This is such a lovely, yet comforting scent. Usually worn to stay at home, but one of my favourites. It’s creamy with a small hint of spice, which I love.
Warm and toasted. Sweet and savory. This is not your average gourmand.
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At its heart, Nearly Noon is a smooth, creamy blend, anchored by two of Sniff with Steph's all-time favorite notes: sandalwood and vanilla. These elements melt into a deliciously soft sweetness, enhanced by the spiced warmth of rice pudding and a milky fig nectar. The result is a unique scent that perfectly balances sophistication and indulgence.
The name Nearly Noon captures that in-between moment when you’re still in your pajamas, reluctant to leave the warmth of your bed. You’ve just ordered brunch, and the world feels like it can wait a little longer. We all need more of those moments.
The Nearly fragrances are artfully crafted with unique scent profiles, blended in unexpected ways to create an immersive olfactory experience.
Top: Fig Nectar, Cream, Cardamom
Middle: Rice Pudding, Toasted Coconut, Saffron
Base: Vanilla Bean, Sandalwood, Amber Woods
Alcohol (Organic Sugarcane Alcohol Denat), Fragrance (Parfum), Benzyl Benzoate, d-Limonene, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha Iso Methyl Ionone, Linalool, Citral, Benzyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) oil.
Dominique Bouley, born in France to an artist mother and an engineer father, grew up in Canada and Mexico before returning to France. Initially drawn to science, she pursued medical studies but discovered perfumery through a chance encounter, realizing it perfectly merged her artistic and scientific heritage. She trained at the prestigious independent perfumery school in Versailles, followed by a decade-long journey to becoming a creative perfumer. Her career took her from France to England before settling in New Jersey, where she is a Director of R&D and Chief Perfumer blending her passion for balance, beauty, raw materials, and global influences into her art.
Pierre Bouley is a junior, following in the footsteps of his mother, Chief Perfumer Dominique Bouley. With a deep-rooted passion for fragrance, he graduated magna cum laude from Rutgers University in 2020 with a degree in Psychology, enriching his ability to understand scent’s emotional impact. Since joining his mother in 2022, he has been refining his craft, blending technical precision with creative intuition to develop unique fragrances. Inspired by the artistic process itself, Pierre brings a fresh perspective to perfumery, positioning him as a rising talent in the industry with a promising future.
DefineMe is a female founder-led fragrance brand built on one belief: scent has the power to transform how you feel. Every fragrance is crafted with better-for-you ingredients — non-toxic, BHT- and phthalate-free, vegan, and cruelty-free — with sustainable packaging to match. DefineMe is more than fragrance. It's conscious beauty and genuine self-expression, bottled.
What People Are Saying:
— SNIFF WITH STEPH
Warm, creamy, and a little indulgent. Like sunlight pooling in around midday, unhurried and golden. Spiced and sweet with a smooth, woodsy finish, it's the scent of slowing down just long enough to enjoy the moment you're in.
Overall rating: 4.4 / 5 from 588 reviews.
This is such a lovely, yet comforting scent. Usually worn to stay at home, but one of my favourites. It’s creamy with a small hint of spice, which I love.
Kelechi E. 5/5
Smells great love them both!
Abbey L. 5/5 Verified
I ordered a sample of this and initially didn’t know how to react to it if I’m being honest lol. It was a unique fragrance and nothing like I had smelled before. An influencer mentioned she used it as a bed time scent and it absolutely changed my brain chemistry. I tried it out last week and was blown away - so comforting and smooth. But even crazier, I could still smell it more than 8 hours later after I woke up. That really sold it for me. I feel like this is a great scent for rainy or grey days, and a wonderful night perfume. I just bought a full bottle.
Haley J. 5/5
Truly fell in love with this immediately upon getting my nose on it! It's warm, lush, sweet, and sophisticated. The coconut is like a photorealistic coconut cake I get at my favourite cafe/bakery. The fig goes pretty quickly, but the dry-down is like Kheer (Indian rice pudding). Definitely need to get my hands on the full size, as my sample is already almost gone. Please never stop making this!
Morgan W. 5/5 Verified
Great fragrance! First one got lost in mail, darn post office , but amazing customer service , they sent new bottle!
Miike R. 5/5 Verified
This perfume is comfort in a bottle. It takes me back to eating Kozy Shack cinnamon-y rice pudding cups, elevated with a sensual woody note. I’ve been wearing the sample to bed, enjoying it til the last drop. This is a perfect winter/snow day scent, will absolutely be purchasing the full size. Brava, Steph & Define Me!
