Madera Omnia Profumi for women

i got a free sample of this. i don't enjoy overly gourmand perfumes but i'm trying anyway. it opens with plasticky coconut, caramel and musk. this kind of reminds me of some vanilla votive candles my dad had in the 80s. i like it for that association, but i can't personally wear anything this sweet.

I was starting to think that maybe I don't really know what vanilla smells like or that maybe vanilla wasn't really for me. Until I found Madera! I don't really smell a lot of coconut. To me, it smells like really rich buttercream frosting. But in an adult way; this doesn't smell like Bath & Body Works. I definitely want to own this perfume one day.

This is a creamy coconut vanilla fragrance. There is a plastic note in this and the coconut is kind of waxy. Unfortunately, I don’t get the caramel in this.

Got a sample of this with Bianco Latte. There’s no need for this perfume if you already have BL, BL does it way better.

This is a scent for the coconut lover. It is a vanilla and coconut dream. I think because I associate coconut with summer its giving sun block/tanning lotion vibe BUT in an elevated and chic way. Equally Coconut & caramel forward. And though not listed on here, there is a tobacco note that gives it depth. The musk helps balance the sweetness, but she is sweet. The initial spray is very much coconut, but within 20 minutes the other notes come through beautifully. Very well balanced! After that, Madera doesn't change much. The dry down is good. This perfume is gourmand enough that I can see myself wearing Madera, especially during the summer months. I am not a lover of coconut, but the caramel and vanilla are intoxicating (in a good way). Did I just find a coconut perfume I will actually enjoy?

Received a free sample from LuckyScent along with a free sample of Profumo di Firenze Buontalenti with a purchased sample of April Aromatics new Coco N'Amour. Unfortunately they all smell the same to me, it must be the overwhelming scent of coconut. I keep hoping for a perfume that is so masterfully made that I think, Oh! That is the point of using coconut in a formula. But sadly, I keep smelling the same two tropes - 80's coconut + white florals bombastic plastic suntan lotion, or sticky syrup sweet coconut gourmand with more sweetness added from a toffee or cookie accord. Not my thing, I won't go so far as to say this isn't worth your time because I know I'm in the minority but this isn't special.

after 2 minutes smells exactly like Bianco Latte. You surely don‘t need both. The opening is very dense milk caramel like whethers originals but it unfortunately lasts only 2 minutes. Then comes bianco latte.

I just have to accept that coconut is not for me. I have yet to find a coconut that doesn't smell synthetic on my skin, and this one is no exception. That being said, if you do enjoy a sweet vanilla, coconut, floral blend, this is for you. It has a crowd pleasing vanilla cookie scent, like a candle or body product you've no doubt smelled before.

This has amazing sillage, not sure about longevity. However, I get something plasticy in it that I’m not a fan of. I prefer Disumano Morph or Bianco Latte.

My favorite fragrance discovery ever! If it wasn’t for Tara Michelle on YT I wouldn’t have known this brand existed. This is the best vanilla I’ve ever put my nose on. Love the blend of florals and coconut, I feel like there might be iris or violet in here as well. There’s a nice waxy touch to it that keeps it from being full on foodie, kinda reminds me of play makeup sometimes. This one has gotten me multiple compliments from strangers. People will say who smells like cookies when I’m around. Longevity is great but it’s not a beast. It sits close to the skin and has a slight oil residue. I would agree with the comparisons to Crema di Latte but I like this one more because it’s less lactonic. It’s warm, inviting and absolutely delicious. I wish they’d change the packaging though, I think the old bottles were not only more interesting to look at but the metal label on the new one is not glued on very well and keeps peeling on the sides. Dents are easily made in label as well.

smells like coconut cream pie. so yummy.

A true gourmand, smells exactly like a macaroon cookie. Maybe too much for hot weather but delicious for winter.

Very similar to Caramelo Vanilla but with better performance on me, and better cost per wear. I find that it does a disappearing act when first sprayed, that makes me think it’s no longer there but hours later I get sweet caramel & vanilla wafts again. Absolute love!

Update: I prefer the scent of Caramelo Vanilla as it’s richer and stays throughout the wear.

Torn between this and Caramelo Vanilla. I thought Disumano would be close as well but it isn't. Thank goodness but I do love the Morph bottle over both CV and Madera.

Update:
They are all triplets with different personalities! I think Omnia is the best. Caramelo Vanilla doesn't project as much. CV is an Extrait so that's just how scent chem works...

Nice warm slightly burnt sugar, like the top of a crème brûlée with fancy vanilla. I enjoyed this, thought it could be a great choice for layering, but I got no real performance out of it.

