Chile, I have backup bottles of both of these fragrances. They are some of the best layering vanillas I've ever smelled. It really goes to show that fragrances smell differently on different people. You have to try these things for yourself.
I love this scent! I do not get anything bad from it. ppl also dont realize that even if you wash a prior fragrance off thru bathing, scents stay imbedded in the skin for 72 hours with your chemistry , so when you try a newer scent , it could smell off because your skin is still getting notes from the prior scent imbedded from your chemistry, so it takes a few days for your chemistry to clear . Also , if you drink alcohol , smoke , food you eat , hormone cycle changes and or take medications all affect how a fragrance can smell on your body.
The internet girlies be hyping up everything and it NEVER lives up to the hype. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought samples and was underwhelmed.
Same here. I bought some samples but many full sized fragrances and was more than underwhelmed but downright upset. It was no one’s fault but mine, VERY expensive lesson learned!😢
I usually feel this way, but Escapade Gourmande lived up to the hype for me. It makes me smell edible and delicious, but it's also airy enough to wear to bed.
I'm so glad to have found this review and that I'm not alone. I bought both too due to the hype. Fortunately, I was able to sell Bianco Latte to someone else who may appreciate it.
It's so amazing how these fragrances read different to our noses and skin. And i get not jumping on the hype train because of these factors. BL didn't read vanilla car tree on me, but longevity, and sillage were on point and read burnt sugar and vanilla all the way through. One of the best blind buys that gets me compliments when I wear her.😊
I agree with escapade Gourmande I just got marzipan vibes for hours. After about 6 or 7 hours I got a slight vanilla vibe. I love bianco latte, it smells like a whipped vanilla cream with a hint of smokey marshmallow and a slight touch of coconut. I find it sits beautifully on my skin. I bought bianco latte rather than escapade Gourmande because it sat better for me. Thewles for the review ❤
I totally had the same experience with Bianca latte! I sprayed a few times and was shocked! It was so synthetic. I could not believe this was so hyped. Took about 30 minutes to have it GONE!
I was underwhelmed when I first got Escapade Gourmande. Like you, felt it was very linear and something was off about it. But one day it suddenly started smelling delicious and magical 🥰 I love layering it with Oriana
This happened to me..... I put it on Mercari and all cause that Tonka bean came out TART and the Alcohol was overwhelming.... my friend told me dont sell it just wait. I smelled it like 4 days later and I was shocked.... whew...... THIS IS A EAT ME FRAGRANCE.... WHEW..... LIKE..... I KEPT WANTING TO LICK ME LOLOLOLOLOLOL...
Goes to show that fragrances really are personal and subjective. I’m sorry they didn’t work out for you, but I don’t smell a whiff of coconut or air freshener in Bianco Latte and personally for me, it’s the best vanilla gourmand I’ve ever smelled. As for Escapade Gourmande, I don’t smell the play dough at all. Both of them were my favorite purchases of 2023. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on these perfumes nonetheless because I was interested in what you thought of them.
Thanks for the layering combos!! Will definitely try. I love Minnie Mouse and EG together!!! I’ve tried my Bianco latte dupe and Tribeca and it’s amazingggg.
thank you for saying this about escapade bc I got a small sample of it and wasn't impressed at all. the vanilla I was impressed by was tihota indult. howeverrr..... my Bianco latte is my girl and has gotten me the most compliments of all time. id wear it out more bc people seem to adore it
but I agree with you on the nest Madagascar vanilla being too coconutty. I dont like it much either. it smells nice but Its not my type of vanilla. I personally dont get that with Bianco latte though. if anything, it reminds me of commodity's milk. its that synthetic lactonic vibe I get. but it really depends on your perception with Bianco I think. because other times I get crystallized sugar, others I get cinnamon, others I get milk, and others I get the caramel honey. I havent gotten coconut yet though
its crazy that the best pure vanilla thats within price range has been victorias secret bare vanilla. like why is it better than escapade gourmand at like 1/100 the price lol
B&BW Cozy Sunday Morning and their new Aroma fragrance called Calm Haven smells very similar to Escapade Gourmand. I layer those together and I can appreciate that scent bubble.
omg i found this video because I was just so confused for Bianco latte!!! Everyone on youtube just loves it so you're the first person I find who had the exact same experience (car freshener, synthetic feeling..). The scent makes me sick, it's just too too sweet for my nose and I'm baffled that there's so much hype. Im so glad I found you because I know because of this I can trust your nose 😂😂😂😂
I got a sample of Bianco Latte, and I wasn't thrilled with it when it first came. I took it out a few months later, and it's amazing. It smells like straight up caramel to me. Can't wait to get a full bottle.
You should hear my brother talk about Bianco Latte. He said it smelled like Angel Pee. I wasn’t impressed with Bianco Latte at first but fast forward a month later….OMG💜
For anybody who has yet to try Bianco Latte, please don't get sucked into the hype, packaging and weird descriptions of it being a milky caramel magic elixir. What you're going to encounter is one of two things: 1) that weird plastic doll's head smell or 2), a coumarin and honey festival. So basically a musky base mixed with that type of synthetic vanilla that smells like a fusty dusty Little Tree that you find under the front seat of the car whilst valeting one rare Sunday and on top of that, a steaming damp haybale in the summer sun, drying out after someone has broken an enormous jar of honey over it; it's drying in the warm afternoon sun. Coumarin is a lactonic (a word people seem to think means 'milky' but doesn't.) Coumarin also has a slight almondy-tonka beany vibe to it. So if someone is hunting for the haybale'n'honey fragrance with no notes added as distracting olfactory tinsel, then the monstrously overrated Bianco Latte would be their holy grail. The final dry down is really quite lovely though...nice and solid once it morphs into a marshmallow smell, although frustratingly it lives very close to the skin at that stage. I worry about how susceptible people are to marketing campaigns. If you put any fragrance into a plain mason jar with no name, no imagery-- nothing at all-- and gave it to people to smell, boy oh boy would we see a revolution in the world of psychology, marketing and fragrance. People see what they're guided to see and they smell what they're shown to smell.
