Yum Marshmallow

Yum Marshmallow is Pearl Fragrances' Extrait version of Kayali's Yum Boujee Marshmallow, a candy-shop gourmand built to smell like a walking vanilla milkshake. This take opens sweeter and more immediately dessert-like than the original, with apple and a touch of lemon standing in for the pink lady apple and Italian lemon that give Kayali's version its brief, brighter fruit moment before the marshmallow takes over. The heart is the star here, and it is the closest match to the original: pink marshmallow, strawberry, and coconut combine into that same fluffy, toasted-sugar accord that made the real fragrance a viral hit, even if it arrives with less nuance and a more one-note sweetness than Kayali's careful balance of orange blossom water against the candy notes. The base brings vanilla, pink musk, and a touch of raspberry and amber, echoing the original's whipped-vanilla drydown, though it settles into something simpler and less cushioned, without the smooth ambery glow of the real formula. Longevity is on the shorter side and projection stays close to the skin. What comes through clearly is the fun, dessert-forward mood the Yum line is known for; what is missing is the layered fruit-to-marshmallow transition that makes the original feel considered rather than just sweet.