Helado suave de matcha

I've been craving matcha scents all of a sudden and scoured this sight to find them. I love all the scent profiles it has separately, so I thought, "Why not?" Despite all the gourmand scents Matcha soft serve is surprisingly fresh/clean smelling and I love that!

Have gotten some compliments and some meh reactions but personally i think it’s overall very lovely. The initial smell is definitely matcha and while I cant describe it I definitely love what it fades into.

Matcha Soft Serve opens very realistic and green—like sifted matcha powder whisked into cool air. It’s slightly bitter at first, not sugary, with a soft vegetal edge that feels closer to ceremonial tea than a dessert fragrance. The “milk” is there but subtle, giving it a creamy haze rather than a full latte sweetness, so it stays airy and a bit dry rather than heavy or gourmand-syrupy.

As it develops, it turns smoother and more comforting—vanilla and a faint waffle cone accord start to round out the edges, adding a soft, milky sweetness. It never becomes overly dessert-like though; instead it stays restrained, slightly powdery, and close to the skin. The overall effect is a calm green tea soft serve moment—minimal, modern, and quietly addictive rather than loud or edible.

If you ever tried Matcha Meditation by Replica (before it discontinued), this is a pretty solid dupe for that. It opens up with a very realistic matcha scent, but then it dissipates into a sweeter green tea. No citrus notes are listed but I swear I pick up on something like orange blossom as it settles. It reads a little too perfumey for me and it’s not as sweet or delicious as it sounds. That being said, it’s still lovely, just not for my personal collection!

I have tried a sample of almost every D'Annam perfume and this is the best by far. I'm a gourmand girl and this is a go-to in my collection.

I really didn't think I would like this when I first smelled it, but I really enjoy it. The opening is matcha heavy, and it dries down to a creamy waffle cone scent. Performance is great! It's a buildable fragrance.

Opening is photorealistic opening a tin of matcha. No weird fishy smells like other matcha scents might have. Light, powdery, non-offensive. 5 minutes in if I sniff really close there is a slight plastic finish to the inhale. Plasticky scent grew stronger until 1 hour it went away, leaving a (light) lovely sweet creamy matcha tea close to my skin. Very little projection. It continues to get sweeter on my skin chemistry until it wears off ~4/5 hours.

I tried out d'Annam's Japan discovery set and loved Matcha Soft Serve and Sakura Snow. Both scents are great on their own, but also pair beautifully together. I didn't want to spend hundreds on two full sized bottles, so I'm glad I was able to get decants of both. Matcha Soft Serve is a lovely sweet green tea scent. The creamy sweetness is balanced by fresh, slightly bitter green notes. It smells divine on my skin.

This is one of the few gourmand scents that I own, and I really enjoy it. I love the waffle cone scent that appears during the dry down.

Really love this scent, still yummy sweet with a little of that earthy matcha making it more elevated than a basic gourmand. definitely will be getting more from D’Annam.