cookie-like notes become even more pronounced. I believe I detect hazelnut, but I do not detect either praline or plum blossom. In fact, I cannot detect any floral notes whatsoever in this fragrance. Golden Pear and Brown Sugar is a complete gourmand. By the deep dry down, I get hints of chocolate and musk. The nuttiness and sugar-cookie notes seem to persist well into the dry down.
If you like these sorts of notes, and if you really enjoy gourmands, then this might be a fragrance you would enjoy during the cool to cold weather months. I think it is much too cloying to wear during late Spring, Summer, and early Autumn. If you especially enjoy salty, nutty, sweet cookie-like notes, then this fragrance should be a definite winner for you.
I enjoy wearing it sometimes on cold, blustery days, but it is not a fragrance I would wear a lot, even during the Winter months, which is why I have awarded it a neutral rating. It is a fragrance for which I have to be in a certain mood, a certain frame of mind in order to wear it and enjoy it. If I am in that certain mood, then I thoroughly enjoy using the shower gel followed by the body spray. Lastly, I use the body créme on elbows, knees, and hands, and I find that the body créme is even richer than the body spray and could work all by itself as a fragrance, so if you are on a budget and cannot afford to get all three matching pieces, I definitely recommend you purchase the body créme for its richness and its great longevity. If I layer all three products, especially the body créme, longevity is quite good. For the price point (on sale), Golden Pear and Brown Sugar is a good buy. Just do not expect to perceive a strong pear note or any floral notes. This is all nutty, slightly salty cookies. This is an undeniable "bakery scent."
Overall as a gourmand fragrance, I rate it 5.5/10.
Layered, longevity is quite good for a body spray at 6.5/10.
Projection is good at 6.5/10.
Sillage is good at 6.5/10.
