Hello my gourmand lovers! If you’re looking for fragrances with that yummy and mouthwatering scent that will possibly make you hungry, then this post is for you :-). I’m going to review a gorgeous fragrance called A La Carte No.6 by the German niche house: Leng Ling Munich.
I discovered this great house last year in Germany while strolling the cozy cobblestone streets in Munich. I remember it was late at night and since aesthetics is something I care for, I was immediately drawn to this perfume shop (see picture below). The aesthetics alone captivated me so much that the next morning I was there to do my favorite thing in the world: fragrance sniffing and testing!
I’ve spend quite some time testing their beautiful creations. The concept behind according to the house is that “only when we achieve balance, we achieve a feeling of perfection”. Leng and Ling are two different energies that complement each other like the Yin and Yan, and let me tell you that their fragrances are exquisitely well balanced and smell like nothing I’ve ever smelled before. They’re very unique, made with very high quality ingredients, and no matter which one you choose you can’t go wrong. I have several fragrances from the house and each one is very unique.
A La Carte N0.6 is a gourmand perfume, no doubt, but it’s gourmand in a unique way. This is what I’d call “A gourmand fragrance for adults”. I hear all the time that many people dislike gourmand fragrances because they smell too “teenie”, too sugary, or “Barbie-like; well I’m here to tell you this is not the case; this is a grownup gourmand scent, extremely elegant and luxurious; vibes we certainly don’t get from the typical gourmand mainstream fragrances. I always say that it takes a master perfumer to create a gourmand perfume that smell luxurious at the same time since the line between yummy and cheap-smelling can be very thin, however, this fragrance has been masterfully blended to perfection, and it’s suitable for those gourmand lovers that don’t like the typical tooth-achingly sweet fragrances we find in the market.
This gorgeous fragrance opens pretty sweet although not sickly sweet, and spicy, with a very present styrax that gives the fragrance not only sweetness but also a slight floral and clean balsamic scent, however, after 10-15 minutes the transition begins and you’ll start getting more of the gourmand notes in the base with a very present vanilla, toffee, and a strong nutty accord from the pistachio and the heliotrope notes. In my opinion the dry down is where the magic happens.
FRAGRANCE PROFILE
1. The Notes
LENG-Note
This is what the house calls “Fatal Oud” and the notes are Oud, Australian sandalwood, styrax, and olibanum.
LING-Note
This is what the house calls “Sugary Delicacies”, here’s where we get the gourmand side of the fragrance and consist of pistachio, toffee, pink pepper, vanilla, heliotrope.
2. Wearability
This is a fragrance that performs better under cold weather conditions, however, during the summer, the gourmand notes truly blossom so I can say that is an all year-round type of scent, a crowd-pleaser, and a compliment-getter. It’s a great perfume for any occasion, but I’d wear it on more formal occasions, day or night.
In my opinion, this is 100% a unisex fragrance although it leans more feminine.
3. Performance
Performance is great, sillage is above average, you’ll definitely leave a very subtle and sheer trail that will follow you every step of the way. It lasts about 6 hours on my skin and it projects beautifully in the first two hours.
If you want to learn more about this amazing German niche house, click here (Not sponsored. I bought the fragrance myself and these are my own opinions).
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