Gourmand reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 196 Reddit reviews across 9 subreddits and 33 posts to rank the best Gourmand brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/FemFragLab, r/Indiemakeupandmore, r/Perfumes, r/ScentHeads, r/fragrance. Top-rated brands include Lattafa (4.7/5), Kilian (5.0/5), Kayali (4.6/5).
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Reviews196
Subreddits9
Posts33
Brands66
Products84
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#1
Lattafa
4.7
(19)
"Love me some: 1. Eclaire - Lattafa"
"Hello, try eclaire its beautiful..."
"Lattafa eclaire"
"Lattafa Nebras smells like a cookie. It’s an amazing vanilla, but has a little chocolate to it too."
"Lattafa Eclaire! It’s strong—I get comments about how the room smells like caramel sugar cookies!"
"Is a beast!"
"Lattafa Yara is a year-round gourmand fragrance for me."
"Lattafa Nebras too - it’s supposed to be a dupe of Eilish No. 1 but is much better in my opinion."
"Lattafa Nebras - EXACT dupe of the gold Billie eilish perfume, smells like chocolate cake with berry jam and mint."
"It doesn't just smell very sweet and gourmand, it smells very pleasant, sexy, great for fall/winter time."
#2
Kilian
5.0
(8)
"That one's also one of my gourmand faves. it's nutty and chocolaty without too much sweetness."
"Princess by Killian."
"Smells like Christmas to me."
"Here are my faves: Princess by Kilian"
"Here are my faves: Angels’ Share by Kilian"
"At least get a sample."
"Are both sweet but not overly so that you can’t use daily."
#3
Kayali
4.6
(7)
"5. Vanilla 28 - Kayali"
"6. Vanilla Royale Sugared Patchouli - Kayali"
"I also love kayali vanilla 28."
"Power horse - like when I first spray it on my clothes the next day."
"I'd try Kayali Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, it's a lighter version of La Belle."
"Men like vanilla and candy scents usually."
#4
Burberry
4.4
(7)
"Burberry goddess. Has a note called vanilla Xavier."
"Burberry Goddess is definitely sweet/gourmand."
"Triple vanilla with a little lavender and cacao!"
"I think you would like Burberry Her Elixir."
"I think you may like Burberry Her!"
"I personally love Bianco Latte. Would also recommend Burberry Goddess."
"A fresher vanilla would be Burberry Goddess."
#5
Al Rehab
5.0
(6)
"I got it on Amazon for $8 and always get compliments"
"Choco musk by Al Rehab. About $10 for a 3.4 Oz bottle"
"For Arab cheapies, I suggest Al Rehab Soft (both the oil and spray, absolutely lovely lemon cookie scent)"
"Al Rehab Soft is lovely too, with an orchid/caramel/vanilla."
"Have you tried Al Rehab Choco Musk? It’s light but very chocolate/cocoa butter to me!"
"It's like a lemon twinky vanilla."
#6
Guerlain
5.0
(6)
"Feve Gourmand smells like spicy gingerbread biscuits and dark chocolate with cherry liqueur."
"Chefs kiss."
"Is chocolate heaven!"
"I always get compliments on it."
"It is the OG."
#7
Cocoa Pink
5.0
(5)
"For me personally - Cocoa Pink, Luvmilk, Damask Haus, Haus of Gloi"
"CocoaPink and Sugar Mama Fragrances"
"I love Cocoa Pink! Love Strawberry Noel, Vanilla Bean Noel, Frosted Eyelet, Boo Boo Lemon Noel, her Tihota, and Ivory Eyelet."
"CocoaPink: Their vanilla scents basically embody a bak"
"Besides Sorce, I absolutely LOVE Cocoapink! I received my order a few weeks ago and I’m so obsessed with their scents."
#8
Fire At Will
5.0
(5)
"Fire At Will and it definitely won out over a lot of samples."
"Fire At Will won out over all of them. It's so lovely."
"That's a second rec for Fire at Will."
