Guimauve Reminiscence for women

After initial 30-minutes of an interesting mixture of fresh/aromatic and creamy, it sticks to a sweet, almondy/nutty and a bit lactonic syrup. It goes in a similar direction to À L'Ombre des Amandiers by Jeanne en Provence. Not sure about LDBS because I've never smelled it.
It's quite nice but definitely not fresh or modern. Not too vintage at the same time, but has this retro soapy/powdery vibe that reminds me of a luxurious shower gel or bath foam. Quite pleasant and cozy but nothing special.

This perfume smells exactly like Nino Amaddeo's La vie revee. Not surprising as I believe Nino used to work for Reminiscence before starting his own brand in 2019. This is a beautiful and slightly sweet powdery fragrance. If you can't get your hands on La vie revee, get this. Or vice versa. They are the same. I have both and tested side by side. This will probably end up on my swap shelf only because I already own LVR. Really lovely.
PS- If you are afraid of the mint in this, don't worry. I don't get any at all. If you look at the notes of LVR there is nothing minty there.

Such a cute and comfy fragrance, the bottle suits it very well. For me its great for non intimate moments, cuddling in bed on a soft spring day with the windows open the sun shining true the curtains moving in a warm breeze. Sentiment of those precious simple moments were everything feels peaceful and okay..

I have both full bottle of LoveDontbeShy and Guimauve and let me tell you something. This is NOT a dupe. It do not smell like LDBS. I can feel its DNA but its not a dupe.
Guimauve is absolutely amazing tho. A smell like no other, very unique imo. I love them both in their own way, but once again, don’t buy it and expect it to be a dupe.. Im still looking for one lol!

I got this to try it as a cheap LDBS dupe but I did not like it. Tried to keep it just for the cute bottle, and hoped it would get better with time, but it never did.

For me, LDBS has a carefree vibe about it, but also a deep sexiness at the same time. It’s perfection in a perfume. Guimauve did not capture that, nor Memo Sintra which I also love.

I have since sold my Guimauve so I can only review from what I remember… It wasn’t sweet enough, that was for certain. It had no sex appeal. It’s a perfume for children or pre-teens. Refreshing, had a “clean” smell about it. I didn’t detect marshmallow or caramel. It’s more of a freshie-floral with a very light vanilla base.

Gourmand lovers I think will be disappointed. I would pay for the empty bottles as decor but I do not care for the Guimauve juice. I can’t believe this is even being put in the same family as LDBS or Sintra… I really don’t see the resemblance.

A reviewer below said that this smells like the powdery conversation heart candies. And yes, I can see that! I was also thinking that it smells a bit like that powdery bubble gum scent - the bazooka gum specifically. This is sweet candy-gourmandish. Not offensive unless you hate sweet scents and yes, I can see how the drydown is similar to LDBS but I think the opening is not the similar.

I purchased a travel size spray to try it on. Immediately after I applied it, I could tell it was going to be sickly sweet. Not for me. It did settle down but still not for me. Reminded me of old lady perfumes. I'm an old lady but I don't want to be associated with old lady smells. My granddaughter said I smelled good, but I can't tolerate it.

It's interesting how polarized this perfume is when it comes to comparing it to Love don't be shy. I tried my LDBS sample yesterday and recieved Guimauve in the mail today. The opening isn't quite alike LDBS. I pick up a lot of mint (which is outstanding here!) lavender and bergamot. But during the dry down I definitely smell LDBS here. It's not as sickeningly sweet and cloying as LDBS is, but apart from that they are TRULY very very similar! Guimauve is in fact more wearable. I think Love don't be shy is way too juvenile even though I love it, but since guimauve doesn't have that prominent marshmallow note it is it a more sophisticated. As I said - they ARE very similar! And guimauve is MUCH more affordable. I paid around 30 euros for my beautiful 100 ml bottle. Great longevity too! If you love LDBS but think it's too expensive, give this one a go! Dossier made a great dupe of it too called floral marshmallow.

Whoever is voting this to be a dupe for LDBS, needs to get themselves checked. You should spend more time with both of these perfumes, obviously, and not samples off of ebay, but full authentic bottles.
They are nothing alike. I have and wear both.GR has a sharp note that cuts like a blade over your jawline, and it screams mature, sexy woman. LDBS is practically sweetness of the entire World, packaged, more appropriate for girls under 30, even though i wear it at my glorious 49.
This misinformation that is running lately on Fragrantica is worrisome. I wonder how many people are missing out on great perfumes because of others buying questionable samples on the internet.

Very good alternative to Kilian's Love dont be shy. Fair Lonegevity and projection. Good value for money. best love dont be shy dupe in my opinion. Heavy citrus and marshmallows but warm syrupy undertone

Amazing MARSHMALLOW that pulls together diverse elements...
Once the spray dries and the sillage starts to open up, I can feel the powdery almond accented by citrus, fresh-spicy & aromatic nuances. I don't know how they did it, but the overall effect, even in the opening, is "guimauve", or marshmallow. As it transitions to the heart it gets sweeter and white-florals emerge including neroli & jasmine with clean, fluffy, sweet, green & spicy nuances that are all somehow pressed into the service of the marshmallow effect. As it's drying down, the vanilla comes more forward, while tonka here leans to the powdery, sweet, soft-spicy, woody & tobacco-flower facets, rather than the fruity aspects. Musk and sandalwood here fluff up the marshmallow with creamy sweetness. Overall you get an amazing fresh marshmallow that's nuanced from the powdery exterior, to the pillowy softness, to the creamy sweet interior. The performance is slightly above average for year round wear.

Contrast to Love Don't Be Shy By Kilian:
These are different, but there are similarities with a marshmallow vibe. Love Don't Be Shy has a more forward caramel quality in the drydown, while Guimauve keeps it in the range of powdery marshmallow sweetness. Guimauve has stronger performance.

Overall: amazing marshmallow scent, with above average performance. This was love at first scent for me. Enjoy!

A soft, sweet, aromatic delight, macerated with dusty anise lozenges.

The bottle and packaging is beautiful. The opening was promising but this smells like blue magic + sulfur 8😂😭

It’s fine. I smell shades of Love Don’t Be Shy and Sintra, but the sweetness and overall “loudness” is way dialed back. It’s like if you were to smell your skin after you sprayed LDBS on it 8 hours ago, or something like that. Bottle is very precious. If you like LDBS but don’t want a boring dupe bottle, Guimauve is a nice choice. I was given a vial to dab on my skin to test so I can’t judge projection or longevity. If you have money to blow I’d pick it up just because the bottle is so cute, but it is not a must-have for my unemployed self because I already own LDBS and 2 different dupes (Dossier and Dapper).

Smells exactly like pink valentine heart candies, sweet and very powdery. Not very long lasting on my skin though. Feminine. Nice perfume.

