Top Notes 
Siam benzoin
Cistus
Davana
Heart Notes 
Brioche
Orange blossom absolute
Laurel
Base Notes 
Amberwood
Rum
Vanilla absolute
Ninamariah
314 Reviews
Ninamariah
3
Cloying, unpleasant non edible scent
This scent was one of the most difficult for me in a long time. For example, even though I don't like traditional spicy citrus scents at all and they are downright awful to my nose, this scent felt unpleasant in a different way: it was harsh, screechy and shockingly gross, and every time I had to remove it from my skin with alcohol. Now that autumn has arrived, it clearly performs differently and I can tolerate it better, but I wouldn't be able to wear it until the dry down.
I don't think the scent is clearly gourmand. I definitely don't want to eat it, and it's also not as sweet as, for example, Pear Gelato and "Turmeric Latte (Perfume) | Lush / Cosmetics To Go" , which I just wrote statements about and which, despite their simplicity, work much better on the skin. The scent is still somehow repulsive and I think it's caused by the mix of Davana, orange blossom and a synthetic, poorly made Brioche note. Vanilla in the scent is neither clear nor pleasant - I usually love it in fragrances. It doesn't perform at all, as it usually does, and rum doesn't bring an irresistible boozyness with a subtle seductive sweetness. Overall, the concoction is poorly done.
I didn't like gourmands for years until I fell in love with Lost in Paris and Chou Chou and the quality of these two gourmand scents is really hard to beat. Almost all the others feel like poor attempts to imitate something delicious or are built on an overly sweet sugary texture and aroma and there seem to be countless of those scents. This scent is all about the first option and the end result is anything but deliciously edible. If there's anything good you're looking for here, it's that the scent is unique in all its disaster. Even many synthetic sugary designer or bad dupes with their aroma chemicals are more pleasant than Story of your life which is totally unisex tho.
In addition to the aforementioned Roja creations, some edible gourmands that are well made (not necessarily unique): Xanat , 1970: Tonka, Expansion, Glamour , "Yasat | Widian / AJ Arabia" , Casamorati - Bouquet Ideale Eau de Parfum , Angels' Share Eau de Parfum and Symphonium . If I think of a perfume where bread is well executed, I think of L'Explicite (very unique one) and they have some well made sophisticatedly delicious scents as well like Keep Glazed and Bonbon Pop .
Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review.
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I don't think the scent is clearly gourmand. I definitely don't want to eat it, and it's also not as sweet as, for example, Pear Gelato and "Turmeric Latte (Perfume) | Lush / Cosmetics To Go" , which I just wrote statements about and which, despite their simplicity, work much better on the skin. The scent is still somehow repulsive and I think it's caused by the mix of Davana, orange blossom and a synthetic, poorly made Brioche note. Vanilla in the scent is neither clear nor pleasant - I usually love it in fragrances. It doesn't perform at all, as it usually does, and rum doesn't bring an irresistible boozyness with a subtle seductive sweetness. Overall, the concoction is poorly done.
I didn't like gourmands for years until I fell in love with Lost in Paris and Chou Chou and the quality of these two gourmand scents is really hard to beat. Almost all the others feel like poor attempts to imitate something delicious or are built on an overly sweet sugary texture and aroma and there seem to be countless of those scents. This scent is all about the first option and the end result is anything but deliciously edible. If there's anything good you're looking for here, it's that the scent is unique in all its disaster. Even many synthetic sugary designer or bad dupes with their aroma chemicals are more pleasant than Story of your life which is totally unisex tho.
In addition to the aforementioned Roja creations, some edible gourmands that are well made (not necessarily unique): Xanat , 1970: Tonka, Expansion, Glamour , "Yasat | Widian / AJ Arabia" , Casamorati - Bouquet Ideale Eau de Parfum , Angels' Share Eau de Parfum and Symphonium . If I think of a perfume where bread is well executed, I think of L'Explicite (very unique one) and they have some well made sophisticatedly delicious scents as well like Keep Glazed and Bonbon Pop .
Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review.
I would appreciate if you follow me on my
IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles available):
@ninamariahperfumes
It gives me a lot of motivation to write more.
Updated on 11/23/2025
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