LUISANT HAZE (2026) • THOMAS DE MONACO🔺 • ScentAdvice

Luisant Haze is a prime example of a fragrance that’s not really for me, but one that I really appreciate. I genuinely feel like this could be a game-changer for Thomas de Monaco if marketed correctly & with some luck, as I think it is perhaps the best rendition of the popular strawberry(ish) gourmand trend.

When I saw that Thomas de Monaco was releasing a fragrance with “fraise de bois” and cotton candy, I can’t say that I was hyped for it. However, this is done in a way that simultaneously delivers on sweetness, creaminess, strawberry, and on something that is not juvenile, overly familiar/redundant or simple.

I find it more mature than most fragrances in this broader genre and the strawberry-ness of it all is suprisingly to my liking. Especially surprising, since it lacks the sour/acidic side of fruitiness, which I would usually strongly prefer. Instead, it’s soft, cozy, fuzzy, and sweet, but the scent is more subtle. Like mildy strawberry flavored marshmallow, but the warm scent from a distance, instead of the full-blown sugar-in-your-face style.

And the somewhat darker base adds to it. I’ll need to wear it again to get some more nuances from the drydown, but it didn’t feel overly powerful and harsh like amber woods can sometimes be; it felt more supportive and in the background, with a faint saffron touch.

As mentioned in the intro; this is not really my kind of fragrance, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is no overpriced copy of a Sephora isle/Sol de Janeiro body mist or a Kalotinis/Jousset sugar blend, but more of a bridge to the super-gourmand trend with a niche-appropriate approach.