Smell: 7 out of 10
Longevity: 6 out of 10

For reference, I'm female.

I have to admit that I barely wear this fragrance. I am wearing it today because I have a bit of rosemary oil in my hair so I picked a perfume that had a rosemary note hoping they would pair nicely together. Well, well, well! I am loving Guimauve more than any other time I've worn it. It’s sitting so pretty and really developing in this mild Midwest winter weather. I'm able to detect more of the individual notes now, than during summer. I finally smell the citrus and green brightness. It's not pulling too sweet or cloying. It's more a dusty sweetness, not so powdery. Very lovely! This smells nothing like LDBS. Similar vibe, although to me LDBS is very thick in sweetness, while Guimauve is airy in comparison and is a beauty all its own. It's quite soft and doesn't project too far. A close comfort, if you will.

Something is off with this fragrance. There is a weird note (maybe the mint or lavender or rosemary or combination of all) that ruins the whole candied almond vibes. It's a mildly sweet fragrance with a some offputting notes. Very strange one. Never tried the green or white so can't compare with the two.

Sweet Easter lily with lots of dusty yellow pollen, almost rottingly sweet, with a vanilla almond backing. Similar to Dragee, but more strongly floral and lacking the bug spray notes. Dries to serious Easter lily, almost photorealistic

This was another blind buy for me but I didn’t expect liking it as much as I do.
I don’t like patchouli in fragrances so I was a bit scared of that but smelling it now I can’t even detect the patchouli which I think is great.
Looking at the notes I really didn’t expect it to be as sweet as it is.
It has a very strong orange blossom scent so I understand why people compare it to LDBS so much, it smells like a lighter, fresher version of it. Reminds me a lot of Prada Candy Kiss too.
This fragrance smells like an expensive, gourmet orange marshmallow to me, powdery and sweet. Truly beautiful fragrance.

This is sweet and powdery, but it in no way, shape or form does it remind me of Marshmallows! There's way too much neroli here for it to smell like a Marshmallow. I actually get more rosemary than mint or lavender but I'm sure that with this many notes, people will all have different sensitivities! On my skin it's pretty enough, quite sweet but not very strong. I'm unsure if I like it or not. I don't find it sickly but I'm also not feeling the urge to keep sniffing it!

another perfume that i would've missed out on based only on the notes and main accords. i love this perfume so much. it reminds me of a dollhouse, dusted with marshmallows powders. powdery marshmallows, a bit minty but it keeps the fragrance from being too sweet. there's also a bit of soft, cute sweater-wearing grandma vibes and sugary, powdery scent that i love about this. it's a very... cute fragrance!! it's soft and fluffy and the minty note really does bring a layer of fresh attitude to this scent that is otherwise a little dollhouse named 'guimauve'! 💗

[this is my ideal day to day, comforting and cozy and huggable fragrance. it's a dollhouse for sure and i want to be a doll so badly so it's perfect for me, haha. when someone says "you smell like your house" type of fragrance and this is the fragrance 😍 i really do live in a house that looks like a dollhouse so it feels very personalized]

also: i know about this perfume from gabbylovesperfumes, she mentioned the three within this set and she was very accurate even down to the mint being a tad unpleasant 😅, but the reviewer who really sold it was chrissylove. she mentioned it smells like hotel shampoo and i love chic and stylized, romantic hotel settings. preferably if there are surrounding palm trees, jazzy music playing, a café within the resort, cool winter air, something about it is artistically sleazy and i just really love it
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The opening of this perfume does remind me of Love Don't Be Shy. The top notes are very similar (sweet orange blossom marshmallows). The dry down is very different, though. That's where the complexity comes in - I can still smell the sweetness, but there are herbal and minty notes coming through also. I discovered this perfume because I was looking for a LDBS dupe, and this isn't quite it. But if you like that one, you'll likely enjoy this one also. It's lovely.

With a name “Marshmallow” you would think this is immature scent, but this is grown-up feminine sophisticated and beautiful gourmand fragrance. Review right below mine (by Sofia87) describes notes and performance perfectly.

If you like complex not overly sweet, powdery, almondy FRESH gourmands - try this beautiful concoction….it is divine.

The intial spray gives me sweet bubblegum, herbal, slight minty vibes. I can tell it's gonna sit close to the skin. It’s LDBS’s shy looong lost herbal cousin. I live in Sweden and I read every single review before purchasing this. Like another Swede down below mentions, our chewinggum Jenka (taste like Rootbeer) comes to play. Also, it reminds me of liniment used for pain relief, but not quite as potent on the mint. It´s a very girly scent. Gourmand and slightly minty, sweet but not overbearing. The orange/mandarine are sweet and juicy. The herbals really makes this fragrance interesting. Instead of being a boring sweet scent it has some aromatic green nuances. I don't love the opening as much as the drydown. I enjoy when the vanilla, tonka and sandalwood come out to play. The florals and mint take a step back to let the green notes, sweet fruits and base notes play harmonically. It leans feminine, little bit powdery and the name "Guimauve" (Marshmallow in French) is THE perfect name for this. Projection and sillage is not the best, lasts on me for 4+ hours. Would wear this in summer/spring with the heat. Not my first choice for date-nights or special events where I want something stronger. More bedtime, lay-in the sofa cozy up scent.

This lovely gourmand fragrance has quickly become one of my top five favorites. While still drying, its mostly about the mint and citrus. Then for a lengthy period, Guimauve reminds me very specifically of Evening in Missoula tea (give it a quick Google), the herbal tea version of Dr Pepper or rootbeer. After a couple hours, this herbal accord transforms into the most delicate marshmallow note. I've read other reviews suggesting it smells like the powdered cover of an undisturbed marshmallow. I agree. Guimauve creates a personal scent bubble without much projection... which is fine by me. I love wearing this to bed... I can still smell marshmallow in the morning. I also love Reminiscence's Heliotrope (powdery marscapone), and Dragee (powdery, woody gourmand). But Guimauve is my favorite. Love this! 🦋🧡🦋

All three Les Notes Gourmandes are wonderfully warm, sweet and cozy. All are more or less almond based but they are still uniquely different. I started with Heliotrope, then added Dragee and soon realized that I had to complete the trio with Guimauve, although the minty note in Guimauve made me hesitate for a while. So here is a short comparison of the Notes Gourmandes:

Heliotrope - has the strongest almond base with the intensity of bitter almond and vanilla extract used for baking or in marzipan. The green color of the bottle perfectly references swedish princess cake. Heliotrope really is like princess cake in a bottle but with a fresher, greener twist. The fig and the green notes are subtle and very well-blended but take this Note Gourmande out of the warm, sweet, cozy kitchen and into the fresh green smell of a winter garden on a cool autumn/winter day. Definitely a cold weather scent for me.

