I recently bought this perfume since I started building up my collection of ME perfumes and dupes. Now, I’m not sure if this is a dupe for a different perfume but, this is one of the prettiest, airy yet heavy, dessert like sweetness from a perfume I own. I usually don’t like saffron in perfume because it comes across soapy to my nose but no soapy smell here at all! I wasn’t expecting much, I got it for almost half off so I figured I would take a shot and if I didn’t like it then I would gift it to someone else.Right off the bat it smelled like vanilla and tonka bean mixed with a pastry scent. It was pure gourmand and bakery goodness. There’s obviously spice in it and it blends beautifully with the sweetness of the scent.I LOVE gourmand perfume, it’s my all time favorite go to perfume, granted I grew up wearing RL blue and Ralph by RL. I could not be more of a fresh perfume girl growing up.When this claimed to be like a French bakery I knew one day I would have to try it and now I can’t wait to buy another bottle next month during Black Friday.I smell a sweet vanilla pastry with a creamy apple filling/ not too much apple. This is not an apple fragrance but a blend of every single note that is described. This scent is yummy and it blew me away! If you love gourmand scents and you want to smell like a pastry you need to try this perfume. It’s different than any other gourmand perfume I’ve ever tried. This scent lasts all day on my clothes and about 6+ hours on my skin! It projects from one room to another. I went to my room to grab socks and my hubby went in there 2 hours later and asked what I was baking. I started laughing and said that it was my perfume.He had a difficult time not taking a bite out of my arm 😂He loves vanilla scents on me but he said this was the sexiest one he’s smelled on me lately. Even beating out my Kilian and T.F. scents I own. For under $30 it’s beyond worth it!! Please if you like gourmand, sweet, bakery but not butter then PLEASE try this!The quality is better than my expensive perfumes and it was less than a tenth of my lost cherry perfume, it’s crazy!So, in summation, if you’re on the fence like I’ve been, just try it! I paid for this myself and it’s my honest opinion.I’ve been trying out my options when it comes to layering this scent, I tried spicier scents and wow it was great! I also tried other gourmands and it really stands out from any other scent, it’s so complementary. I went to a family outing over the weekend and everyone said how sweet and pretty I smell. When I told them what it was 3 of the women bought it on site. I could see anyone wear this too. I believe that anyone can wear anything if they like it. Best sprays and amazing bottle with the heaviest cap. Love the felt on the bottle!💙