Loukhoum Keiko Mecheri for women

Ordered the sample from Luckscent & at first sniff I deffinately got the cabbage patch kid plastic face baby powder scent, but that's a good thing reminded me of wonderfull childhood memories then I get some white musk almond and floral scent, then my favorite part comes which I'm surprised noone has mentioned this and if they did I must have missed it, INCENCE! Welcome to princess jasmine's palace balcony as I send off on my own flying carpet! This scent is well put together not too busy but pleasantly subtle different and a white musk incence gourmand. My signature scent is Lolita Lempicka so if you love scents like this and grew up in the 80's when cabbage patch kids were popular and you were raised by hippies who often burned Nag Champa incence I'm sure you will appreciate this I think I'm going to save up to purchase this, I'm a massage therapist and cannot wear strongly scented perfumes to work but this? This is one of those scents that you can wear and people will notice but not choke over. Mommy Likey!

I ordered a sample from Lucky Scent, well worth $3

Loukhoum is very powdery and not overly sweet as I imagined. It's an amazing confection like sweet almond oil dusted with powdered sugar!

Loukhoum eau Poudree is more powdery and sweet than this original Loukhoum but with less longevity.

If you try Loukhoum and like it but want a less expensive dupe...try Hanae Mori Butterfly EDP.

loukhoum is such a tender, feminine scent. it's a very soft, cozy vanilla with lingering almond dessert notes & definitely a big pile of powder. it seems to last forever. i would classify it, and myself, as gourmand. i don't go for cloying or 'pink sugar' type scents. i like something that grounds the sweet, and for me, this is wonderful. a lovely 'date night' fragrance.

I think that Loukhoum is over estimated. The rose is too prickly for me and the almond is too sweet. I don't agree with the comparison with Alessandro by Mazzolari. Alessandro is completely different.
Finally I don't like it

Sticky sweet, almost a medicinal scent on top with red licorice and a huge note of baby oil/powder. I liked it at first but the baby oil/powder is too distracting for me, as well as the sticky honey almond sweetness. It's kind of like I rolled my arm in honey, almonds, red twizzlers, a tiny smidge of menthol or eucalyptus, then poured a generous amount of baby oil or powder over it. The staying power is very good on this one. As it is definitely original, I don't see myself getting a bottle. I do see this working best in very cold weather, definitely a winter scent.

I didn't like this during the first sampling. It came across as too strong and cloying. However, for some reason I kept going to back to it, and now I like it! The opening is still too much, but that may be the only way to get to such a nice drydown. It's basically a simple accord at that point, and you either like it or you don't. I only used a small dab, so yes, a few full sprays of this might lead to "migraine city."

Upon initial spray its veryy sweet you get a burst of flowers towards the dry down that is amazing! Its sweet without the toothache. Right after I sprayed it I knew that I would wear this on my wedding day, It has the perfect balance of sweetness and flowers! Divine! A grown up Gourmand! Turkish delights-yes, but mixed with flowers, it is truly unique and feminine. Think avon, far away but with more depth and layers.
Oriental Floral Gourmand
9/10

P.S Get a spray bottle, do not try to dab on this one or it WILL become cloying. This is a well made, thick perfume that must be sprayed or it will smell like an attar oil, a delicious one ;-) but still cloying. This one is supposed to settle, to transform, to evolve, not to just spray and walk out the house to do every day things. A special occasion perfume, truly. Try it you wont regret it!

I disliked it on the first sampling, but I decided to give it a second chance. For a while, I thought to myself that it's over the top and not wear able, but something happened. I didn't think it changed much, so perhaps it toned down a bit. Or it may be that I just got used to it, and then was able to enjoy it. That doesn't mean I can picture myself buying a bottle. I might want to wear it once or twice a year. It's a bit too rich and simple, but there is something about it that is compelling, which I'm guess is that it's basically a rose gourmand. What's funny is that I wore vintage Stetson about a month after my second sampling of this one, and for the first time, I thought Stetson had more of a gourmand quality than I ever thought before, and that it was at least somewhat similar to this one. I guess that's a good example of how the sense of smell can be changed, even after I've done a lot of sampling. Now I've got to wear Stetson again and see if that perception persists.

