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Alexandria Fragrances Gourmand Kiss
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Gourmand Kiss

sweet
gourmand
vanilla
cacao
caramel
warm spicy
amber
EDP · 2017 · unisex

Alexandria Fragrances is a niche house known for creating accessible, well-crafted fragrances that punch above their price point. Gourmand Kiss, released in 2017, exemplifies the brand's approach to creating satisfying scents without pretension.

The fragrance opens with a rich blend of cacao and vanilla alongside oud, tobacco, and turkish rose, establishing an immediately sweet and spiced character. The heart deepens this profile with ambroxan and benzoin creating warmth, while additional cacao and oakmoss ground the composition with woodsy structure. The base is pure gourmand comfort, layering cinnamon and rum over cacao and vanilla to create a lingering sweetness that feels indulgent without becoming cloying. This is unabashedly a gourmand fragrance with enough woody and tobacco elements to prevent it from feeling one-dimensional.

Gourmand Kiss works best for those who appreciate edible fragrances but want something with slight sophistication beyond straight candy sweetness. It performs well in cooler seasons and evening wear, though the moderate projection makes it suitable for close-contact scenarios year-round. If you gravitate toward The Reverie, The Seducer, and The Romantic, this deserves your attention.

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Main Accordsreported by community
sweet
100%
gourmand
100%
vanilla
100%
cacao
50%
caramel
50%
warm spicy
50%
amber
50%
woody
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
cacao
cacao
The raw, earthy version of chocolate, cacao has a bitter, roasted quality before sweetness is added, with an almost smoky, slightly fermented depth. In perfumery it reads as more sophisticated than straight 'chocolate': darker, more complex, and better suited to woody and leather compositions where it adds a rich, bittersweet depth.
oud
oud
The most prized and expensive raw material in perfumery, a resinous wood produced by agarwood trees infected with a specific mold. Real oud is animalic, smoky, leathery, and sometimes medicinal, with enormous lasting power. It anchors the great Middle Eastern fragrances and has become the defining luxury note of contemporary perfumery.
tobacco
tobacco
Rich, sweet, slightly smoky and earthy, tobacco in perfumery is the idealized version: dried, cured, and faintly honeyed rather than ashy and stale. It adds a deep, contemplative warmth to oriental and woody fragrances. Tobacco fragrances feel settled and confident, the scent of someone who's entirely comfortable in their own skin.
turkish rose
turkish rose
Rosa damascena grown in the Isparta region of Turkey, one of the world's major sources of rose oil alongside Bulgaria. Turkish rose has a slightly more spiced, cinnamon-adjacent quality than Bulgarian rose, with a rich, full-bodied sweetness and good lasting power. Essential to Middle Eastern-inspired and classical oriental rose fragrances.
vanilla
vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
amberwood
amberwood
benzoin
benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
cacao
cacao
The raw, earthy version of chocolate, cacao has a bitter, roasted quality before sweetness is added, with an almost smoky, slightly fermented depth. In perfumery it reads as more sophisticated than straight 'chocolate': darker, more complex, and better suited to woody and leather compositions where it adds a rich, bittersweet depth.
oakmoss
oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
woodsy notes
woodsy notes
Base · 3–12 hrs
ambroxan
ambroxan
The molecule responsible for the warm, skin-amplifying quality of many modern fragrances, ambroxan (Ambrox) is a synthetic compound derived from ambergris that creates an almost invisible warmth. It doesn't smell strongly on its own but makes everything around it feel richer, closer, and more like skin. The secret weapon of countless contemporary bestsellers.
cacao
cacao
The raw, earthy version of chocolate, cacao has a bitter, roasted quality before sweetness is added, with an almost smoky, slightly fermented depth. In perfumery it reads as more sophisticated than straight 'chocolate': darker, more complex, and better suited to woody and leather compositions where it adds a rich, bittersweet depth.
cinnamon
cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
rum
rum
Sweet, slightly smoky, and warm, the distilled essence of sugarcane adds a tropical, slightly boozy warmth to orientals and leather fragrances. It has a brown-sugar, molasses quality with a gentle spirit-like shimmer. Often found alongside tobacco and wood notes to create warm, convivial compositions.
vanilla
vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The ReverieBest match89% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

💋
The Seducer89% match
A warmth others feel before they understand it.

Rich, dark, sweet, and challenging. Opulent orientals, vanillic oud, seductive amber.

❤️
The Romantic82% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.
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Scent Profile
sweet100%gourmand100%vanilla100%cacao50%caramel50%
Fragrance Family
Gourmand
EDP
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Alexandria Fragrances Gourmand Kiss— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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$109.99 at Alexandria Fragrances. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Alexandria Fragrances Gourmand Kiss smell like? +
Alexandria Fragrances is a niche house known for creating accessible, well-crafted fragrances that punch above their price point. Gourmand Kiss, released in 2017, exemplifies the brand's approach to creating satisfying scents without pretension. The fragrance opens with a rich blend of cacao and vanilla alongside oud, tobacco, and turkish rose, establishing an immediately sweet and spiced character. The heart deepens this profile with ambroxan and benzoin creating warmth, while additional cacao and oakmoss ground the composition with woodsy structure. The base is pure gourmand comfort, layering cinnamon and rum over cacao and vanilla to create a lingering sweetness that feels indulgent without becoming cloying. This is unabashedly a gourmand fragrance with enough woody and tobacco elements to prevent it from feeling one-dimensional. Gourmand Kiss works best for those who appreciate edible fragrances but want something with slight sophistication beyond straight candy sweetness. It performs well in cooler seasons and evening wear, though the moderate projection makes it suitable for close-contact scenarios year-round. If you gravitate toward The Reverie, The Seducer, and The Romantic, this deserves your attention.
What are the notes in Alexandria Fragrances Gourmand Kiss? +
Top: cacao, oud, tobacco, turkish rose, vanilla. Heart: amberwood, benzoin, cacao, oakmoss, woodsy notes. Base: ambroxan, cacao, cinnamon, rum, vanilla.
What fragrance family is Gourmand Kiss? +
Alexandria Fragrances Gourmand Kiss belongs to the Gourmand fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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