I felt the same way about bianco latte. I ended up selling my bottle. I tried Celeste, Bianco’s little sister.. ooooffff… she is sooo much better!! 👏🏼👏🏼 she is my fairy juice 🧚♀️🧚♀️ if you enjoy violets, raspberry and vanilla! You will LOVE Celeste 💜
ChiChi, you are my sister frfr, 😂 I got Coconut 🥥 in the dry down too for Bianco Latte. I got Maple syrup vibes from Escapade Gourmand originally, I was 😡 hot because I blind bought it. I had to let it sit for a year to get creme brûlée on my skin. I would say let it macerate ChiChi.
Ahh, thanks for your review! I’ve not been completely sold on these yet - this tells me to leave it alone lol I will say though, a truuuuuly delicious gourmand I’ve just tried is the New Notes Caramelo Vanilla. Starts off like burnt sugar kind of, and the dry down is ridiculous - creamy, sweet caramel. Try a sample set!
Hey boo!! Ahhh not a car freshener!!! But I can see that! Lately I have started to hear more and more people be unimpressed with Bianco Latte. I knew it was time to get it off my list lol. And I tried Escapade Gourmande in the store and didn't find that too interesting either. It smells like a lot of other vanillas, though it was pretty! I will give it to them-- the cap is cute lol.
I got Bianco Latte and tossed her to the side... Sweet perfume, ok. Then the girls went crazy and I had to revisit. I already her a bit when I need some sugar! Escapade Gourmand, I got a decant and was like umm no, not for $300. Light, airy vanilla. I got Genre's version and I'm in love. It has a bit more density. I might have to pull it out today. Thanks for sharing🥰
I just got a sample of Bianco Latte from Scent Split and it was a love at first sniff for me. Just got a larger decent on the way along with Escapade Gourmand which I have never smelled before but I;'m praying i love it just as much as Bianco Latte.
I feel so seen with Bianco Latte! I know that fragrances don't work on everyone but I wanted to love this so much! I was so confused when I smelled it. Very synthetic smelling on me. After about 1 hour, I smelled something interesting somewhere in the background, but the synthetic smell was so pronounced and off-putting. I felt rejected. WHY DOESN'T THIS PERFUME LIKE ME?!? I haven't tried Escapade Gourmande yet, but it's on my list to try.
Oriana is so long lasting on me. These combos sound amazing!! I’m going to Oriana, Devotion, and Princess. I didn’t like Yum Pistachio at first but man she is so amazing now. I hope they both end up working out for you. This was a fun video.💜
Sampled them both and went with bianco latte, although i do like escapade gourmand as well. BL layers beautifully with Tres chere Misenzir, literal yummy goodness. Have never gotten more compliments❤ Other combos I've tried with BL are black opium la parfum, or versace crystal noir. It softens them up alittle in my opinion 😊
I just came across You're Channel I'm going to subscribe.You were the first About the Dupe perfumes. Because I was gonna go purchase some of them but the car Freshner. had me rolling. They go to post so I'm gonna go back and listen to the rest of to do, but you really have a great personality.l one just killed me. And you have a great personality and I trust you. Unlike some other Channels rave about the alt.And they're saying that $300.It's only $60.Well $,60.Is lot of money. If I wanted to spend $60 on a bottle of perfume and it ends up smelling my car air fresher I would not be happy. You have a great personality. I was cracking up.
I sprayed Bianco Latte near my computer almost two months ago. Ev-er-y time I open my computer I smell Bianco Latte. I’ve been wanting to buy Escapade Gourmand but I’ve been afraid to blind buy it. Something in my mind won’t let me pay the price.
I need to pull out my sample of Bianco Latte but I have tried Profumum Roma Gioiosa which I love and people have said is a more well done version of BL (not synthetic smelling). I did sample Escapade Gourmand and it was ok but not worth the price for me. On a brighter note, you’re almost at 10K subscribers so you can pick up that Guerlain SDV which you know is good and you love.
First off you’re almost at 10k yaaassss. OMG I love Escapade especially with Angel Share Bay-Bee🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 when I layer it with Minnie Mouse it’s on and popping lol. I’ve had Bianca Latte on my radar for about 6 months but it was always sold out which is how I ended up getting Escapade instead. You have car freshener living in my head rent free now lol
Car freshener? Oh no 🤣😂😂😂. I still need to get my hands on it. I got the dapper version of escapade gourmand and I loved it, it was beautiful, I have been getting lots of compliments. But it’s definitely overhyped, although very beautiful. I’m gonna need to get a decant of Bianco
I was also picking up coconut and when I asked people around me, my daughter also told me "you smell like coconut". It also had this sort of powdery tonka bean thing that I don't particularly like. Otherwise I really enjoyed Bianco Latte but I did end up letting it go.
