Scent of a Dream

I got given a few samples of this and tested it recently. This certainly is a strange one. First of all I dismissed it as just another ' blah' perfume as the first blast smelt very synthetic and cheap. I quickly forgot about it as it seemed to disappear but after an hour or so I kept getting quite strong occasional wafts of something rather interesting and very changeable. I have tested this several times now and it behaves differently ( or I perceive it differently) from day to day and even hour to hour- maybe this is the ISO E super at work? I have grown to really like this now - on me it is a very distinctive fragrance that is sharp yet comforting. I really like its unpredictability and complexity. It is the most quixotic perfume I've encountered. Interestingly my 12 year old son - totally unprompted, told me quite that something smelled really nice after I had liberally sprayed this? He has never ever commented on any of my many, many perfumes positively or negatively before or since. I've have been very pleasantly surprised and impressed by this perfume after a pretty inauspicious start. I think it' s changabilty suits my Gemini moon!

The first time I tried this perfume I really did not like it. Many months later I went in for another spritz whilst at the Charlotte Tilbury counter and I don't know what happened this time, but after it settled in I found myself sniffing my wrist constantly for the rest of the day! I finally purchased a bottle yesterday and I am so glad I did, I love it! I cant put my finger on which note keeps drawing me in for another sniff but it reminds me of a fragrance from my youth. On me it's got an almost comforting scent mixed with something a bit more powdery/sultry after it dries down. I have seen lots of negative reviews and I can understand why some find it an 'old lady scent', but I find this a modern take on a classic style of fragrance, so I guess I'm a modern old lady?! It's very long lasting on me and the bottle is very attractive too, my only negative is that I am not too keen on the name!

I do not understand why this perfume has received so much criticism! I think it is beautiful. This is a bit of a shocker upon first spray and I will admit that I was initially turned off by this fragrance as it is quite harsh and synthetic with a cheap lavender-ish aromatherapy type smell upon first sniff. However 10 mins on my skin and it developed beautifully. I can not stop sniffing my wrists, I love it! It is not groundbreaking in any way and it definitely is not unique as it reminds me of three fragrances I already have in my collection but it is still a very nice fragrance. Once this has dried down on my skin it shares similarities with Agent Provocateur, Lady Vengeance and after one or two hours on my skin It smells vaguely similar to my much loved Frederic Malle POAL! Overall I really enjoy this fragrance and will be purchasing a full bottle soon. Great job Charlotte!

This is my favorite women’s scent I’ve ever smelled , I’m 26 m a customer came into my work she was a woman in guessing approx 45 and the dry down of this was radiating exactly how someone would want it to be not too heavy just perfect, when she was done and about to leave I had to ask her what it was because I could smell some sort of combination of synthetic ambergris / woody molecules (more than likely so called captives the chemical engineering companies create to keep original fashion /perfume businesses ahead of the copy cats) anyhow it is such a hypnotizing scent and the woman mentioned that she couldn’t smell it at all anymore she was pretty surprised I could smell it at all, and like I said it was radiating , I’d guess a bubble like 4-5 feet but not too thick of a cloud I’ll add. beautiful perfume

I love it too!! I think it's wonderfully complex, not very sweet, wonderful flowers, powdery and delicate, yet deep and sensual, wonderful citrus and fruit and gorgeous patchouli, woods and amber. Exciting I think. I love it how it changes all the time - never a dull moment! Terrific perfume. Really interesting, very intoxicating and glorious. Spicy, warm, cool, bitey, soft and creamy, cool and breezy, deep, unique. Such contrasts. I love it. I love the patchouli, it goes very well, well-blended with everything. Perfect. Not boring. Such lovely white flowers. Everything is really crazy. I love it. And I have been told so often that I smell wonderful, that I guess it must be true! Happy happy me! And by the way......I think the name Scent of a Dream is perfect!