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A Une Madone
by Pierre Guillaume Paris
A Une Madone is a deeply sweet, gourmand-woody fragrance that centers around a rich vanilla-milk accord, often evoking condensed milk, marshmallows, and starchy cereal sweetness. The opening features a bright cardamom note, but it quickly fades into a soft, fluffed vanilla and subtle woodiness. While the formula lists animalic, balsamic, and spicy accords—castoreum, civet, guaiac wood, myrrh—many wearers report these are muted or absent on their skin, leaving a gentler, more bakery-like feel. Some detect a faint burnt or caramelized rice pudding base due to the myrrh and guaiac wood, giving a slightly smoky depth. The scent lingers moderately long, with a sticky, sensual dry-down that many describe as comforting or hyper-romantic. It’s strongly associated with night wear and the colder months, and its vanilla sweetness dominates from start to finish. The mood is intimate and lush—like being wrapped in a warm, cottony blanket of sweetened milk and wood. It’s not a classic 'pretty' scent, but rather one that draws with magnetism, revealing its complexity only over time.
Pros
- +deeply comforting and enveloping, with a warm gourmand aroma
- +longevity is solid for a gourmand, lasting through the evening
- +the scent has romantic, sensual appeal for those who appreciate a mature, rich vanilla-milk base
Cons
- −overwhelmingly sweet and heavy, with many finding it too sugary
- −animalic and resinous notes are largely absent on most skin types
- −the scent can feel sticky and viscous, with a lack of balance between its gourmand and woody layers