I totally agree, Bianco Latte isn’t a groundbreaking fragrance for me either. I’ve got a bottle because I do love the smell and the longevity and it’s a great layering fragrance. Sometimes I’m in the mood to smell straight up vanilla gourmand so it’s perfect for that. But it’s like you say - just a vanilla after all 💁♀️
Toootally agree!!! I find them ok, but not worth all the hype. There are better vanillas out for sure! Tihota is my fave, but also love Vani Charnel, Vanextasy and Cotton Vanilla (warning: this DOES have a coconut feel)
ChiChi I appreciate your reviews 😊. I myself wasn't interested in either but your layering combos sound intriguing. I need to get my nose on Escapade Gourmande. Bianco Latte still sounds like a no for me😂. I've been struggling with a lot of the hyped fragrances.
Girl, I let KAYALI V28 sit for a year as well and this winter my juice was dark and lovely, she is now on her last leg. I sprayed like there was no tomorrow.
Just found you on a Bianco Latte search and glad I heard your review. I was debating on this one. If I'm going for this type of scent at all.. I'll go for the Eclaire dupe and save some money to see if I'm into it. Thanks!
Your skin PH plays a big role. My sister wears delina and smells really good on her but on me omg …horrible! The same way patchouli smells like dirt on some ppl I don’t have a problem with it. Now I stay away from Lilly of the valley , it makes my skin smells dirty .
I'm a little bit confused.I'm reading the comments and quite a few of people said they really like the dupes. You have such a great perfinality.I was laughing through the whole video
I'm so happy that I saw this video, bc I thought 'Is my nose broken?' I didn't get any of what the reviewers said. On both of them. I got the 5ml sample bc I thought I would love it too. Thank God I'm a firm believer of sampling b4 I buy. There're nice but nothing mind-blowing for me. Thanks for your honest review.
Congratulations on 10K 🎉 I know myself well enough to know that these are overhyped and to wait to sample before purchasing a full bottle. Thanks for the thorough review!
That is the beauty of fragrance....it is subjective even to our own nose. We can not like it when sprayed initially but....once it mixes with your body chemistry what actually projects will be something different which unfortunately our noses may not pick up on but others will. Sometimes a fragrance also needs to sit and macerate so those notes over time will change and our nose will smell something different altogether...it's amazing. I hated chemistry yet the science of fragrance is nothing but chemistry ❤. I say all this to say that is the beauty of this passion I have for fragrance and perfume. The possibilities are endless so I will never get enough 😊
Same here 😂 when i first spritz the BL i was like.. uhmm girl did you break your nose? Why ain’t you smelling heavenly creme brulee lol idk but she does look pretty in my collection. Will wait for the next fall
Bianco latte is SO synthetic. I got a chocolate smell or a vanilla candle from home goods/target vibe. I’ll come back from my review of escapade gourmande, it’s coming tomorrow
Chi chi, you’re really not playing when you said it smells like a car freshener. It really does for me too. My friends and daughter thought I was crazy. I gave mine to girl so she can have it as a back up. I hate anything that reminds me of a car, house, bathroom freshener.
Omg I am so happy I’m not the only one. I sampled both of them and I was like ummm no lol. Not worth the hype. With Escapade gourmand I was like this smells similar and then I figured it out. It literally smells like Dior hypnotic poison. I did a comparison and EG has a little bit more vanilla and Dior has a little bit of chocolate, but literally 95% the same. Not worth the price. IMO.
I’m glad you did this cuz I was about to get escapade. Somehow I couldn’t bring myself to getting it. I’m not buying these perfumes like that. Too much money spent. I got like over 120 bottles with half blind buys. No more. ❤ u chichi
I bought the bianco latte because its been everywhere but when I tried a sample of it in the bottle it smelt so nice of caramel only when I sprayed it I got this fake vanilla scent and it dried down to be a burnt tyre smell.
Great layering combos! Question for you - when you layer with BR540, do you use it first or do you use BR540 as a topper? I keep hearing people say BR540 layers with everything, but I’m not sure how to use it.
I'm cracking up!! because I know that play-do scent in vanilla you're referring to ...😂 I did'nt grab either of them, the reviews weren't doing it for me.
I didn't get "creme brulee" with EG either and I also thought it was a bit linear. I'm glad I only did a travel size..couldn't justify the big bottle, but I would imagine it's nice to layer😏✌🏾
Finally someone saying this. When i tried bianco latte i was like "what are people raving about? It smells synthetic. Smells like ikea vanilla candle" totally not worth it in my opinion. I let this sit for 2 months and it still smells the same.
Omg thank you for your honesty! This happens to me all of the time with hyped scents😩 the worst was Mon Guerlain Intense. Idk if I have a bad bottle, but it smells very synthetic and plain at the same time
Show me how to like ur comment 345 billion times😢! I dont know what it is either with that MG Intense😂😂😂. I keep it for the shock factor and the reminder NOT TO BLIND BUY. I dont listen all the time...BUT sometimes I do...
Hey Sunday beautiful. I just commented on an old video of yours (Silk Santal😕) anyway thank you for sharing this video. I’ve been interested in more middle eastern fragrances and lately the caramel scent has my attention. Thank you for sharing
I just found your channel! I don’t have a large collection. I have 30 bottles at the moment. Mostly designer. Niche perfume is a big hit or miss with me. I think people are taken in by the elaborate packaging and huge price tag. So many samples, from luckyscent have ended up in the trash can.
Saw this video pop up and I went to go make my coffee ☕️ and get settled in! Somehow I bought 2 bottles of Bianco latte instead of 1 so I am not getting Escapade Gourmande 😂 luckily I enjoy Bianco latte so I’m just here staying in my BL lane and not looking anywhere else lol
@@LavishlyChiChi we all make mistakes Chi! Okay fr though one was back ordered and the other one was on mad sale. Tell me why they both arrived the same day.