Dragee - probably my favorite, although the least gourmand of the three. Here almonds are replaced by almond blossoms, combined with orange blossoms, petigrain and cardamon for a slightly spicy, citrussy freshness. There is a vanilla base that gives it that gourmand quality, but it is the 'spicy florals' that set Dragee apart from the other two in the series. Dragee is the lightest, subtlest and least 'offensive' of the Notes Gourmandes and is a scent that works all year round.

Guimauve - fluffy, sugary, pink vanilla marshmallow, but not the cheap supermarked type. More the exclusive ones you buy in tiny, expensive bags in an artisan shop in Provence where the lovely scent of lavender, rosemary and other herbs in the store infused into the little guimauves (marshmallows). It is a very girly/feminine fragrance but in a grown-up, sophisticated way - if that makes sense. It is just a lovely lovely take on the sugary gourmand scent that hugs you with its warm cozy sweetness but keeps it interesting with the herbs, petigrain and pepper in the background. I was worried about the mint being too dominant (not a favorite of mine), but it very quickly blends nicely into the background and does not bother me at all. I'm not getting an awful lot of almond, by the way, and don't understand why 'marshmallow' is not among the notes of the fragrance pyramid, like it was for Mi Fa in Reminiscence's original Notes Gourmandes series, that Guimauve is heavily based on.

All three are very interesting, very well-blended gourmands, each one with its own herbal, spicy, fruity, citrussy twist that takes it from pure gourmand to another level ("french niche gourmand"). Sillage is moderate on all of them. When it comes to longevity, Guimauve and Dragee last a good 5 hours on me, while Heliotrope lasts all day. I really love them all and find it difficult to rank them. If you can't decide which to buy and have the resources to get all of them, go for it.

I had re visit this. I must have had a bottle that had turned the first time or my nose has changed. I knew to expect a medicinal vanilla this time around and it smells so much better. It's not a safe blind buy. Challenging if you don't know what to expect

This smells like straight up root beer 🍺

A bit powdery instead of fizzy and not long lasting, but very sweet and not bad.

Pepto bismol. It's super medicinal and plastic but remarkably pink at the same time which conjures up a nauseating effect. Have you ever experienced someone who unnerved you but they were so syrupy sweet at the same time that you felt the urgent need to escape from their presence. Guimauve induces the same feeling.
There is a heavy bitter almond note that is dusted with a generous pouring of icing sugar and a bouncy, marshmallow texture. There are a lot of aromatic notes like lavender, mint and rosemary in the drydown that clash with the gourmand quality of the scent. It isn't as playful as it should be as a marshmallow fragrance. The bottle is gorgeous though.

Very similar to Armani Code Cashmere. It's a warm almond bomb. Longevity is similar to the Armani one, projection is a bit lower, overall, a great perfume. If you like Armani Code Cashmere you could totally give Guimauve a try.

Ha! This is NOT a unique scent per se - it's just a lighter and fresher version of Ange ou Demon by Givenchy.
If you've ever felt that, you know what I'm talking about. Heavy, velvety and sparkly at the same time, like a midnight sky full of stars [if this makes sense].
This one is a tad more citrusy and powdery in the opening, and it somehow stays this way throughout, losing the mint tone [I don't like that at all, reminds me of Maxam toothpaste]. Otherwise it's pretty much the day version of AoD.
This isn't to say I don't love this and that the two aren't beautiful fragrances, AoD is one of my favourites of all time, AND also a 'unique' fragrance in the sense that it's unusual and uncommon. However I've noticed it's not that popular these days, makes sense with all new fragrances popping out over the course of the last 5-10 years or so.
Either way, I like it and I'm probably going to purchase other fragrances by Reminescence. Interested in Rem Coco, the Dragee and Tonka.

Guimauve is a powdery and sweet almond/vanilla scent, with a little orange and lavender thrown in. It's a light gourmand, as gourmands go. It's pretty & pleasant but I ultimately don't find it all that captivating. I prefer the stronger, more "perfumey," brighter orange almond of Burberry Brit or the fresher, floral almond "Play Do" of L.T. Piver Heliotrope Blanc. Nice but underwhelmed.

I grabbed a decant of this back when I was on my marshmallow hunt (I guess I still am, and probably always will be). It's a unique fragrance, but does smell like a better blended, less soapy version of Replica funfair evening. It's such a hard fragrance to describe too. A well blended flora herbal gourmand almond and powdery sweet soapy citrus and smells a bit like baby powder.. that's pretty much all the listed notes above anyway lol. I wouldn't say it's predominantly vanilla in the accords though. Don't be afraid of the black pepper, its super minimal and enough to create airy spice.
So it's my most researched fragrance, I almost blind bought this but glad I didn't since I don't reach for my decant often and I get a bit tired of it and it has decent longevity.
Oh- you might like this if you like Lancome Trianon.. different frag but same family of scent.

I blind bought all three in the Gourmandes collection and am including thoughts on all in case it helps anyone.

Dragée - plum, almond and flowers in a sweet, powdery musk base. Most floral of the three.
Guimauve - almond and orange blossom in a sweet, marshmallow base. Most gourmand.
Heliotrope - greenish fig, almond and almond in an almond base. ;) Most almond and least sweet.

I paid around $45 USD for each and think they are all well done and great for the price. I've enjoyed Dragée and Guimauve the most so far.

Wanted to note that these are all almond-centric w/ Heliotrope being a true almond overdose. These do not remind me of Guimauve de Nöel or LDBS either due to the almond. Certainly they are all sweet w/ some overlapping notes but almond is present in all 3 which puts a different spin on these for me.

This smells exactly the way I expected and hoped.. very happy. I tried Dragree and it was straight mothballs so gross. So Im happy this one is the sweet powdery dusty feminine pencil eraser day type of fragrance.. well done! Wish it was stronger though. Side note= This is Ma Fia, (just re- named) if you are wanting both ;)

I bought this one, thinking it will be close to LDBS by Killian, but it smells nothing like it.
It does have this marshmallow side but it's way less sweet and much more green. In my opinion it's a light gourmand scent.
I don't like on myself as the green note is too prominent for my liking.

The sillage and the longevity is moderate (3-4 hours on me).

