Clinique Cookies & Kisses
How it smells
Main smell: woody and balsamic. It opens with pink pepper and apple, moves to chestnut and pimento and dries down to guaiac wood and peru balsam.
- Came out
- 2021
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Cookies & Kisses notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Clinique Cookies & Kisses in detail
Clinique is the house behind Cookies & Kisses.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. The Spirit Of Dubai Turath spreads further.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace and The Spirit Of Dubai Turath last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like guaiac wood and peru balsam are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Cookies & Kisses for work or evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its balsamic side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Atelier Des Ors Blue Madeleine is a lighter match.
Is Cookies & Kisses your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is woody (100%), followed by balsamic and amber. You will probably like it if you enjoy woody and balsamic smells and notes like chestnut and guaiac wood. Less obvious notes include bergamot, balsam fir and sandalwood. Perfume fans rate it 3.91 out of 5.
Other Clinique perfumes
The house has 24 perfumes here, led by Happy, Cocoa & Cashmere unisex and Wrappings.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is fall and winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Perfumes that smell like Cookies & Kisses
Similar picks to try: Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace (4 shared notes), Tom Ford Oud Wood (3 shared notes), The Spirit Of Dubai Turath (7 shared notes) and Atelier Des Ors Blue Madeleine (4 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace starts from €170.
Questions people ask
When did Cookies & Kisses come out?
It came out in 2021.
Is Cookies & Kisses expensive?
It is on the expensive side: about €322 in Europe.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.