d'Annam Mooncake EDP

Description

Mooncake is d'Annam's tribute to the pastry shared during the Mid-Autumn Festival, built by Luis Hou and released in 2025 as part of the house's Majestic China chapter. It aims to capture the treat's golden crust and luscious salted-egg-yolk center rather than a generic bakery-sweet accord.

Reviewers describe it as a restrained, bakery-style gourmand, sweet and savory together, closer to a hyper-realistic mooncake than a syrupy dessert bomb. A few find the vanilla base becomes more one-note and synthetic in the later hours.

Scent Character

• Sweet: 33%
• Woody: 33%
• Floral: 17%
• Fresh: 17%

Translation: a sweet-woody gourmand with just enough floral and fresh lift to keep the honey and egg-yolk richness from feeling heavy.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Golden Syrup, Honey

Heart: Salted Egg Yolk, Mung Bean, Lotus Seed

Base: Vanilla

Performance

• Longevity: Strong, commonly 7–9 hours, with some wearers reporting closer to 8.
• Sillage: Moderate, close-to-skin, noticeable in conversation distance rather than filling a room.

Best Occasions & Season

• Fall and winter: a cozy, warming gourmand
• Everyday wear for gourmand and dessert-scent fans
• Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Eau de Parfum, 1.7 oz / 50 ml.
Perfumer: Luis Hou.
d'Annam, Vietnamese niche house founded by Nick Hoang, part of the Chapter 3: Majestic China collection.
Released 2025.

Try Before You Commit

1 mL decants start at $5.99: worth testing first, since gourmand fragrances like this wear differently depending on skin chemistry.

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FAQ

Does it really smell like mooncake?
Reviewers describe it as one of the more photorealistic dessert scents around, golden syrup and honey up top, giving way to a salted-egg-yolk-and-vanilla center.

Is it too sweet?
Most wearers find it restrained for a gourmand, savory-sweet rather than sugary. A few do find the vanilla base leans more one-note as it dries down.

Is it unisex?
Yes, worn by both men and women.

What collection is this from?
Mooncake is part of d'Annam's Chapter 3: Majestic China collection, alongside Spring Festival, Chinese Calligraphy and The Silk Road.