I was not impressed with Bianco Latte either. I fell for the hype of Escapade Gourmande and blind bought it but was not impressed with it either. Can you do a video on all of your beautiful hair. I need details. My teen son has a crush on you. When he hears your voice he will come and watch your video. 🤣
OMG CHI CHI!! I was waiting for you to talk about this one. I am so glad I got a sample of Bianco Latte because I remember almost getting a full bottle based on all the reviews, and girl am I glad I didn't. When I sprayed it on paper, I was like it smells like a stink bug with a hint of vanilla. Hated it. On skin it's okay but I am not a fan and don't understand it.
Bianco Latte feels the same for me..its very mid...nothing to write home about bath & body works brownsugar vanilla hit better than it to me but to each their own...however Escapade Gourmand is delicious...it's definitely more french vanilla creamer than creme brulee to me but it's amazing in my noise...arguably sometimes too sweet but still amazing to smell
I picked up a sample of Bianco Latte and they sent me some of the body cream as well, I think it's OK ,incredible performance but I bought a fb of Van Exctasyx from Lorenzo Pazzaglia and really love that one , it has florals and oud which I feel gives it something a little different .... I'm sorry these blind buys didn't work out for you
I can’t agree more to this perfume!! Everytime I spray it, it chokes me out. Waste of $150, people overhype nonsense like Delina 😂Another dip in my bank account
😂 I’ve tried all these layering combos except the HOS & yessssss ma’am! They’re all good. I was highly disappointed with Bianco Latte & EG at first but my BL bottle is almost empty now 😬 & Escapade has a little dent
Initial spray of Bianco latte was nice but after 30 mins I got spoiled milk and cream. Wanted to like it so bad. Now ive used it to sweet up some of my other fragrances and it worked nicely. Layered on top of Initio Absolute aphrodisiac was very nice.
Whew chile...Bianco Latte getting stomped😂😂😂 i dont have it yet but i did make a comment about wondering about a layering combo with Passion de l'Amour which I do have...so try that. Thought the caramel in both, might shimmy well together...Somebody responded to the comment and said she tried it and it was so good...
@@LavishlyChiChi dang🤣that oud is as smooth as Delina Exclusif...and on my skin, the caramel jumps out like it's owed money...however, different noses and different skintssss...so its ok. We still love u...😜
I bought both bottles in December 2023, just like you did. Unfortunately, I wasn't impressed with them. I felt that Escapade Gourmand and Cozy Vanilla Bourbon were in the same scent category and I had purchased them around the same time. I also bought Mahni Cassonade at the same time, and that's the only vanilla fragrance that I instantly loved. With Escapade Gourmand, I had to use almost half the bottle before I started appreciating it, but by then, my 12-year-old granddaughter had already grown fond of it. So, I ended up giving it to her. As for BL, I tend to go nose-blind to it within an hour or so, but the fragrance lasts on my clothes for a very long time.
Chile, I have backup bottles of both of these fragrances. They are some of the best layering vanillas I've ever smelled. It really goes to show that fragrances smell differently on different people. You have to try these things for yourself.
I agree. I love them both with back up bottles and layer to high heavens with these two. I love how they smell on me! ❤
I'm glad you're enjoying them. I'm hoping it gets better but I don't foresee wearing them on their own
I wish I felt that way
@@LavishlyChiChi is it possible your bottles need to macerate?
I love this scent! I do not get anything bad from it. ppl also dont realize that even if you wash a prior fragrance off thru bathing, scents stay imbedded in the skin for 72 hours with your chemistry , so when you try a newer scent , it could smell off because your skin is still getting notes from the prior scent imbedded from your chemistry, so it takes a few days for your chemistry to clear . Also , if you drink alcohol , smoke , food you eat , hormone cycle changes and or take medications all affect how a fragrance can smell on your body.
I thought Bianco latte wasn’t that special at first but it’s my absolute favorite perfume now
The internet girlies be hyping up everything and it NEVER lives up to the hype. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought samples and was underwhelmed.
Same here. I bought some samples but many full sized fragrances and was more than underwhelmed but downright upset. It was no one’s fault but mine, VERY expensive lesson learned!😢
I usually feel this way, but Escapade Gourmande lived up to the hype for me. It makes me smell edible and delicious, but it's also airy enough to wear to bed.
Yes. I thought I was the only one not impressed by Bianco Latte. I thought it might have just been my small sample.
You are not alone
I too feel the same way about bianco latte as I do Delina. I got got on frag reviews and it failed.
I'm so glad to have found this review and that I'm not alone. I bought both too due to the hype. Fortunately, I was able to sell Bianco Latte to someone else who may appreciate it.
Same for me, re Bianco Latte… It was vanilla but I wasn’t over the moon.
It's so amazing how these fragrances read different to our noses and skin. And i get not jumping on the hype train because of these factors. BL didn't read vanilla car tree on me, but longevity, and sillage were on point and read burnt sugar and vanilla all the way through. One of the best blind buys that gets me compliments when I wear her.😊
I agree with escapade Gourmande I just got marzipan vibes for hours. After about 6 or 7 hours I got a slight vanilla vibe. I love bianco latte, it smells like a whipped vanilla cream with a hint of smokey marshmallow and a slight touch of coconut. I find it sits beautifully on my skin. I bought bianco latte rather than escapade Gourmande because it sat better for me. Thewles for the review ❤
I would've been cool if I smelled marzipan. I'm glad bianco latte plays nice with you
🤣🤣🤣 I love Bianco Latte. Gurrll I got me a back up bottle. That smell is so delicious to me 🤣🤣🤣
I totally had the same experience with Bianca latte! I sprayed a few times and was shocked! It was so synthetic. I could not believe this was so hyped. Took about 30 minutes to have it GONE!
