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holyshtman – :
Such a bizarre but adorable scent. It starts out straight tanning lotion. You’ve got to enjoy waxy coconut to get through this. Then it gets a little earthy and hot. The earthiness is weird. I can see how the reviewer below equated it with baby spit. This scent is very milky. The milkiest I’ve found. There’s also a little bit of hardware store in there. It all sounds weird, but it’s pretty enjoyable and definitely fun.
Kislot – :
When I wear this I always have people commenting on it. It supposedly smells like holidays, someone even said it smells like Gran Canaria airport! It’s creamy, edible, nutty, very good for summer especially. Although it has a warmth that is comforting all year round.
rambogn – :
The body butters both smell better and last longer than the perfumes in this line, and the bb of this just smells like a mix of milky sweetness and clean cotton to me. Warm and comforting, sweet but not sexy, completely nonoffensive for just about any environment. I can still smell it on the clothes I wore days later.
apalkov333 – :
Key ingredient is milk I don’t understand why it’s not here, also on the John Lewis website (u.k) the fragrance in its description totality says ‘almond coconut milk’, you can detect it . Very authentic Milky smell, at first smelt it almost like how I’d imagine a vegan Mocktail to to smell ( maybe this is how the new Baileys Almond liqueur drink will have similarity ? )after a while it smells like new born baby throw up milk. Which in its own unique, special , innocent way, it smells tolerable but also like waste. You know you have to wipe it off. It has that powdery new born, milky mouth smell.
I honestly wasn’t offended, I found it nostalgic, as a mother myself, it is truly gourmand! but unwearable after 10 minutes. But each to their own chemistry.
I know it will have a different trail on material. Please do not try this on a test strip only . Try this on fresh washed, sanitised skin and honour in fresh air to embrace and allow development of this fragrance.
Ps. Almond is a very true note released from here and coconut is gentle and honest,not bold, which is. Good balance.
P.ps long lasting!
Hmm I’m wondering if the Almond Coconut Milk is totally different to the one listed here?
IEgorova – :
Oh my LORD. STRONG SCENT. Industrial strength, I am telling you.
First off, dont buy this expecting to smell like the beach. Its not quite like that. Its far more FOOD than it is Suntan Lotion. Its all about Almond, Coconut, and Vanilla.
This is going to sound like a negative review, but I will be keeping this one, and I actually appreciate it in reality…
After a lot of research into this scent, I ordered the body souffle instead of the actual perfume because I heard over and over that the body souffle was actually the stronger fragrance, and longer lasting, to boot. Oh, its also cheaper on top of all of that.
This stuff… I mean… It cant even be a matter of opinion… this stuff is powerful.
In fact, it is so powerfully scented that you cant actually tell if its good or not… you cant really make out the notes all that well until like an hour in.
Its pure, brash, synthetic almond noise at first.
Before I put it on my skin I was blasted with almond most noticeably. The coconut is ever present, but the coconut here is like a beach blanket… The almond is everything you sit on top of the blanket.
Coconut for me comes through more noticeably after an hour or so.
This is VERY gourmand… It smells like cookies, or cake. And I hate to say it but it smells much like a scented candle, too, in that sort of way.
I am certain that I could absolutely never put this on my body like I would any other lotion. Its really just TOO STRONG! It would suffocate me, and everyone else within 5 -6 feet of me. This one, for sure, could offend people if you use too much.
I will only use this as perfume, which means I will dab it or very lightly spread this stuff just a few places on my body… as I would use an actual perfume. And I am someone who really likes my scents to be strong, so thats saying a lot.
All that being said… I am quite pleased to have this in my collection. I think the value is superb for the quality. And I highly recommend getting the souffle instead, as others have suggested. If used as a perfume instead of as a lotion, the jar will last FOREVER (stick it in the fridge).
I was looking for a very strong coconut scent for summer wear… because everything I have with coconut fades out fast or doesn’t project well at all.
But I definitely wanted a more beachy coconut thing, rather than such a total GOURMAND thing. However, I think it will do the job, along with layering on some Tiare fragrance. If not, I will save it for winter, and add some cinnamon, or maybe layer with L’elephant (lightly with both, as both are monsters).
kima8 – :
I have a difficult relationship with coconut as a perfume note: when it works, I love it, but it so rarely does for me. It’s just a hard note to get right, especially in heavily foody scents like this Almond Coconut, and I’m afraid this one doesn’t quite nail it either. I don’t dislike it, but I also don’t regret finishing my sample.
