Caramel, Coffee and Craft: The Story of Purple Gourmand
Purple Gourmand: A Modern Classic With Decadent Restraint
Every fragrance house has a defining moment - the point where ambition becomes identity. For Pocket Scents, that moment was Purple Gourmand. Our first original creation, it remains one of our best sellers years on. Why? Because it does something rare in perfumery: it captures indulgence without excess. It’s the scent of sweetness elevated into sophistication.
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Purple Gourmand.
You can experience Purple Gourmand in two bottle sizes - 15ml (£19.99) and 50ml (£49.99). If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s also included in our Pocket Scents Original Perfumes Sample Set, which features a curated collection of our fragrances.
From Grasse With Love
Purple Gourmand was composed in Grasse, France - the birthplace of modern perfumery. The perfumer, young yet remarkably skilled, carries a family legacy in cultivating jasmine and rose, two of perfumery’s most revered raw materials.
That lineage is more than heritage. It’s in the fragrance itself. Jasmine plays a quiet supporting role in Purple Gourmand, lending light and air that stop it from collapsing into heavy-handed sugar. It’s the invisible hand that keeps indulgence elegant.
The Scent Experience
Purple Gourmand is an extrait de parfum - rich in concentration, full in character, and designed to last. But this isn’t just about power; it’s about texture and balance.
The Opening - Indulgence, Controlled
Caramel is immediate. Smooth, golden, mouthwatering. But before it turns too sweet, a trace of coffee essence cuts through - not strong enough to dominate, but just enough to add bite. It’s this tension between sweet and bitter that makes the opening feel grown-up rather than juvenile. It feels like slipping into a velvet armchair with dessert and a dark espresso on the side.
The Heart - Comfort Meets Clarity
As it unfolds, notes of pear and coconut bring creamy sweetness, but then comes the jasmine. Transparent, airy, almost invisible - yet essential. It stops the richness from closing in, giving Purple Gourmand the space to breathe. This is where the fragrance shifts from edible indulgence to something you can wear all day. It’s comfort refined, like silk lining on a cashmere coat.
The Base - A Lasting Embrace
Hours later, Purple Gourmand sinks into vanilla, musk, earthy patchouli, and ambergris. The caramel lingers, but now it’s softer, warmer, more intimate. This is the moment when compliments happen - a trail that’s sensual but never loud, like warmth radiating from the skin.
When To Wear It
- Evening dinners - the caramel feels decadent, perfect against candlelight and conversation.
- Cold weather - the warmth of vanilla, patchouli, and musk wraps like a cashmere scarf.
- Date nights - its blend of sweetness and sensuality feels magnetic without trying too hard.
- Everyday luxury - thanks to jasmine’s lift, it never feels too heavy, making it wearable beyond the expected.
If you’d like to experience Purple Gourmand alongside our other creations, you can try it in our Pocket Scents Original Perfumes Sample Set.
How It Makes You Feel
- Indulgent - the caramel satisfies your craving for richness.
- Refined - the jasmine and coffee ensure balance, so it never feels excessive.
- Comforted - the vanilla-musk-patchouli base feels warm and familiar.
- Confident - the extrait concentration projects enough presence to be noticed, but with the restraint of good tailoring.
This is the brilliance of its structure: every supporting note exists to guide your mood. Coffee sharpens, jasmine lifts, vanilla soothes - all so caramel can shine in its most sophisticated form.
The Verdict From Reviewers
Fragrance reviewers across YouTube have praised Purple Gourmand for its balance of richness and wearability. The bottles shown in these videos reflect our original packaging, but the fragrance inside remains exactly the same.
Purple Gourmand - Notes
- Top Notes: Caramel, Coffee
- Heart Notes: Pear, Jasmine, Coconut
- Base Notes: Vanilla, Musk, Patchouli, Ambergris
This isn’t just another gourmand fragrance. It’s indulgence with discipline, sweetness with restraint - a perfume that feels as good on the skin as it reads on paper. Purple Gourmand is proof that when you marry art with craft, you create something that lasts. Available in 15ml (£19.99) and 50ml (£49.99), or as part of our Pocket Scents Original Perfumes Sample Set.
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