The synthetic smell is one thing but it didn't last on you either?
B 540 does that to my skin, it smells stale on me but Bianca Latte is fab on me.
It lasted! I meant that I had sold it within 30 minutes!
I was underwhelmed when I first got Escapade Gourmande. Like you, felt it was very linear and something was off about it. But one day it suddenly started smelling delicious and magical 🥰 I love layering it with Oriana
This happened to me..... I put it on Mercari and all cause that Tonka bean came out TART and the Alcohol was overwhelming.... my friend told me dont sell it just wait. I smelled it like 4 days later and I was shocked.... whew...... THIS IS A EAT ME FRAGRANCE.... WHEW..... LIKE..... I KEPT WANTING TO LICK ME LOLOLOLOLOLOL...
I'm gonna let it sit a bit more and hopefully my feelings will change
I need to have that experience
@@LavishlyChiChiplease report back if you change your mind about it
Goes to show that fragrances really are personal and subjective. I’m sorry they didn’t work out for you, but I don’t smell a whiff of coconut or air freshener in Bianco Latte and personally for me, it’s the best vanilla gourmand I’ve ever smelled. As for Escapade Gourmande, I don’t smell the play dough at all. Both of them were my favorite purchases of 2023. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on these perfumes nonetheless because I was interested in what you thought of them.
Let me grab my drink chile cuz this is about to be good 🤣🤣
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You already know lol
Thank you Chi chi ! Glad I did not blind buy Bianco Latte !!😊❤
Definitely not blind buy safe
Thanks for the layering combos!! Will definitely try. I love Minnie Mouse and EG together!!! I’ve tried my Bianco latte dupe and Tribeca and it’s amazingggg.
thank you for saying this about escapade bc I got a small sample of it and wasn't impressed at all. the vanilla I was impressed by was tihota indult. howeverrr..... my Bianco latte is my girl and has gotten me the most compliments of all time. id wear it out more bc people seem to adore it
but I agree with you on the nest Madagascar vanilla being too coconutty. I dont like it much either. it smells nice but Its not my type of vanilla. I personally dont get that with Bianco latte though. if anything, it reminds me of commodity's milk. its that synthetic lactonic vibe I get. but it really depends on your perception with Bianco I think. because other times I get crystallized sugar, others I get cinnamon, others I get milk, and others I get the caramel honey. I havent gotten coconut yet though
its crazy that the best pure vanilla thats within price range has been victorias secret bare vanilla. like why is it better than escapade gourmand at like 1/100 the price lol
I just didn't understand all the commotion about them
B&BW Cozy Sunday Morning and their new Aroma fragrance called Calm Haven smells very similar to Escapade Gourmand. I layer those together and I can appreciate that scent bubble.
omg i found this video because I was just so confused for Bianco latte!!! Everyone on youtube just loves it so you're the first person I find who had the exact same experience (car freshener, synthetic feeling..). The scent makes me sick, it's just too too sweet for my nose and I'm baffled that there's so much hype. Im so glad I found you because I know because of this I can trust your nose 😂😂😂😂
It's ALWAYS the ones you don't mess with that gives you the best longevity 😒😒
I got a sample of Bianco Latte, and I wasn't thrilled with it when it first came. I took it out a few months later, and it's amazing. It smells like straight up caramel to me. Can't wait to get a full bottle.
You should hear my brother talk about Bianco Latte. He said it smelled like Angel Pee. I wasn’t impressed with Bianco Latte at first but fast forward a month later….OMG💜
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Thank you for your honest review
I love me some of that escapade gourmand !! It’s so good !
For anybody who has yet to try Bianco Latte, please don't get sucked into the hype, packaging and weird descriptions of it being a milky caramel magic elixir. What you're going to encounter is one of two things: 1) that weird plastic doll's head smell or 2), a coumarin and honey festival. So basically a musky base mixed with that type of synthetic vanilla that smells like a fusty dusty Little Tree that you find under the front seat of the car whilst valeting one rare Sunday and on top of that, a steaming damp haybale in the summer sun, drying out after someone has broken an enormous jar of honey over it; it's drying in the warm afternoon sun. Coumarin is a lactonic (a word people seem to think means 'milky' but doesn't.) Coumarin also has a slight almondy-tonka beany vibe to it. So if someone is hunting for the haybale'n'honey fragrance with no notes added as distracting olfactory tinsel, then the monstrously overrated Bianco Latte would be their holy grail. The final dry down is really quite lovely though...nice and solid once it morphs into a marshmallow smell, although frustratingly it lives very close to the skin at that stage. I worry about how susceptible people are to marketing campaigns. If you put any fragrance into a plain mason jar with no name, no imagery-- nothing at all-- and gave it to people to smell, boy oh boy would we see a revolution in the world of psychology, marketing and fragrance. People see what they're guided to see and they smell what they're shown to smell.
I appreciate your honesty!
I’m going to have to try Delina and Bianco latte. I have Delina exclusif but that sounds amazing! I will report back. Love this video!
Thank you for this review. Both these perfumes were on my must try list ….and you have saved me from forking out a huge hunk od change
Definitely sample before buying lol
I felt the same way about bianco latte. I ended up selling my bottle. I tried Celeste, Bianco’s little sister.. ooooffff… she is sooo much better!! 👏🏼👏🏼 she is my fairy juice 🧚♀️🧚♀️ if you enjoy violets, raspberry and vanilla! You will LOVE Celeste 💜
ChiChi, you are my sister frfr, 😂 I got Coconut 🥥 in the dry down too for Bianco Latte. I got Maple syrup vibes from Escapade Gourmand originally, I was 😡 hot because I blind bought it. I had to let it sit for a year to get creme brûlée on my skin. I would say let it macerate ChiChi.
