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buzel – :
Reading the previous reviews, I am in the minority with the few others who get coconut first. I imagine if you took a coconut flavored syrup and mixed it with a vanilla syrup and cooked them both down until they caramelized,this is what you’d get.
I’m going off a sample purchased at luckyscent. I also thought that I might go to Whole Foods and mix their Kuumba Made perfume oil testers…one of their coconuts with their vanilla musk to concoct something similar and save myself $100+ dollars, although that would lack the caramel that’s important here.
I’ve been hoping for a wearable coconut though, and this is the closest I’ve found. I do like this very much and would much rather spray it than dab from my little vial. I find myself reapplying and sniffing. It’s both comforting and uplifting at the same time.
dima366 – :
This is pleasant but veers into candle territory. For this price I expect the caramel to be elevated to perfection. Indie oils and inexpensive body sprays can deliver the same result…save your cash.
derTepSleeply – :
I looked a long time and spent a lot of money on many things trying to find a caramel, only to be highly disappointed. Until I found this one. This is definitely a nice caramel and soft but longevity. But it’s way too expensive. I can’t justify it for the price, even if I like it. If it were less expensive I’d probably use it daily. But it’s a great like. I’m seeking a substitute. So far the strongest thing I’ve found with a caramel scent is Al Rehab’s Golden Sand. But it’s a masculine scent with oud and something else that smells like molasses to me. I don’t like all of the notes but I do love the sweetness and longevity. I think it’s one to layer with because that will remove the oud and what I don’t care for. it’s real quality in my opinion and extremely cheap and fast shipping. I’ve read that Al Rehab’s Dalal is also caramel but haven’t tried it bec it has a lemon note which I don’t want.
zang – :
Vanilla, caramel, VERY sweet. High quality, long lasting, but again, too sweet (even for me).
LittleNasty – :
Very high quality and beautiful perfume, and while I love gourmands, the coconut in this makes it too sweet even for me, and takes it over the edge. I love everything else about it though and was so hoping it would work!
treasmake – :
Very high end gourmand – smooth buttery caramel scent.
It starts of milky creamy and then intensifies with the buttery richness coming out. The notes are all so well blended. Very long lasting with lots of sillage.
The dry down reminds me of C.O. Bigelow Vanilla.
The vanilla in this reminds me of that in Eau de Shalimar.
konan279 – :
This is “White Madera” minus the anise. It’s quite impressive with the vanilla, coconut, and slight caramel.
Very gourmand, and addictive.
GragDring – :
I like this okay, but to me, it smells like every vanilla scented candle or air freshener ever. It’s good enough quality I guess but to be honest I was expecting better from a niche brand. Maybe if I layer it with something else.
ahota – :
I really liked ambra so i thought i’d like madera based on reading reviews, but there’s something screechy on my skin, like the smell of burnt plastic and saffron (even though I know it’s not listed in the notes). I’ve read rave reviews of Madera and Lira. And Lira performs so much better and more warmly on my skin.
cnz531intitytek – :
i only get milk and buttered popcorn, at least for the hour i’ve had it on. overall i’m ~meh~ but it isn’t entirely unpleasant. no peach, musk, wildflowers yet.
fedotfedot – :
Well, I will definitely have to try this again. Today was my first wear test. However, my nose/sinuses are not 100% today. HOWEVER, what I could smell……smelled like sweet, milky CHOCOLATE *blink* It smelled delicious, but no caramel at all……just chocolate. Very weird. I don’t mind it at ALL, but I am sure that I am going to smell a different fragrance when my nose is 100%
WISEMAN – :
Milky vanilla, a lot like Philosophy’s Fresh Cream
gggaa23 – :
Warm, creamy caramel and butterscotch, sprinkled with coconut – what’s not to like about this? This is incredibly delicious and it makes me think of the glazed caramel mud cake you can buy from the Cheesecake Shop here in Australia – so, so good (and if you haven’t tried it yet – do it!). I don’t get much of the flowers, but that’s ok – I’m really enjoying the caramel in this. Although I don’t generally hold with the whole spring/summer/autumn/winter scent thing, I could see this being a great autumn or winter scent – it’s so warm and cosy. It’s quite sweet and I suspect it could become a bit of a beast if over-applied in hot weather. It’s currently 32C and the tiny dab I put on my arm is plenty. I’m going to re-visit this when the weather cools. Definitely full-bottle worthy though!
