Almond perfume suggestions

[musicmum75]

Can anyone recommend any nice almond-y perfumes please? I have fallen in love with Tardes by Carner which is rose and almond and am wondering what else is out there.

I usually prefer niche perfume brands but I'm off on holiday so something I can get from the Duty Free would be good.

[musicmum75]

Any suggestions anyone?

[WhoTheFuckIsSimon]

Dior hypnotic poison is almondy.

[Loyly]

Mandorlo di Sicilia from Acqua di Parma's Blu Mediterraneo range. It's almond, orange, vanilla, coffee and a little white musk. It's a beauty, my absolute favourite almond.

Like WhoThe said, Dior Hypnotic Poison is another good one (it's rounder with a play-doh note to it).

Guerlain Champs-Elysees and Yves Saint Laurent Cinema are lighter on the almond but very nice.

[hollinhurst84]

Laura mercier almond and coconut is nice

[MagicalRealist]

Elie Saab l'eau couture has green almond notes. It's gorgeous.

[SuckingEggs]

Serge Lutens Louve

[musicmum75]

Thanks everyone. I'm going to check out all of those.

[PaulDacreCuntyMcCuntFace]

Kenzo 'Amour' is very almondy - I love it. Buy the parfum rather than the EDT though as it is worth the extra money, as the scent lasts on the skin so much longer.

[Sixpencenonethericher]

I second Ellie Saab its lush I bought it after reading this thread

[ihatethecold]

Watching with interest

[musicmum75]

Thanks for the extra recommendations. The only one I have been able to sample so far is the Elie Saab one. It is indeed lovely. I may need to buy a bottle!

[Sixpencenonethericher]

It is isn't it I can't stop sniffing it

[PinkissimoAndPearls]

Did you buy anything music?

After this thread, I tried a tester of Kenzo Amour in Boots and loved it. I could still smell it on the tester strip three days later, and it lasted a long time on my skin too. I'm going to save up for it, the Boots staff member said it's usually on offer.

I ordered a small sample/decant of the Ellie Saab from EBay and didn't like it, given the replies here I'm wondering if it was a dodgy sample. It was very faint, I could hardly smell it, and it didn't smell as "warm" as the Kenzo. Maybe it had been stored incorrectly.

I would just love a perfume that smelt of marzipan, basically

[Patapouf]

Chantecaille Frangipane is very almondy.

[leedy]

Seconding the Aqua di Parma Mandorlo, it's yummy. L'Artisan Parfumeur Jour de Fete is also almond-y (it actually smells quite like cake, and yet I like it, which is weird as I am not normally a fan of food-y scents).

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Burberry Brit

[musicmum75]

Thank you for the Jour de Fete recommendation :-) I managed to find a bottle in eBay! It's lovely!

[teta]

Aveeno 's moisturising creamy oil is very Almondy and a good base for perfumes as its made with Almond oil.

[niminypiminy]

Pinkissimo if you want a perfume that smells of marzipan you have to sample Caron Farnesiana. It's like sitting in a Roman cafe with a vase of mimosa on the table eating a slice of battenburg cake. One of my all-time favourites.

[FrustratedFrugal]

You bought a lovely one but just two more -
What We Do in Paris Is Secret from A Lab on Fire
Luctor et Emergo, People of the Labyrinth

And Niminypiminy's description of Farnesiana is totally accurate.

[musicmum75]

oh! so many lovely ideas to try!! Thank you all :-)

[PinkissimoAndPearls]

Niminy I'm so sorry to ignore you, this dropped off TIO! That perfume looks wonderful, a lot little out of my price range but I will try and lay my hands on a sample!

The reviews have reminded me that as a teenager, I used to wear vanilla essence on my skin as perfume