Guerlain Feve Gourmande (formerly Gourmand Coquin) is new to the the L'Art et La Matiere Collection in 2023. Previously released as Gourmand Coquin, it became a much-loved fragrance, and then, poof, it was gone. Now it's back, and it is a gorgeous gourmand. Created by Delphine Jelk, it has notes of cocoa, rum, spices, woods, patchouli, and tea. Guerlain Feve Gourmande (formerly Gourmand Coquin) is an eau de parfum, EDP.
From the perfumer, Delphine Jelk - "Normally associated with childhood, cocoa reveals a new maturity. In Fève Gourmande, it is singularly blended with the depth of a smoky tea accord and the luminous elegance of rose."
From the brand - "A symbol of gourmet delight, the cocoa accord reveals chocolate notes that are equally sweet and bitter. Fève Gourmande plays on this contrast, moving from gourmandise to the point of excess. This loss of olfactory reference points creates a delectably surrealist cocoa. Floral and majestic rose shakes up the cocoa accord, heady with rum and spice notes. At the base, the woody elegance of patchouli warmed by the heat of smoky tea adds mystery to the chocolatey notes, revealing a new sensuality. Cocoa is olfactively expressed in the form of an accord, composed by the perfumer. This accord with chocolatey, and delicately bitter notes gives the perfume a sensory, gourmand feel. Between the gourmet pleasure of chocolate, the vertigo of rum notes and the refinement of rose, the cocoa note tips into an alternative reality. 'If it were a painting, it would be a surrealist work by Salvador Dalí.'”
Fragrantica - "Listen, call me a novice, call me uncultured, but I have had a sample of both Feve Gourmande and Gourmande Coquin and I cannot tell any discernible difference. Honestly I don’t care what you call me, as long as I am DOUSED in either one of these fragrances. It is out of this world good. Obviously you need to enjoy a gourmand, but it’s so much more than that. The dry cocoa and subtle spice to this is heavenly."
Fragrantica - "Guerlain Feve Gourmand is similar to the original Gourmand Coquin in my opinion but projects a little more. Beautifully balanced chocolate that’s not nauseating, made with cocoa butter oil and sugar with rose jam smeared on top. The rum in this is subtle, as if the chocolate was on the fire melting and some splashes were added. Some nutmeg sprinkled in too. The cooled chocolate afterwards is what this is. The texture doesn’t feel like an extremely hard chocolate bar. The texture is more of a solid but still moldable and chewy form of chocolate. There is also a dried fruit tobacco kind of light smoky, sweetness in here that I’m loving. I can sneak this into spring and all of fall because the rose is just as present to me mellowing the chocolate."
Fragrantica - "I own both the bee bottle and FG. There’s no difference - it’s an absolute beauty of rum, dry brittle chocolate and rose. The smoky tea aspects and patch are all dissolved in the semi-sweet chocolate."
Fragrantica - "Sprayed and it was a whole moment. This is absolutely delicious! I also have the bee bottle version and yes; it is still delectable. I get a LOT of the cacao."