EDIT: I now have a full bottle of this, a Christmas present from my lovely husband ☺ Being able to spritz it on, rather than dab from the sample bottle – wow! Such a difference. After several hours of wear, suddenly there were the flowers – not in-your-face, but rather gentle wafts of a lovely, delicate floral scent, with the caramel note lingering in the background. Stunning!
Luks – :
Okay. So from the reviews… I was expecting something different and I was expecting to love it.. Not to be crass, but this reminds me of very certain times in my life a year ago. Specifically, after breastfeeding my son, I would burp him and a little spitup would come up. That’s exactly what this smells like an hour after application: Baby breastmilk spitup.
I get milk and I get powder. I cannot detect carmel or anything else. This is definitely not a sexy scent but a soft, comforting “mom” scent. Which is fine, but I’m looking for something that I can wear to work that won’t make my breasts tingle and want to engorge with milk on their own.
clilmishannit – :
Ok, so I totally get the reviews stating that Madera smells like vanilla candles or butterscotch. That was my first impression as well, and I thought, “meh”. But then, it did a thing. Wait half an hour or so and voila! The musk and vanilla bean come through. Yes, I still get *some* nuances of butterscotch but the waxiness disappears entirely and it smells like a more complex, caramel drenched Indult Tihota. The caramel is not candy like (as in Prada Candy, which is aptly named lol) but more like caramel drizzled ice cream. It’s not very burnt smelling either, which I appreciate. Madera may not have smelled very complex to me at first, in all honesty, it smelled like a cheap-ish perfume oil, but after I gave it an honest chance the complexity won me over! It’s basically extra-gourmand vanilla musk, and I’ve been wearing it almost non-stop. I’m allergic to dairy and can’t eat creamy dessert treats at all anymore (boo!!!), so this is how I get my fix 🙂
alohaexe – :
This is the most heavenly scent I have ever worn. To me it smells like warm coconut cake with a rum caramel glaze. I walked past the hubby and he actually looked up and said “what are you wearing? That’s really good!” A great big thank you to all the “gourmies” who recommended this. I never would have tried it otherwise.
EFTumnins – :
I admit up front that I am somewhat of a gourmand-phobe and have a low tolerance for sweetness in perfume.
But I keep trying and trying to meet the gourmand I can like and live comfortably with as part of my collection. Sometimes at night I feel a pull for a vanillary bedtime fragrance, perhaps to counterbalance the biting chypres I favor during the day. I taught myself to like Shalimar for that purpose, but I want to diversify.
So many vanilla perfumes I’ve tried, from drugstore cheapies to high priced niches, have been my worst sugar nightmare. So I thought, “Maybe caramel will be a little deeper and less aggressively sugary.” And Madera has been highly recommended as one of the best and most natural smelling caramels. So I sampled it the same time as three different high priced niche vanillas (including Indult Tihota), on four different corners of the body for comparison.
Madera is indeed the least sugary and most tolerable. It’s quite pleasant, actually. But it’s a thin coconut flan veil, not a rich deep caramel swirl. Honestly I would never think to describe this fragrance as “a caramel.” It’s “a coconut-vanilla.” Yes, with a hint of butterscotch but just the hint. The good news is it’s a coconut-vanilla for people who don’t care too much for coconut or coconut desserts. It’s that light, smooth and relatively thin.
This is not at all balmy or rich on my skin. I think I could easily get away with wearing it on a hot day. It’s a grown up gourmand, thank heaven! I can’t see anyone associating this with cupcakes, ice cream or candy. Projection is low ; it rests comfortably on the skin and not much higher .
A sopisticated woman or man in a suit could wear this to a meeting without raising eyebrows.
