Parade

This is the only fragrance in my collection that I have honestly considered buying in a 200 ML size, but the cost is around $500 with taxes. Fragrances are already overpriced and the fact it comes from a luxury brand, doesn't help it's case for the price of a simple beautiful scent. That being said, I am looking for a cheaper alternative or a clone that captures the DNA perfectly. The DNA is great—a beautifully executed fresh floral scent with oakmoss that emerges during the dry-down. Unfortunately, it isn't very strong or long-lasting, which is why I ran through my 100 ML bottle so quickly. I can see why some reviews say it leans masculine, but in all honesty, I would call it a unisex scent. Depending on your budget and fragrance preferences, it might not be suitable, or it could be your holy grail. I suggest you sample it and decide for yourself. It has become my daily, and if I could, I would like to always smell like this scent. I love the simple yet luxurious feel of the fragrance An idiot admires complexity; a genius admires simplicity.

I always find the it’s overpriced because it’s a simple scent, argument a bit strange.... Since when does a simple fragrance automatically have to be cheap, and a complex fragrance automatically have to be expensive? You can make a fragrance with 100 notes that smells terrible. Complexity alone doesn’t equal quality. On the flip side, you can have a fragrance with just a handful of notes that are blended beautifully using highquality ingredients, and it ends up smelling incredible. Sometimes restraint takes more skill than throwing everything into the bottle. Every fragrance is overpriced these days anyway, so that’s hardly unique to this one. For me, this was love at first sniff. Wear what smells amazing to you not what has the longest note breakdown lol And one last thing I find funny... if you look at a lot of the people calling this fragrance overhyped or overpriced many of their own favourite fragrances are some of the most hyped fragrances on the market. We all enjoy popular scents when they’re done well.

Celine Parade smells like a summer evening on the French Riviera: linen shirts, Aperol Spritz, cigarette smoke, and a very chic atmosphere. I sprayed Parade on a card in store and wasn't too impressed at first. But when I brought the card home, I kept catching whiffs of it for days. That's when I knew I was completely in love with the scent. It has such a captivating drydown, probably the best of any citrus/neroli fragrance I've smelled. I’m pretty sure there is Ambroxan in the base giving it an airy muskiness that blends beautifully with the slightly earthy oakmoss and powdery orris. I also get a hint of smoky tea in the drydown which makes it quite a relaxing scent to wear. It leaves a lovely silage and lasts forever especially on clothes. Clean and elegant yet cozy and attractive. Someone once said that your fragrance should never enter the room before you, but it should linger after you’re gone. Celine fragrances are the perfect embodiment of that.

This is a fragrance I wasn’t overly impressed with initially, but it’s grown on me and become a favourite. It is very light, but I also find it uplifting. I really like the light, airy citrus and moss combination. This reminds me slightly of Gateaux Des Anges, not because it smells anything like it, but it has a similar airy quality. The dry down of Parade does have a metallic type of note, maybe similar to Valaya but it’s a 100x’s better than that scent imo! I can still smell the citrus notes and I do find this actually lasts quite a while on me. It did create a nice scent bubble that I was able to smell it for a good 6 hours. For me Parade is a beautiful, comforting, elegant, feminine fragrance. It’s the type of scent that makes you feel classy and put together. I can’t wait to wear in spring and summer, although I’ll still wear this all year round though.

This is absolutely beautiful. Out of my price range I saved up for this and I'm so glad I did, it's worth every penny. It's so much more than a typical citrus fresh scent. It smells classy and expensive and quality. It smells like a clean white shirt and sunshine whilst sitting on your expensive yacht. I can see why people vote this a summer scent but I've been wearing it all winter I love it so much. It's not screechy or loud or in your face, it's firm in it's presence but does not shout demanding attention. Sometimes I think it has faded and then I will catch a glorious whiff or it as I go a out my day. If I had to give away my entire collection but could only save one it would be this. It smells so expensive it's so incredibly well blended.