Caldo Gourmand by Officina delle Essenze

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Caldo Gourmand Officina delle Essenze 2012

7.4 / 10 152 Ratings

A perfume by Officina delle Essenze for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Woody

Creamy

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Caramel

Vanilla

Coconut milk Musk

Musk

Woody notes

Perfumer

Maurizio Lembo

Ratings

Scent

7.4152 Ratings

Longevity

7.6121 Ratings

Sillage

7.1120 Ratings

Bottle

6.9110 Ratings

Value for money

7.231 Ratings

Submitted by Nyze29, last update on 09/26/2025.

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/03/2023

5Scent

DogiCoco
637 Reviews

DogiCoco

3

Vanilla, Burberry Woman and an old carton from a damp basement

This is another member of the large woodsy vanilla family. Think Spiritueuse Double Vanille, Cologne of the Missions, Al-Rehab Golden Sands and the likes. To me, these scents are very hit or miss. When they hit, they really do (I love SDV and Golden Sands!), but when they miss, they have a musty cardboard note, which I obviously can't stand. The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods for example belongs to this family and has that note.

Unfortunately, Caldo Gourmand has it too. Which is a huge pity, as it also has a lovely fruity undertone. It smells a bit like a mix of Burberry Woman with the SDV/CotM DNA, which sounds intriguing to me... If it wasn't for that musty, papery edge. It's especially noticeable in the first couple of hours, afterwards it turns into a nice scent. Woodsy vanilla with a touch of sweet caramel and unlisted autumnal fruits, a bit like an apple or maybe peach pie. I do not get any coconut milk, but there is a light creaminess involved.
If the perfume smelled like this right from the start, I would like it.

I think the moldy cardboard smell might be a me-problem, not something everyone will perceive in this fragrance, but if you ever had this problem, too... Proceed with caution.

09/26/2025

scenteddiary
45 Reviews

scenteddiary

Lovely for winter

On my skin, there is no coconut and the caramel note is there for less than a minute - then the fragrance immediately turns very woody, slightly dusty and not overly sweet. Not groundbreaking by any means, but it's still lovely to wear on colder days.
My sister also smells a tobacco note that is not listed, and I totally get what she means! I think it's what gives the fragrance that dry edge I mentioned earlier. That said, I don't think the fragrance itself leans masculine - I actually find this perfectly unisex.

01/21/2020

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Parfümlein
120 Reviews

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Parfümlein

Very helpful Review 18

The One That Awakens Your Desire

Caldo Gourmand - the hot gourmand. What are they thinking at Officina delle Essenze when they give their perfume such a name? Exactly. They probably know enough people like me who go wild when they smell such a blend. You want to slather it all over your body or better yet, pour the whole bottle down your throat, it smells so delicious what is offered here. When the pyramid lists: vanilla and caramel, then that is precisely what is detected here, and anyone who can even remotely call themselves a sweet tooth will go crazy for this scent: sweet, soft, gentle, caramel-like... In seconds, Caldo Gourmand awakens your desire, stirs the sweet-hungry beast within you, and makes you want to climb the walls if a load of the most delicious caramel chocolates doesn’t appear in front of you immediately. But what is even more wonderful: After a while, your sweet cravings are somewhat controllable, you are satisfied with the scent, and even much later, the fragrance comes to terms with the fact that you have accepted it, becoming softer and slightly more bitter, with musk and wood gently knocking at the door. This scent is truly beautiful, really well done, a great gourmand that perhaps suits autumn even better than winter. It is wonderfully balanced, does not get lost in sweet dreams, but is tamed by the base notes. However, I do not smell coconut, nor apple. In the sweet realm, I only perceive vanilla and caramel. Furthermore, the bottle is very beautifully simple, very elegant, the cube feels heavy in the hand, and the brass plaque gives it - like the heavy, golden packaging - a noble appearance. What a wonderful gourmand pleasure!

03/15/2014

10Scent

Katniss
3 Reviews

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Katniss

Very helpful Review 9

Heavenly Vanilla-Coconut-Caramel Mix

A very delicious gourmand fragrance, caramel, vanilla, coconut....
Very heavenly, flattering, sensual....
Musk is very subtle and the woods are delicate. I don't notice a scent progression, but the fragrance is very sweet, yet extremely tasty and not synthetic.
All gourmand fans should give it a try.
I won't be purchasing it for now, but I still give it 100 points, also for the intensity.

10/12/2024

Kerkyra74
581 Reviews

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Kerkyra74

1

Synthetics for tracking

Oh, it's a cross to find the 100% gourmand fragrance...and how easy it is to be deceived when the word gourmand appears in the name...I recently had my experience with Bakhoor gourmand and it was so-so...but the shock with Caldo gourmand was greater...first the vanilla pops, the milk overflows and a rancid piece of butter cavorts inside. I had the impression that something was fermenting here, it was just too much! Maybe the coconut milk was bad...I give all fragrances a second chance, but suddenly this plastic note was added :-((