Maravilla

Today I had a chance to try 18 of Le Gemme collection perfumes and it was quite an overwhelming experience. Maravilla stood out among all. It is lemony, peachy, patchy, jasminey. I thought I had a Dejavu as it smelt familiar. "Oh snap! Eaux de Caron Fraiche!" That is 1/10 of Maravilla's price. EdCF is the brighter version. Maravilla is the rounder and luxe version. Overall, I find the entire La Gemme collection lacking an X-Factor. With a price tag twice as high as Dior, Chanel, Guerlain's exclusive line in average, I was expecting something that would take my breath away. However, my breathing pattern seemed completely normal. Texture wise, La Gemme is silky and cloudy. Almost none of them is crisp at all. They are all between 14:00 PM - 02:00 AM types of shade. Ambiance wise, La Gemme is elegant and boring. Safe and inoffensive. Not daring, not edgy, nothing unexpected, nothing new. The flacon finishing is a work of art, even though I find the shape rather "Meh...". Not something you would carry around everyday and everywhere, but rather keep in your vanity for mere display pleasure and wear only occasionally. My other Top 5 picks in the collection include Noorah, Lazulia, Malakeos.. and Tygar. -AB-

I would never imagine that I could love a mix of money-like Patchouli and Lemon skin. But I love it. It's elegant chic, the sweetness is well dozed. The intensity is medium 5/10, but it lasts pretty long and has a mysterious delicate silage. I can imagine wearing it more as an evening perfume, maybe even for an official event like Festival de Cannes. Dina_France (YouTube perfume reviews)

Simple, Sheer and Elegant. It's a Clean Chypre perfume with citrus and neroli, a little bit peach, mossy and woody. This perfume has the beauty of simplicity with bergamot, vetiver and patchouli.

It's sparkling, refreshing and sunny that lasts a long time, very beautiful for the beach times in the summer. It smells like seven up (;

Sunrays personified; sweet & floral forward lemon made a touch woody and earthy with patchouli. Sparkles like sunlight dancing on the skin, lasts for around 7 hrs with a solid projection. Best suited for spring & summer, I'd wear this exclusively in the summertime. Enjoying my sample, I'll try to get a full bottle for the summer.

Beautiful fragrance, sunny, quality, elegant and stimulating. After a taste of all the gems intrigued I decided to try this on the skin and I was impressed by the note of peach that is usually for women but that here is well mixed and can, in my opinion, adapt to both sexes. The only peach that I digest well! Surprise.

A smooth sourish blend of scents. Not to my liking at all. Not that I don’t like sweet and sour scents, I love Bitter Peach and many other such perfumes but this is just not for me. Not up to par. Edit. Yes, after waiting a month and try it again, this is still the same blend of scents. Nothing stands out. Nothing particularly sweet nor sour, just a complete blend of blandness. Sprayed over ten sprays and still nothing projected more than moderately.

Despite being in a most beautiful bottle this fragrance is just ok to me. At this price point I would expect something rich and beautiful and long lasting. This to me is light and pleasant and something I might expect at a lesser price point.

Sunlight over Capri, Joy and la dolce vita are what we find in our second fragrance Maravilla (delight / marvelous ). The stone that we explore here is the golden Citrine, the stone of intelligence, and sunny disposition. In fact this chypre fragrance is my favorite of the line, bright, effervescent and shooting light and joy right off the skin. This is a lemon grove hugging the cliffs along the Amalfi Coast. The notes of Italian Lemon tree, Orange flower absolute are married to a playful and yet grounded rich patchouli. Again just three major notes and what a magic marriage of notes these three are. The patchouli with the two citrus notes is a brilliant move by the perfumer Daniella Andrier who is the nose for the entire collection. It is woodsy and warm. This will be a huge summer and spring hit. (FOR THE STORY INSPIRED BY THIS PERFUME AND MY TAKE ON THE ENTIRE COLLECTION CHECK MY REVIEW ON MY BLOG SCENTS MEMORY)

Hi everyone, if anyone is interested in this parfum then pm me here. I have one 100ml bottle in original box with documentation to sell. Really one of a kind niche and now rare fragrance.

Unisex lemony cologne. Way too overpriced for its sheer presence and short longevity. The bottle is stunning though.