It's a very good and pretty long lasting freshie. It starts out smelling like sea water but once it settles its a complex wonderful fragrance. It is perfect for everyday wear in the summer.
A masterpiece. Woody, leathery, classy. It's an absolute shame what they did to the 2025 version.
Warm and cozy winter scent with cognac, cinnamon, vanilla and praline. Perfectly unisex, great for date nights. Good performance, but definitely pricey.
A synthetic, potent yet soft musky citrus opening.
The aromatics and powdery florals almost make this smell sherbety.
Green woody undertones are trying to fight through the citrus bomb.
When this first hits I find it too synthetic, and I wouldn't say aldehydic but actually fizzy, however the longer it sits I do find myself wanting to smell it more.
Expensive for what it is, with a 100ml sitting currently at £330.
Indeed, Guirlandes is very similar to Anaïs Anaïs like many people say. But I’d say it’s a mix of Anaïs + Balenciaga Michelle. Maybe a touch of Ysatis as well. Just a drop. This fresh and invigorating, lesser known Carven, takes the green floral aspect of ‘premier parfum’ but amplifies big time the heady white florals. Tuberose and a ghost lily reign supreme here, with a touch of creaminess, the kind that graced everything from Chloé to Michelle, all the way to Ysatis and Jil Sander N°4. It smells and feels more 70’s hazy home catalogue than early 80’s pop block color IKEA furniture. These garlands of flowers mix with hyacinth and specks of galbanum for the green effect, evolving to a heady melange of tuberose primordially and lily secondly. A garden in the city. I see Rome. Maybe because a film that comes to mind seamlessly is Dario Argento’s Tenebrae! Why couldn’t it be displayed among the Hermès and Chloés that grace the opening scene?! And so Guirlandes becomes the peach fuzz sensuality of Anaïs, evolved! Some years older but still a play on innocence/desire. And since I have a very soft spot for Anaïs Anaïs and its close relative Arrogance Femme, I love Guirlandes! Also, for a 90% vol edt, this packs some very serious punches; both in its heady sillage and mesmerizing longevity!
Great price, great performance, but much sharper than Haltane. It's definitely missing the sweet praline and it's not nearly as smooth. Don't believe the hype on this. It's good, especially for the price, but not even close to the quality of Haltane.
I love this little cheapie. Imagine Girl by CDG, but with musk instead of vetiver. It has an absolutely monumental whack of iso e super but it's skillfully woven around the other notes so as not or be too obnoxious. It does seem to perform lightly at first, but when it warms on my skin the aforementioned iso e super starts banging, and as a whole it's like I've layered Fahrenheit with Molecule 01. When it's 10 euros for 50ml, you cannot go wrong. There are niche houses doing stuff like this for 180 euros a bottle or more, in fact this is better quality than a lot of those too.
This scent is a little piece of paradise like is Tamarindo beach, it’s brilliant sunsets and the surrounding areas of vibrant jungles in Costa Rica. It’s a tropical punch which gives me an energy in the middle of the grey Finnish winter - yes, this winter has been gray not white. The scent is fruity and sweet but in the same time so elegant and classy. Pineapple in the opening is deliciously juicy and the floral heart with delicate Peach is absolutely ravishing. The base is warm and the creamy texture reminds me of Piña Colada and Coconut even if it’s not there. “Tamarindo is lined with lush wilderness, surrounded by turquoise waters beyond the primal forest and mountains. Giant tamarind trees are home to colourful parrots, their cries ringing through the jungle, the warm forest air made humid with forgotten scents. A round of captivating notes, a dizzying dance beneath the sun. Tamarindo is a well-guarded secret, a joyful landscape, a trail of happiness, a solar scent.” Syncopated dance of drums, oil of jasmine, soft graze of Guanacaste leaves, as green as emeralds. Pineapple catches the light with each facet. It blossoms like a flower beneath the Cardamom sun, caressed by the frothy spray of bergamot. Vanilla takes on a soft, red glow. Though I’m swept away by the benzoin wind, though the breaking waves turn my heart patchouli, I return to Tamarindo where the jungle is a show of art. Between the giant spiders and the happy lizards, inspiration takes on a heady scent. If you find Tamarindo too tropical or too sweet, I recommend you to try "Madurai | Memo Paris" which is more Jasmine scent with a subtle hint of Peach (the review made). It has creamy, woody base. Or if you want a tad similar vibe but something more intimate I recommend to try "Flåm | Memo Paris" . TOP: Pineapple, Orange essence, Bergamot, Green notes HEART: Jasmin absolute Sambac, Peach, Freesia BASE: Benjoin resinoid Siam, Patchouli essence, Vanilla absolute, Amber Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗
This is is absolutely beautiful, and as a flanker, it stands well away from the OG.
A really warm and boozy spicy cedar scent with sweet fruits and a soothing vanilla in the base.
The subtle aromatics and cinnamon make this absolutely perfect for cooler weather.
