Latin Lover

Love, all seasons but leaning toward Spring and Summer and maybe into Fall, pure femme, day or night. The resins really help this carry over into a night scent without being so overwhelming that you are out of place during the day. Overall mood: Expensive, modern, complex, young without being juvenile, opulent floral, romantic. It would be a great wedding perfume or signature scent. I think Latin Lover is actually a perfect title for this despite the hate it gets. It is a scent that reminds me of a date-day in Rome. This is exactly what you'd wear in that kind of a setting. It's an incredibly traditional romantic scent. Think of an acoustic guitar and you have how this scent wears throughout the day. Initial: Strong resin/incense notes with a patchouli background. White florals are there but muffled by the overwhelming resins initially present. It smells like a new age store. It also doesn't throw well out the gate. Couldn't even smell it at arm's length. 1 hour in: The scent seems a bit stronger now despite not being worn on the skin. I can actually smell it at arm's length where I couldn't before. Magnolia and violet can be clearly detected; but there are still other white florals happening in the background just more blended together. Getting a smidge more sharpness of the ylang ylang (it's always sharp to my nose and somewhat sour). Everything feels more pronounced but the scent really hasn't changed from the initial much beyond the flowers being more obvious. The scent reads a bit warmer now too than it did. I wouldn't call this soapy or green fresh in the slightest. I think as the resin base develops it's adding more warmth without being spicey. Powdery qualities are slightly less. 2 hours in: Sharpness has died off. It is back to being closer to how it was initially. Powdery, well rounded, very well blended. Resin is still the strongest note with the white florals coming up blended in the background. 3 hours in: Scent is starting to fade. Still hasn't changed much. The resin is slightly less prominent but that could just be the effect of the scent itself fading. The resin is still stronger than the floral. I think I'm finally placing the narcissus too now that everything is fading. It's easier to pick up on the individual notes. 4 hours in: Same as hour 3. No noticeable change. 5 hours in: Mostly same as hours 3 and 4. No scent note changes. Scent is slowly fading. 6 hours in: Scent continuing to fade. But it fades very gracefully. I can still smell it when it's near my nose. Still well blended resin and white, dried florals. It fades in such a beautiful way. Makes you want to listen to soft classical or classical acoustic Spanish guitar. 7 hours in: Continuing to fade. Only at this point has it started to smell a bit soapy. Resins have started to disappear leaving just the soft, dusty, powdery floral with a bit of soap. 8 hours in: Mostly faded. A softy, powdery, floral soap faintly remains. 9 hours in: It's not completely gone even yet. It's still very very faded. Pretty similar to hour 8 but I'm not going to test it beyond this point. I have some spicy red beans and rice waiting to kill my sinuses so I'll have to call it quits. Note: as with all my tests, this was not tested on skin. This was on a test strip that was exposed to air on all sides during the test period. It was kept away from me and revisited on the hour over the testing period.

Juiciest Yellow Floral Fragrance EVER🤤🌼 I would dowse myself this fragrance in the late summer⛱️ When I first took a whiff, I was mesmerized because it feels as if I bit into a fresh persimmon🍊 I wouldn't have described it as latin lover, but I do feel I would dance on the golden beaches of Rio wearing this perfume💃 Sillage is impeccable and it just melds nicely on my skin. I would very much consider this fragrance in my collection of florals since it holds longer than some of my powdery, ozonic, aromatic fragrances. I even love that base note patchouli, which gives this cooling bite into a fragrance that at first starts off warm and luxurious❄️ Almost like being splashed by the ocean water on your new new sun tan🕶 I would say this is for someone who is on their "Eat Pray Love" journey✈️ Zodiac Trio ⬆️Leo☀️Scorpio🌜Sagittarius

This is a beautiful perfume that deserves more attention than it has received. I own a bottle and wear it regularly. It is absolutely not a bright white floral - it's a deep, dark, warm, resinous floral. Every time I look at my bottle of Latin Lover I am startled to see that the perfume is pale yellow, because in my mind this perfume is dark brown. It smells dark brown. It has a dark, warm, resinous tone with a perfectly-pitched sweetness that is like a dab of dark honey. All this gorgeous resinous darkness is lifted by the bergamot and a floral that is mixed but vaguely on the tropical side - though really the six flowers listed in the notes are combined in such a way that no one in particular stands out. The whole composition is just so velvety and seamless. I love it.

This is truly a beautiful fragrance. The magnolia flower is the prevailing note in this lovely fresh floral fragrance. Ylang ylang, bergamot, and violet are gently intermingling in the background. The white musk at the base of this fragrance ensures that the fragrance is not overwhelmingly floral while there is just enough patchouli to add a touch of seduction to this fragrance. This one is a masterfully crafted, intimate fragrance. If I had to find something negative to say about it, it would be that the longevity isn't the greatest. At around hour 3, this becomes a skin scent if only sprayed a moderate amount of times directly on the skin and not on clothing.

My 2. Most favorite from Carner Barcelona with Rima XI being on top. So far Latin Lover is one of the best (yellow) floral scents I have smelled from niche brands. It smells natural, soft, feminine. It reminds me of my honeymoon on Bali. This is not overwhelming, nor headache inducing like a lot of other yellow floral perfumes. I am actually surprised I like this one so much. Nowadays I am bored by florals but this is super lovely. I will test this further but if it performs well I might upgrade to a FB. If Rima XI is your autumn, winter perfume, consider Latin Lover as a great option for a spring, summer perfume.