Incandessence Lotus

I worked several years selling high end perfumes and cosmetics and was very surprised to find that Avon's quality is in line with some of the better department store brands. I wish that I had known about Avon sooner because they have some truly GREAT perfumes! I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality of Avon's perfumes, they are often a smart buy. My favorites have been Rare Pearls, Rare Gold, Rare Diamonds, Rare Amethyst, Rare Emeralds, Prima (Dreams), Velvet, Imari Elixir, Imari Seduction, and Today. Each of these perfumes wear well and I have received constant compliments when I wear them. I have never been disappointed in Avon's quality. Based on an intuitive hunch and reading several Fragrantica reviews, I decided to try Incandessence Lotus... I'm so glad that I trusted my intuition. This is the first perfume that I have tried that has the note of Quince in it. This perfume is as well blended as a number of much more expensive perfumes -- and is soft, approachable, charming, romantic, and a perfume that could be warn daily to the office, on a date, running errands, etc... Incandessence Lotus is more delicate when first sprayed. It starts less ozonic than some other perfumes (it is a much more elegant than the original perfume, Incandessence by Avon). The essence of this perfume is like a Monet painting. This is a soft focus type essence, there are no discernible notes fighting for attention, you are smelling only the chord, not the individual notes. It is very PRETTY and Romantic on -- Soft focus, no harsh edges. Lady-like. Charming. Definitely worth trying. This is a cut above some of the more cotton candy type perfumes that are often a bit too sweet and gourmand. This is tastefully blended - which makes it appear more expensive and pulled together. This has a beautiful essence about it. So far, so good -- I am really liking this one! This is like a PINK "Rare Pearls"... it smells like a dreamy cloud. "Prima (Dreams)" by Avon is in a similar family, but they share different notes and ingredients. This could also resonate with a Pink "Haiku" - more of a romantic spa-like scent. The musk in this is a softer version of the genre of perfumes like Narcisso Rodrigues For Her, which is a beautiful perfume with graceful musk notes...possibly Sarah Jessica Parker's Lovely perfume is in this same genre. Incandessence Lotus is just a bit softer, almost like the younger sister or daughter versions of these perfumes. --------- I have not had time to do an endurance or silage test on this perfume. From what I can tell so far, this wears a bit softer than some of the other Avon perfumes that I listed in my list above, which I have worn for years. Incandessence Lotus is a beautiful perfume. You may need to spritz this more often, the perfume is beautiful on. ------------ Verdict after wearing this a couple of days -- This is really GREAT ON! Wow, have they got a gem with this! I just wish this were slightly bolder - this goes on very soft, it doesn't have the silage that I really like for a perfume, but the general concept of this perfume is really GREAT! ------------ If you like a sunny type lemon based type perfume - try the original Incandessence by Avon. It goes on a bit stronger to start with, but after 15-20 minutes has a nice dry down like a lemon cake. It is pretty yummy! -------------- Incandessence Lotus has been discontinued by Avon - it is harder to find now. I began searching for something similar - and Chanel's Chance Eau Tendre was mentioned as being similar. I've tried these side by side when I first smelled Chance Eau Tendre, it definitely has a similar Quince Fruity Note -- but the two perfumes are different... you really can't compare these two, they will appeal to different people for different reasons -- the same person may not like both perfumes... or then again, who's to say; you need to try these to see what you think. Doing further research - Zara released a perfume that is similar to Chance Eau Tendre - called Applejuice. I have not had a chance to try these side by side, but smelled Applejuice on its own the other day. It is casual, fruity - really nice for days when you want a hint of perfume, but nothing elaborate. There are several reviews on YouTube which compare Apple Juice by Zara with Chanel's Chance Eau Tendre. This gives you another option, just in case you can't find Incandessence Lotus. ------------ Following up: I tried Incandensence Lotus again last night - comparing it with several other perfumes that I really like for the summer. This is a winner with my chemistry, oh my! It stays on, is true to form -- I have even compared this side by side with perfumes like a spritz of Delina De Marly - and this perfume (with my chemistry) really does some magical things. It is hands down a clear winner! ; ) I tried Chanel's Chance Eau Tendre and I really like that perfume too, but these are not as much alike as what some of the "smells like" polls would indicate. If you like one, you may not like the other -- they do not have the same DNA. Channel has a slight stuffiness which some people like, but it doesn't work as well for me as the brighter, more true to form notes. I'm amazed by Incandescence Lotus, I love the new Quince note - and I'm purposely going to seek that out more in new perfumes to try in the future! It is a really great note with my chemistry! Enchanting! Very fresh - and upbeat! A lot of fun! Avon has a winner with this! I love it! ; ) ------------ This is more in line with the Chance line of Channel - it is a little more shy and demure than Iola, which is one that Marshall's carries.

This is very much on a par with Zara's Apple Juice in that they are both very inexpensive and quite successful approximations of Chanel Chance Eau Tendre EDT. Both are also very synthetic smelling and short lived but that is to be expected with such a low price tag. I have a sort of 'collection within a collection' of Eau Tendre 'doppelgangers'. Some, like Daisy, merely recall or evoke Eau Tendre while others are directly inspired by that fragrance. Incandescent Lotus belongs to a third group that represents a more obvious attempt to mimic Eau Tendre without adding anything really distinctive or original. So, yeah, as long as you know what you are getting, this is a good value for the selling point. It smells very nice. However, Spring's Tempting Nashi is my preferred scent from this latter group.. It's somehow a bit richer than both Apple Juice and Incandescent Lotus, has better longevity, and the bottle is nicer too.

This is an absolutely beautiful scent it blew me away actually, this is my kind of perfume, feminine and really well done. This smells 99.9 percent the same as Lanvin eclat de fleurs which I also own and love, however i totally prefer this one, the one percent difference between them actually makes alot of difference to my nose though if that makes sense, I think it is the hint of blackberry in this that really does it for me and it is a tiny bit more musky and not so dewy, other than this small difference they smell pretty much identical - the only issue with this one is that it doesnt last long whatsoever so I've started spraying this on my clothes and layering it with both incandessence lotus body lotion and lanvin eclat de fleurs and bam perfection! Gorgeous scent and smells a hell of alot more expensive, well done Avon this is a total winner

You can read my reviews on the Incandescence perfume line and how I found them totally rude and vulgar (especially the Flame and Glow ones) and how they for me are the worst from Avon. Incandescence Lotus though is truly amazing though - light, bright, uplifting and invigorating. Like a spark or a snowflake. I`m so impressed with this one. It reminds me of my favorite Avon perfume True Glow - it has the same dreamy quality to it except without the lingering melancholy note that True Glow gave me. This is nothing like other Incandescence perfumes, it`s purely charming and dreamy. A must-try. I`m so curious to how other Fragranticers will find this one. For me it`s a true gem. Edit: this is very similar to Lanvin Modern Princess. Modern princess is more sweeter and warmer while this more fresh and sparkly. Both very beautiful.

Bought a bottle for a friend, can confirm it 90% smells like Coco chanel Chance Eau Tendre. So feminine and romantic, doesn't cause a headache. Perfect for spring, projection is quite good. Will definitely buy myself a bottle.