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A powdery, elegant take on chestnut
Sometimes it's just nice to smell a fragrance that smells exactly like how you imagined it. Casse-Noisette is that for me. A perfect mix of sweet, nutty and floral.
The marron glacé note is lovely, as if the chestnuts were still in the process of getting glazed. There is something sparkling, freshly caramelizing about the opening. If you expect roasted chestnuts like in Zadig & Voltaire This is Her, no, these are not the same.
The sweetness calms down after a while, so this is not a monotone gourmand. Don't get me wrong, it is a sweet scent through and through, but the florals and woods also make their appearance and balance it out. They add a beautiful background that is partly creamy and partly powdery.
I don't think the jasmine is very realistic, it gives more of a general white floral sweetness than smelling like a real jasmine shrub. Funnily the neroli is at its most noticeable some hours in, even though it's usually more of a topnote. The cedar base is very soft and warm, I think I would have guessed sandalwood instead of cedar if I hadn't seen the notes.
This is quite versatile and elegant, especially for a gourmand. I don't really see it in summer, it just wouldn't fit the mood, but for autumn, winter and any cooler spring day, it's super wearable day and night. The clean, creamy aspects of the white flowers really elevate the sweet maron glacé. A gorgeous scent.
The marron glacé note is lovely, as if the chestnuts were still in the process of getting glazed. There is something sparkling, freshly caramelizing about the opening. If you expect roasted chestnuts like in Zadig & Voltaire This is Her, no, these are not the same.
The sweetness calms down after a while, so this is not a monotone gourmand. Don't get me wrong, it is a sweet scent through and through, but the florals and woods also make their appearance and balance it out. They add a beautiful background that is partly creamy and partly powdery.
I don't think the jasmine is very realistic, it gives more of a general white floral sweetness than smelling like a real jasmine shrub. Funnily the neroli is at its most noticeable some hours in, even though it's usually more of a topnote. The cedar base is very soft and warm, I think I would have guessed sandalwood instead of cedar if I hadn't seen the notes.
This is quite versatile and elegant, especially for a gourmand. I don't really see it in summer, it just wouldn't fit the mood, but for autumn, winter and any cooler spring day, it's super wearable day and night. The clean, creamy aspects of the white flowers really elevate the sweet maron glacé. A gorgeous scent.
You want a dark vanilla version of La Nuit Trésor? Here it is!
No matter how many unnecessary La Nuit Trésor flankers Lancôme puts on the market, as long as they have the smokey-sweet, syrupy, rosy DNA of the original, no one can make me hate them. Vanille Noire is definitely in the tradition of La Nuit Trésor, and it also brings something new to the table. It's easier to distinguish from the rest of the line than some other flankers.
One, there is the rich, warm vanilla that is really amped up here and true to the name. I see some users on here have voted this as similar to Kayali Vanilla 28, and I partly agree. The overall scent is different, you wouldn't confuse them at all, but the vanilla note is very close. Maybe layering Vanilla 28 with the original LNT would be a close equivalent.
But beyond the vanilla, there are also some very subtle and nicely blended notes of leather and oud. I honestly can't say where the leather ends and the oud starts, partly because both notes are not taking the center of attention, and partly because they're done in a similar style: Dark, a little smokey, clean but not sterile.
I don't smell a lot of honey here, but I also don't find it absurd to see it in the notes list. Almost all LNT fragrances have a honey-like texture, and this is no exception. But the vanilla, rose and oud/leather are more noticeable than an actual honey scent. I also think that La Nuit Trésor always smells a little bit of ripe, lush fruit, and even though none are listed for this flanker, they're still woven in with the rose.
As a fan of this line, I find this really beautiful. If you don't like any other La Nuits, I'm not sure if you need to test it - maybe if you thought the original was bit too fruity and not warm enough. This version feels slightly more mature in a way, not as in "older" (I don't believe that fragrances have an age), but as in "less of a party girl perfume". It's also very much a scent for the colder seasons, even more so than the rest of the collection.