Emily R. 5/5 Verified
I love the perfume itself, though I wish it didn't fade so fast. The rice pudding note is gone so quickly. But more than that, I have to give it a lower score because it was so expensive to get it shipped to Canada. Cost way too much for just a small sample. I hope Define Me is able to set up a better way for us to get these perfumes!
Maryam A. 3/5 Verified
Love it, so cozy and sweet
Jagoda M. 5/5 Verified
Nearly noon reminds me of like a toasty smell...like a coconutty beach. Definitely will purchase again.
Beth K. 5/5 Verified
Obsessed!!!!!! Ordered a sample of nearly noon and also received a more samples, nearly nude and lalawoo. All of them small amazing and I'll be purchasing all three to my surprise
Madison T. 5/5 Verified
This has quickly become my go to this spring! It smells the same way on me as it does straight out of the bottle, and lasts ALL DAY LONG. It is a compliment magnet. I enjoy the juxtipostion of the tartness of the fig, savoriness of the saffron and the creaminess of the rice, vanilla and the ever so slight coconut. I spray it in my hair on the day I wash it and can still smell it when the wind blows through it a few days later. This fragrance will always be in my rotation and I really hope it stays around long term!
Lainie L. 5/5
Love the creaminess of this scent. So glad I got the sample from watching a Youtubers review. Definitely will be purchasing a bottle.
Patricia L. 5/5 Verified
This is a hug in a bottle, this fragrance is warmth and comforting. One of my favorite rice white scent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️
Shiv K. 5/5
Such a delicious smell!
Lucy E. 5/5 Verified
I got the Nearly Noon perfume today and loved it! Thank you!
Vesna I. 5/5 Verified
I love my new perfume! It smells creamy but not dense. I will enjoy wearing!
Jessica J. 5/5 Verified
I love the fragrance. It’s absolutely amazing.. This was my second bottle and I will never be without it..
Leslie B. 5/5 Verified
Nearly Noon is absolutely irresistible!! A blanket of warmth, beauty and absolute decadence. So uniquely crafted that all the sweetness of fig nectar, rich cream, warm coconut, fragrant vanilla and amber all intertwine to create a cozy and addictive scent blanket ALl around you!! Truly the most unique and well loved fragrance in my entire collection, and will always be on my shelf and my skin!🩷
Amy S. 5/5 Verified
So glad I grabbed this sample. When I first sprayed it I liked it then the more I let it sit on my skin I loved it. Day after day I found myself craving this scent and wanting to reach for it daily. I will definitely be buying the full size
Nini L. 5/5 Verified
Loved it, now need the bottle
Dora L. 4/5
I really loved this one! I purchased this sample through LuckyScent over the summer and wanted to pick up another sample during DefineMe’s previous sale. I love how soft this scent is and would love to purchase a bigger size one day!
Hvika K. 5/5 Verified
This perfume smells lovely and the scent lasts so long on me. Spritzing it on feels like giving myself a warm, freshly showered hug. It’s my new go to fragrance.
Gloria B. 5/5 Verified
Absolutely delicious scent!! Smells like the dove rice milk body scrub which i’ve been dying to find a fragrance similar to!! can’t wait to pair them together. Notes come together so good i love the saffron.
Tavi M. 5/5
This opens like creamy, sweet horchata milk. The first spray is rich, smooth, and a little syrupy. As it warms up, the saffron and cardamom bring a soft, cozy spice. When it settles, it melts into this skin-like creamy ambery warmth. This is that polished spa girl who falls in love with a cozy gourmand. I honestly feel like a goddess who just soaked in a fig-milk bath. It’s cashmerian, ethereal, and honestly so pretty. I’m keeping this one close… might even grab a second bottle because it’s giving signature-scent/ layering energy.
Paris 5/5
I am obsessed with nearly noon. It is so beautiful. It’s the perfect fresh gourmand fragrance.
Allison M. 5/5 Verified
Absolutely in love with this scent. So cozy. I quite literally never want to not have this in my collection.
