Gourmandie

Everyone hypes this up but beware: it doens't work for everyone. I've layered Kayali Musk 12 with Wood sage & sea salt before and this immediately reminded me of that combo. It smells very similar, except I really kind of dislike this one, something bothers me about it. It's too herbal and almost stings. The lemon with the herbal notes almost reminds me of eating fish - could there be thyme in this?
I like the Musk 12 & Wood sage combo though.

This is a bright fruity floral but still quite warm and powdery fragrance. I've noticed I only like it in those kind of fall and early spring days when the air is very crisp but the sun is out, when you need a wool coat and sunglasses. In warmer sping or summer days it feels stuffy, and in the winter the bright fruitiness feels out of place for me. I wish they had it it a 30 ml format, because I don't think I would get through the big bottle.

This perfume is confusing me. Sometimes it's the prettiest, fluffiest fairy dust vanilla and I'm convinced that I should get a full bottle, and the next day its a suffocating synthetic blast that I need to scrub off. I've had similar love/hate experiences with Lira and Erba Pura so it's propably something in the Xerjoff dna that plays games with me.

When it's good, it's sweet and fluffy but definitely has a unique and powerful edge. It's airy but somehow grounded, as in it doesn't feel like powdered sugar floating inside your nose, like for example Oriana or Good Girl do for me.

Oh wow. I didn't think I'd like this scent very much and hadn't had any desire to try to get samples. However, now it has finally arrived to where I live and I randomly saw it in my local department store and tested it. I picked up a travel size right then and there, although usually I never buy anything without testing it multiple times and waiting for a sale coupon, even mini sizes. This just didn't leave me alone.

I can see why this is polarizing. It has a slight fermented smell at first spray, but it dissipates within minutes. I mostly get rose and patchouli, almost a chocolatey feel, with a sweet, natural blueberry nuance. To me it's not artifical at all. It's a perfect everyday scent but with charachter. Sweet, slightly spicy but not difficult to wear, warm enough but not suffocating. It reminds me a bit of Kayali's Sweet diamond pink pepper, but Fenty is less spicy, and Tom Ford's Cafe Rose (the new one), but less stuffy, younger. Also BDK's Tabac Rose, but brighter and more feminine.

I'll see if my mind changes when wearing it more, or if my boyfriend hates it, but I might be in trouble. I don't want to buy more full bottles but this may even be signature scent material.

First of all, I have a question as I'm new here - is there a reason why so many reviewers here call perfumes "he"? I get that perfume has no gender and everyone can perceive them however they want, but I've noticed so many reviews calling perfumes "he" that it strikes me as odd, especially with super feminine perfumes like this one.

Anyway, to the point. I don't care for the OG Good Girl, it's so powdery that it makes me feel suffocated. This however is the same DNA in a lovely, creamy day time appropriate format. I love this one since it's definitely still a bit spicy, but not so obviously sexy that you couldn't wear it everyday. It's just an effortless hot girl scent (grown up though). I also think it's appropriate for fall, winter and spring, with its luminous creaminess.

I first regretted it after buying, but after a few weeks it became my new cold season grab and go favorite. I'm sad it's discontinued :( The new GG flankers are more like everyone's friend pretty girl core, this one is more of a baddie.