One, there is the rich, warm vanilla that is really amped up here and true to the name. I see some users on here have voted this as similar to Kayali Vanilla 28, and I partly agree. The overall scent is different, you wouldn't confuse them at all, but the vanilla note is very close. Maybe layering Vanilla 28 with the original LNT would be a close equivalent.
But beyond the vanilla, there are also some very subtle and nicely blended notes of leather and oud. I honestly can't say where the leather ends and the oud starts, partly because both notes are not taking the center of attention, and partly because they're done in a similar style: Dark, a little smokey, clean but not sterile.
I don't smell a lot of honey here, but I also don't find it absurd to see it in the notes list. Almost all LNT fragrances have a honey-like texture, and this is no exception. But the vanilla, rose and oud/leather are more noticeable than an actual honey scent. I also think that La Nuit Trésor always smells a little bit of ripe, lush fruit, and even though none are listed for this flanker, they're still woven in with the rose.
As a fan of this line, I find this really beautiful. If you don't like any other La Nuits, I'm not sure if you need to test it - maybe if you thought the original was bit too fruity and not warm enough. This version feels slightly more mature in a way, not as in "older" (I don't believe that fragrances have an age), but as in "less of a party girl perfume". It's also very much a scent for the colder seasons, even more so than the rest of the collection.
Bear with me
...because I have a soft spot for the Moschino teddy bear perfumes. The packiging is kind of cute and kind of awful at the same time, definitely eye-catching. And I like the actual scents inside! Toy 2 is a nice fresh laundry scent, Toy 2 Bubble Gum is a really cute rosy bubblegum (duh) and Toy Boy is a surprisingly good masculine rose.
Toy 2 Pearl is the weakest link so far. I don't hate it, I just don't like it as much.
So, this is essentially a clean scent, which links it to the original Toy 2. Otherwise they're not similar.
I get a lot of lemon here and I understand why it gets compared to D&G Light Blue. They have a very similar structure, but notes-wise, Light Blue feels softer and a little sweeter. In Toy 2 Pearl the lemon blends together with the oregano note, which in my opinion doesn't smell that realistic, but still noticeably herbal. Together they remind me of lemongrass scented products. I don't get much of the florals or the mysterious sand note from this. The base consists of vague fuzzy woods and white musk. It's a bit sharp and synthetic smelling, but not unbearably so.
This is exclusively a warm weather scent, in winter this kind of synthetic freshness just feels off. It needs warm skin to give a freshly showered effect to. It's firmly a unisex scent, neither masculine nor feminine, just clean. A genderless robot couldn't go wrong with it.
I'm a bit puzzled about the name "Pearl" and the oilslick coloring of the bottle. There is absolutely nothing in this scent that reminds me of pearls, not even remotely, and if I had to assign a color to this scent, I would chose a bright, yellowish green.
Toy 2 Pearl is the weakest link so far. I don't hate it, I just don't like it as much.
So, this is essentially a clean scent, which links it to the original Toy 2. Otherwise they're not similar.
I get a lot of lemon here and I understand why it gets compared to D&G Light Blue. They have a very similar structure, but notes-wise, Light Blue feels softer and a little sweeter. In Toy 2 Pearl the lemon blends together with the oregano note, which in my opinion doesn't smell that realistic, but still noticeably herbal. Together they remind me of lemongrass scented products. I don't get much of the florals or the mysterious sand note from this. The base consists of vague fuzzy woods and white musk. It's a bit sharp and synthetic smelling, but not unbearably so.
This is exclusively a warm weather scent, in winter this kind of synthetic freshness just feels off. It needs warm skin to give a freshly showered effect to. It's firmly a unisex scent, neither masculine nor feminine, just clean. A genderless robot couldn't go wrong with it.
I'm a bit puzzled about the name "Pearl" and the oilslick coloring of the bottle. There is absolutely nothing in this scent that reminds me of pearls, not even remotely, and if I had to assign a color to this scent, I would chose a bright, yellowish green.
