Loubihorse

My bottle arrived today. I was worried that the neroli might be too dominant for my personal taste, but it’s actually more of a summery vanilla. It’s an easy reach perfume with a luxury price tag. I can’t imagine many disliking it, but it may not be for someone looking for a louder and/or more unique fragrance. This is quite soft, but I’m hoping it will deepen as it sits a bit. When thinking of a comparison, it reminds me most of Sublime Vanille. As @Kots_Tanya said, there is a bit of Loubirouge in there as well. I know that I will thoroughly enjoy wearing this in summer. Oh, and the bottle is just gorgeous!

Oh My, just got this in the mail and I this is absolutely gorgeous. Its like a fresher sister of Loubirouge. The longer it sits and more vanilla comes out, yet its very refreshing, slightly woody and very enjoyable. So far I absolutely loved Loubirouge but happy to say this one is here to stay in my collection too. The bottle looks even more gorgeous in person, can wait to have it on my perfume tray. Such a perfect vanilla for summer. Also I see it on both men and women, its definitely perfect middle.

Almost unanimously deemed feminine (which has its merit), so men seem to be relatively unaware of its existence / not inclined to sample for that reason. However, this reminds me (almost a midpoint chimera) of both sublime vanille and.... "Fahrenheit 32"! More so in the opening - which is terrific by the way. They become more distant as they dry down. Even comparing side by side, they have many similarities with 32 having the cucumber/lotion edge and this having a touch more of sweetness from the vanilla and freshness from the neroli. As some have mentioned, the notes are somehow giving a salty aquatic accord (very light and similar in execution to Bleu Turquoise) which would lend itself useful in the summer. Ultimately, this becomes a skin scent all too quick, but would do wonders in intimate settings. Simple and interesting fragrance to say the least, and of course, one of the most beautiful bottles in the market for gifts/display. I don't think fragrances need layers of complexity to be good at what they do.

The first 20 minutes of Loubihorse is very animalic on my skin, kind of like the animalic opening of PMC Vanille de Tahiti. But once she dries down she becomes quite lovely. She reminds me of Creed Sublime Vanille but packs a bigger ‘perfumy’ punch. A classy & elegant scent that provides a beautiful blend of citrus and vanilla. Definitely a fragrance you can wear to a formal event on a nice spring day. I think you can also wear this during autumn. Can’t wait to explore her more.

Loubihorse has a really super cute bottle and I adore the seahorse motif, but the fragrance itself is vastly overrated and overpriced for what it is. It is just a basic vanilla pretty much and nothing more, nothing less. I could get the same thing from Laura Mercier for a whole lot less and a whole lot better smelling, too. I smelt some neroli at the beginning, but this disipated in less than 15 minutes and just turned into outright vanilla. It was a bit too sweet for my tastes as well. Some vetiver or something like that would have broken things up a bit more and made it a little more interesting. Perhaps some sandalwood and some jasmine, too. As it stands, it's nothing special. It can be worn on all occasions and in all seasons though, so it is very versatile! Sillage was moderate and so was wear time, clocking in at 5 hours on my skin. At this price, I would have wanted close to 9 hours or more of wear time. As it stands, I'd give Loubihorse by Christian Louboutin a 6.3/10.