Cachotteries: Our New Women’s Perfume with a Delicious Secret
Written on 12 November 2026
A fruity sweetness can hold plenty of surprises. With Cachotteries, our new perfume for women, we invite you to discover a composition that reveals more than its first impression suggests. Papaya and apricot open the encounter, flowers bring a sense of fullness, and the depth of smoky vanilla adds an intriguing twist to its gourmand character.
Created by Anesia Dican for Maison Galimard, this fragrance explores a gourmand, fruity and liqueur-like world. It brings together the brightness of fruit and a warmer base, where amber rum and caramel complement smoky vanilla. It is a perfume to discover slowly, to wear and to rediscover on your skin.
Its name, Cachotteries, suggests a side of its personality that reveals itself gradually. We have chosen to introduce it by taking the time to explore its composition, its contrasts and the little rituals that help you appreciate it fully.
Cachotteries: A New Feminine Fragrance by Galimard
A Gourmand Fragrance with Many Facets
With Cachotteries, we have created a gourmand perfume for women whose personality is revealed through subtle nuances. Sweetness is present from the first encounter, carried by luscious fruit notes, but it develops a floral dimension before giving way to deeper, smoky and liqueur-like accents.
This structure gives the fragrance its character. The immediate pleasure of the fruit hints at a more enveloping composition, with different facets responding to one another as the perfume develops on the skin. We invite you to look beyond the first spray and discover what appeals to you as it evolves.
The term ‘gourmand perfume’ describes a family of olfactory sensations that may evoke vanilla, caramel or certain fruits. Yet gourmand fragrances can have very different personalities. In Cachotteries, we showcase a gourmand accord built on contrasts: fruity at the opening, sensual at its heart and warm in its base.
A Name That Invites Discovery
Cachotteries suggests a confidence, something that is not revealed straight away. This idea is reflected in the way the composition gradually gains depth.
Smoky vanilla plays an essential role. It brings an unexpected nuance to the sweetness of the fruit and caramel. This contrast gives our invitation its full meaning: ‘Don’t be fooled by its sweetness.’
We do not wish to impose a single interpretation. You may be drawn to its fruity radiance, its generous floral character or its enveloping warmth. This is also what makes discovering a perfume such a personal experience: the same composition may draw attention to different details depending on who wears it.
What Are the Fragrance Notes of Cachotteries?
To help you discover Cachotteries by Galimard, we can explore its composition through its olfactory pyramid. This distinguishes the top, heart and base notes. It provides a guide to the fragrance’s overall character without suggesting that it develops in exactly the same way on every person’s skin.
Papaya and Apricot Top Notes
The fragrance opens with papaya and apricot. These notes create a luscious, radiant and generous impression. They give Cachotteries its initial fruity sweetness, inviting you to come closer.
Apricot evokes a tender, velvety fruit, while papaya adds its sun-drenched character to the opening. Together, they create an inviting gourmand impression that sets the scene for the heart of the fragrance.
Here, we are talking about fragrance notes: they describe recognisable scents and impressions. The presence of a fruit in a fragrance pyramid does not necessarily mean that the perfume contains an extract of that fruit. This distinction helps explain the language of perfumery, where the blending of ingredients creates particular olfactory sensations.
A Heart of Passion Fruit, Hibiscus and Ylang-Ylang
At the heart of Cachotteries, passion fruit, hibiscus and ylang-ylang carry the opening forward and give the composition greater fullness.
Passion fruit maintains the connection with the fruity gourmand opening. The floral notes enrich it with a more sensual expression. The fruit is revealed in a new light, accompanied by a floral heart that adds body to the composition.
To explore this dimension, we recommend smelling the perfume again after your first impression. Notice whether the flowers seem more prominent, whether the fruit remains at the forefront or whether a sense of warmth is already emerging. There is no right answer: the pleasure lies in learning to recognise what you perceive.
Smoky Vanilla, Amber Rum and Caramel Base Notes
The base combines smoky vanilla, amber rum and caramel. This is where the depth of Cachotteries truly emerges.
Vanilla brings enveloping sweetness with a smoky facet running through it. Amber rum contributes a warm, liqueur-like impression, while caramel extends the gourmand theme. Together, they form a base that complements the brightness of the fruit rather than simply repeating its sweetness.
The term ‘liqueur-like’ describes a warm, enveloping olfactory impression reminiscent of spirits. It helps convey the fragrance’s character. Similarly, ‘smoky vanilla’ describes a scent facet; it does not refer to a particular manufacturing process.
The Perfumer's Expertise Behind a Gourmand Composition
A Creation by Anesia Dican
With this creation, Anesia Dican has composed a fragrance for our House in which fruit, flowers and a deeper base come together in harmony.