I love this one - although once the top notes fade a little, it's quite a simple perfume, an "artisanal" marshmallow perfume, (I think basic is the wrong word - it isn't, & it's VERY French, I really do like it, it's lovely,) but I often spray it, & they layer it, later - some ppl say it's quite "flat" after the top notes, & I see what they're getting at - but no; some of those Paco Rabanne (& even JPG,
now) ALL made by Puig, unfortunately - dry down to a v flat, cheap-y vanilla base - that they buy by the millions of gallons, no doubt - & boy are they flat, but this isn't, but it is, quite simple, in the far dry down - so if that's not for you, then maybe try a different one - & if you're looking for a less expensive Killian LDBS - then you want Dragee (which I find a little bit too mandarin orange, a little bit "thick" maybe almost a little "syrupy') - but then I struggle with any "too food-y" gourmande - & with Dragee - for all it's noticeable mandarin orange - it's just not a gourmande with a "fresh" / citrussy aspect - it's just v foodie indeed, & as said, a thick one; there's also a slightly soapy quality to me, too - it's merely ok, & not my thing, tbh - but I 100% do, prefer Dragee to LDBS, (bc LDBS is a bit too much, & way too syrupy/orange blossom - so there it is. I wouldn't say this was toothpaste-y - & I certainly don't find any Lily of the Valley, or similar; tbh the floral accord in here is v subtle, (& I'm thinking more like clover; la Guerlain AA Herba Fresca - but only a little, & some, subtle orange blossom, in here) - & nowhere near as much, as in Killian LDBS, or even Dragee (although Dragee does hv some similarities with Guimauve, but I prefer this so much, more - it is true to it's name, it really does smell like French country, artisanal, guimauve.


Actually, I do have to be in mood, to wear Rem Guimauve - hv to want to wear a "marshmallow perfume" - & I don't wear it everyday, (unless away, for a weekend/long weekend etc - just occasionally, but it's lovely (it's maybe not a super hot weather wear, obvs) - but the mint/lavende/rosemary/vanille marshmallow-goodness, I find to be so v French, maybe even a little vintage; am in Paris, Grenoble, (& in Northern France,) quite a bit outside of the pandemic - & during the worst of the pandemic, this has always reminded me of being there + it's such a great, cuddly, comfort perfume, if that's what you feel like.

Spray 3, or 4 times - & it's gentle but present, 3 more than 4, rlly - bc it is a true gourmande perfume - & more could be too much. It isn't though one of those gourmand perfumes that after 10 minutes you hv to wash off, bc it's gotten to be too much - sprayed lightly, this is subtle & beautiful - although as said, the top notes may surprise some - the mint is good, the rosemary/lavende etc may come as a surprise to some; it's quite "herbal" almost, in the beginning - & the ambergris throughout gives a richness & a much more substantial nature, even if it is, almost delicate - & bc of these thgs, you wouldn't mistake this for any mainstream, U.S, designer perfume - it's v European, & definitely "artisanal" - less sugar, less mass produced & less than most standard gourmandes - & definitely all the
better for it. There is something just slightly bitter & "herbal" through this, alongside the ambergris, within the mix of this gorgeous, not too sweet marshmallow accord - & to me, Rem did an amazing job - it's not like any other perfume, amongst my several hundred bottles;I must not, must not, must not, order any more - until at least after Christmas, or this time next year, more like) - ppl on Fragrantica are the worst enablers;
I blame you all!

It's a nice scent and I definitely smell the lavender, mint, and vanilla in it through the initial spray. The sillage is only "arms linked" or if someone gets within your circle with only spraying yourself 3x times.......now maybe you might need 6 to 8 sprays but I feel it would eventually choke you or the next man, woman, or child out with that many sprays" if in the same room" lol. Now at the dry down, I do get a slight bit of Killian "Love Don't Be Shy" vibe but it's only a tiny bit......it might be due to the tangerine, orange, neroli, or other green notes. It's also leans a bit powdery/sweet and It lasted 2 hours on my skin but I have yet to spray it on my clothes to see how it performs. I see this being worn in the spring, summer night "when it's cool" and fall.

I have smelled Guimauve, Dragee, and Heliotrope and this is my least favorite. I used a whole 2ml decant of it this morning to ensure that i could smell it all day and after 2 hours, I cant smell a thing. I did notice that my nose picks up a lot of green notes as well as spices? It's not a love for me.

Yummy, sweet Almond Vanilla Marshmallows. Longlasting on my skin, lasts more than 6 hours. Suitable for cold rainy weather.

This is just beautiful..hands down. From the feel of the box and design of it, to the pink and gold bottle with bow as an extra added touch, to the fragrance itself. I’m actually in awe at how pretty it is and that’s the word that sums this one up for me. It was a blind buy but I figured I’d be displaying that bottle either way and in first spray my eyes may have rolled back a little. It’s powdery, citrusy, musky, a touch bitter and sweet all rolled into one. I know it’s compared to LDBS but to me this is seriously it’s own fragrance. Longevity was amazing with 10+ hours and had moderate sillage. I expected this one to be super soft but most definitely is not. It’s a love for me

I thought this would be a safe blind buy for me but it wasn't.

The opening was toothpaste and candy.

Then it settled into something very soapy and creamy, and not lavender or neroli like at all. Very lily of the valley, old school Ivory soap mixed with something sugary (I guess that's where the marshmallow comes in.)

It's not remotely edible unless if you were one of the weird kids who bit soap when you were little.

No doll head, no marshmallow, no powdery sweet, no makeup, no almond. So glad it's only $40 down the drain.

OMG, wow this is so beautiful and for the price it’s better than Kilians LDBS! I saw this mentioned on a YouTube video and I just had to try it! Boy am I glad I did. This my HG from now on. Such a creamy vanilla with a hint of floral. this is what Prada Candy should be. Wow I’m so happy this is in my collection. this is more of a feminine scent than Unisex. Hands down this is better than some niche brands. Vanillic fruity gourmand scent. Highly recommended. A definite must try and at such a good price!

Don't let the short fresh start mislead you, this is a warm, complex, powdery, gourmand perfume. A bit thicker than I expected but very french and perfumey. Haute cuisine pâtisserie.

Powdery doll heads. It has a creamy lotion vibe. Glad I just got a sample.

Lovely petitgrain/almond combination with the slightest tinge of marshmallow. Childhood in a bottle. When I'm wearing it I picture myself playing with my toys when I was a little girl.
It is thickish, so if you prefer an airier version better go for Memo's Sintra.

This perfume depicts carnival vibes. Get your fun on!
Cotton-candy, lime-mint sorbet, vanilla ice-cream, marzipan, lemon meringues and almond dragées on a cool sunny day out.

It is light and it is delish with a shock of distinctiveness and a breezy manner. Bustling with energy, the notes reveal themselves with a cheerful provenance.
If this perfume had a colour, it would be Rainbow. If it had a nickname, it would be Fun at the Fair.

A wise woman once said, life is too short, smell happy!

This took me a while to make a decision on my feelings about it, but the more I wear it, the deeper I like and appreciate it. I can definitely understand the correlation between this and LDBS, if you have smelled that and don't like it, you most likely will not be a fan of Guimave. For whatever reason, my nose detects the marshmallow in here as a mix of those multi-colored candy necklaces, jordan almonds and the powdered sugar on those firmer pink style marshmallows. It invites the picture of pastels and light spring colors to mind and reminds me of ballerina's. It's very feminine but not sickly sweet. I think if you like sweet, you can layer with something like Kayali Vanilla 28 and you'd be good to go. I am pretty fascinated with this, but it's NOT a crowd pleaser to my nose. More for me!