Savannah L. 5/5 Verified
I LOVED both my purchases, but nearly noon now holds a special place in my heart and collection. Smells like arroz con leche with toasted coconut at first and the dry down is beautiful as well. I will be repurchasing for sure, perfect fall and winter fragrance or something to wear when you’re feeling cozy🥛🍚🤍
Alejandra A. 5/5
I ordered the sample size. I used it up in 2 days it’s intoxicating. I have to get the bottle!!! Sniff with Steph knocked it out the park.
Danielle A. 5/5
Omggggg — I have trusted Steph’s perfume recommendations for YEARS and she’s exposed me to some of the most divine scents I’ve ever had my little hands on. When I tell you I’ve ever smelled anything that embodies a FEELING — I felt like I was being embraced by someone in a past life. Warm, comforting, nostalgic. It lasts forever and each hour unlocks a new layer, causing a cosmic shift in my psyche. Obsessed is an understatement.
Airea J. 5/5 Verified
My new favorite bedtime fragrance! Warm and comforting, the rice and cardamom dry down to a creamy sandalwood that lingers on my pajamas. Adds a bit of depth to my floral fragrance the next day. LOVE this one Steph!
Pamela D. 5/5 Verified
Nearly noon is a very softly scented super yummy air and light skin hugging gourmand that I have ever experienced! This too is light as air very soft very light, sweet, friendly, super comforting Blends extremely well with my skin. I just really love these gourmand scent notes. This fragrance is not a statement fragrance whatsoever. It is very light and you will need to carry the bottle around with you for some quick refreshing, but really that’s no big deal because it is such a pleasure to spray on my body knowing it doesn’t have all the nasty chemicals as most Fragrance companies use. The good news is no matter how much you spray on you. You will never offend anybody because it is so light sweet and extremely yummy smelling. My husband gave it the thumbs up, which was really nice because I have hundreds of bottles of Fragrances and he has grown nose blind to most of them so that should tell you something about how wonderful this smells to the opposite sex. I love Fragrances that make me smell good enough to eat and this one absolutely fits the bill. This is a skin hugging scent You must definitely add to your collection if you care about the quality of ingredients and you want a fragrance That is safe to spray directly on your skin and makes you smell so yummy! Very happy I bought this!
Julie S. 5/5 Verified
This is by far the best smelling perfume I've ever tried! I went through the sample I purchased so fast! Time to buy the full bottle! Highly recommended! 💕
Shanna M. 5/5 Verified
It smells like a spiced Chai with coconut cream and cinnamon in my opinion its a perfect winter scent I am deeply considering splurging on a full bottle. I would make this my everyday fall-winter scent
Sage C. 5/5 Verified
I don't consider myself a "gourmand girlie" but I have fallen in love with this fragrance. It's creamy and comforting while also being complex and surprising. There are so many notes wrapped into but, but in such a good way that tells a story as you wear it. I think this appeals to so many different preferences with fragrance. It's truly a must buy for all noses.
Jenn C. 5/5 Verified
Loved the scent can’t wait to buy a full size!
Jennifer V. 5/5 Verified
this perfume is so creamy and cozy i love it. so perfect for fall
Victoria D. 5/5 Verified
The first whiff was… intriguing. It was unlike anything I’ve ever smelled before. A mix of complex, mysterious, and oddly comforting. I couldn’t quite place it, but I knew I liked it. About ten minutes later, as I was walking through my house, I caught another wave of the scent, this time, more blended and settled into my skin. And HOLY MACARONI … I was in love. It was like the fragrance bloomed into its full personality, and suddenly I felt the exact description you provided.... Warm, inviting, a little bit sensual, a little bit wild, it’s the kind of scent that makes you stop in your tracks and take a deeper breath, just to savor it. This beauty is not just your average fragrance, it’s a whole journey!
Gabrielle G. 5/5
I’ve been waiting for the sample size to get back into stock to try it out and I’m so glad I did! I’ve been looking for a creamy yet spice infused scent for the fall and winter months and I feel like I’m going to get a lot of usage of this scent at that time of year. It does smell like rice pudding, but for me, it gives me glazed cinnamon rolls infused with cardamom, which I love the smell of. I like to smell cozy in the cooler months, so this fits the bill.
Gloria A. 5/5 Verified
A MUST TRY! This is such a warm and cozy fragrance. Perfect for fall and cooler weather but also well performing in the heat.
Taylor C. 5/5 Verified
This is a masterpiece. You can smell each note separately, but it’s also blended so perfectly. Fresh, sweet, warm and cozy!
Taylor C. 5/5 Verified
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