Gourmand

Praline

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Praline smells of caramelised sugar over roasted nuts, usually hazelnut, sometimes almond. It is sweet, creamy and warm. A roasted edge keeps it from reading as plain sugar.

Scent Profile

Praline smells rich and sweet, like caramelised sugar over roasted hazelnut. A creamy, milky, buttery body runs underneath and separates it from bare caramel. A faint jammy, strawberry-like sweetness shows at the start, and a light toasted edge stays. It dries down to a soft, balsamic vanilla sweetness. It carries a soft waxy, fatty richness, like warm oil on roasted nuts.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeBase · ~18h lasting

Family Sweet & Gourmand

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Ethyl maltol strawberry · caramellic · fruity

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Origin

Praline is a constructed accord. No extract of the confection exists. Perfumers build it from ethyl maltol for caramelised sugar, lactones for a milky, creamy body, vanillin and coumarin for warmth, and pyrazines or benzaldehyde for the roasted nut. Esters add a fruity touch.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use praline in the heart and base of gourmand and amber fragrances to give warmth and sweetness. It sits in the heart of Mugler Angel and in the base of Lancome La Vie est Belle. It blends well with vanilla, tonka bean, patchouli, chocolate and fruit.