This is amazing! I can detect almonds, citruses, herbs, sea notes and floral notes, but despite that, this scent quickly transforms into a lactonic comforting skin scent with a hint of candy aroma. It's quite interesting and intoxicating, yet pretty light.

This reminds me of Jordan almonds; I've also heard them referred to as wedding almonds. But the almonds that come in a vanillic candy shell. I like the scent; but, it is definitely something that I feel is more gourmand leaning, and that I might feel a bit self-conscious wearing (personally) for an occasion. However, if you don't have the hang ups that I do; you might find that this is a really good almond-centered quasi confectionery scent for your wardrobe.

This has that sweet marshmallow quality I love in LDBS, but sadly it isn’t as sweet. I think this is full bottle worthy, but I’ll have to wear it for a day to see if the florals are migraine-inducing.

Reminiscence is definitely not for the average person, if you’re into niche you will def appreciate this. The herbal top notes is what probably scares away most people (honestly not me tho bc I like the lavender mint combo). Good out of the shower scent and grows on you as the day goes by. Starts as a fresh aquatic herbal fragrance then transitions to a light marshmallow with AMAZING sillage. Lasts on moisturized skin for about 8 hrs, skin scent up to 12 h. Good for all ages imo

Woah 😳. This one’s hard to describe. The initial spray is really heavy on all the green & aromatic notes (mint, rosemary, lavender). It settles into a cloud of sweet marshmallowy goodness. Looking at the notes, I have no idea what makes it smell like marshmallows, but I’m guessing it’s the petitgrain, jasmine, vanilla and tonka maybe? The marshmallow in here is pillowy and sweet in an almost aromatic way- it’s not a sugary sweet candied marshmallow but instead a sophisticated, subtly sweet & mature smelling marshmallow. A marshmallow for adults lol. Smells really unique, l this one 💗!

This smells very young and innocent. I put this on my daughter. Pink sugar to me, is more grown up than this.

Okay so when I first sprayed it i was like oh hell nah because it was insanely sweet and powdery. but then, it started smelling EXACTLY like the vanilla nougat i got when i toured europe, i believe it was france in particular. anyways, this is a very sweet, powdery, nutty marshmallow. i would like it on someone else, but it just does not fit my personality or style. i wear all black mostly, and this is VERY girly girl that would work best on someone with a sweet and innocent personality that likes to wear pink.

Ok so basically this is “ Mmm “ by Juliet has a gun and “ sweet addict “ by oakcha mixed together 🙂

You’re welcome

one of my top favorite perfumes of all time. this is one of those perfumes i want to wear everyday but i love it so much i don’t want to waste it. the smell is very marshmallowey sweet and ‘fluffy’ smelling. you know how people say some perfumes give off a ‘just got out of the shower vibe’? well this is i just took a bubble bath with the most expensive soap kind of vibe. clean smelling sweet perfume, the opening i can smell the mint as well but that kind of disappears after like 30 minutes on me. in LOVE with this perfume. everyone should have this imo.

It took me a while to post a review on this one. I like to snif the bottle, I love the bottle. I love to spray it in the room. It is a happy scent. It is Jum. But while on me it misses something that makes it a perfume. I miss sugar, it’s hard to explain. I keep on spraying and that doesnt do any good. It becomes a sour orangy musk, not in a good way. So although I really like it, it’s kinda disappointing.

Very weird and green opening. Unfortunately the green notes stay throughout the wear and prevent it from being as delectable as I had hoped it would be. Nothing like the marshmallow in D&G Pour Femme or Killian Princess. I sold it.

Smells so similar to Dolce&Gabanna The One. It's pretty much identical on my skin. I like Guimauve little bit more than The One.

love this on first spray! it's mostly neroli, orange, vanilla and almond. i get some tonka and lavender later too but not much of the other notes. it's basically an orange blossom/almond powdery cloud-so pretty.

I have 2 of the Notes Gourmandes and even though I love the scents themselves...they are very weak in longevity. I love this one because of the mix of the tangerine that I smell immediately upon application and the soft sweet almond that settles in with this one. Had this lasted longer, this would have been heavenly!

I love this scent, smells like very expensive and very well-made lotion. Lavender, neroli, and almond are the most dominant to my nose, balanced by a soft vanilla and solid tonka. Amazing sillage and long-lasting, it's such a comforting and nostalgic scent. And the bottle, how lovely! Looks like it would be on Sleeping Beauty's dresser.

This is such a weird fragrance! I love it! When i first spray it on me it smells like menthol and bubblegum, then it evolves into a sort of powdery almond and rosemary scent that smells a bit soapy on me but in a very fresh clean sort of way. I cant stop smelling my wrist as its ever changing and so interesting. Finally it settles into a sweet spun sugar scent, sort of a grown up candy floss. When I first put it on I was very unsure, but the more I wore it the more I loved it. Im surprised by the amount of people who said this was a winter or night fragrance, as I think this is absolutely daytime, and probably all year. Its a bit too innocent for night time. I am very glad I blind bought and added to my collection.

I agree that Drageé is - while it is a superb and beautiful fragrance - a safer blind buy comapred to Guimauve the latter being way more unexpected as a fragrance, however, when you read the notes listed here, the scent is very true to them all. Right after applying lavender and rosemray and the citruses come out rather strong on me that give a classic cologne-like quality with a hint of mint. Then I get a slight bitterness of the almonds. This fragrance is truly need some citruses to balance the sweetness and it surely has them in the top but later on I can't distinguish them as they stay in the background.After about 5-10 minutes the fresh herbal notes start to give place to the floral and green notes, I smell a faint jasmine, green leaves (I love that note here!) and a moderate, toned down neroli note. The whole developement and composition is embedded in a fluffy vanilla-flavoured marshmallow scent. This fragrance is not dewy by any means according to my perception it has a powdery quality to it (like the powdered sugar on the surface of the marshmallow cubes). It may not be the sweetest out of the sweet gourmands but it is sweeter - however, I think it's more refined, too - than Dragee and can be more overwheming for me. But the moderate sillage and the fact that this soon becomes a beautiful lingering skinscent saves it from becoming too much in any way. The note listed above but is not detectable for me yet is the sea note.

“Artisanal Sugar”

Smells like marshmallows purchased from a vendor at an upscale farmers market in northeast US where white affluent progressives mingle. These progressives have taken on anti-racism work with such moral vigor it’s their new religion.

I imagine Reminiscence Guimauve actually smells of a specific European type of dessert or marshmallow I’ve never had. It starts off like toothpaste, with a lot of minty vanilla. Just ignore this phase because you might want to scrub it off. After 15 minutes or so it develops into a delicious and airy aromatic sugar-vanilla scent that’s as if you took Pink Sugar and revamped it into something more aromatic and interesting. It’s a delicious scent. I’m especially impressed with the airy quality of the notes the first 1-2 hours. You do smell them separately as they waft around you. Just barely moderate longevity and low projection. I like it.

