I had absolutely no expectations for this one. Named as it is I figured it was probably some kind of white floral, and so it wasn’t even on my radar until I saw a couple of reviews and realised it might be my kind of thing. Spoiler: it is! It also happens to be absolutely, fundamentally delicious.
Here we have passionfruit gelato in fragrance form. The passionfruit is photorealistic and deliberate - it’s not “tropical fruit” or “fruit punch”, but clearly and obviously passionfruit. It’s naturally sweet, but not too sweet; there’s a bit of that soft pithy bittersweet sharpness that real passionfruit has. It’s just so well done, and reads really bright, summery, positive, and uplifting.
As it settles the vanilla begins to emerge and it becomes so, so creamy and smooth. Perhaps a little rich and decadent also. This really hits the right notes for me as a summer gourmand, but I can also see it working nicely as a pick-me-up in colder weather too, when summer’s brightness seems far away.
This will be an easy next addition to my collection. I can see myself getting through a lot of this in the months ahead.
Sopelka 5 months ago