Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande

Escapade Gourmande by Maison Mataha is a Amber Vanilla fragrance  launched in 2020. The nose behind this fragrance is Vincent Ricord. Notes: Black Sugar;  Vanilla, Tonka Bean,  Benzoin & Musk.

Escapade Gourmande is the vanilla fragrance we've be craving. Swirls of vanilla meet cubes of black sugar and dark, warm tonka bean for a mouthwatering treat we can't get enough of.  A most gourmand fragrance that is reminiscent of the creme brulee of our childhood. Appetizing, seductive and enveloping for an infinitely intoxicating hold.

REVIEWS

Fragrantica - OMG this smells soooo good! Deliciously edible! I can see why the samples had sold out at Luckyscent and The Scent Room. Smells much better than Pink Sugar. It's like caramel and vanilla had a baby and it won the genetic lottery. I can't wait to get a full bottle of this yummy delight!

Fragrantica - This is the love child of tihota and pink sugar

Fragrantica - ... It does smell like sugar/brown sugar. I also get coffee? Not the drink, but like a coffee vanilla muffin with brown sugar sprinkled on top. This is something you can bite into. Very natural smelling imo. I see why gourmand is in the name.

Fragrantica - I instantly loved it. It is a really delightful brown sugar fragrance mixed with a creamy, classy vanilla. I also pick up some nuttiness. I sprayed some on, and then maybe a couple of hours later I ended up taking a shower. Even after the shower, I could still smell it on my arms. After the shower, which was about 1:30 or 2:00 in the afternoon, I sprayed some more on. One spray on each arm and one on my neck. It is now almost 10:00 p.m., and I can still smell it on myself decently.  This was a blind buy for me, and I'm very pleased with it. If you like vanilla, it's definitely a good purchase.

Fragrantica - This smells like a brown sugar cupcake or cookie that has been left in the oven a tad bit too long so the edges have caramelized slightly.Yummy vanilla gourmand! 

Fragrantica - So, I really do love this one and it doesn't smell like a cheap vanilla. It's well made and quite simple, yet delicious. Here's what I get:  Brown sugar buttercream frosting
Something boozy, I was say a very sweet vanilla rum. More like rum ice cubes in a frozen glass cup of ice vanilla bean slushy. Tonka gives the vanilla and 3 dimensional quality, and it's almost a nutty-like aroma. Meaning it's not just a flat vanilla, there's depth to it, like you can bite into it.  Imagine crushed walnut covered in brown sugar, and maybe a touch of coconut flakes (without it being a coconut scent).   The benzoin note in here is what I think that's making the fragrance divine. The benzoin in here is like a nectar. It's very warm, sweet, caramelic and delicately roasted.
This is incredibly yummy and I'm super impressed! Again, it smells like very high quality French vanilla buttercream cake.