I wrote a review some weeks ago (03/05/21), praising it to high heavens of this being a really great, artisanal green marshmallow et al. However, now that it has been with me for half a year, I've found that ultimately, it's a flat and boring marshmallow (non-offending) to my nose as a perfume. If you love scents like Love, you may like this too as it's different/unique enough to keep it as a one-of-a-kind marshmallow perfume in your gourmand collection. Just think of it as a less sweet marshmallow. A sugar-free, diet marshmallow with some aromatics involved.

This is glorified bug spray to me. If you want a green vanilla, try YSL Manifesto instead. Dragée is superior!

This is my second favorite in the collection with the green bottle being my first. This one is the sweetest in the collection. They all blast strongly at first spray then settle into a skin scent. First spray of this is magnificent. So delicately herbal and sweet and fresh all at the same time. Its unique and yummy. If you look at the notes above, this is exactly what you will smell in each stage. One note doesnt overpower the other. The notes are all equally present which makes an incredible unique scent. I would say I find this collection romantic, a sweet innocent first love.

OMG! After three years of search, finally! It seems I kept missing out on this one every time it was available on Fragrancenet or FragranceX, but after setting a notification to be sent when it's available again, I finally scored a bottle, for a whopping 30 bucks!
I just opened it, and I honestly can't say what wowed me more, the bottle or the magic liquid inside of it. However, i can not really call Guimauve a gourmand, even though that is what this perfume is supposed to be. I definitely smelled this before, way back when i was a little girl (i am in my 40's now). I am not sure what it was, someone's perfume or someone's face/hand cream, but I smelled this before, and a long time ago. It has a vintage feel, so it might be an acquired taste for those who prefer sweet, modern fragrances.
As for me, I consider this one of my top 20 in my collection. Absolutely amazing.

Finally put my hands on the third bottle of this lovely collection.
First: I love the packaging, vintage and pastel, perfect for a romanic woman of any age.
The line is gourmand but not overly sweet and powerful, it is actually a french, grown-up and refined gourmand, with a complex and well balanced pyramid of ingredients.
This one in the line, Guimauve, is my preferred one. I never ate french marshmallows (guimauve) but I love this complex scent that is pleasant, cozy, comforting.
Every single note is not easy to detect, there is definitely an almond accord with petit grain, lavender and neroli, then jasmin and neroli will prevail.
The beauty of this fragrance is mainly the skills to be a strong memories-evocative scent, able to brings you back 'reminiscences' of dolls and fragrant countryside.
My second preferred is Dragee, which is very (too) similar, while I have mixed feelings for Heliotrope.
It is truly an hidden gem, safe office scent, safe blind buy if you love gourmand fragrances.
Recommended 4/5

Apon first spray it smells like bubble gum. Very slightly minty, sweet, soapy, creamy powdered bubble gum. The dry down is almost like hypnotic poison edt but with a tad more jasmine and a pinch of mint. This is hypnotic poisons classy sister that gets good grades and is always super clean. I really like this. I dont get any marshmallow but it is slightly sweet and fluffy. Just not in a marshmallow way. Lasting power is a good 5 hours. The white one is more of a simple marshmallow and not as strong. I'd say the white one is a safer blind buy too.

Edit: lasting power is pretty good. Jasmine comes out a lot more in the dry down. I like this :) successful blind buy for me.

This used to be an original collection consisting of (4) musical note characters Do Re, Mi Fa, So La, and Si Do. As most of you might have noticed, Guimauve is Mi Fa. I'm not sure why they didn't continue with the 4th one which would've been a lilac color bottled but I digress.

Guimauve indeed is a marshmallow, but it's not the mass produced, jetpuff marshmallow found in the baking aisle of Walmart kind of marshmallow. Echoing what a commentator said below, it's artisanal marshmallow; made with natural and healthier ingredients, it is both lean and yet, dense. The powdery aspect and sugary sweetness hums above ever so lightly, this gourmand won't give you diabetes, cavities, nor regretful calories.

I would considered this a true, niche fragrance despite it's mass market-appeal packaging, because the perspective of taking this stereotypical gourmand marshmallow and adding a nice herbal aromatic note, is quite unlike anything I've smelled before... it's addictive in its yummy skinscent lowkey-ness, like the way how Bruno Acampora's Musc's soft mushroom bubble makes you sniff your wrist a bunch of times because, who would've thought musky mushrooms could smell so fascinating?! Yes, we're talking mushrooms and marshmallows.

If you're tired of smelling the same ole gourmand perfumes that are being replicated like rabbits or are suffering some kind of loopy, incestuous doppelganger syndrome of one another, try Guimauve and her sisters (Dragees is lovely btw) out. There's a reason why Guimauve has been quietly enjoying a cult following.

Such a strong opening on a blind buy, I thought I'd hit the jackpot with this beauty. I had, but it didn't last. Sadly it totally vanished from sight (or rather, nostril) after only an hour. I wondered if I'd maybe not sprayed enough, so give myself another seven or eight, all over. All that remains is a beautiful and delicate powdery rose on my clothes. It's totally gone from my skin. I keep getting the most delightful whiffs as I move, from the top I'm wearing and I so wish the longevity was better. I'd pay more if it was, please note Reminiscence! It puts me off buying more in their range, in honesty. Such a promising opening, strong medicinal mixed with powder, like walking into an old world sweet shop or pharmacy. Dries down to powdery hints of rosey musk, with sandalwood and ambergris wafting in and out. I ADORE THIS but it makes me sad that I'm going to end up going through it faster than a body spray, for the price.

I blind bought this on account of it's imposs to get a sample where I am, it's got great reviews n the note list looked a strange mixture. It's certainly a weird one n I have nothing else like it. Pudding with herbs, a seasoned dessert, it's very unusual. The bottle I don't like v much, it's a sickly girly pink, I don't like ribbons, the gold saucer collar n transparent plastic top make it feel cheap. But the smell is ace, smooth, sweet, niche & interesting.

I scored this for 44 bucks on FragranceNet and I’m SO HAPPY. I know it can be hard to find here and there but this literally smells like an artisanal marshmallow.

Sweet and powdery with a beautiful herbaceous undertone. It’s gentle but still very long lasting and strong. Sweet vanilla overdose with fluffy marshmallows just make this so so good.

I can’t stop smelling my wrist tbh.

Най-добър в студено време, трябва му студ:)

Just got a bottle in that I ordered from Fragrancenet.com for about $45. The youtube, Takira Thompson raved about it, so I had to try it! It so good, reminds me of actual marshmallow dusting. Kinda gives me vibes of Kilian Princess and D&G pour femme. The bottle is soooo feminine and pretty!