Opening for me it very close to Bianco Latte, it's nice and have the same plastic note as Bianco Latte. I like it, but it's nothing I'd want to have.

Madera is a creamy vanilla and caramel with undertones of coconut. It's warm, cozy and sweet but not cloying. It's delicious! I absolutely love this one. It's so smooth and the performance is great. It sits pretty close to the skin but longevity is good. And I can get a nice scent bubble going on if I over spray. I'm an over-sprayer anyway. This is my current favorite vanilla! I can wear it any time of the year, day or night. It layers well with many other fragrances too.

Edited/ I wanted to add; I love the Omnia bottles. I love the simplicity of the design. And the glass bottles are very weighty, high quality glass with a nice cap that fits tightly. I did have an issue hen I ordered my bottle from LuckyScent though. It leaked some, the sticker was no longer sticking to the bottle. I contacted them and they asked for the photos. They sent those photos to their distributor and immediately sent me another bottle out. They told me to keep the defected bottled which was still 85% full. Great customer service!

this reminds me of an old but favorite bath and body works scent : creamy coconut! a very airy fluffy caramel vanilla coconut scent. it comes off pretty light and to the skin. i like this

Creamy vanilla caramel scent with coconut undertones. Delicious and mouthwatering, but it doesn't last much on my skin. I would love to buy a full bottle of this beauty but it breaks my heart not being able to smell it after just 1-2 hours.
I have the same issue with Hilde Soliani scents...wonderful gourmands but evanescent!

It smells like a nice caramel vanilla but it’s not amazing, I already have so many beautiful vanillas but this is not a standout one. And then I just don’t smell it anymore.

This smells almost identical to Crema di Latte by Hilde Soliani.
I've been looking for a creamy vanilla caramel but this scents seem to have the laconic note that goes acrid on my skin. Such a bummer

Edit: I decided to wear both Crema di Latte and Madera samples for longer and note that while Madera and CdL are both incredibly similar, I don't get the acrid note with Madera on my skin.
A local boutique had this on sale so I snagged a bottle, and it's very much my bedtime scent, especially for cooler weather or if I want a no brainer gourmand.
This is a dense, lactonic, chewy coconut caramel, with soy candle-like waxiness that comes and goes. This may or may not be a bad thing depending on your preferences, and this may be the supposed floral notes competing with the densely sweet and chewy-thickness of the caramel.

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect vanilla, but the dent in this bottle shows my love for it.

Absolutely not a performer on skin, and quickly becomes a skin scent after an hour or so, but does linger on collars.

A yummy caramel vanilla perfume that lasts! Yes!! I sprayed some on last night around four when I got out of the shower and I could still smell it when I woke up this morning! What a gem! I am so glad I got the 100ml because this is going to be a favorite that I use very often for sure!! Very similar to Hilde Soliani's Crema Di Latte except the caramel is more prominent in this one and it's not as 'condensed milky' as Crema Di Latte which I am happy about and also lasts wayyy longer. I highly recommend if you love Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande, Jousset Accident a la Vanille, even Mazzolari Vaniglia even thou that one has more of a cotton candy vanilla feel to my nose but also caramel.

Vanilla, caramel, burnt sugar... all peppered with grated tonka beans on top to make each ingredient of this magic creme brulèè shine without spoiling the others. The almondy tonka bean in here is really stunning: potent yet "educated" by some faint underlying note that I can't quite figure out but reminds me of the smell of a scolding hot strong black tea.
A perfumed depiction of a candlelit "the gourmand" at a very, very niche bakery in Paris.
Madera is cozy, warm, and dangerously addictive, so much that I tend to reapply during the day even though there's no need cause the longevity is more than fine.
Definitely a winter beauty, in the summer may be too much for some, but... who knows? It may be good to tame my gelato cravings in august as it is doing now (january) for my creme caramel ones. Time will tell.

One of the top ultimate caramel vanilla scents.

How does it smell?
It's a 'pastry sweet' type of gourmand scent. It's sweet and 'fluffy', but not cloying or suffocating, unless you overspray. It reminds me of warm caramel macchiato (no coffee here) with a bit of lactonic note. It's cozy and comforting - perfect for snuggling under a blanket on a cold day.

The purpose of this fragrance is not to smell sophisticated so I don't think it's fair to call it "cheap".

I could wear it almost all year round, but it's probably best for fall and winter.

I wish it came in a travel spray.

Wahhhh I'm nose blind to this one.

One of my favorites. Smells like white chocolate meets vanilla. I don't think it's too overpowering. I would wear this in colder seasons.

A cheap vanilla candle. I was intrigued after seeing all of the lovely reviews here but it's just so bland, boring and uneventful, there's nothing complex or remotely interesting about this scent- a true been there, done that. What a disappointment.

