Love and Tears

I blind bought a 30 ml decant, and very pleased. If your looking for the best Lilly of the Valley fragrance, this may be it. Guerlain Muguet may be the best LOT-Valley by itself, but this has some nice complexity. I'm a guy who's Mom was a florist. I grew up picking lilly of the valley for her bridal bouquets. So I like gardenia, lilly of the valley, jasmine. But most are too feminine for me to comfortably wear. This is not too feminine. Almost is, but mostly gender neutral for a very floral fragrance. UPDATE: After an hour in; the floral dominance fades some, and the fragrance get more complex and interesting, and leaning more to masculine side. The styrax and cedar become more prevelent. Styrax having a floral nuance. The narcissus becomes stronger, with a tobacco and hay nuance, as fragrantica describes. There is a cooling/ watery vib to it, as someone mentioned. Maybe what a "water jasmine" is... I think the orange leaves, petitgrain stays throughout, and gives an orangy green freshness. There are some sharp or bitter, waxy greens, maybe from galbanum. There is a light resin in the base, styrax, which is very nice. I don't pick out lilly of the valley, but I get a non-listed butery Gardenia note, reminding me of Tom Ford Velvet Gardenia. But this gets more floral and feminine as it develops initially, mostly jasmine;. Refer to update. You do pick up the nice supporting notes to the florals, making it unique. It has good quality floral notes. PS: Wearing it today, early September, 21. This is the best white floral, that is not overly feminine, I will enjoy on occasion. I wrote my review from a 20 ml decanter. I just received a new 50 ml bottle, and it's fresher and better. I bumped my rating up to 10/10 because it's an exquisite Springtime freshy. Great citrus and light white florals, and some interesting depth, great blending. Rating: 10/10 God bless. John 3:16

Fantastic!I received my Love and Tears travel set few hours ago. On this fragrance, I totally agree with StellaDiverFlynn: Because I am fond of jasmine note(and tuberose/gardenia etc.), I have tested quite a few jasmine-themed fragrances.One of my favorite is Olene from Diptyque, which is also a scent that combines jasmine & narcissus & green notes, but compared to Olene, the jasmin note of Love and Tears is pretty light and mild, while Olene has a very aggressive trait in the beginning.Love and Tears used lily-of-the-valley to express the green and natural atmosphere, while Olene used honeysuckle. However, after I thought it over, I realized that Olene is not the one that has the highest similarity with Love and Tears——you know what?It is Eau de Givenchy.But the version I got has extremely poor longevity...though I have to admit that the narcissus and lily-of-the-valley notes are super similar to Love and Tears. In short,although I believe it is overpriced,the scent itself is vernal and affecting(maybe a bit melancholy). -

Lovely lovely lovely. Totally a must for white flowers/jasmine lovers. It's an explosion of lily of the valley and jasmine. It's flowery, spring like and joyful. Uplifting, a perfect spring daytime scent. Elegant, reminds me of Diorissimo (having them one on the left hand and the other on the right) but even more of Joy (the Patou one, i don't consider the other). The jasmine here is not indolic as in SL A' la nuit, for example. It's well mannered and serves the purpose of establishing the correct image of an elegant, polished, and even posh person. It's a fragrance for a young mother or for a wedding day. I would have seen Grace kelly wearing this instead of Fleurissimo. Lovely cedar styrax resinous base. Good longevity, medium sillage. Very well executed, not unique but a sure bet if you like jasmine and are looking for a spring fragrance.

Well, this is a nice, clean, raspy-green, cooling white floral. Mostly jasmine. Properly swoony and lush without being the slightest bit sweet or sticky. The drydown gets a touch sweeter, with the “slightly funky stewed fruits” note of styrax. Some people might call yet another jasmine soliflore boring, but there’s real value to a floral that doesn’t compromise on quality but is polite enough to wear to work. Calice Becker knows the way to my heart is these sturdy, clean-cut fragrances. God I love her.

Opens briskly green and aquatic before it becomes a massive fully bloomed bouquet of white florals, specifically jasmine and lily-of-the-valley, and a heady narcissus that veers like hay. Very strong as it mingles with body heat, gets a touch sweeter but not by much. Lasts all day, projects quite well and leaves a trail. Perfect for warm months.