Part of the perfumer’s craft is to bring coherence to these different impressions. An olfactory pyramid provides a guide, but the perfume’s personality comes from the interplay between its notes: how one illuminates the others, how sweetness is nuanced and how the base supports the composition as a whole.
In Cachotteries, we find this pursuit of balance between a luminous opening and smoky depth. Every facet contributes to the fragrance’s character. Apricot tells a different story when it is perceived at the opening than when it reappears in contrast with the warmth of the base.
Understanding a Perfume Beyond Its List of Notes
How can you tell whether you will like a perfume? Reading its composition is a useful starting point, especially when you already know some of your preferences. A love of vanilla, fruit or warm accords may inspire you to discover Cachotteries.
We nevertheless encourage you to leave room for surprise. Two perfumes that share a vanilla note can offer very different experiences. The ingredients surrounding it and the balance of the composition change how it is perceived.
That is why we enjoy explaining our creations while also inviting you to smell them for yourself. Words set the scene; trying the perfume allows you to discover how it feels on your skin and which facets make you want to wear it again.
How Can You Discover Cachotteries on Your Skin?
Taking Time to Look Beyond the First Spray
To test a perfume on your skin, we recommend starting with an area where you have not applied another fragrance. This allows you to discover the composition without inadvertently layering it over your usual perfume.
A blotter provides a useful first impression. Testing on the skin then offers another perspective: you experience the fragrance under the conditions in which you will actually wear it.
Allow the spray to dry, then return to the fragrance at different moments during the day. With Cachotteries, notice the role of the fruit, the expression of the floral heart and how the vanilla-rich, smoky and liqueur-like base emerges. Follow your impressions without trying to identify every note separately.
Understanding Why Perceptions Can Vary
Why does a perfume seem different from one person to another? Its perception depends in part on the skin, the conditions in which it is worn and our individual sensitivity to scent.
We therefore do not promise a precisely timed progression from papaya to flowers and then smoky vanilla. The pyramid describes the structure of Cachotteries; it is not a schedule that unfolds identically for everyone.
To gain a clearer impression, try not to test too many fragrances in quick succession. You can also return to the experience at another time. This distance helps you distinguish the pleasure of a first impression from a genuine desire to live with a fragrance.
Finding the Right Way to Wear It
How should you wear a gourmand perfume every day? We suggest starting with a light application and adjusting it according to how you feel and the occasion.
At the office, over lunch or on an evening out, you may not want the same intensity of fragrance. Testing it will help you find the right balance, without assuming that a gourmand scent must always be applied generously.
We also invite you to distinguish between the pleasure of smelling a fragrance close to your skin and the trail you wish to leave around you. These are two complementary ways of enjoying perfume.
For Lovers of Fruity, Vanilla-Rich and Warm Fragrances
Cachotteries will naturally appeal to those who enjoy fruity and gourmand perfumes while seeking a composition that develops greater depth over time.
If you love vanilla notes, we invite you to discover them here in a smoky, liqueur-like accord. If you are more drawn to fruit, papaya, apricot and passion fruit offer a bright introduction to a warmer base.
We prefer to guide you according to your tastes rather than an age group or an assumed personality. What matters is your affinity with the composition and the pleasure you take in returning to it.
A Perfume to Choose According to Your Own Preferences
Can you wear a gourmand perfume all year round? We encourage you to choose above all according to your preferences, your comfort and the occasion.
The enveloping warmth of Cachotteries can bring a touch of comfort in autumn or winter. Its fruity radiance may be just as appealing at other times of year. The important thing is to try it in circumstances that reflect your everyday life.
The same care applies when choosing a perfume as a gift for a woman. Her tastes remain your best guide. Does she enjoy fruit, lush flowers, vanilla or warm compositions? These preferences can help you consider Cachotteries, while remembering that discovering a fragrance on the skin is a personal experience.
Discover Cachotteries and Choose Your Format
Several Ways to Enjoy the Fragrance
In our 2026–2027 catalogue, Cachotteries is available as parfum, eau de parfum and eau de toilette, as well as a perfumed liquid soap for the body and hands, so you can enjoy the fragrance as part of your everyday routine.
The parfum comes in 30 ml and 100 ml spray bottles. The eau de parfum is available as a 100 ml spray, while the eau de toilette comes in a refillable 100 ml spray bottle, with a 500 ml refill also available. To choose the version that suits you, we encourage you to try it on your skin and follow your own preferences and habits.
Our new Cachotteries liquid soap brings the fragrance into everyday rituals. Made in Provence in the Marseille soap-making tradition, it is formulated with olive and coconut oils and contains more than 95% ingredients of natural origin. Gentle and versatile, it is suitable for both hand and body washing, leaving the skin delicately scented. Presented in a 500 ml pump bottle, it is priced at €18.
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