Linear lost & found cherry
Right from the beginning it's clear: This scent was heavily inspired by Tom Ford Lost Cherry. I love Lost Cherry, so of course this smells good to me, but it's also a little disappointing because Star was a lovely and original fragrance and I didn't expect its first flanker to be a dupe for something else.
If you have not tried Lost Cherry, this is a sweet and slightly sour cherry scent that reminds me of fresh cherry juice. It doesn't smell artificial like cherry cough drops or maraschino cherries.
While Lost Cherry has more layers, this is rather simple.
At first I smell a strong, powdery almond and tonka note that reminds me of marzipan, but even that doesn't stay long. Otherwise it's just cherry.
And honestly, when you release a cherry scent to a totally oversaturated market in 2024, it should have some tricks upon it sleeves.
It's a shame that the more unexpected notes like lilac and vetiver aren't noticeable to me at all, this is another case of a fragrance that sounds more interesting than it smells.
On the plus side, this could be a good budget alternative for Lost Cherry fans who don't mind a little less complexity and a pop of marzipan. It smells good, just not remarkable in any way. If I had never smelled a cherry fragrance before, I'm sure I'd like it more.
If you have not tried Lost Cherry, this is a sweet and slightly sour cherry scent that reminds me of fresh cherry juice. It doesn't smell artificial like cherry cough drops or maraschino cherries.
While Lost Cherry has more layers, this is rather simple.
At first I smell a strong, powdery almond and tonka note that reminds me of marzipan, but even that doesn't stay long. Otherwise it's just cherry.
And honestly, when you release a cherry scent to a totally oversaturated market in 2024, it should have some tricks upon it sleeves.
It's a shame that the more unexpected notes like lilac and vetiver aren't noticeable to me at all, this is another case of a fragrance that sounds more interesting than it smells.
On the plus side, this could be a good budget alternative for Lost Cherry fans who don't mind a little less complexity and a pop of marzipan. It smells good, just not remarkable in any way. If I had never smelled a cherry fragrance before, I'm sure I'd like it more.
Very fruity candy with lotion
The notes list sounds very interesting. Melon blossom? Never smelled that. Currant Liqueur? Nice idea. Caramel, milk, cotton candy? Yes please!
Now I'm not new to perfume and not naive enough to think a 7€ perfume will reinvent the wheel, and I also knew this was supposed to be a dupe of Viktor & Rolf Bonbon. But it's still a bit more boring than expected.
It does smell like Bonbon, but also a little bit like a Viva La Juicy flanker. Despite the name I wouldn't categorize it as a true gourmand, it's more of a sweet fruity floral. Like Bonbon, it's mainly a peach and mandarin/orange scent. It's been a while since I smelled the original, but from what I remember, it had more defined notes and was more decidedly caramelly. The sweetness in Boum Candy Land is more sugary.
There is also something creamy in this, creamy in the sense of "like a lotion", neither milky, nor like creamy caramel. I don't like this note, it's a bit disharmonious with the rest of the notes and makes it easy to recognize as the drugstore scent it is.
All in all this doesn't smell bad, but there are so many better scents in this genre that I wouldn't recommend it, even at the cheap price.
Now I'm not new to perfume and not naive enough to think a 7€ perfume will reinvent the wheel, and I also knew this was supposed to be a dupe of Viktor & Rolf Bonbon. But it's still a bit more boring than expected.
It does smell like Bonbon, but also a little bit like a Viva La Juicy flanker. Despite the name I wouldn't categorize it as a true gourmand, it's more of a sweet fruity floral. Like Bonbon, it's mainly a peach and mandarin/orange scent. It's been a while since I smelled the original, but from what I remember, it had more defined notes and was more decidedly caramelly. The sweetness in Boum Candy Land is more sugary.
There is also something creamy in this, creamy in the sense of "like a lotion", neither milky, nor like creamy caramel. I don't like this note, it's a bit disharmonious with the rest of the notes and makes it easy to recognize as the drugstore scent it is.
All in all this doesn't smell bad, but there are so many better scents in this genre that I wouldn't recommend it, even at the cheap price.