That coconut is sharp and loud but I'm gonna let both sit
Ahh, thanks for your review! I’ve not been completely sold on these yet - this tells me to leave it alone lol
I will say though, a truuuuuly delicious gourmand I’ve just tried is the New Notes Caramelo Vanilla.
Starts off like burnt sugar kind of, and the dry down is ridiculous - creamy, sweet caramel.
Try a sample set!
Hey boo!! Ahhh not a car freshener!!! But I can see that! Lately I have started to hear more and more people be unimpressed with Bianco Latte. I knew it was time to get it off my list lol. And I tried Escapade Gourmande in the store and didn't find that too interesting either. It smells like a lot of other vanillas, though it was pretty! I will give it to them-- the cap is cute lol.
I got Bianco Latte and tossed her to the side... Sweet perfume, ok. Then the girls went crazy and I had to revisit. I already her a bit when I need some sugar! Escapade Gourmand, I got a decant and was like umm no, not for $300. Light, airy vanilla. I got Genre's version and I'm in love. It has a bit more density. I might have to pull it out today. Thanks for sharing🥰
Thank you so much for your reviews you just saved me lots of money.
I just got a sample of Bianco Latte from Scent Split and it was a love at first sniff for me. Just got a larger decent on the way along with Escapade Gourmand which I have never smelled before but I;'m praying i love it just as much as Bianco Latte.
Please how do I order from them
LAURA MERCIER CREME BRULÉE IS BAE 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
I need her to bring it back 😭😭😭
I feel so seen with Bianco Latte! I know that fragrances don't work on everyone but I wanted to love this so much! I was so confused when I smelled it. Very synthetic smelling on me. After about 1 hour, I smelled something interesting somewhere in the background, but the synthetic smell was so pronounced and off-putting. I felt rejected. WHY DOESN'T THIS PERFUME LIKE ME?!?
I haven't tried Escapade Gourmande yet, but it's on my list to try.
If only yall saw my face when I first sprayed them I legit looked for lucky scent return policy lol
Thank you for the layering combos I’m gna try princess with bianco latter also angels share and love don’t be shy with bianco latte as well!!!!❤
I had to do the layering combos cuz I'm find away to wear these 😆
I thought I was the ONLY one who had this EXACT same experience with Bianco Latte!!! 😄 Thank you Chi Chi!! ❤
Oriana is so long lasting on me. These combos sound amazing!! I’m going to Oriana, Devotion, and Princess. I didn’t like Yum Pistachio at first but man she is so amazing now. I hope they both end up working out for you. This was a fun video.💜
Sampled them both and went with bianco latte, although i do like escapade gourmand as well.
BL layers beautifully with Tres chere Misenzir, literal yummy goodness. Have never gotten more compliments❤
Other combos I've tried with BL are black opium la parfum, or versace crystal noir. It softens them up alittle in my opinion 😊
Ooo I do have a sample of tres chere so I need to test that out
I just came across You're Channel I'm going to subscribe.You were the first About the Dupe perfumes. Because I was gonna go purchase some of them but the car Freshner. had me rolling. They go to post so I'm gonna go back and listen to the rest of to do, but you really have a great personality.l one just killed me. And you have a great personality and I trust you. Unlike some other Channels rave about the alt.And they're saying that $300.It's only $60.Well $,60.Is lot of money. If I wanted to spend $60 on a bottle of perfume and it ends up smelling my car air fresher I would not be happy. You have a great personality. I was cracking up.
I sprayed Bianco Latte near my computer almost two months ago. Ev-er-y time I open my computer I smell Bianco Latte. I’ve been wanting to buy Escapade Gourmand but I’ve been afraid to blind buy it. Something in my mind won’t let me pay the price.
I wonder if you’d like White Milk from the Dua brand better 🧐
Thank you for your honest review.
I need to pull out my sample of Bianco Latte but I have tried Profumum Roma Gioiosa which I love and people have said is a more well done version of BL (not synthetic smelling). I did sample Escapade Gourmand and it was ok but not worth the price for me. On a brighter note, you’re almost at 10K subscribers so you can pick up that Guerlain SDV which you know is good and you love.
She done say it. Periodddduh!
Return to sender 😆
First off you’re almost at 10k yaaassss. OMG I love Escapade especially with Angel Share Bay-Bee🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 when I layer it with Minnie Mouse it’s on and popping lol. I’ve had Bianca Latte on my radar for about 6 months but it was always sold out which is how I ended up getting Escapade instead. You have car freshener living in my head rent free now lol
Car freshener? Oh no 🤣😂😂😂. I still need to get my hands on it. I got the dapper version of escapade gourmand and I loved it, it was beautiful, I have been getting lots of compliments. But it’s definitely overhyped, although very beautiful. I’m gonna need to get a decant of Bianco
I couldn't believe it's smelled like a car freshener I'd love to hear your opinion on it
I was also picking up coconut and when I asked people around me, my daughter also told me "you smell like coconut". It also had this sort of powdery tonka bean thing that I don't particularly like. Otherwise I really enjoyed Bianco Latte but I did end up letting it go.
