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Mainly rice and bean paste
This gourmand is more savory than sweet.
From first spray, it's starchy and somewhat 'nutty' rice and red bean paste. The bean paste is almost playdough-y to my nose but in a good way—not synthetic, just soft and somewhat putty-like. It's like this for most of the wear to me, with the strawberry, brown sugar and vanilla not emerging until the latter half.
Even then, the strawberry, sugar and vanilla are pretty understated and only appear on the periphery—I get a whiff of them in the air around me but cannot detect them where I've sprayed. This is a great perfume for those who want a not-so-sweet gourmand or for rice note fans. If you're like me though (not a fan of rice notes), the rice may mask more of the nuances of the fragrance.
From first spray, it's starchy and somewhat 'nutty' rice and red bean paste. The bean paste is almost playdough-y to my nose but in a good way—not synthetic, just soft and somewhat putty-like. It's like this for most of the wear to me, with the strawberry, brown sugar and vanilla not emerging until the latter half.
Even then, the strawberry, sugar and vanilla are pretty understated and only appear on the periphery—I get a whiff of them in the air around me but cannot detect them where I've sprayed. This is a great perfume for those who want a not-so-sweet gourmand or for rice note fans. If you're like me though (not a fan of rice notes), the rice may mask more of the nuances of the fragrance.