Eat Cake First The Good Scent.
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Where's the cake?
I mostly get a slightly-sweetened powder bomb (saffron isn't listed, but definitely feels present!), with a bit of bergamot to create a more "perfumey" base. Despite the adorable bottle design and fragrance name, there is no cake to be found anywhere in this blend - not in the fragrance pyramid, and not when testing it either. If your fragrance doesn't smell like (*insert fragrance note here*), then I'll always argue that the fragrance note in question shouldn't be part of the title - but that's beside the point.
With so many gourmand notes listed here, it seems it would at least be an enjoyable gourmand fragrance even without any cake notes - right? Unfortunately, the fragrance pyramid is misleading. I understand fragrance is subjective, so you might pick up on notes that I do not here - but for me, none of the promising notes of strawberry puree, sugar, blackberry, cherry, marshmallow, or vanilla cream showed up. (Maybe the tiniest bit of marshmallow did, to add to the powdery feel - or a whisper of sugar, to sweeten the blend; but not enough to declare this as a gourmand, in my book.)
I know some fragrance enthusiasts still enjoy the powdery + bergamot DNA found in many fragrances that imitate Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum or Cloud Eau de Parfum, and Eat Cake First is very much a part of this fragrance family. I personally feel that we have enough of this DNA, as there are dupes galore under a similar profile. But if you love this type of DNA, then you might enjoy this cheapie.
So to answer the opening question: sadly, cake isn't found anywhere in this bottle. But if you enjoy kitschy label designs and a slightly-synthetic/sweetened imitation of Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum / Cloud Eau de Parfum , it might be worth grabbing this for your collection.
With so many gourmand notes listed here, it seems it would at least be an enjoyable gourmand fragrance even without any cake notes - right? Unfortunately, the fragrance pyramid is misleading. I understand fragrance is subjective, so you might pick up on notes that I do not here - but for me, none of the promising notes of strawberry puree, sugar, blackberry, cherry, marshmallow, or vanilla cream showed up. (Maybe the tiniest bit of marshmallow did, to add to the powdery feel - or a whisper of sugar, to sweeten the blend; but not enough to declare this as a gourmand, in my book.)
I know some fragrance enthusiasts still enjoy the powdery + bergamot DNA found in many fragrances that imitate Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum or Cloud Eau de Parfum, and Eat Cake First is very much a part of this fragrance family. I personally feel that we have enough of this DNA, as there are dupes galore under a similar profile. But if you love this type of DNA, then you might enjoy this cheapie.
So to answer the opening question: sadly, cake isn't found anywhere in this bottle. But if you enjoy kitschy label designs and a slightly-synthetic/sweetened imitation of Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum / Cloud Eau de Parfum , it might be worth grabbing this for your collection.