I absolutely love how this smells, the vanilla caramel sweetness of it is profoundly delicious and it lasts forever. Whether or not I want to wear it, I certainly want to smell it. This was an experiment in gourmands for me, and especially as I love vanilla, I couldn't have chosen better. I could smell this on my arm for days and never in that time did it change or play a false note. The first time I wore it I thought it was wonderful but I guess I don't want to wear gourmands. I've tried it twice since, and enjoyed wearing it more and more. Last night I used it strategically to cover the "dishwashing powder on crystal meth" stank that I could not get off me from testing Essential Parfum's The Musc (I get it, EP, we are not to be!), and this immediately wiped out the stank that no amount of soap and scrubbing could budge. I have always loved sweet scents and I know what cheap sweet smells like, but this is clearly expensive sweet. I am so impressed with the quality of the ingredients and the blend and how they last and last, softening but never going bad. I won't buy this but I would love to receive it as a gift.

Edit to add that I am testing Perfect Veil by Sarah Horowitz, and on the arm still containing Medera, PV has brought forward all the floral notes I wasn't smelling in Medera. PV turns this from a sweet gourmand to a magical and complex creamy floral.

Smells like a strudel to me with lots of thick, vanilla creme. I'm getting small hints of cinnamon even though it's not in the notes. The coconut is present on me, but more subtle than I would have expected. It mostly seems to lend a creamy "roundness" to the scent. Very foody and rich. I can't help but feel that this smells like a more upscale version of something bath and body works would put out around the holidays. Maybe in candle form. But unlike cheaper/lower quality gourmands I have tried, this doesn't give any of that dreaded "plastic vanilla" smell that many of them have. I think this is something all gourmand lovers should try. This really does smell like something I'd want to eat!

Edit: Lasting power is impressive. I can still get light wiffs 11 hours after application. Obviously it's a lot softer now, but I'm impressed I can smell it still!

Thick, delicious vanilla fragrance. I get butterscotch nuances wafting off my skin which is probably coming from the combo of coconut & caramel. Moderate projection/moderate lasting power. This smells how someone who works in a candy factory all day would smell.

Madera by Omnia Profumi is a delicious vanilla dream where the caramel is king. Soft, fluffy and opulently sweet, rounded off with subtle wildflowers and musk notes, pleasantly warm and comfortingly enveloping during these cold, grey autumn days and evenings.

The blend has a main caramel accord masterfully mixed with one of the most natural smelling vanilla aromas. Besides the mentioned caramel-vanilla duo, there are also other toning and smoothing notes at play: coconut, musk, wildflowers and peach blossom.

All these notes beautifully and in harmony build up and upon the main lavishly luscious accord.

Marvelous gourmand and an extremely charming scent tailored for colder seasons.

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Madera by Omnia Profumi
🔹Main note: Caramel
🔹Launched: 2007

I love this creamy beauty, I honestly don’t get too much coconut which I like but I mostly detect caramel vanilla cream... it lasted a whole entire work shift and people told me I smelled yummy/good multiple times. I also own the White Madera version and love that even more... it’s Madera plus licorice. Delectable. I’m a huge gourmand lover and these two fragrances from Omnia don’t disappoint. I also tried Platino and want a bottle of that one as well!!

Hmmm maybe I’ll change my mind but so far it’s just OK. Sweet, vanilla, caramel, and I get a little of what smells like bread to me. That all sounds like it would be wonderful but for some reason there’s something in it that smells off..maybe it just doesn’t sit well with my chemistry.

I am not into gourmands at all, and for me it is mainly vanilla/caramel with a pinch of coconut. Too sweet for me, but I like the design of the bottle. It is a "typical" Italian caramel style for the scents. Worth trying if you like this category.

I am glad I did not blind buy.

This is promising! I am not a coconut fan (I used to be several years ago and I burnt myself out on the note lol) but this smells creamy, sweet, and edible as a coconut scent should. I do have to agree that this bears a striking resemblance to less expensive brown sugar style scents and even candles. In fact, I have a wax melt called Vanilla Almond from Madison Valley Candles that smells almost exactly like this fragrance. Not sure I actually want this on my skin in perfume form, but I would definitely like it as a body wash or even a body butter. This reminds me more of the Bum Bum body cream I have than my beloved Tihota, which has that sexy grown woman musk in it to differentiate it from other vanilla-based fragrances I've smelled. Madera smells more innocent than Tihota, like a sweet and playful cousin lol. It also reminds me a bit of Viktor & Rolf BonBon without that hideous (to me) orange blossom/neroli note ruining the caramel sweetness and Crema di Latte by Hilde Soliani, which is another gorgeous gourmand caramel scent.