"Jovoy - Fire At Will is a lovely brown sugar vanilla."
"My favorite vanilla is fire at will. It’s slightly fizzy and very soft."
#9
Astrid
5.0
(5)
"Best gourmands for me would be Bpal and Astrid!"
"Astrid and Nui Cobalt"
"Astrid: Their brioche and bread notes are stuff of legend, wonderfully uplifting. Pumpkin Panettone is an autumn winner."
"Enchanted- Vanilla-poached pears, elderflower, green tea, chai-spiced caramel, green mandarin, and butter cake"
"Astrid has really good cake & dessert perfumes."
#10
Fyrinnae
5.0
(5)
"Fyrinnae barmbrack is BREAD."
"Chocolatine is pure chocolate croissant."
"Fyrinnae has Barmbrack: a realistic buttery, unsweet bread."
"For realistic gourmands, I definitely second Fyrinnae for their bread-y scents."
"I like Fyrinnae for their bread & savory gourmands."
#11
Lush
4.8
(5)
"So far to recommend from my small collection ( I’m new too to lush) is LTGTR, sticky dates, snow fairy, Chelsea morning & I’m trying to ADD to my collection yog nog"
"Fellow sweet gourmand lover here!! deffo snow fairy, ltgtr+ sticky dates"
"I really like Chelsea morning and sometimes pair it with Sticky dates :)"
"Sticky Dates body wash by Lush"
"Lush Chelsea Morning!"
#12
Liis
4.2
(5)
"Choux Choux is such a beautiful, airy spin on sugar."
"Liis slaps with their sugary notes (the malty, s’mores-y woods in Bo)."
"Liis slaps with their sugary notes (see the brown sugar+pear in Studied)."
"Omg the sweet pandan opening of White Rice is to die for."
"The only true gourmand I’ve almost liked is Liis Choux Choux."
#13
Indult
5.0
(4)
"The ultimate vanilla is Indult-Tihota. It’s magnificent and lasts forever."
"The most gourmand-smelling vanilla I’ve ever tried."
"100%."
#14
Xerjoff
5.0
(4)
"Try Xerjoff Decas, I bought it for my sister and she never looked back"
"My other preferences are Lira by Xerjoff, Bake by Akro, and Devotion by D&G for lemon cake."
"Lira by Xerjoff- smells like a warm lemon pound cake."
#15
Alkemia
4.8
(4)
"Alkemia! Try Magpies Rhyme! (They have many more fantastic scents, thats the one that came to mind with your note preference)"
"Magpie's Rhyme really captures the smell of animal crackers."
"Alkemia has Au Lait which turns into pure butter on my skin."
#16
YSL
4.5
(4)
"It is just perfection."
"I'd say go for Libre Intense version since it's amped up on the vanilla."
"YSL Libre Intense and Burberry Goddess last really long on me."
#17
Ariana Grande
4.5
(4)
"Ariana Grande Cloud, Xerjoff Lira, Princess by Kilian, Prada Candy."
"Ariana grande “cloud” or “sweet like candy"
"Ari by Ariana Grande body mist is a beautiful marshmallow scent"
"A simple, soft, sweet marshmallow-y scent."
#18
Snif
4.3
(4)
"Crumb Couture and Soda Snob from Snif’s secret menu collection."
"Snif Heal the Way."
"Snif Honey Suite, Being Frenshe Cashmere Vanilla."
"Smells exactly like a fresh croissant with raspberry jam."
#19
D&G
5.0
(3)
"I highly recommend Devotion Intense by Dolce & Gabbana."
"Here are my faves: Devotion by D&G"
"The perfect introductory gourmand!"
#20
EOS
5.0
(3)
"If you want cost effective- eos vanilla cashmere with frenshe vanilla cashmere."
"This combo is so beautiful"
"That shit smells like straight up vanilla icing and I can still smell it on me 24 hours later."
#21
Bianco Latte
5.0
(3)
"Try bianco latte if you really want a gourmand vanilla."
