Maison Mataha · Vincent Ricord

Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
Maison Mataha asks $250 for 100 ml
100 ml$250

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Two vanillas and tonka bean with caramelised black sugar and Peru balsam, ending in velvety musk, like crème brûlée.

Maison Mataha says

You’ll smell cristal vanilla absolute, peru balsam essence, black sugar accord, tonka bean absolute, bourbon vanilla absolute and musk accord.

More from Maison Mataha’s description

It also mentions Black sugar, Peru balsam and Musks.

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The drawn Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s scent picture, a draft: vanilla (vanillin), peru balsam, black sugar, tonka (coumarin), musk, isoeugenol (clove) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de, when you spray it: Vanilla (vanillin), Peru balsam

As it settlesheart notes

Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de, as it settles: Black sugar, Tonka (coumarin), Isoeugenol (clove)

What staysdry-down notes

Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de, what stays: Musk

What’s inside it

What Maison Mataha names

Cristal vanilla absolutePeru balsam essenceBlack sugar accord (spun sugar)Tonka bean absoluteMusk accordPeru balsam

What the label names

8 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

1 florals3 sweet2 amber & resins1 spices1 powder

Florals1

Cinnamyl alcohol

Sweet3

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (new-mown hay)Benzaldehyde

Amber & resins2

Peru balsam oilBenzyl cinnamate

Spices1

Isoeugenol (clove)

Powder1

Anise alcohol
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterBenzyl benzoateBenzyl alcohol

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

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LA LA LovePerfumehead · shares vanilla, peru balsam, tonka and cashmere knit$615 for 100 ml · about twice Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares vanilla, peru balsam, tonka and cashmere knit$395 for 100 ml
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Canadian TuxedoPerfumehead · shares peru balsam, tonka and cashmere knit$615 for 100 ml · about twice Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Happy DustNarcotica · shares vanilla, peru balsam and tonka
Palais BourbonMemo Paris · shares vanilla, peru balsam and tonka$350 for 75 ml · about twice Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Escapade GourmandeMaison Mataha · shares vanilla, black sugar accord, tonka and cashmere knit$190 for 100 ml
NebrasLattafa · shares vanilla, black sugar accord, tonka and cashmere knit$53.99 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
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Pink SugarAquolina · shares vanilla, black sugar accord, tonka and cashmere knit
Oud CadenzaMaison Crivelli · shares vanilla, black sugar accord, tonka and cashmere knitabout $465 for 100 ml · about twice Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Dulce DiabloNarcotica · shares vanilla, black sugar accord, tonka and cashmere knit$300 for 100 ml · about the same as Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Hawas PinkRasasi · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and tonkaabout $48 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
AndromedaTiziana Terenzi · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and tonka$385 for 100 ml
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Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar 42Kayali · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and tonka$150 for 100 ml
Khair PistachioParis Corner · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and tonkaabout $23 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
11 11 VanillaLake & Skye · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$105 for 50 ml · about the same as Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Cloud AuroraAriana Grande · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$75 for 100 ml · about a third of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Sweetly KnownKerosene · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$164 for 100 ml
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Vanilla ViceSnif · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit
EclaireLattafa · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$44.99 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
PistachioD.S. & Durga · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$300 for 100 ml · about the same as Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
AriAriana Grande · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$75 for 100 ml · about a third of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Floral MarshmallowDossier · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$59 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
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Khair FelicityParis Corner · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knitabout $26 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
L'Heure BleueGuerlain · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$145 for 50 ml · about the same as Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
SintraMemo Paris · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knitabout $286 for 75 ml
Cotton CloudsOakcha · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$45 for 50 ml · about a third of Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
Marshmallow BlushParis Corner · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit
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Guava SorbetBrandt · shares vanilla, black sugar accord and cashmere knit$245 for 100 ml · about the same as Escapade Gourmande Grand Cru Absolu de’s $250
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