Oh my giddy Gods!!! I thought Nez a Nez's Ambre a Sade was sweet but this is sweetness at a high level ... !! Do I like it? No ... I LOVE IT!

If you love turkish delight, almonds and vanilla and want to smell like them - then this perfume is right up your street! Almonds, roses, icing sugar, nougat, parma violet sweeties, femininity, pink diamonds, turkish delight, strawberries & cream, honey - is just a fraction of the description of this delicious scent!

I do think this is a lover or hater - thankfully I am in the first category!

I have two new perfumes that I know I will wear more of than others and this is one of the two!

Trying this one out today thanks to Kchild .
this is realy somthing:)Sweet ,a dn almondy, honey and rose. absoulutly i can smell the Turcish delight. I love turcish delight.
On the skin this is very sweet , Comforting , balansing one the edge off being to sweet . i fell like this is note the Sent to owerdo or sniff in closly, but one a distant basis this is realy beautiful.
a bit powdery in the middle part , nicely whit the rose, almonds and flowers . then when the Vanilla and musk hits in in the end part i feel actualy a bit reliewd , was begining to get a little to sweet maybe. but the vanilla rescues in to somthing a bit warmer , softer, the woodsy notes and musk , gives it a bit more depth and if i should put a picture one it :
The little sweet innocent girl in the begining whit the whole sweetnes part is slowly turning older . Getting more comfident and strong , The lady steps forward in the end.
Sober and elegant:)
i like this one . but im not shure i could pull it of in every ocations . this is a fragrance for special ocations.

As a Turkish delight lover I knew this would be a hit or a miss and I have to admit that I was really sceptic about the whole concept. I have been testing several perfumes that try to capture the essence of Turkish Delight but no other comes as close as this one. Yes, we have a winner!

Loukhoum is a delicious pink fragrance that presents the concept like no other!

I love how underneath this lovely powdery cloud all the notes are extremely well blended. It's a joy to unravel this fragrance and I find it amazing how a scent that feels so dry (powder obviously) manages to stay luscious and edible.

Keiko Mecheri brings us an ambiguous scent: It's sweet in a childish way without ever being tacky or loosing refinement. It's sirupy but not cloying, on me it's actually very discrete.

It's a beautiful composition that radiates warmth and stays close to your skin.
A cuddly fragrance that you can't help but like.

Staying power is excellent!
I see a full bottle in the future :)

This is almost too sweet for me. It has the delicious smell of Turkish Delight, quite heavy on the rose, but with the zinginess of sugar rather than the stickiness of honey. I would be able to wear this if I was in the right mood, but it would not be an everyday choice. Beautifully done, and very long-lasting.

Very sexy, soft, and feminine. Powdery floral. Beautiful dry down and long-lasting.

Not what you expect of a perfume named after a confection. It's not too sweet but some how it captures the essence of a loukhoum's powdery goodness.
My first try I thought baby oil. Not unpleasant just baby oil. Don't use too much and give it a chance to develop and it becomes both addicting like the confection and bewitching. It may initially remind someone of baby powder or oil but it has a lot of depth.

Taste and smell... interconnected. The nose as a guard to warn you away from any inappropriate consumption... And, the vice versa, to lure you towards a delicacy, a Loukhoum... If you are a Turkish delight lover, you will appreciate this perfume... it's a true rendition. Don't overdo it with spraying it, though... Just like the sweet, too much sugar can be destructive!

I have not been inside a doughnut shop for a number of years, but it just occurred to me that such a place would be an optimum front for a drug dealer. White powder is everywhere and in abundance. Cocaine, morphine, and heroin in white crystalline form (also codeine and caffeine...) are all empirically indistinguishable--at least by sight--from powdered sugar. There could be bags and bags of all of these substances in the kitchen where doughnuts are produced, and it would all look perfectly legit.

Keiko Mecheri has managed to create a perfume, LOUKHOUM, which smells exactly as it would (I imagine...) to snort cocaine in a Winchell's donut shop. I'm not saying that I have any experience in that sort of thing, but if I did, I am pretty sure that the olfactory effect would be very well mimicked by sniffing LOUKHOUM.