I was wearing this perfume many times before I wrote my statement and every time I experienced this scent in the same kind of way. Luckily after a couple of days a sample was still on the table and I was thinking "now I try it one more time because I can't understand my opinion which differs so much from other people's opinions". And I'm so happy I gave it one more chance. This was originally my short statement: "Sadly on my skin Clary Sage, Marigold and Curcuma dominate so it’s herbal, spicy, aromatic, a tad bitter instead of fruity, white floral beauty." I rated the scent as 5 instead of the current 9. I described the scent with the following words: sharp, spicy, herbal, aromatic, unpleasant and now it's totally opposite so please give it another chance, or even the 3rd, 4th or 5th. Suddenly subtle sophisticated Peach emerged from the scent, as did beautiful white florals on a creamy base. Peach is very realistic and juicy first but but it fades away quite quickly and stays in the background the rest of the time. Jasmine is gorgeous, it's so pretty and I like that it's prominent instead of Tuberose. This scent is primarily a velvety soft Jasmine scent. There is a little bit of same kind of vibe here than in "Tamarindo | Memo Paris" but Tamarindo is distinctly tropical because of Pineapple and it's sweeter because of Vanilla and Benzoin in the base. Madurai never gets too sweet since the base is woody with a delicate hint of Suede. In Madurai Peach is barely there after the opening whereas in Tamarindo Peach is in the middle notes and it's detectable until the dry down. This is very elegant and attractive scent, suitable for office work since it's hard to imagine it would bother anyone. About the connection between the scent itself and the place: Madurai is one of the many temple towns in India. Madurai offers a captivating blend of natural beauty and cultural heritage. Beyond the magnificent temples and bustling streets, this region is blessed with picturesque waterfalls, lush forests, majestic hills, and charming hill stations, beckoning nature enthusiasts from all corners of the globe. Now I absolutely love this beauty and I need a bottle of it. I will get my bottle of "Flåm | Memo Paris" tomorrow so I think I will compare that one as well with Tamarindo and Madurai later. They are definitely the different kind of scents but the vibe in them is somewhat same Flåm being the most intimate one. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗
Imagine Spicebomb and BVLGARI Man In Black making love and popping out a little baby.
That baby would smell exactly like SB Dark Leather :)
I LOVE IT!
Expensive but very strong and projects wonderfully, kind of reminds me of a slight Pepsi smell
Spicy and sweet sexy fragrence
Carnal Flower is a beautiful medley of white florals, and one of the more popular releases from Frederic Malle, for good reason. Despite my enjoyment for this, I don’t find it absolutely lives up to the idea of what I imagine a ‘carnal’ floral to smell - it lacks filth and lust. A heavenly concoction of heady white florals lead the way, namely jasmine and tuberose, countered by this dry, slightly green, nuttiness likely coming from the coconut and eucalyptus; it’s a very interesting and unique smell. There’s a presence of sweetness, not only from the tuberose, but this delicious whisper of melon. It comes together beautifully. This is not a fragrance for those unsure about white florals, you have to adore them to love this. And whilst I do, love this, as I said I find it’s lacking enough filth to be labelled as carnal - some addition of animalic facets would have made this perfect.
I’m not too familiar with the original Lucky, but this new Esprit version is beautiful - like the morning sun basking its light onto a field of soft, dewy lily of the valley. It’s clean and elegant, whilst remaining perfectly simple and subtle in its beauty. This beautiful white flower, which does not naturally produce a raw material to use in perfumery, is ever so delicate in its aroma. It’s soft and soapy, like the gentle skin of a young woman, yet slightly green and stemmy, with dewy facets like yesterday’s rain settling on its drooping bells. The leather is almost non-existent to me, but I’m alright with that. It’s hard not to compare this to Diorissimo, which is arguably the greatest Lily of the valley scent ever created - this does not top it, but I don’t think anything ever would. Whilst this is lovely, for the difference in price I’d rather just stick with Diorissimo.
Tuberose is one of my all-time favourite notes, I know a good tuberose when I smell it - this is not one of them. I seriously don’t understand the hype around Maison Crivelli, everything I’ve tried has been disappointment after disappointment. It’s not terrible, but for the price I expected a lot more. To me, this highlights everything people don’t like about tuberose, usually because they’ve only smelled this sort of stuff in most mainstream releases. It’s intensely sweet, like bubblegum, with this fruity sweetness intensified and made slightly dry by the inclusion of osmanthus. Cinnamon is present, and seems awfully out of place, messing everything up. I don’t like this; as I said it’s not awful, but it smells like it costs a fifth of what it actually does. It just smells vulgar, crude, plasticky and fake - not for me at all.
Daim is a scent I expected to enjoy from the note breakdown, but unfortunately I can’t get along with this. As it settles on my skin I can feel it taking up residence in my sinuses, battering my sense of smell and leaving me with a headache. I won’t even use the rest of this sample - this doesn’t make it a bad scent though, it’s just not for me. The suede accord is what I can’t tolerate; I adore leather fragrances and consider them to be one of my favourite scent categories, but it turns me off when they smell hyperrealistic. Combine that with this weird plasticky, soapy jasmine and frangipani note and it all just becomes a bit too much. I feel like I’ve smelled this exact scent profile a few times before, but I cannot place where. Overall, I don’t enjoy this scent unfortunately, but for some I imagine it may be more than satisfying.
Mint caramel barbershop fougère heaven. Absolutely incredible, and OH the leather drydown, exquisite.
Very good value for money. Has s nice pleasent scent and good longevity. Scent profile is similar to PDM Leyton.
Really a fragrance that changes my mood.... For the worse...
The scent profile is just not me, and combined with how strong it is, it gives me a headache.
Also, i feel people who uses this (at this point 9 out of 10 men), often overspray it, making it impossible to be in the same room.
Hate it, don't recommend, stay clear.
Similar DNA to Acqua Di Giò Profondo. Mass appealing scent. Easy dumb reach when you want something fresh.
I bought this when it was $60 on FragranceLord. Great bargain. This is a clone of Nishane Ani and a really good one. Smells just like it.
Pretty good for the money but still not a good fragrance plus it is very basic and overused.
Masterpiece. It’s hard to put into words. The floral iris, the woods, the blend, it’s just a perfect fragrance to me. Elegant, sophisticated, yet can still be casual. Prices can be crazy trying to find this so don’t overpay. $150-$250 for a high partial or new in box is worth this masterpiece. Don’t pay anymore lol.
