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7.7 / 10 187 Ratings
A popular perfume by Nicolaï for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is gourmand-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Gourmand
Sweet
Creamy
Spicy
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PepperPepper BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
HazelnutHazelnut MilkMilk Orange blossomOrange blossom
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk Tonka beanTonka bean Vanilla absoluteVanilla absolute AmberAmber SandalwoodSandalwood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.7187 Ratings
Longevity
7.8142 Ratings
Sillage
7.3141 Ratings
Bottle
7.7135 Ratings
Value for money
7.3104 Ratings
Submitted by Segel · last update on 02/13/2026.
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Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the Les Gourmandises collection.

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Tracershy

127 Reviews
Tracershy
Tracershy
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Why is hazelnut so short-lived?
The scent is nice, but I expected it to charm me more, but in the meantime, there is no delight. It is simply ok.
The best part is the opening and the hazelnut note. The first seconds are quite strange and unclear, but after a while, when the scent settles on the skin, a beautiful hazelnut emerges. For a moment, it reminds me of nougat chocolates, which I love, except that it is nougat without chocolate. Over time, the nuttiness begins to disappear and the scent becomes more and more creamy, buttery and milky, but with spicy nuances. At times, a dried fruit accord breaks through, such as from Christmas Eve compote or winter tea that is drunk during the holiday season, where plums and cloves are not spared.
I look at the notes and I cannot believe that there is no incense here. When the nuts disappear, I can clearly smell church incense - candles are burning in the church walls and the scent of incense is in the air - that's how I feel it.
After about an hour, the magic disappears quite quickly, the scent becomes very flattened and very close to the skin. Roasted chestnuts, already a bit hackneyed in other perfumes, remain, only this time as if they were thrown into sweet milk after roasting.
A small projection that will not bother anyone makes Saint Honore a good candidate for Christmas Eve dinner. In general, I see this scent mainly for use on Christmas Day, although on the other hand I know better options for this occasion.
If the scent remained as in the opening, I would be delighted, but the further into the forest, the more average. It is nice and not even that sweet, but that is a bit too little. Longevity is good, but projection is low. Overall value for money is average.
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Melissabee13

9 Reviews
Melissabee13
Melissabee13
1  
warm and spicy
This fragrance is something I had to wear a few times to understand what my nose was picking up. When I read the notes I expected something sweet and dessert like. What I get is spicy warmth. It's not a syrupy sweet gourmand at all. It is warm and spicy without being crazy on the black pepper. It's more like the warm coziness of baking spices, but not over-the-top. It is yummy and warm and cozy and I love it. Plus, the sprayer on the bottle is fantastic.
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ekatemel

4 Reviews
ekatemel
ekatemel
0  
Delicious hazelnut sirupe
If you have ever had your cappuccino or latte with hazelnut sirup, then you know how it smells. For me, it’s almost 1:1 smell. The fragrance is somewhat unique, as I have never smelled anything like this before. It took me some time to be “ready” to wear it, but now I enjoy every moment I feel this smell on my skin. nDon’t expect the real nutty/wooden smell - this is more like a sirup-alike, a bit artificial, but still delicious perfume. All gourmand lovers will definitely appreciate
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Pollita

389 Reviews
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Pollita
Pollita
Top Review 55  
Propylene Glycol, Glycerin and Hazelnut Aroma
E-cigarettes are now almost as ubiquitous as perfumes with an extremely strong presence. With some of these chemical scents, I often can't tell at first sniff whether it's a perfume or a vape. I mean those huge e-cigarettes that look more like a monstrous pack of cigarettes with a cigar-sized cigarette sticking out of it. Do you know them? Typically, these devices are in constant use by their users and fog up entire rooms and sometimes even sports fields.

