Gourmand Fragrances that don’t literally smell like food

Gourmand Fragrances that don’t literally smell like food
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Fragrances Mentioned:
- Navitus Ambrosia Imperiale (Code ANNE10 for 10% off)
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- Fragrance du Bois Minuit et Demi (Code ANNE10 for 10% off)
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- Dries Van Noten Soie Malaquais
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- Burberry Goddess
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- Amouage Sunshine Woman (Code ANNE10 for 10% off)
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- Frassai Teisenddu
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- Giardini di Toscana BoraBora (Code ANNE10 for 10% off)
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- Giardini di Toscana Celeste (Code ANNE10 for 10% off)
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- BDK Velvet Tonka (Code ANNE10 for 10% off)
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- Sora Dora Mandorle (Code ANNE10 for 10% off)
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[@Victor-sb3rv]

Your channel has instantly become my favourite fragrance channel. Beautiful setup/lighting, great content, and you're extremely articulate

[@AnneLauren]

Thank you, Victor! That means a lot!

[@MsRedeye1980]

same for me.

[@summersinanan5739]

Mine too! I have such a short attention span and idk what it is about Anne’s videos specifically but I NEVER get bored with her. Her channel is just perfect for someone like me.

[@jennettecolon7772]

Bless your heart for pumping these videos out!! Each one hitting my wants lol

[@AnneLauren]

😆❤️

[@allisonbotts8532]

Yes, follow up list. I love non-edible gourmands. Sunshine is on my tray thanks to you! Thanks for brightening my day😊Hope you have a great one!

[@AnneLauren]

Awe thank you! Same to you!

[@carinalofanzes5260]

Aaaah a gourmand vid! Yes, I've been waiting for another one! Keep up the amazing content Anne. Thank you for all the hard work you put into making this channel perfect!

[@AnneLauren]

thank you so much!! 🙏🏼❤️

[@SocaTrain]

You started off with a banger. Teisenddu is love

[@AnneLauren]

so underrated!

[@Sophiasebok]

Love this video, it’s so hard to find this “category” of perfumes really! I LOVE sweet gourmandish fragrances but I don’t want to smell like food! And so many gourmands are very nice but I want the scent on my plate and not on my skin. Burberry Goddess is the perfect example of a perfumey perfect gourmandISH sweet scent for me 😍 Valentino DBIR is also like that.

[@katrinadenza1811]

Loved it! Thank you, Anne!

[@AnneLauren]

thanks for watching!

[@ash_nobody7087]

I ordered a decent of Teisenddu and when I sprayed it on the test strip I wasn't impressed, so I put it in my giveaway pile. Fast forward to a week later and I'm watching another video of someone raving about it, so I sprayed it on my hand and I could not stop smelling myself. It's on my Christmas Wish List and I cannot wait to wear it in the colder months!!!! I'm so happy I gave it another chance! If it weren't for you and other fragrance reviewers I wouldn't have ever known or thought to give a sniff to so many amazing fragrances, so Anne thank you sooooo much and Fenix too for turning you on to this one!!!!!! ❤️

[@perfumesbyk]

You get me everytime with your descriptions 🤩 so many loves from Sunshine Woman, Sois Malaquais, & Ambrosia Imperiale!

[@AnneLauren]

thank youuu 🫶🏼😁

[@emiliaescobar7652]

Another Fabulous video, love hearing about different perfumes, & you look stunning here Anne!

[@AnneLauren]

Thank you! ❤️

[@dgm3033]

Mandorle I don’t like the opening the dry down though, ooh, I loved it, I need to sample it again

[@sakura-rc3ed]

you have the most beautiful hair!! the way you make it look so perfectly windswept is an art 🤗

[@AnneLauren]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much 🖤🥹

[@wl2414]

I got a sample of Liis Bo from Scentbird because I’ve heard you recommend it so many times. It’s amazing, so much so that I have it in my office drawer. This is definitely one I will end up with a full size of. Your description is spot on!

[@AnneLauren]

🥹❤️ I'm so glad you love it!!

[@lyndsidavis3961]

Absolutely ❤ Ambrosia Imperiale

[@Marta_W-K]

Taking notes… great video ❤

[@AnneLauren]

thank you!

