KAYALI Yum Boujee Marshmallow 81: what a gourmand is, what the 81 means, and how to wear something this sweet

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KAYALI Yum Boujee Marshmallow 81 Eau de Parfum Intense

Yum Boujee Marshmallow is about as sweet as a fragrance gets, and it is meant to be. It is an unashamed gourmand, and the main question is not whether it is good but whether that is what you want to smell like all day.

What the 81 means

KAYALI names each fragrance with a number. The brand says the number is how many rounds of formulation it took to reach the final version. So 81 is not a strength or a batch; it is the number of tries.

The notes

Retailers list a top of Pink Lady apple, Italian lemon, freesia and nectarine blossom; a heart of orange blossom water, pink marshmallow, strawberry and coconut flakes; and a base of whipped vanilla, raspberry sugar, pink musk and ambrox.

Read it from the bottom. The base is vanilla, sugar and musk, so that is what you will smell of in the afternoon. The apple and lemon at the top give it a brief sharpness that keeps the opening from being pure sugar.

What a gourmand is

A gourmand is a fragrance built from things that smell edible: vanilla, caramel, sugar, marshmallow, fruit. They are cheerful, cosy and easy to love in the first minute, which is also their risk: sweetness builds up in a room, and what smells delicious on your wrist can be a lot across a desk.

"Intense" and how much to spray

This is an Eau de Parfum Intense, a higher concentration than a standard eau de parfum. More concentrate usually means longer wear and a heavier, sweeter dry-down; we explain what the names do and do not promise in EDT, EDP and parfum measure concentration, not quality.

Start with one or two sprays, on skin or clothes, not five. Sweet fragrances are the easiest to overapply, because your own nose stops noticing them within minutes while everyone else's does not.

Who it suits

Someone who already loves sweet scents and wants the most playful version. It suits cool weather and evenings better than a hot day, when sugar notes can turn heavy.

Before you buy

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What it will not do

It will not read as grown-up and subtle, and it does not try to. It will not suit an office where people sit close. And it will not smell fresh: there is fruit at the top, but this is dessert from the first minute to the last.

A strawberry, marshmallow and vanilla gourmand at Intense strength. Sweet, fun and long-lasting, for people who already know they like sweet.

The product

The one people are searching for is the KAYALI Yum Boujee Marshmallow 81 Eau de Parfum Intense.

KAYALI Yum Boujee Marshmallow 81 Eau de Parfum Intense

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Written by JamieG in Garner Town, Tennessee.