Yes, I admit it. I have tried electronic cigarettes too, even though it was quite a while ago for me. I found it interesting back then as a former smoker. The devices even had the appearance of cigarettes at that time. And indeed, I enjoyed vaping hazelnut liquid because I have a weakness for chocolate, especially nougat, hazelnut & co. Why did I stop? I was bothered by the aftertaste that the base ingredients, mostly propylene glycol and glycerin, left in my mouth. The flavor, once the hazelnut fades, eventually becomes dull, chemically plastic-like, and unpleasant.

It's similar with this fragrance. It immediately reminds me of the liquid for e-cigarettes. It not only perfectly captures the hazelnut aroma that I still find very nice, but it also manages to transport the rather unpleasant aftertaste of the liquid into my bathroom. The scent has an artificial base that reminds me most of plastic or rubber. On top of that, there are unpleasant woody notes for my nose, which I have perceived in so many sweet fragrances, especially in those that are currently particularly popular among young men. Yes, from a distance, it can smell pleasant overall, but on me, such a perfume would quickly become extremely annoying. More so than the aftertaste of the electronic cigarettes did. Additionally, there is an extremely powerful sillage for Nicolaï standards.

No, I don't need anything like that. Especially not from Nicolaï. Although I must admit that the younger creations from the house haven't really convinced me for a while now. Iris Medicis Intense, Victoire, none of them are really my thing anymore. All this modern aroma chemistry that I just don't like. I miss the delicacy that used to be typical for the house. Beastmode wasn't on the list back in those days at Nicolaï either. Unfortunately, today that seems to be an important criterion. So many brands are gradually hopping on this bandwagon.

No, I'm out. Even though the scent is by no means as bad for my nose as, for example, a Tobacco Honey from Guerlain.

Thanks to SiriusK for the sharing and the testing opportunity.
Updated on 08/31/2024
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Robin23

7 Reviews
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Robin23
Robin23
Helpful Review 16  
Love at First Sniff
Wow, this really blew me away. My buddy and I were actually just about to leave Parfums Lubner, but then the salesperson came around the corner with this new fragrance... I took one sniff, then came a simple "DIGGA," and I immediately said I would take the 30ml bottle with me.
This scent is definitely very gourmand (it comes from Patricia Nicolai's Gourmand line) and for me, it mainly smells like a sweet nut, or rather a combination of hazelnut and chocolate. It creates a fragrance that smells like a nut nougat cream. I already know that this scent is perfect for Christmas for me. Given its fragrance DNA, I also see it as very suitable for fall/winter.
The price of €76 for 30ml is more than fair for me, as you really get a very special scent that you definitely haven't smelled in this form or style before.

Therefore, I give an absolute recommendation to buy, once the fragrance is officially on the market. I was lucky enough to snag the scent exclusively at Lubner in Hamburg beforehand.
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My 1st gourmand! Bought this & Pavlova. Typically not my thing. Not TOO sweet. Enjoying wearing it and trying a new genre.
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8 months ago
1
From Nicolai gourmands line this can be used also by men (who are afraid of smelling too feminine).
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1 year ago
1
This has one of the most prominent and beautiful hazelnut notes I've ever experienced.
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2 months ago
1
Very distinct and tasty gourmand perfume. It smells like coffee with hazelnut sirup from Starbucks. I love it, and longevity is moderate
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11 months ago
1
A slight spicy, savory edge makes this so special. Like a warm bakery on a cold morning. A hazelnut latte. Cozy elegant.
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1
Nice and soft gourmand with an important presence of orange blossoms so.. If you give them a 'meh', then don't blind buy this fragrance.
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1 month ago
Short-lived (but wonderful) hazelnut and bergamot fades down to a comfortable incense-like scent.
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1 month ago
On initial spray: delicious and warm. Milky hazelnut, dessert-y without being over the top. So lovely. 10 minutes later: sweet and rubbery. No good :(
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The hazelnut
Initially present
Goes into the grinder
With musk milk
Tonka, amber
Loses its shell
And its charm
In the end
Sweet overkill.
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Sugared hazelnuts surround Queen Tonka in this sweet, milky-white spice. You can only nibble a little of it.
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