It’s a tolerable and pleasant gourmand for me. And that’s a huge achievement in my book. But it’s not the caramel I was curious to experience.
Lakku – :
After seeing this perfume recommended all over the Internet as the best caramel perfume ever I decided to blind buy it on Luckyscent. I couldn’t wait for the package to arrive and as soon as it did I tore it open and spritzed a spray on each wrist. Total disappointment! Instead of the luscious, mouth-watering caramel I was expecting all I could smell was coconut. I should mention that my skin tends to amplify coconut notes. This would be my holy grail if only I could smell more of that amazing caramel that I know has to be in there. I ended up swapping this and I’m happy it’s now with someone who loves it!
dendis666 – :
If the initial scent of sweet butterscotch and caramel lasted throughout the lifespan of the fragrance, then this would be a 10/10 for me. However, the longevity is extremely poor and fleeting. Sigh, oh well, I guess I’ll enjoy it for the first 15 minutes while its detectable.
fgc899speagoessenda – :
Indeed it smells like butterscotch – a true gourmand fragrance, very sweet and realistic.. but there’s this candle/wax note that’s driving me nuts.
idrozduk – :
BUTTERSCOTCH! YES IT SMELLS LIKE BUTTERSCOTCH…BUT IN A GOOD WAY. YUMMY! 🙂
ram661 – :
Holy Nickleodeon! This is gourmand to the 3rd power. Probably one of the most gunkiest vanillas I’ve ever tried. You’ll get a cavity just by sniffing this. All whimsical remarks aside, this is a vanilla to be had unless you own Laurence Dumont’s Vanilla Bourbon which is equally amazing. This skin-flavoring scent opens with a variety of sugars swirling with a hint of florals. The result is a concoction that’s soft, dense, and chewy. On my skin, this is mostly a one tier fragrance. I get an allowance of coconut and musk at the back end. Not to be outdone, this vanilla exceeds the longevity limit lasting an absurd 16+ hours.
bucha_81 – :
This is hands down the holy grail and my personal favorite gourmand creamy caramel vanilla fragrance of all times! I’ve tried hundreds of gourmands with similar notes and direction, but NONE compare to this one.
It does have a very striking resemblance to Hilde’s Crema De Latte, that’s why I love it even more. It’s very comforting, condensed milky caramel smell and it lasts for a long time. Perfect for layering or alone, it’s gorgeous!
rzdmail – :
I get a large burst of caramel coconut that smells very familiar to me, almost like a candle aroma, and it smells a little burnt to me. It’s sugary and does, as some people have mentioned, smell like some sort of children’s candied cereal. It’s gourmand with a bit of floral, I get heliotrope, and it does remind me of Warm Vanilla Sugar by Bath and Body Works a bit. It doesn’t smell delicious to me like it does on other people and, although it does settle down into something subtler, it has a strange and slightly synthetic vibe to me. It’s a somewhat smoky, butterscotch, caramelised toffee for the first half an hour with hints of flowers but then the creamy vanilla ice-cream comes through with the musk. It’s light and airy, almost like Vanilla Lace by Victoria’s Secret with the vanilla + musk combo, once it dries down. It’s on the neutral to like scale for me – I’m sorry I don’t like it as much as everyone else seems too because it sounds like something I should like.
sokol24 – :
I put this on shortly before going to bed, and I kept waking up thinking “I smell fruity pebbles..” This is a very creamy, sugary scent – like a kid’s cereal. It’s also very soft though. I like it, but I feel the scent would be more at home in a body spray than a perfume.
batik123 – :
OMG this looks soooooo goooood and super creamy. I want to try it sooooooooooo bad. I love gourmands. I don’t see it anywhere. Yum. My friend the other day was complaining how some girl in the salon smelled like butter. I thought to myself, “I wish I smelt like butter!”
ein303Diobtetty – :
“Madera” is a classy, refined and beautiful gourmand perfume with a top quality and mouthwatering qualities.
From the start I was hooked – wonderful burnt caramel with slightly sun-tan lotion coconut, slightly powdery and very sweet yet never cloying, sharp or overpowering which does happen with cheaper, lower quality fragrances of the same type.
