Someone asked me last week what my favorite vanilla perfume is after I posted about Snif Vanilla Vice and without hesitation I immediately knew my answer. I bet some of you who have been here a while thought I’d answer either Stila Cream Bouquet or Lush Vanillary. You’d be right if you guessed either as favorites of mine but neither was the reply I gave the person who asked.

I replied Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande. This fragrance has been around since 2020 but I only discovered it last year and since that time I’ve become obsessed with this house releasing another scent that I obsessively check their website daily to see if anything new has dropped. This is thee best vanilla in the world. It’s white cake vanilla, whipped cream vanilla, a bit of brown sugar, it’s everything you want in a gourmand vanilla. Perfection. Chef’s kiss! The perfect true vanilla gourmand. And it’s reasonably priced for a niche brand at $215 (it used to be $200 which was really a sweet spot for a niche brand in my opinion!). Yes, that’s a lot of $$ to drop on a fragrance in this economy but if you’re a niche gourmand lover and able to purchase this I can’t recommend it enough. My only problem is it’s been nearly four years since it launched and the brand hasn’t brought anything else out. I year for something new and incredible from them. Is Escapade Gourmande their bright, shining, and only star" If so, I c...