A gourmand that's not too sweet, but soft, fluffy,airy and a bit powdery. Yes I get marshmallows, but it reminds me more of a type of meringue cream that my grandmother used for her cakes. It's such a soothing and comforting scent, and soo different from other gourmands. Like it's in a category of its own. It's so well blended that it's hard to distinguish individual notes. But it takes me places... somewhere in France, at a patisserie, a young petite lady dressed in pastel colors is waiting in line and this is scent trail she leaves behind. You feel like an airy meringue is hugging you. Life is not so bad.

Another thing I must mention is that this has a soft sillage, as it should. It would probably be suffocating any other way. It's a scent you wear for yourself, when you want to feel comforted and cuddled. Even better if you have a special someone to cuddle with :)

this is the scent of my soul

I have literally never fallen so quickly in love with a fragrance before in my life. This opens with lively herbs, full and fluffy vanilla, and a sugared musk, what a delight! However, this scent is not just one big puffball of childlike sweetness, nor does it smell like the cheap marshmallows Easter-peeps are made of. No, this is a gourmet marshmallow, fresh and puffy. Guimauve has an aerated feel to it, a wonderful lightness, but it also has a type of dense chewiness to it, the same type of texture that makes marshmallows so fanciful. I would buy a million bottles of this lovely lady if I could.

Много вкусно, все повече ми харесва, щях да го разменям, но се отказах:)

Does anyone know where I can buy this in the US

FYI all. This is currently on sale on the website. I would order but they don’t seem to ship to the US
The website is in French so maybe I missed it but I don’t see the US listed in the countries they do ship to.
I hope someone finds this information useful and scores a nice deal!

I expected Guimauve to be a mainly lavender and vanilla fragrance, which is a note combination I absolutely love. Well, Guimauve isn‘t quite that, but I love it nevertheless. It‘s a wonderful mix of sweet and fresh. Ultra-creamy vanilla, tonka and almond combined with a lot of cooling mint, green and herbal notes and just a smidge of lavender, rounded with a beautiful neroli note.
If this is a marshmallow (=guimauve), it‘s a gourmet artisanal one, or maybe even more of a marshmallow fluff. It‘s not powdery and dry, just extremely fluffy and creamy, like a cloud of pastel pinks, greens and yellows swirling into each other, smooth, well-blended and one of a kind. A multifaceted gourmand, girly and somewhat innocent, but with depth. It starts out quite intense but becomes more mellow quickly, so I‘d say this is ideal for daytime wear. It makes me happy to smell this :)

TLDR overview: root beer like almond, fluffy and softly sparkly.

The six notes voted most prominent are all present, but during different stages of this perfume. The opening doesn't last long, and consists of slightly green, citrusy and herbal notes. Soon becoming like a herbal ointment, which I attribute to lavender and tonka. I recognize this "ointment" effect from Feve Deliceuse by Dior.

The opening evolves very quickly drying down to a fluffy, mentholated almond. Very much like root beer, or if you are familiar with the childrens' chewing gum Jenka we have here in Sweden. The mint together with the neroli (more like orange blossom) are there to share their sparkly and solar effect to the almond.

Lastly it melds with the skin and disappears like a vanillic, fluffy root beer almond. One of the best of its kind - I'm thinking about Mandorlo di Sicilia by Acqua di Parma and my absolute favourite almond perfume, Italica by Xerjoff.

Wow, what even is this? I don't know how to describe it, but I am very fond of it! Carrot cake (cold, out of the fridge) and marshmallows doused in lavender and herbs? Sweet but decidedly aromatic and complex. I had no idea what to expect before smelling it and I am pleasantly surprised that I still have no idea.

It's a heavy, rich, powdery marshmallow, with herbs and some spices. NOT your typical 'young' gourmand. The beauty of this is indeed in the drydown, which smells quite "fluffy". It is quite complex contrary to what you would expect from a girly bottle (which to me is actually super adorable).. Recommended for gourmand lovers that also likes spicy/oriental.

This is heaven in a scent.
I have been wearing it this past 6 months my husband adores it on me and always ask what is that perfume its lovely. Now I have a lot like most here but this is a new favorite.
The scent is warm sensual and very beautiful, all the notes make it a gourmand but also a perfect oriental vanilla. The jasmine, almonds vanilla etc all compliment one another. Its not overpowering in any way just a scent that leaves you feeling very warm and reminds a little of Angel and John Galliano both favorites. This is a little more subtle but very beautiful its intoxicating and its so fresh and sweet when first on with a lovely dry down that is warm and sexy with a fresh twist. One for the ladies who know who they are.
Enjoy it and treat yourself.

Upon seeing the bottle for the very first time, I thought "What is this? This is too much. Naaah..."

I then gave it a try and holyscent, I was hooked!

Imagine:
- Cote d'Azur, St. Tropez, Nice, Cannes
- Baby baby pink and white stripe pants
- Baby baby blue polo shirt
- Sunny sky
- Bougainvillea in sight
- Wayfarer or cat-eye shades
- White straw bucket or canvas tote
- Sandals or espadrilles

This is pink done right. The gourmand mood is elegant and playfully sweet, not candy sweet.

Among Dragee, Guimauve, Heliotrope - I love Guimauve the most. Must be the lavender, must be the jasmine, must be the ocean sound, kissing the tip of almond lips.

Longevity and projection are, mesmerizing.

-AlmondBreakfast-

This isn't too sweet for me, and I get a "dark" element to it. The smell is unique yet somewhat familiar, in the sense that you can think you are smelling something almond-ish, vanilla-ish, etc. And it certainly isn't too floral - to me this is unisex, unless you hate scents like A*Men for being too "feminine." It is quite blended, though, so you have to appreciate those kinds of scents. By contrast, a gourmand such as Cheat Day has much more articulated notes (and fewer of them). I definitely like this one, but I can't say it is as special to me as Cheat Day, due to how blended it is.

I had to laugh when I looked up the notes for this. I received a sample and was immediately blown away by how beautiful it is. I've never heard of the brand. To me it smells like a smokey sexy vanilla. Not generic at all. It's like a better version of MOR's marshmallow. It has a smoky richness. I know it sounds weird but it also to me has a vintage edge like it could be from the 70's but in a cool way so that youngsters would be drawn to it. But it also isn't achingly sweet. I'm thinking what is this?! As I breathe it in over and over lol. And I laughed because I always avoid anything almond based because it normally nauseates me. I find it hard to wear hypnotic poison lately and that's been the only almond one I like. But reading the notes made me feel like I didn't know almond at all and that it can be done right. I'm imagining someone like Rebecca from This Is Us wearing this in her 70's days. But it still smelling modern enough to be a new release. Random I know but this is what rushed to my mind. I must source a full bottle for my collection. Give it a try even if you don't like almond :)

Was very excited to receive this, as I love every perfume with marshmallow so far. Here's what I experienced, upon first spray, I was transported to an aging attic that hadn't been opened in a hundred years. I imagined that I was unwrapping an ancient wedding dress. It's like being in the dust, the wood, the dampness, but the powderiness of "Wedding Day" and dirty lacey gowns. That sounds strange, I know. You're not wrong, it is strange.