"Bianco Latte"
"Bianco Latte and Eilish No. 1 are my go-to bakeryesque gourmands."
#22
Sabrina Carpenter
5.0
(3)
"Sabrina Carpenter Sweet tooth is so good."
"Sweet Tooth by Sabrina Carpenter 💕"
"Any of sabrina carpenter’s “sweet tooth” perfumes (sold at Walmart) !!"
#23
Kyse
5.0
(3)
"Kyse is a go to for many gourmand lovers."
"Their vanillas are just outstanding."
"You might love the Kyse fragrances - they are wonderful gourmands that are very easy to love."
#24
BPAL
5.0
(3)
"Best gourmands for me would be Bpal and Astrid!"
"BPAL’s gourmands used to be my favorite. They really nail the gourmand-adjacent vibe."
"BPAL is a sleeper gourmand house! Gothy mysticism may be their mainstay, but they do pretty good cake, donut and pastry scents."
#25
Solstice Scents
5.0
(3)
"Black Forest : Agarwood, Nagarmotha EO, Tobacco Absolute, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Co"
"Blackburn's Parlor : Vanilla Waffle Bowl, Vanilla & Chocolate Ice Creams, Sliced Bananas Smothered In Caramel Sauce & Topped With Whipped Cream"
"It truly does smell like a deep, dark black forest cake."
#26
Briix
5.0
(3)
"I hope you have a sample of the new Briix Matchatopia. Soooo good."
"Briix! I find their gourmands very wearable (including Puff Delight, which I was skeptical of because I didn’t know how I’d feel about peanut butter as a note)."
"Briix Puff Delight (freshly baked cream puffs, sugar,"
#27
House of Gloi
5.0
(3)
"I've tried every gourmand from them. Vice is their best most realistic edible scent."
"Blood Orange Marshmallow is my favorite scent from HoG, it's like an orange tootsie pop or a creamsicle."
"House puffs is so tasty esp in pumpkin butter form!"
#28
Akro
4.7
(3)
"Akro Bake"
"I tend to lean toward Akro Bake."
#29
Montale
4.7
(3)
"Chocolate Greedy by Montale."
"You might like Nemat vanilla musk, mix bar vanilla, sweet tooth, Montale vanille absolu, Outremer vanilla."
#30
Mancera
4.7
(3)
"Amore Caffe. It's so realistic and hypnotic to me!"
"I’ve heard Mancera’s Amore Caffe is amazing too."
"Mancera Velvet Vanilla - I"
#31
Outremer
4.3
(3)
"Outremer Vanille (vanilla marshmallow) "
"Outremer Vanille - I haven't bought it yet, but a perfume reviewer I respect recommends it as a very pretty vanilla."
#32
Kerosene
5.0
(2)
"Smells like a lemon pound cake to me. Very unisex and insane performance."
"I’m beyond obsessed with both of these, they’re sweet and very interesting."
#33
Sorce
5.0
(2)
"So SORCE it is!!"
"Sorce & Fyrinnae for sure!!"
#34
Narcotica
5.0
(2)
"The best chocolaty apricot creamy scent."
"It smells like apricot liqueur filled chocolates."
#35
Replica
5.0
(2)
"Replica By the Fireplace is my favorite gourmand fireplace candle."
"I’m pretty simple so I’d say Replica By The Fireplace (smells like toasted marshmallows) and Le Monde Gourmand Pumpkin Creme."
#36
Tom Ford
5.0
(2)
"Fit this bill perfectly"
"Here are my faves: Vanilla Sex by Tom Ford"
#37
Commodity
5.0
(2)
"Commodity “milk” !! it’s very marshmallow smelling"
"Commodity Milk is eternal on me."
#38
Oakcha
5.0
(2)
"Oakcha “that girl viral vanilla”, it’s so gourmand and milky smelling"
"It lasts all day."
#39
Devotion
5.0
(2)
"The ultimate soft gourmand for me."