It’s just a little too literal for my taste – I like the idea of smelling like almond/coconut cake very much in theory, but turns out, in practice I like the cake vibe to be toned down just a little. This is just pure baking materials, marzipan doused in coconut and vanilla extract, very strong and sweet and just slightly synthetic.
Not a bad smell by any means, but it did feel super conspicuous at the office, and I have to really love a note or accord to want such a literal interpretation of it as a perfume. With this one that’s not the case, or at least not on the days I tested it – I’m aware this is the kind of thing you really have to be in the mood for, and maybe this review would be very different indeed if I’d changed my sampling days around, who knows. I’ve loved similar scents before, after all.
irishka1203 – :
True to the listed notes. Pretty and natural smelling, heavy on the vanilla. If I didn’t already own so many other almond scents, I would definitely purchase. update: I did buy a full bottle and am really pleased with the purchase
ideomyQuittee – :
My husband loves this perfume on me! I love it on me too!
danisey – :
I like Almond /Coconut for a nice light sweet close to the skin fragrance. It starts out on me as mostly almond not much coconut. It has the vanilla and I smell some heliotrope. It almost reminds me of Pink Sugar without the harsh licorice opening. I don’t see this lasting all day and I agree with others that it is almost a body mist. I do enjoy wearing it after a hot shower and jumping into clean sheets very comforting.
ankoblov – :
This is a lovely smell, if anyone remembers Paul Mitchell Shampoo in the early 90s, this is how it smells. Unfortunately it’s too light for me.
travm2410 – :
I’ve had the perfume and body souffle. The body souffle lasts longer worn alone than the spray,on it’s own. The spray is nice just not as long lasting. I have layered the two together and the outcome almost smelled like cooked bacon. I take it that too much toasted almond with tonka beans brought that out. Maybe the layering was too much for my skin.
I now have the Laura Mercier Sun Free Self Tanner and Body Bronzing Makeup which also smell identical to the Almond Coconut Body Souffle. It is so worth the price to have beauty products that serve more than one purpose. I get 2 in 1 with having beautifully bronzed skin while smelling like a dream.
woofer12 – :
the opening is nice cool coconut but it quickly becomes oddly mouldy like wet rotting almonds. I prefer the scent of the cream to the perfume, its sweeter and more coconutty.
eatsky – :
I have been looking for a GENUINE true to coconut fragrance for a long time. I am so happy I found this perfume. If you love the smell of fresh coconut with swirls of vanilla, sprinkled with bits of almond, this is your type of perfume. It’s very gourmande in the best way. This scent is amazing all year round, but I find it would be lovely for winter when your are thinking about spring and summer. 😉
I also own Vanille Gourmande by Laura Mercier, and it’s amazing as well for those days I want to smell like a genuine vanilla bean. Often, I even mix the 2 fragrances and it’s perfection on my skin. 🙂 I can honestly say this particular fragrance is one of the best perfumes I own, and I can’t get enough of it. So much so, after wearing it for an entire day, I put it on before I go to sleep. Yep, it’s that delicious! I will be stocking up!
Side note: I don’t understand the bad reviews. Maybe some people got a bad batch? I don’t smell plastic, milk, or the other notes others are getting. I know that my bottle of Almond Coconut Gourmande smells heavenly!
Ererioxia – :
I am so surprised by seeing all the, more or less, negative reviews about this perfume! This was one of my first real gourmand experiences and it still holds up today, having smelled much more in that category now.
The three most dominant notes are coconut, vanilla and almond, in that order. And they are intense! This is SUPER HEAVY on me and I love it! Everything I wear smells like it after! Not to mention the pillows and covers. You are in other words committing to this scent for a couple of days unless you want to change covers in your bed very often.. It is one of few perfumes (including Angel, Pink sugar and Allure Sensuelle among others) that lasts F-O-R-E-V-E-R on me. So I’m maybe even more surprised to see that many of you think it has poor longevity/sillage.
If you like the three notes above, try it. Perhaps you´ll love it and get “the bomb experience” like I do! 😀
MONACO – :
This was a blind buy for me and this is my first review. Sadly, this frag did not work well on my skin. Instead of the condensed milk coconut, I got something else, almost nauseating on me. It was much better a couple of hours later but that’s too much to work for a drydown.
mrgreider – :
If you are into gourmand fragrance, it’s worth trying. Some say it’s a bit synthetic, but this synthetic smell flow away when the temperature goes up. So I use a dryer when I put it on my clothes.