[@CommonScents85]

Ambrosia Imperial is top 2 for life for me! It’s different but stunning! It’s gourmand without being food like! It whiffs off the skin so beautifully! I’ve gotten so many compliments from this fragrance and k hope to never be without it

[@AnneLauren]

yessssss 👏🏼💛

[@mariezapanta8839]

Oh I love this video. These are my types of fragrance “gourmand that don’t literally smell like food”. I bought Mandorle because of you and it’s still my favorite Sora Dora fragrance. Velvet Tonka is my favorite tonka fragrance, even just smelling it from the bottle gives so much comfort. 😊

[@AnneLauren]

I'm so happy to hear it!! I'm dying to try their new fragrances coming out 👀

[@lindascull6327]

Another fantastic video thank you so much big kiss❤

[@AnneLauren]

💋💋

[@jcb0920]

This video is so timely. My wife loves gourmand fragrances only in Fall/Winter and has all the big hitters. The only fragrances she's missing are those that literally smell like food (e.g., Panettone, Lira, Chocolate Greedy, Symphonium). I wanted to move her more in the direction you're talking about in this video so I recently picked up Starlight for her...a touch of gourmand but not smelling like a food item. I'll definitely check these others out as well. Stellar video!

[@AnneLauren]

Aw what an awesome gift! That's so thoughtful!

[@jenniferocampo3873]

Minuit et Demi is beautiful!

[@hollyaynkidwell3445]

Anne..... How did you know I needed this video?? 😘 I really enjoy gourmand *touches* in a fragrance but I'm not trying to smell like lemon meringue pie or a vanilla cupcake with caramel oozing from it. I want to *eat* chocolate, not smell like it. So I really appreciate these suggestions! Ambrosia and Demi have been on my Sniff List for ever and a day (Well, since I heard about them anyway!) I have Sunshine and while I've never thought of it as having gourmand touches, I realize it definitely has a place on this list. It is one of my "make me cheerful when I'm not feeling it" fragrances. 😊

[@AnneLauren]

aw perfect!! ❤️

[@niklaus009]

loved it!!

[@AnneLauren]

thank you!

[@peninalipkin2974]

Subshine woman is stunning i own it too! Celeste is gorgeous you explained it perfectly! I get even a better candy violet from dama bianca but celest is still great the dry down is pure Bianco Latte on me. I just smelled cherry punk and i love it i dont you haven't mentioned it. havent tried mondorle

[@allisonbotts8532]

just fyi, Anne does mention cherry punk in another video

[@VickiMackLataillade]

Thank you because literal gourmands make me want to gag after a couple of hours but I want to wear something cozy and sweet. Going to check out some of your recommendations!

[@AnneLauren]

My pleasure! ❤️

[@dianejones2775]

Love your hair today.

[@AnneLauren]

thank you!

[@athenacrisp585]

Something coming out of kitchen lol. Love your dry wit. And your taste is like mine minus tea and bergomat🎉🎉🎉

[@AnneLauren]

😅 thank you thank you

[@JackieMeadow]

I’m so surprised that PDM’s Althaïr didn’t make this list or your autumn fragrance list! That’s another gourmand-done-right scent! Love Tiessendou, that’s a hidden gem right there!

[@AnneLauren]

I haven’t tried it yet!

[@michelleh7968]

@@AnneLaurenI just got it today and I’m in love with it!

[@getgloss]

this list is AMAZING i still need to get my nose on Minuit et Demi! btw what do you think of the new kayali ouds? i placed my order today ,, am so excited!!! :D

[@AnneLauren]

Thank you! ❤️ I haven’t smelled them yet! They should hopefully be arriving in the next several days :)

[@Cate98765]

I bought the latte and the Celeste from your review and Gris charnel too and dolci amalfi and so many more 🤣. Can you review the new Victoria Beckham perfumes?

[@AnneLauren]

Omg! I hope you love them!! xx 🫶🏼 and yes! ❤️

[@hiral8521]

I gotta say, I wasn’t into ambrosia imperiale initially but it has grown so much on me! And I totally agree with you, the performance is so much better after a few months. So good for fall! Edit: are you planning to try the new cherry perfume from 7 virtues?

[@karenlaux4554]

I just got it and love it!

