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essence Like a Day in a Candy Shop

Quick answer

The smell in short

It smells mostly vanilla and gourmand. Peach and orchid at the top, heliotrope and lilac in the middle and vanilla and tonka bean at the base.

Price in Europe
about €9
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Lasts
3 to 6 hours
Best in
winter

Like a Day in a Candy Shop 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

How long it lasts
3 to 6 hours
Medium
ShortLong
How far it spreads
Medium
People near you can smell it
CloseFar

Best seasons and time of day

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Day
Night

essence Like a Day in a Candy Shop in detail

essence is the house behind Like a Day in a Candy Shop.

Day or night?

This is more of an evening scent: it shines at dinners, dates and nights out. Its vanilla side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Lancôme Variety is a lighter match.

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Like a Day in a Candy Shop sillage

Its sillage is medium. People near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Lancôme Variety and Slava Zaitsev Maroussia spread further.

Its style

The strongest accord is vanilla (100%), followed by gourmand and powdery. You will probably like it if you enjoy vanilla and gourmand smells and notes like heliotrope and vanilla. Less obvious notes include jasmine and musk.

How long it lasts

Expect about 3 to 6 hours on skin, which is about average for a perfume. Lancôme Variety and Slava Zaitsev Maroussia last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like vanilla and tonka bean are the part that stays longest on the skin.

Best season for Like a Day in a Candy Shop

It is at its best in winter. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are winter, spring, fall and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.

Like a Day in a Candy Shop dupes and alternatives

These perfumes have a close smell: Nest Golden Nectar (7 shared notes), Lancôme Variety (6 shared notes), Slava Zaitsev Maroussia (7 shared notes) and Elizabeth Taylor Diamonds & Rubies (7 shared notes).

97% matchLancôme Variety Eau de Parfum perfume bottle
Lancôme

Variety

EDP · 1995
Yellow floralGourmandWhite floral
€644.05
97% matchSlava Zaitsev Maroussia Eau de Toilette perfume bottle
Slava Zaitsev

Maroussia

EDT · 1992
PowderyGourmandAmber
€194.02

Quick answers

How much does Like a Day in a Candy Shop cost?

About €9 in Europe.

Can men wear Like a Day in a Candy Shop?

It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.

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