A Whiff of Waffle Cone 2023

Version from 2023
A Whiff of Waffle Cone (2023) by Imaginary Authors
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6.6 / 10 131 Ratings
A perfume by Imaginary Authors for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-gourmand. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet
Gourmand
Smoky
Spicy
Creamy

Fragrance Notes

Salted caramelSalted caramel CreamCream VanillaVanilla Vietnamese cinnamonVietnamese cinnamon Orgeat syrupOrgeat syrup SandalwoodSandalwood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
6.6131 Ratings
Longevity
8.6110 Ratings
Sillage
8.0104 Ratings
Bottle
7.699 Ratings
Value for money
7.180 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 07/27/2025.

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Telekinec

437 Reviews
Telekinec
Telekinec
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Photorealistic stroopwafel in liquid form
Never smelled the 2020 edition of A Whiff of Waffle Cone, but I got myself a decant of this one when it came out. It took some time, but here I am, ready to test it now. By the mixed reviews and the pretty low score on here (6.8 at the time of this review), I was a bit apprehensive to test it on me, but here goes!

In the air, it smells like salted caramel with some smokiness. When I bring my skin up to my nose, I get a complex accord that reminds me of a wafflecone drenched in maple syrup or a delicious stroopwafel dipped in hot caramel sauce. It's delicious, scrumptious and very gourmand: a good fit for fall and winter. I can picture myself tearing a piece of crispy, golden waffle and dipping it in that creamy, ambery caramel sauce / maple syrup. I also smell creamy vanilla and a spicy kick of cinnamon under everything. Sandalwood further imparts a creaminess to the scent while orgeat syrup has that almond facet that adds to everything. It's overall a pretty photorealistic scent in my opinion. The drydown leans more vanilla with some caramel and a hint of smokiness. It smells closer to vanilla ice cream with caramel drizzled on top which is very lovely.

I'm still uncertain whether I want a full bottle of this or not. It's a great gourmand fragrance but I understand why some people don't love it. The first hour or so, it's a very sweet fragrance (it's not heavy nor cloying though). My skin chemistry also seems to pick up on the smokiness and enhances it a lot during the first hour, something I'm not a fan of. There's also a slight synthetic accord mixed with the spiciness of the cinnamon that turns me off a bit as the fragrance moves on. The superb opening and drydown are what's making me hesitate. It also performs very well for its price and it's an amazing fragrance during colder weather. Apart from my personal opinion, I do have to say it's the first scent I've tried out in a while that has stood out to me for it's originality. Which is why I'll have to re-test this fragrance before making my mind up!
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10
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4
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9
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3
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Owendibblets

4 Reviews
Owendibblets
Owendibblets
3  
Imaginary authors A whiff of mid vanilla
This fragrance is covered in hype and obsession with notes, Opens with a sticky caramel and vanilla mixture, that slowly turns into a nice and warm waffle cone, On paper it sounds amazing and delicious, Unfortunately it turns into more of a candle like vanilla scent to me. Unwearable and not impressing, Projection is not the best, Does Not fill the air as well as i expected, atleast last a while.
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Eaudemince

6 Reviews
Eaudemince
Eaudemince
2  
Salted Caramel BOMB
don't underestimate this, it's not that typical creamy vanilla gourmand with slighty salty caramel notes, it's pure caramel, super sirupy, overdosed on vanilla ice cream, in a waffle cone that's also filled with even more caramel. This can fill rooms and you really don't need to spray a lot. I think this is amazing for layering, but on its own it can be a little to much
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10
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7
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10
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7.5
Scent
LastWonder

483 Reviews
LastWonder
LastWonder
2  
Everything you expect and more
This is exactly what it says it is. It is liquefied stroopwafel without being cloying.

The scent starts with caramelized sugar with cinnamon, sweet and spicy. It stays sweet but mellows out into a warm vanilla and almond that stays with you for hours.

I could still smell this on me after 6 hours. My co-workers could smell it on me fairly strongly and they had nothing but compliments.

I never thought I would be into a gourmand but I am seriously considering buying a full bottle. I believe this is a scent for all seasons. In winter it would remind you of ice cream at the beach. In summer it will smell like you just walked out of a cake shop.
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8
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8
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10
Longevity
8
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Banjeekundt

103 Reviews
Banjeekundt
Banjeekundt
2  
Cinnamon stroopwafel syrup
This was good but a little different than what I was expecting.

At first spray, it's cinnamon, syrup, vanilla, caramel and cream—a bit warm spicy, very sweet and quite lactonic. All of these come together to make a good waffle cone scent but it was much more syrupy than I was anticipating.

It smells like sitting down to enjoy a wintertime dessert. After a long day out in the cold, you come back into the warmth to enjoy some stroopwafels with a glass of cold milk.

The scent didn't evolve much if at all while I wore it and lasted on my skin for over ten hours. The sillage was reasonably strong.

Overall, I really liked this. What I enjoyed the most though was that it was also much more lactonic than I expected—it immediately made me think of Commodity's Milk (expressive) with some cinnamon added. This is a lovely gourmand, just be prepared for the syrup.
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DevilJuiceDevilJuice 4 days ago
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9
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This is not a good fragrance. Its overly sweet, synthetic with no depth. Ppl hyped it up cuz of the insane performance. Its loud and wrong
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RjudgeRjudge 6 months ago
Burnt sugar. Something off about it but really sweet. Like getting off work from Starbucks.
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HcoardHcoard 6 months ago
9
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Slightly burnt waffle smothered in cinnamon maple syrup. A little synthetic, like Aunt Jemima's artificial maple syrup. Very realistic
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TelekinecTelekinec 10 months ago
8
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8
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Smells like stroopwafel in liquid form with a smoky edge. Golden gourmand glory, sweet and a little synthetic. Quite photorealistic!
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nyeduftenyedufte 1 month ago
salty caramel ice cream with licorice topping on a big waffle cone. pleasant. nostalgic. smokey gourmand? an unexplored category for me.
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JC6JC6 6 months ago
Malediction in liquid form. It reeks of uber-salty, rancid caramel. It took a whole week to disappear from my room. I'm really sorry :(
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GourmandgyalGourmandgyal 7 months ago
10
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10
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7
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One of the best gourmands I have tried. This stuff is so potent! Only a few sprays is necessary, and it will last a long time.
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MaiavsMaiavs 7 months ago
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7
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8
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Felt like I was transported to a diner…or an ice cream parlor. Very sweet and maple-y. Cute if you wanna smell like syrup
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EarthmusicEarthmusic 8 months ago
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8
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7.5
Scent
smells exactly like pancakes & maple syrup. very tasty and well composed, and I do enjoy it, but I have no strong desire to smell like this.
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ValFragranceValFragrance 8 months ago
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9
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classmates from across the room were asking "why does it smell like pancakes in here?",i really enjoy it but it's not everyone's cup of tea
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