The heart is full with heliotrope, it resembles richer version of Etro’s “Heliotrope” at some points, I get the same amaretto liqueur vibe that made me love the Etro’s creation. There is still caramel, but heart belongs to liquerish heliotrope and almonds.
The drydown brings a slight disappointment though – mediocre smoky&gourmand caramel that fades away within 6 hours.
I did like this very much, but I have to also agree with reviewers who say that it would be hard to imagine an occasion this could be worn to, a bit too sweet.
Try this if you love extremely sweet perfumes and want to add something top quality to your wardrobe.
atowletty – :
This is a beautiful, warm and inviting gourmand. It’s an exciting lover that makes you decadent waffles in the morning.
This has notes of rich and creamy caramel, vanilla (softly mixed in with the caramel…not alcohol vanilla), creamed coconut and a touch of oily wax. Any floral notes are barely noticeable to me and seems that they are there to round everything out, keep it from being linear.
The wear time is quite long at about 8+ hours and sillage is moderate (a little past arm length).
This is lovely for a date night or a night you want to be wrapped in cozy goodness. I love it!
VAIS – :
oh Madera , i want you so bad! The absolute loveliest of all the vanillas!
skif1965 – :
parkay…butter. parkay…butter. butter..parkayyy. Anyone else remember that ridiculous commercial? Ok, I’m old. whatever.
Anyway, I get butter. a sweet honeyed butter. While this may be awesome to smell on a roll with dinner, I don’t want my skin to smell like it.
Also, it’s a little plastic-y and a little floral too..these are weaker notes though compared to the louder BUTTER. the whole thing starts dying in general though as soon as you put it on. pass
deepTJ – :
Gooey-sweet, rich, creamy and just heavenly. The most decadent caramel with gorgeous gourmand vanilla and beautiful creamy coconut. I absolutely love this fragrance. Great lasting power on me, easy 8 hours on my skin and I can smell it on my pillows for days.
At 155 AUD, worth every cent – and 125ml, fantastic!
Not cheap, not sharp, not cloying.
Exquisite, smooth and comforting. A must try for gourmand fragrance lovers!!
oyu033Diobtetty – :
This is absolutely delicious. It smells of a cuban bakery where large tacky merange cakes are made and sugar is boiled and dulce de leche is prepared. So sweet and scrumptious. It’s one of the few perfumes others can smell on me. It lasts real long too. I’m on hour 6. I need a full bottle but at $155 not sure it will happen. Little like Hanae Mori.
strike – :
Liquid butterscotch that smells of nothing as soon as it dries. Disappointing.
werty1975 – :
All gourmand. I really like it. It doesn’t last very long on my skin though. The Platino from this line lasted much longer. Both are a gourmand lovers delight. I have samples of both, so I’m not spraying them just dabbing on my wrists. I think this would be great for summer, in the heat of the day. Not an evening dress up perfume at all. I think it would attract a lot of men, very delicious. I’m thinking since this lacks musk it’s not holding it together and hence it disappears quickly on me. If you are a gourmand lover, this is worth buying a sample. Try Platino also, you’ll see they are very close, yet different, and both very good. Haven’t priced them yet, but I have so many other gourmands that this will have to wait for me to buy a FB. If I do at all, I prefer Platino to this. I will say there is a richness to it, definitely not drug store or even department store celebrity smells. I am not easily amused with all the celebrity fragrances out there. Try this and Platino. You’ll be glad you did!
Owerinvenry – :
I never considered Angel edible personally (patchouli doesn’t really seem to taste delicious after all) but this one is another story!
There’s noticeable caramel in, but not the smoked with benzoin kind like Prada Candy, nor it is uber sweet like Flowerbomb, it has more of a ”vanilla pudding, scented with coconut and topped with caramel sauce” feel…
It’s a lovely smooth gourmand that doesn’t smell synthetic and won’t suffocate anyone IMHO.
I’m not a fan of the drydown though – it definitely develops a slightly waxy quality, like a vanilla candle.