And it lasts really long, even after I took a shower, I could smell hint of it.
Was a fan of Laura Mercier’s Creme Brulee, but it was renewed I had to find another one. After a long journey (Killian’s Back to Black – Keiko Mecheri’s Loukoum – Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanilla – Jill Stuart’s Vanilla Lust – Diptyque’s Eau Duelle – Serge Luten’s Jeux de Peau) I finally met!
I can’t believe I didn’t even give it a chance… it’s quite similar to the original version of creme brulee (less caramel more coconut milk.)
Very cozy, and its silliage is marvelous yet not overwhelming, quite often I bump into people who ask about this perfume.
(Many people say they smell coffee when I wear this. Especially men. Does it?)
acerneoffed – :
This has been reforumated. If you’re a patchouli fan, go for it. I’m not, so I’m trying their plain vanilla.
ard13 – :
This smells so good in the bottle, like the best parts of summer, I was so excited to give this a go. Unfortunately, it went to the cheap plastic place, and I am most sad. It really reminds me of Coty Vanilla Fields, which is the classic plasticine perfume to me. I’m going to give this another try sprayed on my hair and/or clothes and see if it doesn’t keep it from going to the plastic place.
yerth – :
A lovely and straightforward blend of almond and coconut, exactly like the name indicated. I find the coconut prominent, but not aggressive as sometimes it can be headache-inducing. The almond has a nutty aspect which goes well with the woods and the tonka beans hiding behind, keeping the scent down to the ground. It does smell like almond coconut milk and it stays this way all along. The longevity is at least 8 hours on me and the sillage is moderate to soft. It’s a cuddly, sweet gourmand scent. If you’d love an uncomplicated concoction of almond and coconut, without other notes to disturb, this worths a try. I myself wouldn’t mind having a bottle if I come across one with a reasonable price.
dzhuli – :
I love this fragrance n I really don’t get why some are saying it doesn’t last. This smells very luxurious and delish!!! If your a sweet gourmand scent lover then i believe you’ll like this. I think it doesn’t smell too foody (for example you can’t tell its a carrot cake or chocolate or another specific food..I don’t wanna smell like a walking cookie.. I like scents to smell sweet n mix food scents to create something girly and unique which this scent is)it just sweet n rich. A winter scent for me and I am searching ebay to buy more bottles of this awesomeness. I work 12 hour shifts n after my whole day I can still smell it. I gave a coworker a hug goodbye and he said I smelled so good. As I washed my hand for the last time (work in a hospital and move a lot) I could smell this coming off my scrub top…N I only sprayed ONE SPRAY on to my chest/neck area (I didn’t wear any other fragrance this morning just got ready and sprayed this in the locker rooms at work right when my shift started). So ya…I think it’s got good lasting power. N to me, it smelled better than the first few mins upon initial spraying.
sdew2009 – :
Almond Coconut is quite sweet, but I really like it. The strongest note here is the coconut, which is backed up by slight almond undertones. Maybe the perfume should have been titled Coconut Almond instead. It would be a little more awesome if the coconut was not the strongest notes and almond was the star of the show. The almond is slightly bitter and adds some more depth and tones down the coconut and vanilla. I can also smell the musk which helps with calming down the sweetness of this fragrance and a tiniest amount of powdery heliotrope.This scent is well balanced sweet with out being too sweet. Overall I really enjoy this fragrance its quite comforting. I like putting this one on right before I go to sleep or on days when I’m relaxing. ^_^
clerredubre – :
A very sweet and straightforward gourmand coconut blend. Sort of like shredded coconut lightly soaked in almond extract. I can smell the coconut, almond, a bit of musk, and perhaps a hint of the powdery heliotrope…the other notes I don’t pick up. Quite simple and linear, fairly minimal sillage and the lasting power is about an hour on me. Worth trying out if you’re a gourmand lover. As far as coconut scents go, I prefer the thick richness of Lavanila Vanilla Coconut, but this is still a nice fragrance.
yulya.guzy – :
The notes sound great, so I was really excited to try this, but it was chemically, plastic-y milk on me, with a hint of coconut. Just awful. It sounds like this is one that can either smell great on you, or horrible and plastic, sadly I am one of the latter.
