The best creamy perfumes are undoubtedly some of the most comforting scents around. Delicately enveloping you in the fragrance form of the warm and fuzzies, they’re smooth and soothing with a wooly quality unlike any other fragrance family. While notes like and offer a richness and depth, for me, there’s nothing quite like a softer, creamy perfume if you want to elicit and questions of While creamy notes can come from expected places, like whipped cream, milk and vanilla, gourmand notes aren’t the only ones who can bring a lactonic quality to a scent.
Sandalwood, tonka bean and even white can all contribute to a sumptuous creamy fragrance while , pear and other often give a twist on a classic. For fans of , creamy marshmallow and brown sugar fragrances are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth while musky milky fragrances offer a more complex experience. What I’m saying is, there’s a creamy scent to suit all tastes and if you’ve been burned (or should I say soured) in the past, I promise you, you just haven’t found the right one yet.
To help you choose the best creamy perfume for you, I’ve rounded up 12 of my favourites from fresh milky perfumes to nostalgic which are sure to wrap you up in a big hug of olfactory goodness. So without further ado, here are my top picks..
. Never has a perfume been so aptly named as Ellis Brooklyn’s Vanilla Milk. Combining creamy milk accord and amyris notes alongside vanilla extract, it’s ultra creamy and heavily lactonic without.