It's not just sugary, nor is it syrupy. This is a complex cooked sugar smell, similar to Spanish turron or, to Americans, a low-brow confection known as "Big Hunk". I do not know whether I have ever eaten or even seen Turkish delight, but LOUKHOUM manages to capture the essence of turron and Big Hunk in liquid form.

But wait, there's more. There is also a decidedly alkaline smell in this composition which could be cocaine or caffeine or any number of other similar white powders. Basically what we have here are piping hot doughnuts rolled in the white powder mixture in the kitchen that would result if some enterprising drug dealer decided to use a doughnut franchise as his front. Unique!

Too powdery, too cloyingly sweet. It does have the sense of rose/rice pudding, but it's just so overpoweringly powdery-sweet. Pass.

A bit disappointed in this one. It gets a lot of positive comments and on some level I can see why but it is just so sticky sweet it makes you dizzy! I like sweet fragrances too like Pink Sugar but this is just a bit odd in its sweetness, nothing I have ever tried before. Maybe its the heavy honey note? Hmmm not quite right for me.

Oh, Loukhoum. I had heard so many good things about this fragrance, I must say I got my hopes up. Turkish delight and roses? I was expecting a vibrant and alive gourmand floral. That's not what this is. This is a very old fashioned powdery rose fragrance. It is much warmer than most powdery rose perfumes because of all the gourmand notes, but still, it's not as interesting as I hoped it would be. The rose is smothered by powdery almond and musk. I'm glad I got to try it, but I will not be finishing the sample.

Baby powder for grown ups, those were my initial thoughts upon applying this fragrance, but it is so much more.

It is smooth, sweet, warm and delicate and it really shines at night; it became one of my favourites almost immediately. I love it.

I recently attempted an experiment in which I used Turkish Delight to create a unique black forest muffin (mixed results). I ended up eating more raw TD than went into the muffin mix. I was equally intrigued at the thought of a perfume which was based on the same heady adult confection of Turkish Delight! So much potential!

So does this smell like a quality Turkish Delight? Absolutely, but only from a distance. If you put it right up against your nose, it is right mess.

Initially the Hawthorn smells just like a burst of sweet aniseed but it doesn't take long to segue into the sharp rosey confection. I can even smell the almond working as the powder used to keep the real uber-sticky Turkish Delight from sticking together.

I can feel the vanilla but I don't find it too sweet or sticky or false. It is a very strange tactile sensation though - how can it be so creamy and powdery at the same time?

I think MK Loukhoum captures everything that is delicious about TD without the unpleasant gastronomic results of overindulgence. I really quite like it but I am not sure I would like to walk around smelling like this too often.

I have a sample of this and find it delicious. I don't get the super sweet powdery scent at all but rather a kind of fresh, raw vanilla smell. It smells as if a fresh branch of vanilla beans with stems, leaves and all were tossed into a pan and lightly toasted. I wore it just recently, and my husband commented, "man you smell good". He normally doesn't say too much about my perfumes. And I have a lot.

Got samples of this perfume from Luckyscent.com.
Sorry, I get vanilla ice cream, which remained outside in the sun and melted on the hot tarmac for several days. It becomes too sweet on my skin. After half the day, I had to wash it off. Sweet powdery vanilla in a bad way. But that's just my opinion. Perhaps Loukhoum get more justice in the winter.
If you want a powdery and vanilla scent, try instead: 'Vanille Bourbon' of IL Profumo, which is drier, less sweet in the drydown with more luxury touch. It is my suggestion.