It has soft sillage and good longevity but if you wanna try this watch out because it will certainly make you crave for high quality cream and caramel pastry!
LeraMig – :
This is all about vanilla and coconut on my skin. Unfortunately, due to my chemistry, it’s a bit sharp and plastic. I can see how this would be gorgeous on others. I was hoping my skin wouldn’t fight it so much, and it would be gorgeous on me too!
kaizer_59_rus – :
A heady scent indeed! I don’t always smell the fragrances as they are listed above, but in this case the scent is on the mark. A very candy-like coconut mixed with vanilla syrup that’s rich in texture. This isn’t body splash-esque, this permeates your skin as it reduces itself to a deep creamy nougat of scent that lingers. It can, if heavy handed, become overly dense and powdery… FYI.
escorsBar – :
This made me swoon! More importantly, it made my hubby swoon 🙂 I really love this perfume, and I’m extremely picky. It’s not sickly sweet, just a creamy with perfectly blended flowers and some musk. I couldn’t get my husband off my wrist! I just adore this perfume. It seems I’m pretty picky about what I like, but when I find something – I fall head over heals 🙂 I’m saving up for a bottle for christmas. The smell (and the price) will make you swoon 🙂 hehe
olgalan – :
Hey everyone! Remember the Bon Voyage vanillas from Victoria’s Secret a gazillion years ago? This is Vanille Caramel and a half used bottle of it went for $149 on eBay! I still have some of that heady, deep, caramel coconut ice cream scent left, but good to know there’s a (pricey!) replacement, if I dare.
avo_post – :
hmmm wow this is nice, coconutty, Vanilla & caramel. Its strong which is good cause that means the lasting power is good. I can smell it coming off me and i love it. It does have a “candle” smell to it like maybe this should be a Creamy Caramel Coconut Candle, but its not bad. I think that the price is to much for a “candle smell” it should be at least half the price. I can’t decide to add this to my wish list or not though, I love it but gosh the price :-/
arturis – :
Madera is really a top-of-the-line coconut perfume. I don’t like to wear coconut on my skin for reasons I won’t bore you with, but upon first spritz I admitted to myself that this perfume was “tolerable.” Over the course of the next 60 minutes, it became downright “gorgeous!” As the scent of coconut butter cookies wafted past my nose, I totally forgot why I didn’t like coconut. The caramel is so rich and creamy. Also makes me think of those coconut and caramel Girl Scout cookies, mmmm. Lasting time is easily 12+ hours. I consider this to be a sillage bomb, but it’s not obtrusive like Angel. Highly recommended gourmand. The quality is obvious, and the bottle is enormous at 125ml.
PaulS93 – :
Oh my, this is an amazing vanilla coconut scent! I smell what could be considered caramel, but to my nose is not as sticky sweet and cloying as caramel in perfumes ten to smell to my nose. It seems to dry down quickly to a fairly linear yet rich vanilla (similar to Yves Rocher Vanille Noir but sweeter). I love the coconut I’m getting but not sure I can justify buying this one due to the hefty price tag. Still – amazing scent!
4.5/5 STARS
inhepropype – :
I have a room spray from Slatkin called Homemade Cookies; this perfume smells exactly like it. Warm vanilla and caramel from beginning to end…and it smells REAL, as if I baked cookies or cakes and the scent stuck to my skin. I only wish I could afford it. 🙁
ZeroFive – :
Madera is pure yumminess all the way!
I am so surprised it`s not more popular!
Very natural smelling caramel with coconut shavings! This is all I get… Perfect!
It`s not the cheapest perfume but it comes in a huge bottle so I am definitely buying it. So well-balanced and never gets sickly sweet, projection is lovely and pleasant, not too loud, just the right amount.
I love gourmands and oriental vanillas and this fragrance is outstanding to me.