The performance of this is remarkably close to Indult Tihota, and I'm suprised to see there's not more overlap in the 'people who like this also like' section. It's a very literal interpretation of caramel and vanilla, syrupy and creamy and buttery, with just a splash of coconut cream. If you've ever had Nancy Silverton's famous butterscotch budino, it's as if they've managed to bottle her delectable, rich dessert into a fragrance.

The notes in this actually sing on my skin, and I don't find it cloying or overly sweet. That said, I also know I'm the kind of person who can handle super sugary scents, whereas powder and heavy florals tend to send me running for the hills (or more accurately, the sink.) Thankfully I also don't get anything synthetic or chemical in the dry down, just that beautiful, warm, creamy caramel, for hours and hours. Whoever said it lasts forever on fabric and clothing is totally right. Much like Tihota, if I catch the edge of a sleeve or the corner of a lapel with this, I can smell it wafting from my laundry basket the next day.

Madera is a beautiful Carmel fragrance! It doesn’t smell cheap at all IMO. My skin is as dry as the Sahara desert, it pulls the carmel and vanilla. I’m not picking up much coconut. Becomes a skin scent within 2hrs, undetectable around the 4+ hr mark.

Coconut-caramel-vanilla primarily and that's pretty much about it. Too sweet yet cozy, comforting and good for moments when you crave caramel. VERY long lasting on fabric.

Madera smells cheap, for lack of a better description. I get a cloying load of sugar, with the chemical twang of fake vanilla. It gives me flashbacks to the BBW Brown Sugar body mist I had (and over sprayed) as a pre-teen. It has a waxy component that at times makes it smell like a Yankee candle. Other times the faux vanilla and the chemical twang make a somewhat palatable cake batter smell. I hate giving negative reviews - most of the time I can appreciate the artistry of a scent, even if the notes are not to my taste - but Madera was a huge disappointment with no redeeming factors.

Unfortunately Madera was not what I expected. From the reviews and notes it sounded dreamy, and even from the sample sprayer I liked it. But as soon as it hit my skin, I got a very strong, sharp, artificial smelling coconut note for hours. Like in Yves Rocher or drugstore solinote coconut fragrances you can get for a few Euros. A very nice caramel note lingers in the background, but the coconut overpowers everything.
Later in the drydown, when the coconut calms down after a couple of hours and the scent becomes more rounded, I like Madera more. It starts to smell like a very yummy, buttery, gooey caramel and vanilla gourmand with maybe a hint of fruits. It smells like sweet baked goods or a candy stand at a fair, but not too cloying.
For me, it‘s not worth the wait through the coconut desaster. I suspect that this could maybe be a skin chemistry issue, so I would still recommend to sample this if you like the notes, as there are not too many good fragrances with caramel AND coconut, but I would strongly advise against blind-buying this one.

I have always avoided sweet and gourmand scents because so many of them remind me, especially at first blush of Acquolina's Pink Sugar which makes me think 'teenaged girl'. Wow, I got a sample of this from Lucky Scent and went crazy. It was like heroin on my skin. It was not cloying or super sweet but just enough of that carmel/vanilla that makes this such a warm and comforting scent. It reminds me of melting sugar with my mom, making flan, as a little girl- when you get it just right. The hint of peach blossom and wildflowers combines beautifully with the white musk. It has great sillage and longevity for me too. My husband always comes up from behind me to hug me and get a whiff when I am wearing this. :) Great with my chemistry- def. expensive enough, get a tester first to make sure it works for you!

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. It occurred to me that I could find a less expensive vanilla and layer it with a coconut, and save some dollars, but there's something there...maybe the caramel, that would be hard to replicate.

I've been hoping for a wearable coconut though. I have a rough time with it, 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.

Update: I bought a decant. I really like this. It's so easy to wear. (cooler weather, as I write this).

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.

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.

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!

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.

This is "White Madera" minus the anise. It's quite impressive with the vanilla, coconut, and slight caramel.

Very gourmand, and addictive.

Unfortunately, this smells like every dollar store vanilla scented candle or air freshener ever to me. 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.

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.

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.

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%

Milky vanilla, a lot like Philosophy's Fresh Cream

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!

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.

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 :)

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.

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.

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.

BUTTERSCOTCH! YES IT SMELLS LIKE BUTTERSCOTCH...BUT IN A GOOD WAY. YUMMY! :)

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!"

"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.

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!

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

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!!

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.

Liquid butterscotch that smells of nothing as soon as it dries. Disappointing.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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 :-/

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.

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

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. :(

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!

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.

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.

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)

Loving thiss :D

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 :)

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

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 :)

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!!!!