[@AnneLauren]

It's definitely a unique one! 💛 Yes! I picked it up recently and I've been really enjoying it, I will be featuring it soon 🥰

[@hannahyalea]

Love this concept of perfume - my wish list keeps getting longer and longer lol! Also - have you had a chance to try the new La Vie Est Belle L’Extrait? I’d be curious to hear your thoughts!

[@AnneLauren]

I haven't! The La Vie Est Belle DNA isn't for me due to the orange blossom 😬

[@hannahyalea]

@@AnneLauren makes sense! This new version of LVEB looks like it doesn’t have the orange blossom so I wonder how different it is. Notes on fragrantica are top notes of frankincense, red fruits and bergamot, middle notes of iris pallida and damask rose, and a single base note of oud… I’m curious about it because it’s so different from the OG! And the bottle is gorgeous.

[@MaudBlanchet]

Your nails are awesome!!!

[@AnneLauren]

Thank you!!

[@royaltybeats22]

I love this video because I love gourmand fragrances. An you do a video of gourmands that do smell like food. Lol 😋

[@madimc]

BDK Velvet Tonka is exactly the same as Commodity Milk on the dry down. VT has a strong marzipan opening, but I promise you, it’s Milk after an hour.

[@AnneLauren]

interesting! They smell very different to me

[@angelinaorozco7169]

Anne do you still love Amouge sunshine? I feel that it doesn’t last long. Btw you are my favorite scent KZbinr

[@heavenjb]

So yesterday I went on a perfume smelling trip ( sadly my mall sucks ha ) i did finally smell angels share ha yes I’m LATE! And I loved how the cinnamon smelled but the apple hit me and ehh I didn’t like it or the alcohol 😢) I’m a cinnamon ginger fanatic ( I usually wear opium or poison original layered with ebony wood Coco Chanel lutens Five o clock and Alien Fusion is my new fav but they discontinued ) do you have an spicy spicy cinnamons that I have not heard of yet?? Thx ☺️

[@heavenjb]

Oh I tried Burberry Goddess yesterday and finally Libre ….I think my nose was overwhelmed ? It’s def just nice! Ok wow Libre ( I’ve had the Zara dupe for a while which is cute but I kept thinking this is too sweet the real libre can’t smell like this and I wanted to try libre le parfume well I did AND ??? It was horrible they all smelled the same to me way tooooooo sweet! I was totally bummed I thought I would like this one and nope nothing sexy just sweet was all I got 😢 I loved Tom ford noir tho wow can you tell I have not been out In ages!! And Jo Malone ginger biscuit and I was like come on this was soooooo weak 😢😢😢

[@MsRedeye1980]

Anne, since you love Bora Bora so much, I think you might rally fall in love with Isles Lontaines by keiko Mecheri. Have you ever tried that one? I highly recommend it. also lush, creamy, floral scent, I like Bora Bora (especially in the opening), but I prefer Isles Lontaines. I prefer it over Oud Jaune as well btw. Give it a try if you haven't already.

[@AnneLauren]

Oh I haven't! Thank you for the recommendation! How is the gardenia note in that one btw (since usually gardenia is not for me 😬)?

[@daniellepedersen5257]

Hi Anne! Im curious your thoughts on the new Kayali Oud collection 😊

[@AnneLauren]

As soon as I’m able to test them I will let you know! ❤️

[@rivers9023]

What shade lip are you wearing? Love it!

[@AnneLauren]

Thank you! It's Smashbox Shavasana

[@rhondaalivingston5705]

Hi ordered some things from Lucky Scent with ANNE10 , $27.00 off , I loved your content today..

[@AnneLauren]

Thank you!! I appreciate the support so much, and I'm glad it could save some 💸! 😁

[@nearhanah]

I love watching your videos but can you list the fragrances you mention in order 😅 sometimes I only do a skim through your videos because certain perfumes are just not accessible in my country and it’s kind of frustrating when I try to hear what you say about a specific perfume but I can’t even follow the description just because it’s not in order and I have to spend so much time skipping thru your vids… time stamps would be nice too 😊

[@AnneLauren]

sure, I can keep that in mind going forward :)

[@corbinrose6750]

Hi Anne what would you recommend for the most photorealistic glazed donut or just donut perfume in your opinion? I love your gourmand videos, keep up the great work!!!💖💖

