Thank you to to Jaymee Patrice for her reviews of Ralegh Gold and Spilled Milk. Jaymee heads The Gourmand Lounge on Facebook, THE comprehensive, go-to place when it comes to coverage of gourmand fragrances:

“I got the honor or trying out two fragrances from Air & Weather, and I’m so excited to share my thoughts. Let’s first start off with Ralegh Gold. If you like fragrances like Angel’s Share, you will enjoy this one. I was completely shocked that I loved this one as much as I do and I will be buying a full bottle ASAP.

Beauty News NYC, New York’s oldest online beauty magazine, describes Ralegh Gold as a “sumptuous amber.” This fragrance opens up with beautiful top notes of rum-soaked dried dates with heart notes of tea-like pipe tobacco, English walnuts, blackstrap molasses and Turkish chestnuts. The base notes are cocoa, rum, agarwood and spices. This fragrance changed so much throughout the wear, and in my opinion, the dry down is the absolute best part.

“This is a quality fragrance, perfect for this time of the year. It’s unisex, in my opinion. I think this would smell great on anyone. I’m really enjoying this one. Imagine Proad cherry syrup minus the cherry. This is what the dry down smells like to me. I know this is a gourmand group, and this isn’t your “traditional” gourmand, and to be honest, I really didn’t think I was going to enjoy this fragrance as much as I do, so please don’t judge the notes. Try it out for yourself. I’m gonna be honest and say I like this better than Angel’s Share. I really do.

“Now, let’s talk about the gourmand perfume from this brand: Spilled Milk. This is a creamy, smooth and milky gourmand with notes of sugar, warm cream, milk, almond, silk, hay, toffee, vanilla, honey and sandalwood. This perfume was made by perfumer Julia Crowe, inspired by her time spent in Ireland.

I am a gourmand girly, and I love a good milk fragrance, and this is beyond good. It’s very comforting, very addictive and can be work all year round. It dries down to a beautiful vanilla scent. Beauty News NYC rated Spilled Milk as a Top Indie Pick for 2024, and I can see why. If you love a good milky, creamy and sugary perfume but not too sweet, then this is for you.

“I will say that I really love both of these fragrances, but my favorite is Ralegh Gold. It’s more complex. Now I know Spilled Milk is supposed to be a lighter scent, but I got 6 hours wear out of it. With Ralegh Gold, I got about 7- almost 8. The projection on these two fragrances is really good, but RG projects a little louder. You should definitely check out their website and try these out for yourself. I promise you won’t be disappointed. I’m really blown away by how good they are.”

Photo credit: Jaymee Patrice