The opening is both intense and delicious – something is baking and it is very sweet, but also wholesome and satisfying, like gingerbread or graham crackers. A drizzle of dark honey and spice lead us to the roasted hazelnuts – deep, rich and mouth-watering, with that deliriously yummy balance of savory and sweet that makes caramelized nuts so impossible to resist. Then smooth sandalwood and sultry cedar come into play, with a boozy, fruity mulled wine sweetness thrumming underneath and we move out of the realm of desserts and into the land of seduction. Luxurious and warm, as this mellows, it settles into a soft, wood-centered scent, although the wood in this case is unusually delicious. The edible components are still there – the marshmallow sweetness of heliotrope and the richness of the roasted hazelnuts meld in the most amazing way – but they do not dominate. They all blend into a velvety harmonious whole, as one would expect from Pierre Guillaume. Nobody does gourmand scents better, and with Praline de Santal, he has created a stunner.

Praline de Santal Fragrance Notes

Sandalwood, heliotrope, hazelnut, Virginian cedar, cashmeran

Praline de Santal Sizes Available:

50ml

$125

0.7ml sample

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Here's what other people are saying about Praline de Santal...

So disappointed with this one. The description hits all the marks for my perfect winter perfume... but the product does not deliver. To my skin and nose, heliotrope is the most prominent note. A little floral, powdery, and a bit nutty. Not really a gourmand as described. I love woody scents in the drydown... but there is no detectable cedar here. It's not unpleasant, just not as described.

By Shari - Comms Specialist from Whistler on 8/30/2024

I would describe this scent as comfortingly warm. Very gourmand, it has a subtlety that someone else will most notice when they come in close. The description of the scent above is quite accurate, there is a quality of warm, hazlenutty cookie on my skin. I'll be experimenting with tiny amounts of brighter tones to layer with it in the summer, and I think a lot of bright florals have potential to create an amazing and interesting essence when I do.

By Kanjiru - Self Employed from Oakland on 2/24/2024

Pretzel perfume, yay! This is a lot of fun, but I consider it a novelty, certainly not something I'd pay $125 for. But it's tempting in its own way -- like a sweet Bavarian pretzel.

By Brigette - writer from L.A. on 9/26/2014

Sandlewood candy. Nice, even-tempered. Just not for me.

By J. Larry - Oncology Nurse from Mission Viejo on 2/21/2014

At the end of the day, this ended up smelling like stale beer on me. Thank goodness for samplers.

By Anonymous - from New York on 5/2/2012

I had hoped to love this, and though better than many other gourmands I've smelled lately, this one is still just "okay" for me. I cannot quite pinpoint what it is, but there was something ever so slightly off in this one. I did enjoy the hints of hazelnut, and found that to be the most captivating note in the perfume. At the end of the day, though, this ended up drying down into something I felt was a little to matronly for me. OK as a sample, but probably won't purchase a bottle.

By Jillian on 5/2/2012

Warm, buttery, bread-like gourmand. This is the cousin of Jeux de Peau, maybe with 0.00001% less floral notes.

By Anonymous on 7/13/2011

The notes description of 4 ingredients was spot on. I did not smell anything else described in the editorial description except heliotrope, a touch of Australian sandalwood and small hint of hazelnut and a lot of cashmeran. This is a pleasant, very powdery cashmeran floral. Not what i was looking for but if you like cashmeran scents, give it a try.

By Anonymous - from Portland on 5/22/2011

wonderful. caramel, hazelnut, creamy dessert..love it

By Anonymous - professor from midwest on 5/18/2011

to me it stands at the same category as Lostmarch "Lann-Ael" and "Jeux de Peau" by Serge Lutens... wasn't impressed with a lasting power tho...

By tally - from papillion on 4/13/2011

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