The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
The name borrows from a 2017 film about the weight of a summer moment, something fleeting that changes you anyway. Julianna's Perfume built this fragrance around that feeling: the sweetness that stays with you, the moment you want to keep. It's an inspired-by interpretation of Guerlain's Gourmand Coquin, translating a luxury dessert scent into an accessible option for the people who want it.
Chocolate and pink pepper open the composition, the pepper adds a slight spark that keeps the sweetness from being cloying. That's the key move here. Jasmine and amber follow in the heart, softening the edges into something warmer and more intimate. The base of brown sugar, musk, labdanum, and benzoin is where the fragrance earns its staying power: sticky-sweet, resinous, close to the skin rather than filling the room.
The evolution
The first minutes belong to chocolate and pink pepper, a sweet-spicy opening that announces itself without apology. Jasmine and amber arrive next, shifting the character from bright to warm. The vanilla becomes more pronounced as the top notes fade, creating a middle phase that reads as edible and floral at once. The drydown belongs to brown sugar and benzoin: sticky, resinous, sweet without being aggressive. The sillage stays moderate throughout, drawing people in only when they lean closer. Linger time stretches past the expected hours, especially on fabric.
Cultural impact
Call Me By Your Name draws from Guerlain's Gourmand Coquin, a 2018 release known for its edible chocolate-vanilla character. The fragrance occupies a space alongside other sweet orientals like Prada Candy and Dior Hypnotic Poison, fragrances that invite you in rather than announce themselves. Wearers describe it as the kind of scent someone wears when they want to be remembered but not announced. The moderate sillage keeps it intimate; the longevity keeps it present.