sergeybayrak – :
On my skin – sickly plastic chemical… and then nothing. I was all about the notes when I read them, but the notes were indiscernible on me and reeked of synthetic chemistry until it faded away. Not my best blind buy.
fugol – :
WOW, this is AMAZING. WHY oh WHY does the lasting power have to be so bad??!!??!! 🙁 Sad face!!! I have a sample that I sprayed liberally and I smelled so good! Simple vanilla, almond, coconut- just delicious! My husbands aunt said, “You smell sooo good! What are you wearing??” And then I told her. I really did smell good. I felt so delicious. I wanted to eat myself up. But alas, that feeling was fleeting. After some time had passed (I can’t remember how long- an hour, two hours?) I couldn’t really smell much anymore. BOO!!! It smells so good though. Why???!??! I feel like I need to buy a bottle and then carry in my purse so I can spray every couple hours. But is that realistic? I just can’t justify buying something with poor lasting power even if it smells this delightful.
Virpinek – :
his is surprisingly beautiful. It is a beautiful slightly intense coconut soaking in condensed milk, & as it dries down a delicate toasted almond makes a slow entrace until it pushes forward enough to become the alpha note while the coconut in condensed milk beautifully becomes the back-up music. I should note that I’m really not a fan of coconut, but this is gorgeous, & is especially perfect for the early days of fall when the sky is a beautiful blue & the air is a little crisper. The only reason I’m rating it a 3/5 is because I’m prone to migraines & there’s something in this that is aggravating the tendency for 1 to develop..
Phymoully – :
Pretty decent scent. It’s not suntan like on me at all. Very gourmand. Warm and homey like a concoction my mom would give me on a cool evening. Sweet. A couple of hours after the initial spray, completely different. Jasmine is there and it becomes a Hawaiian night, my fave. The sillage isn’t very good. Stays close to the skin. I like a little louder.
sergkov – :
This is straight up vile on me. A huge pity, since it smells so amazing on my mother! I love how all of these layering products smell…just not on me. It’s as if the milk sours and everything else goes all plastic on me.
tvogqtedxd – :
very sad about this, it just smells kinda fake and plasticity. it has similarities to Lavanila Vanilla Coconut but that one is much nicer then this.
maestro60 – :
Personally, I like the intial top notes on my skin it really smells of coconut tanning oil. After about 15 minutes of drydown it does get an artificial rubber/dirt type of essense, but there’s still that coconut note that I really like. It does remind me of the beach and of what dirty sand would smell like. Oh, how I wish that artificial smelling note wasn’t in this, as I would love it. It’s a very long lasting scent on the skin, well over 4-6 hours on my skin and still going strong. I do like this one, but, I don’t like it enough to purchase a bottle. Overall, try before you buy as this is one that from the reviews seems to be so different on everyone
Drleftbehind – :
Warm, rich and comforting. Coconut is predominant, but in a cozy way. After a few hours, the white florals appear on me, and sit a little uneasily, like an late uninvited, unwelcome guest. At this point, I think the party is over. Just one spray is right for me, any more and the almond becomes very bitter and nutty.
adorises – :
Whooaa!! I am so glad that neither of LM samples disappointed me. They are all very sweet and I love them all. I was convinced that I would love this one. Because I am a huge coconut and almond lover, it couldnt be a fail. It is simple, but still very comforting and snuggly!!! I will definitely buy a bottle of this, too.
saflad – :
love this gourmande line, but the body souffle lotions have much longer lasting power.
pahasol – :
I love almond coconut milk and this fragrance definitely smells like a warm glass of it. It’s simple but it’s such a comforting familiar fragrance that I can’t help but love it. Warm, sweet, and just overall wonderful. Lasting power was about only about 3-4 hours though
dmitriyruss – :
This is a pretty sweet mixture of both almond and coconut, however, it doesn’t smell quite edible. There is a little woodiness and musk for balance. It is a very snuggly, comforting, and casual fragrance. It lasts about 3-4 hours on my skin, but lingers even better in the hair.
pizdosbandos – :
One of the only fragrance compliments I ever recevied was when I wore Almond Coconut. Mixed w/ palmer’s cocoa butter, it’s the most almondy gourmand scent out there. Every note makes an appearance at some point of time. Sort of hard to wear every day, b/c the almond has a sharpness and the coconut can be a little cloying. Worth testing, it’s one of the better one’s from LM.