I totally agree, Bianco Latte isn’t a groundbreaking fragrance for me either. I’ve got a bottle because I do love the smell and the longevity and it’s a great layering fragrance. Sometimes I’m in the mood to smell straight up vanilla gourmand so it’s perfect for that. But it’s like you say - just a vanilla after all 💁♀️
Toootally agree!!! I find them ok, but not worth all the hype. There are better vanillas out for sure! Tihota is my fave, but also love Vani Charnel, Vanextasy and Cotton Vanilla (warning: this DOES have a coconut feel)
ChiChi I appreciate your reviews 😊. I myself wasn't interested in either but your layering combos sound intriguing. I need to get my nose on Escapade Gourmande. Bianco Latte still sounds like a no for me😂. I've been struggling with a lot of the hyped fragrances.
BDK Gris Chanel and perfume del Marley althair is beautiful together you should try it
Love me an Earl Grey 🩶☕
Girl, I let KAYALI V28 sit for a year as well and this winter my juice was dark and lovely, she is now on her last leg. I sprayed like there was no tomorrow.
I'm letting vanilla 28 get super dark but she'll be ready by fall
Just found you on a Bianco Latte search and glad I heard your review. I was debating on this one. If I'm going for this type of scent at all.. I'll go for the Eclaire dupe and save some money to see if I'm into it. Thanks!
I thought playdough at first too!!! Lmao
But I kept wearing it and I love it now ! Lol
Your skin PH plays a big role. My sister wears delina and smells really good on her but on me omg …horrible! The same way patchouli smells like dirt on some ppl I don’t have a problem with it. Now I stay away from Lilly of the valley , it makes my skin smells dirty .
I'm a little bit confused.I'm reading the comments and quite a few of people said they really like the dupes. You have such a great perfinality.I was laughing through the whole video
I'm so happy that I saw this video, bc I thought 'Is my nose broken?' I didn't get any of what the reviewers said. On both of them. I got the 5ml sample bc I thought I would love it too. Thank God I'm a firm believer of sampling b4 I buy. There're nice but nothing mind-blowing for me. Thanks for your honest review.
Congratulations on 10K 🎉 I know myself well enough to know that these are overhyped and to wait to sample before purchasing a full bottle. Thanks for the thorough review!
That is the beauty of fragrance....it is subjective even to our own nose. We can not like it when sprayed initially but....once it mixes with your body chemistry what actually projects will be something different which unfortunately our noses may not pick up on but others will. Sometimes a fragrance also needs to sit and macerate so those notes over time will change and our nose will smell something different altogether...it's amazing. I hated chemistry yet the science of fragrance is nothing but chemistry ❤. I say all this to say that is the beauty of this passion I have for fragrance and perfume. The possibilities are endless so I will never get enough 😊
Love your honesty
Same here 😂 when i first spritz the BL i was like.. uhmm girl did you break your nose? Why ain’t you smelling heavenly creme brulee lol idk but she does look pretty in my collection. Will wait for the next fall
I really thought someone was playing a joke on me
i also have a hard time with coconut, and i also have a sample of akro bake on the way ;) cant wait to hear ur thoughts
Now akro bake is lemony delight 😊
😂
I was just looking at these two perfumes and came across your video. 😂😂
Bianco latte is SO synthetic. I got a chocolate smell or a vanilla candle from home goods/target vibe. I’ll come back from my review of escapade gourmande, it’s coming tomorrow
Chi chi, you’re really not playing when you said it smells like a car freshener. It really does for me too. My friends and daughter thought I was crazy. I gave mine to girl so she can have it as a back up. I hate anything that reminds me of a car, house, bathroom freshener.
Car freshener was the last thing I was expecting to smell
I’ve been waitingggggg
The wait is over 😆
Omg I am so happy I’m not the only one. I sampled both of them and I was like ummm no lol. Not worth the hype. With Escapade gourmand I was like this smells similar and then I figured it out. It literally smells like Dior hypnotic poison. I did a comparison and EG has a little bit more vanilla and Dior has a little bit of chocolate, but literally 95% the same. Not worth the price. IMO.
I was more impressed with more with Escapade gourmande than bianco latte. Now with your layering tips, i will use them instead of selling them
You have me laughing over here 😂😂
I’m glad you did this cuz I was about to get escapade. Somehow I couldn’t bring myself to getting it.
I’m not buying these perfumes like that. Too much money spent. I got like over 120 bottles with half blind buys. No more.
❤ u chichi
This was a huge blind buy fail but I'm still hoping the longer I sit the more I'll change my mind
Cool.
I bought the bianco latte because its been everywhere but when I tried a sample of it in the bottle it smelt so nice of caramel only when I sprayed it I got this fake vanilla scent and it dried down to be a burnt tyre smell.
I sold my bottle of Escapade Gourmande so fast, it would've made your head spin! 🤣 I never got the creme brûlée that it was supposed to give.
Great layering combos! Question for you - when you layer with BR540, do you use it first or do you use BR540 as a topper? I keep hearing people say BR540 layers with everything, but I’m not sure how to use it.
That escaped Gomand did not blow my socks off either, but I still wanted it in my collection. I don’t have it yet.
I was really confused about the hype 😆
I'm cracking up!! because I know that play-do scent in vanilla you're referring to ...😂
I did'nt grab either of them, the reviews weren't doing it for me.
They were veryyy hyped for reason in my opinion
I didn't get "creme brulee" with EG either and I also thought it was a bit linear. I'm glad I only did a travel size..couldn't justify the big bottle, but I would imagine it's nice to layer😏✌🏾
I really was trying to figure out the hype
I was also very deflated by Escapade Gourmande!!
Same...it also smells like play doh to me!
It is amazing to me!!! Bianca Latte! I’ve gotten many compliments!
