Affaire de Coeur

I might be obsessed with this. I got this as a sample back in April (it’s July, now) and ordered a full bottle as soon as I hit the drydown. It’s cozy and warm, and I KNOW almond isn’t listed but I smell almond in the opening. It’s sweeter in the heat but I love it in both heat and cold. Lasts a very long time and projects well, especially for an oil. The drydown is a well-done, easy to wear musk and vanilla, but it’s very well blended. Tonka is probably most noticeable in the opening, to my nose. It may be what gives it the almondy feel. Amber sort of ties it all together and warms it up without falling into “amber perfume” territory.

its so cozy, not necessarily warm but it gives me..... coming in from the cold, changing into warm clothes, drinking your hot drink of choice while bundled in heaps if blankets. the amber and vanilla are strong at first application but as it melts into the skin it i find it to be a nice sweet musk that sits close to the body. oh, it also gives me sexy play-doh vibes.

As others have sensed, I am also getting something floral here. Not lilac though, it's sweet heliotrope for me. And no amber.

I really like this. I wasn't sure at first but then it grew on me. I think it smells very pretty and feminine.

My primary impression of this is crunchy mom baby wipe - creamy, salty, a dash of vanilla, a hint of floral. It's pretty potent for an oil of this profile, too! Not what I was expecting and not really my cup of tea. I keep sniffing at it and sort doing an ick face more than anything.

I found this fragrance to be...extremely underwhelming. On my skin, it's a fresh clean scent with a small hint of sweetness—not at all what I was expecting. It does get sweeter as it dries down, but overall, it's just an okay scent.

I only am getting sweet baby powder on my skin, very powdery and slightly creamy.

Nice on cloth, turned on my skin.

I'm really disappointed by this one. Wet, it smells buttery and sweet. Dry, it's baby wipes. It's a pleasant perfume, but not what is listed.

I love this! Wet, it smells like dolls. On my skin, it still smells like dolls, becomes soft and a little powdery (a good powdery that doesn't smell like dust!). My skin turns everything it can dusty and powdery and this scent works with my chemistry very nicely all the way through. To me, this is a calm, comforting scent. It's a little sweet, but it's not foody or candy-like on at all me. No single note stands out on my skin here. It's just soft, powdery, comforting niceness. It's got great staying power also. For reference, Ghost Fire, Les Mystere, Country Fair, Trick or Treat, Love and Luck Alchemy (February 2021 freebie) and the various All Hallow's Eve blends also work great on me. Some that really did not smell good on my skin include: This Side of Paradise, Luminae and Sadzi (especially bad on my chemistry).

I wanted to love this one so much! It starts out really nice on my skin, and then something about this one reminds me of cheese or something :-/ Pretty sure the rave reviews from others about this one aren't having that reaction! For me, it reminded me a little of a very wearable mature vanilla but then it just turned BAD for me. Maybe I will try it again in a while and see if I get a better base note off this one (I tried this one in the heat of the summertime).

Alkemia's got me confused. I smell lilacs! Just a touch. Maybe it's just my sample someone's lilacy fingers have been in my sample. The sugar note was a bit of an iffy one but it works nicely. More like a burnt brown sugar - makes this a yummy sugary crunchy creme-brulee kind of gourmand. With a touch of lilac ;)

This is powdery on me for the first hour or so of wear and I hate it. After it dries down its more vanilla and musk but not as warm as like Salome or Luminae.

I don't get any of the notes listed, on me it smells exactly like baby wipes!

Baby products and cocobutter stretchmark cream?