I also have to add one thing: I now have quite a bunch of gourmandish niche samples and Madera is one the longest lasting fragrances right along in the line with some heavy Profumums and Montales!
vjv973elipseskism – :
Oh My Gosh this is so yummy but definitely for gourmand lovers!! I don’t think it smells fake at all. Actually on my skin it truly smells like a cake. A vanilla cake.
update: i’ve been layering this with bbw vanilla bean noel’s body cream and shower gel. to me they smell almost identical.
KirilReutn – :
Remember the bottle Alice In Wonderland happened upon? The label said “Drink Me”. This perfume should have that label attached to it. Like Werther’s Original candy or a caramel apple in liquid form you may be tempted to drink and not eat but try and restrain yourself.
A buttery-toffe-caramel delight. I may have detected some florals but they are under a soft-as-mohair blanket of that sweet goodness. A well done gourmand.
mafatu2 – :
Madera is one of the best caramel fragrances I’ve ever tried. Heavy use of caramel, as in this case, tends to get cloying and almost dirty on most skins. But NOT in this yummy juice! All I get is caramel with hints of well-blended flowers, fruits, and musk. But the main player is definitely caramel. The only deterrent is the price for me. I cannot justify $135 a bottle just for a single note (albeit an exquisite class of caramel) perfume. If you’re a gourmand lover who has the budget for it, buy it. You will NOT be disappointed. :o)
dimm70 – :
Loving thiss 😀
Sweet, creamy caramel with a hint of coconut. This scent is sooooo yummyyyyyyy I just want to drink it right out of the bottle.
If you like rich gourmands you have to try this one. Probably the best one I have ever tried so far. I was afraid it would be very synthetic smelling but it’s not! In the beginning it is a bit strong for me but as soon as it dries down it smells amazing.
Lasts very long on my skin too. Can still smell it the day after. A new favorite for me 🙂
Thunder_M – :
This is a nice scent.
I prefer to smell like herbs, grass and ocean but I can appreciate this scent.
This is a good scent for a warm breezy late Spring evening.
If you’ve ever grown tobacco blossoms, which are easy to find in places like KMart and other locals, you might recognize the sticky resinous smell with the lighter wafting smell combined…that’s the tobacco blossom refference in the description, they don’t smell like a tobacco leaf, and even the leaves don’t smell like “tobacco” until they’ve been treated and even then,only those certain types used for smoking.I don’t know if they’re actually in the perfume but in perfume,as we know, it’s easier to replicate a scent from other materials than the actual material.
Tobacco Blossoms smell similar to a lighter Jasmine or Verbena which is a flowering bush, not to be confused with the herb Lemon Verbena.
Angel Trumpet,which I also have in my garden is a very heady resinous but still light scent also in this fresh/sweet/resinous category.
Lilac isn’t. It’s more flowery and powdery.
I wish I could grow ylangylang but i have grown Dill and Bergamot,otherwise known as BeeBalm,Licorice or ‘Dark’Anise …all are amazing in the summer afternoons! They are wonderful additions to a garden.
If you like this scent,even though it’s not a distinctly floral scent,it’s not muddy or unpleasantly synthetic….. you should consider taking up gardening and track down some of those flowers I’ve mentioned ! ;D
EnamiditBiams – :
Butterscotch pudding and caramel- not at all synthetic. One of my favorite gourmands, the best caramel i have smelled. The bottle is also very large and i believe the price is right. Its hard to make such sweet foods smell real, but this does a fantastic job of not smelling cheap while still being delicious. My male roommate adores this fragrance and uses it sometimes to spray the room. Life is short, and sometimes you just want it to smell like caramel 🙂
4,37573E+11 – :
Ohhhhhhh,,,
this is the dream of any gourmand perfume lover!!!!!
opens with this wonderfull rum-caramel that makes you feel soooo yummy,, and some min later you can feel the musk and the flowers,, i dont know how to put it, but it has nothing to do with all these caramel gourmand perfumes that are in the market so far!!!
Its hard to resist not to drink it!!!
Ok,, i know, its no cheap.,, but the bottle and the box and the perfume itself justify the price tag!!!
mmmmmmmmm,,, sorry, have to go,, cant stop sniffing my arm,, trying hard not to bite me!!!!