Every fragrance description contains a list of notes, meant to give an idea of what a scent will smell like.
While notes like Marshmallow, Vanilla and Grapefruit may sound familiar, not all of them come from natural extracts. Since you can’t distill a marshmallow, perfumers rely on synthetic accords to recreate its sweet, fluffy essence.
In this series, we’re breaking down specific notes so you can gain a better understanding of your fragrance—all from behind a screen.
What Does Marshmallow Smell Like?
Marshmallow is a sweet, fluffy gourmand note that adds a soft, creamy warmth to a fragrance. It's known for enhancing coziness and bringing a sense of nostalgia, often evoking memories of childhood treats.
Based on how it’s blended with other notes, marshmallow fragrances can range from more powdery and sweet to more rich and toasted.
Marshmallow in Perfumery
Marshmallow is typically represented through synthetic accords in perfumery that capture its sweet, pillowy scent. This note is often used to add a comforting, gourmand quality to fragrances, blending easily with other notes like vanilla, musk, and woods to create a cozy olfactive picture.
In fact, much like the gourmand fragrance category, marshmallow fragrances are having a moment. NewBeauty recently called them the “new go-to gourmand scent,” with our very own Milk Expressive highlighted as a standout in the category.
“Scent is inherently linked to our memories,” writes NewBeauty. “Given that, it makes sense that some of the industry’s top trends draw on nostalgic scents that transcend generations like marshmallows.”
Try Marshmallow
You can experience the comforting pull of marshmallow throughout our Milk Scent Space trilogy, with each fragrance capturing the note in a different way:
Milk- Personal
Warm notes of Marshmallow, Tonka Bean and Mahogany Wood are transformed into a skin scent thanks to Skin Musk and White Cedar. The delicate, long-lasting fragrance wears close to the skin, but never goes unnoticed.
Milk Expressive
Our bestseller—and NewBeauty standout.Cold Milk brings a cooling edge to warm notes of Marshmallow, Mahogany, and Tonka Bean. The result? We’ll let NewBeauty take it from here:
“Commodity’s Milk Expressive is like a warm blanket on a chilly fall morning…It’s creamy, rich and calming,” NewBeauty wrote.