Finally someone saying this. When i tried bianco latte i was like "what are people raving about? It smells synthetic. Smells like ikea vanilla candle" totally not worth it in my opinion. I let this sit for 2 months and it still smells the same.
Yeah I'm hoping I find a layering combo that blows my socks off or they'll be leaving my collection
Omg thank you for your honesty! This happens to me all of the time with hyped scents😩 the worst was Mon Guerlain Intense. Idk if I have a bad bottle, but it smells very synthetic and plain at the same time
Show me how to like ur comment 345 billion times😢! I dont know what it is either with that MG Intense😂😂😂. I keep it for the shock factor and the reminder NOT TO BLIND BUY. I dont listen all the time...BUT sometimes I do...
@@nuriaashsame, blind buying is my bad habit😂
I haven't smelled the intense but I love the og
@@SoloCityTravels giiirlllll...it's so recklessly exciting😭😭😭
Good morning ChiChi 😊
Good morning!
TBH, I felt the same way about EG! I really only bought it to support my homie’s discount code. Enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing 😊
I bought the Dapper versions😂😂😂 Im gone let them sit til the fall
Hey Sunday beautiful. I just commented on an old video of yours (Silk Santal😕) anyway thank you for sharing this video. I’ve been interested in more middle eastern fragrances and lately the caramel scent has my attention. Thank you for sharing
I just found your channel! I don’t have a large collection. I have 30 bottles at the moment. Mostly designer. Niche perfume is a big hit or miss with me. I think people are taken in by the elaborate packaging and huge price tag. So many samples, from luckyscent have ended up in the trash can.
Hey Robert sampling is best but it's a thrill when something actually works out
Saw this video pop up and I went to go make my coffee ☕️ and get settled in! Somehow I bought 2 bottles of Bianco latte instead of 1 so I am not getting Escapade Gourmande 😂 luckily I enjoy Bianco latte so I’m just here staying in my BL lane and not looking anywhere else lol
2 bottles how'd that happen 😳 . I'm glad you are enjoying the fragrance tho
@@LavishlyChiChi we all make mistakes Chi! Okay fr though one was back ordered and the other one was on mad sale. Tell me why they both arrived the same day.
You're adorable 😂 You cheer me up ❤
Aww thanks Sammie
I was not impressed with Bianco Latte either. I fell for the hype of Escapade Gourmande and blind bought it but was not impressed with it either. Can you do a video on all of your beautiful hair. I need details. My teen son has a crush on you. When he hears your voice he will come and watch your video. 🤣
I just ordered a sample of the Bianco Latte, I also tried Valaya & Delina and I don’t want the full bottle
OMG CHI CHI!! I was waiting for you to talk about this one. I am so glad I got a sample of Bianco Latte because I remember almost getting a full bottle based on all the reviews, and girl am I glad I didn't. When I sprayed it on paper, I was like it smells like a stink bug with a hint of vanilla. Hated it. On skin it's okay but I am not a fan and don't understand it.
Hey Chi Chi!❤❤ I plan on purchasing both!❤
Bianco Latte feels the same for me..its very mid...nothing to write home about bath & body works brownsugar vanilla hit better than it to me but to each their own...however Escapade Gourmand is delicious...it's definitely more french vanilla creamer than creme brulee to me but it's amazing in my noise...arguably sometimes too sweet but still amazing to smell
I hope escapade gets with the winning team and performs like she does for everyone else 😆
I picked up a sample of Bianco Latte and they sent me some of the body cream as well, I think it's OK ,incredible performance but I bought a fb of Van Exctasyx from Lorenzo Pazzaglia and really love that one , it has florals and oud which I feel gives it something a little different .... I'm sorry these blind buys didn't work out for you
Bianco Latte smelled like a teenage girls perfume to me, but vanilla car air freshener is appropriate too.
That's all I can smell
I can’t agree more to this perfume!! Everytime I spray it, it chokes me out. Waste of $150, people overhype nonsense like Delina 😂Another dip in my bank account
😂 I’ve tried all these layering combos except the HOS & yessssss ma’am! They’re all good. I was highly disappointed with Bianco Latte & EG at first but my BL bottle is almost empty now 😬 & Escapade has a little dent
Initial spray of Bianco latte was nice but after 30 mins I got spoiled milk and cream. Wanted to like it so bad. Now ive used it to sweet up some of my other fragrances and it worked nicely. Layered on top of Initio Absolute aphrodisiac was very nice.
I have the opposite experience with Bianco Latte. I don’t enjoy the opening (the strong coumarin note) but as it dries down I love the sweet vanilla.
Whew chile...Bianco Latte getting stomped😂😂😂 i dont have it yet but i did make a comment about wondering about a layering combo with Passion de l'Amour which I do have...so try that. Thought the caramel in both, might shimmy well together...Somebody responded to the comment and said she tried it and it was so good...
I hate passion de amour it's for oud in it
@@LavishlyChiChi dang🤣that oud is as smooth as Delina Exclusif...and on my skin, the caramel jumps out like it's owed money...however, different noses and different skintssss...so its ok. We still love u...😜
I bought both bottles in December 2023, just like you did. Unfortunately, I wasn't impressed with them. I felt that Escapade Gourmand and Cozy Vanilla Bourbon were in the same scent category and I had purchased them around the same time. I also bought Mahni Cassonade at the same time, and that's the only vanilla fragrance that I instantly loved. With Escapade Gourmand, I had to use almost half the bottle before I started appreciating it, but by then, my 12-year-old granddaughter had already grown fond of it. So, I ended up giving it to her. As for BL, I tend to go nose-blind to it within an hour or so, but the fragrance lasts on my clothes for a very long time.