Honey and powder at first application. Two notes I really like so of course, I had to try this one. Unfortunately, a bit too much honey at first. But I gave it 10 minutes and the almond & rose appeared tempering the honey.You don't need a lot - so apply lightly since it has good staying power. Ultimately, I really like it but I don't know if I love it enough to consider purchasing it since I own other honey fragrances.

i received a sample of this during a swap, and was very excited because it is one that everyone seems to talk about. plus it is "niche". oh la la. anyhow, my excitement was short lived.

at beauty school, i often do relaxers which require major chemicals followed by lots of neutralizing shampoo and conditioner. on my arm, this Loukhoum smelled almost exactly like the moment my warm water hits the relaxer chemicals on first rinse. no, i thought. this cannot be. i tried to wait it out and see what became of it. however, i just couldn't. i scrubbed my wrist until it went from pale to pink. *gag* sorry. it must be an unfortunate chemistry issue, and perhaps if i hadn't smelled relaxer before, it wouldn't have bothered me so.

Drives men wild!! Sweet, powdery and just perfect for Winter..

A full 8 hours later, and the scent still clings tenaciously (in a good way!). It's powdery, but not in an overwhelming way, and there's a creamy dimension underneath it, the musk, vanilla, and trace of almond. Delightfully feminine and sultry, but in the most unassuming and innocent way.

Fresh, soapy cherries and almonds at first, then candyish, with a hint of rosewater and a dusting of icing sugar and ever so a touch green. My SO can smell baby powder, and though it's not overly baby powderish to me, I do tend to agree, it's like a sophisticated baby powder, but oh, so much better. I think I’m getting to like it actually!

Regarding the comparisons to Serge Luten’s Rahat Loukoum, though both these fragrances are based on the same delicacy, they are so different! And that’s not a bad thing, as I guess there are lots of different recipes for the edible Rahat Loukoum. For me, although I like Serge Luten’s, I think I prefer Keiko Mecheri’s version, as the drydown is closer to the Turkish Delight I know, and it is more “alive” on my skin than SL’s. Now, if I could just have a second version please...if they would just add a touch milk chocolate to it, I would have a Fry's Turkish Delight chocolate bar! Delish!!

I think this is the worst of the loukhoum scent's around. The almond is very harsh, and the candy berry vanilla drydown is extremely cloying. There some nice Meheri scents, but this one is in my opinion her bottomm rock.

Oh yes, Rebella, just as you said, I like the way you describe fragrances, very precise.
I am not a fun of too sweet fragrances, but this extremely sweet fragrance is stunning, the essence of feminity.

Last year my parents was on holliday in Turkey and my youngest daughter wanted them to bring her a box of Turkish Delight as a gift from Turkey (she had seen the movie about Narnia, in wich Edward gets Turkish Delights from the witch).

My parents did bring back i big box of light pink turkish delight, all soft and covered with powdersugar to her. And, she tasted it... and didn´t like them. To sweet, to much taste of rose and very sticky she thinked. Guess who ate them? I couldn´t really stop...

This lovely perfume smells almost the same, as Loukhoum tastes, but better. It is lighter, softer, not as sweet... and I really, really likes it. And I usually don´t like sweet fragrances so much... or I guess it only depends on in what way they are sweet actually. Keiko Mecheri´s Loukhoum is sweet in a pretty way. I realise that my skins chemistry probably brings on the most beautiful sides of this perfume, and I am so glad of that!

It is oriental, dreamy, creamy, girly and at the same time totally OK for more mature women. Sultry, sensual, delightful.

But I guess... try before you buy.

I´ve only tried this once (Thanks Boggi!) but I immediatly liked it a lot. It wasn´t at all to sweet on me, only just enough and the roses, the almond and the powdered sugar is so well done. I have to trie it a little more to get a final impression, but for now it is almost good enough for a big bottle!

Yes, it is on the edge of headache, but try it when the weather is extremely cold, it's like a winter fairy.

I agree with Boggi! The description I read about this perfume, sounded so yummi, I wanted to love this fragrance! Unfortunately it just gave me bad headaches and made me feel sick. Too bad!

I wanted so much to like this, as it is very special. I put it on and went for a walk. The fragrance kept on bugging me and by the time I got home I felt dissy and sick. On my skin it developed to a big white sticky sweetness.
I still keep an interest to Loukhoum, but I understand it's probably not for me.

one of the best scents I`ve ever tried, it`s so wonderful! sometimes it smells like honey on me, I don`t know, it`s very sweet! my boyfriend loves it on me!