[@AnneLauren]

to be honest I haven't smelled a photorealistic donut fragrance! The closest I'd recommend would be Giardini di Toscana Bianco Latte, Eau d'Italie Morn to Dusk, House of Sillage Hufflepuff, & Goldfield & Banks Silky Woods (I know there's wood and suede in it, but people tell me I smell like powdered sugar donuts when I wear that one, the vanilla pulls that way on my skin, but I'd sample it first to see if it pulls gourmand enough for your liking :) Also, I haven't tried them, but I've heard great things about Kyse Perfumes for people who love photorealistic gourmands. They have fragrances like Gateau De Carnaval (inspired by funnel cake) and Delizia Di Marshmallow ❤️

[@corbinrose6750]

@@AnneLauren Thank you so so much for the recommendations Anne, my boyfriend loves donuts and I wanted to find one for him to smell on me, I really appreciate it!!💖💖

[@AnneLauren]

@@corbinrose6750 aw of course! ❤

[@bbwcandles_2554]

I always love your videos and love semi-gourmands for everyday wear, but I have to admit, sometimes I just wanna smell like food 😅

[@beyogawellwithgina4861]

Lol same

[@AnneLauren]

😄 I definitely have some of those in my collection as well, particularly when it comes to vanilla haha

[@anabelvassallo8436]

Anna what are the difference between Celeste and Bianco latte? I'd like to know your opinion because I want something that smells different but delicious and I just found opinions about Bianco latte but not a lot about celeste

[@AnneLauren]

they're quite different, Bianco Latte is a sweet, airy, caramel/vanilla/musk gourmand

[@madimc]

Anne, have you compared Minuit et Demi to Penhaligon’s Changing Constance? People say they’re very similar, but im suspish.

[@AnneLauren]

The opening is very similar to MED, too similar to have both imo. But the dry down is different, still similar, but that caramel really warms up. It’s warmer, sweeter, and more gourmand than MED, where MED has more of a spicy, coffee, woody presence. It smells amazing but it has horrible performance

[@map.1870]

Anne if you sold tickets to let people come smell your collection like it’s a museum, I’d pay for that 😂

[@AnneLauren]

omgggg ❤️😅

[@victordillet672]

I bought Dolce Garden being hyped up that it’d smell soo gourmand, and it literally smells like a cheap supermarket sunscreen 😅

[@AnneLauren]

oh interesting! I like that one but I don't get gourmand vibes from it either haha 😆

[@thelifewithbee]

Anne, between Celeste and Bianco Latte which one do you think is blind buy safe?

[@sweetpeace5]

Bianco Latte is amazing! I wasn’t a fan of Celeste at all 😵def sample

[@thelifewithbee]

@@sweetpeace5 thank you! 😊

[@AnneLauren]

I would say Bianco Latte as long as you enjoy vanilla sweet gourmands, violet isn’t a note for everyone, so I would say sample Celeste first

[@thelifewithbee]

@@AnneLaurenthank you 🤗

[@jongjitkongsut9833]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sheryl4662]

This isn't strictly gourmand related, but I am wondering if you will review Creed's new Carmina? (now that I think of it, black cherry is a little gourmand, so I am not completely off topic! 😃)

[@AnneLauren]

if it ever hits discounters, yes! Full retail price is too expensive for me 😬

[@sheryl4662]

@@AnneLauren I know exactly what you are talking about. I was hoping you might have some insider access. The price point for Creed is cray. I've seen lots of glowing reviews so I'm intrigued. But product launch influencer promos sometimes lack objectivity. I'll stay tuned to see if/when you review. Love (and trust) your videos.

[@apartirdelos50s32]

😍♥️

[@lakelandonna]

I simply do not understand the perfume industry anymore I am 70 and grew up wearing scents like Nina Ricci and Shalimar Givenchy etc... all enhanced a woman's feminine assets, but today, along with woke depravity- the industry seems to be catering to gender fluidity and women smelling like men and vice verse. So sad....Hope things return to the days when we women embraced being women

[@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783]

I hope not, finally I found scents I actually like as a woman. I have tried the ‚female‘ scents and most of them I hated. My grandma liked these fragrances, and now a lot of them smell too outdated for me anyway. I love the diversity the frangrance industry became. For me Shalimar is one of the worst smelling perfumes I’ve ever smelt.