"The ultimate soft gourmand for me."
#40
Possets
5.0
(2)
"Possets does everything really well including gourmands!"
"Possets overall I found has the most realistic and drool worthy gourmands or gourmand esque fragrances."
#41
Billie Eilish
5.0
(2)
"Do u wanna smell like a freshly baked vanilla esque gingerbread cookie? Spray eilish by billie eilish."
"I second Eilish No. 1, it starts out almost incense-like but quickly turns into a very nice sweet comforting vanilla scent."
#42
Rosie Jane
5.0
(2)
"My favs rn are dulce by Rosie Jane and taunt by dedcool"
"Smells like a pure vanilla bean ice cream. It’s delicious!"
#43
Nest
4.5
(2)
"I got both Nest Vanilla Bourbon and the Nest Golden Nectar."
"What about Nest Vanilla Bourbon?"
#44
Philosophy
4.5
(2)
"3. Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere - Philosophy"
"Philosophy Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere, Billie Eilish 1, and Lattafa Eclaire."
#45
Sol de Janeiro
4.5
(2)
"Sol de Janiero 71!"
#46
Coty
4.5
(2)
"Coty Vanilla Musk (richer vanilla woods, buttery) "
#47
Deep Midnight
5.0
(1)
"Deep Midnight also does everything really well. Large range of gourmands! I believe they have a scent named King Cake!"
#48
Mind Games Mentor
5.0
(1)
"I honestly would classify Mind Games Mentor as a gourmand. It smells like blueberry (actually plum) muffins on my skin. Lasts all day and all night. Projects heavily too."
#49
ScentXOne by Kierin
5.0
(1)
"ScentXOne by Kierin. It’s an apple cognac fragrance. Smells more like apple pie than angels share. Projection on this one is pretty insane. Longevity is 8-9 hours."
#50
Black Hearted Tart
5.0
(1)
"Black Hearted Tart: Mon Amour, Mon Ami as soft suds soap is mind-meltingly good. It's a true chocolate croissant."
#51
Nui Cobalt
5.0
(1)
"I'm in love with Nui Cobalt's Tall Tales Carrot Cake. I smelled delicious all day!"
#52
Sol De Janeiro
5.0
(1)
"2. '71 - Sol De Janeiro"
#53
Comptoir Sud Pacifique
5.0
(1)
"For gourmand vanilla I think Comptoir sud pacifique does them the best."
#54
Lancome
4.0
(1)
"I find praline to be a nice note! You find it in La Vie est Belle and Bon Parfumeur 501."
#55
Scentual
4.0
(1)
"If you like the escapade gourmande dna scentual has a dupe that is pretty close."
#56
Diptyque
4.0
(1)
"Eau duelle from Diptyque."
#57
Dolce & Gabbana
4.0
(1)
"Dolce and Gabanna Pour Femme"
#58
Mix Bar
4.0
(1)
"You might like Nemat vanilla musk, mix bar vanilla, sweet tooth, Montale vanille absolu, Outremer vanilla."
#59
Nemat
4.0
(1)
"You might like Nemat vanilla musk, mix bar vanilla, sweet tooth, Montale vanille absolu, Outremer vanilla."
#60
Bjork and Berries
4.0
(1)
"Bjork and Berries - Vanilla Veil is also nice."
#61
Houbigant
4.0
(1)
"Houbigant Vanille Imperial"
#62
Estée Lauder
4.0
(1)
"Bronze goddess nuit by Estée Lauder"
#63
Brown Girl Jane
4.0
(1)
"Carnivale by brown girl Jane"
#64
7 Virtues
4.0
(1)
"I think you'd like some variation of lychee a lot!"
#65
Kenzo
4.0
(1)
"Kenzo World Power - Not technically vanilla, but a lovely blend of salt, cypress, and tonka bean."
#66
Ellis Brooklyn
4.0
(1)
"Miami nectar by Ellis Brooklyn"
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