It reminded me of what I described above on first spray
It reminded me of Kat Von D Saint in the shower when I was trying to scrub it off but couldn't
It reminded me of ambergis from Juliette's Not A Perfume
It reminded me of Vera Wang Princess Night after I sprayed it accidentally on my shower curtain and the smell wouldn't leave after two weeks (which at this point was the only marshmallow note I smelled)

My husband also coughed and thought something was seriously wrong after entering the room I sprayed it in. I sprayed this one more time while he was out and an hour after, he entered the room and asked if I had sprayed this again.

Really not for me.

Very nice citrus aromatic top notes lead to an almondy-marshmallow heart. Performance is great. Sadly, it's too tooth-achingly sweet and linear for me.

Thanks to Xrayer, I have been able to try this one a few times now. And I had to try it a few times to try to get the measure of it. I'm still not quite sure what to make of it. I was expecting marshmallowy sweetness but this is a sweet and yet slightly smoky vanilla fragrance. Warm, subtle, amber heavy and voluptuous, the dry down is creamier than the herbaceous opening but still there's something that grounds this one to make it unlike other more linear oriental vanillas which often tend towards that in your face cupcake sweetness (not a bad thing, just a thing). Perhaps it's the sandalwood. It's nice, whatever it is; not remotely gauche or attention seeking but when you do notice it, Gimauve is warm, sensual and moreish.

Oh my! I'm not sure WHAT to think about this scent yet, as I just got it today. I'm very surprised, to say the least. I was hoping for something very powdery in a non-gourmand way. Think Joseph Jivago Sweet Dreams or L'Erbolario Iris. I did not get either of those; BUT, Guimauve is NOT unpleasant, so please don't get me wrong.

After the initial spray, I immediately thought of Sarah Jessica Parker COVET. Definitely green and almost airy. Where COVET was too sharp and green to me, the initial greenness of Guimauve was smoother, softer, and more wearable. After about 5 minutes, the change surprised me yet again. It all of a sudden made me think of HYPNOTIC POISON or MANDORLO DI SICILIA. This is when I got scared/worried. I can wear HP, but NOT MdS. HP is softer, smoother, and has a slight woodsiness that counters the sweetness wonderfully. MdS became too sweet and cloying. They both have a slight root beer note, but MdS turned into the ice cream of a root beer float and was just unbearably sweet to me. Fortunately, the root beer note went away as quickly as it came in Guimauve. It became more similar to HP, but then changes slightly. There's more of an underlying floral note in Guimauve. The base notes give it more complexity, and adds a hint of powder (though still not as much as I want). It's not too musky, woodsy, or floral. It's also no longer green. What I was initially afraid of, never came to be. I can see why someone above says that this isn't just a cold-weather perfume. It's actually quite lovely in warmer weather too. I'm not sure if it's good for stifling or even humid heat; but for now (in 80 degree dry heat), it's quite pleasant. The sillage is like a soft puff, coming out every now and then (sprayed on wrists only). It may be stronger sprayed on the neck. Staying power is quite decent. I'll update with that soon.

What a pretty bottle.

Guimauve is much more sophisticated than I thought it would be - a really unusual matching of chypre with powder with just a ghosting of sweetness and something else I can't identify (maybe lavender?). I think I like it....quite a bit. It's sort of retro, perhaps even a bit theatrical, to my nose, but I think I may need a few wearings to really figure it out.

I can honestly say I haven't smelled anything quite like this before - and I mean that in a positive way. It sure beats mainstream gourmand perfumes which normally don't appeal to me.

I ordered this blind along with Heliotrope and I'm puzzled. The top rated noted here is almond (same with Heliotrope) but this is gorgeously sweet whereas the Heliotrope has almost gone savoury on me!?
Looking at the notes for MiFa, I would say they are more accurate for this scent.

I am surprised that people list this as a predominantly winter scent as to me this is a brilliant sunny summers day smell. It has been properly hot here today, not just "British hot" which seems to be quite cool by the standards of some! But today, clear blue skies, the sun shining down, the temperature hitting 28 degrees Celsius and this perfume smelled fantastic!
As others have said this is a really "pretty" smell that luckily does not venture into the categories of cloying, sickly sweet or cheap smelling. It has quite an airy feel, projecting well and creating a lovely gentle aura of scent around the body. While I have worn and enjoyed this during much cooler weather and enjoyed it, for me it really shines in the warmth of summer.
I also find that this scent reminds me quite a lot of Guerlain La Plus Beau Jour de ma Vie, not quite the same but for me very similar, which is an added bonus.
Longevity is moderate to long lasting and projection of about 2 feet. Definitely one worth trying, it is now going very definitely into my Want list.

If I had a beautiful and feminine daughter, with a sweet and sunshiney disposition -- this would no doubt be her scent. This is drop dead pretty, people!

To me it is definitely of the Loukhoum family. Reminds me very much of the Keiko Mecheri scents that are Loukhoums. I have a large decant of Loukhoum Poudre, and that fragrance fills my space for this type of almond, powdery and puffy goodness.

But if I didn't have the KM, I would surely get a nice decant of this pretty gal. She is something that doesn't suit my "persona" but I can wear her at home, especially in bed. Cuddly delicate deliciousness. I'll bet my man will enjoy snuggling with me wearing this. ;)

@advabart
I have both and they smell exactly the same! I'm also wondering about the BIG difference of the notes as you! Hmmmm
Anyhow, Guimauve IS Mi Fa - lovely scent, one of my faves!

How come Guimauve is the same perfume as Mi Fa?
The note pyramid is totally different!
Has anybody tested them both?

This house has definitely got their goumandes collection right! This is pure sweet marshmallow, cotton candy-ish with a light dusting of superfine powder, just like real marshmallows. They couldn't have made this any more true to the name if they tried. If you're looking for a sweet but not teen scent that smells like marshmallow you need this. The woods and resins surface ever so gently in the mid-base, providing some depth and another interesting facet but not detracting at all from the sweet beauty. Love it.

I read on Reminiscense homepage and if I got it right so is this perfume Mi Fa but with the name Guimauve instead.

I have tried this one, I was at first sceptical because of the name ( Guimauve is the French for Marshmallow)
But it was NOT the immature perfume I was expecting ! Definitely not ! Yes, it is sweet , but it is very complex and interresting !
BTW I believe this scent is "MiFa" , with just a different name , am I right ? O_o Confusing ...