L'eau de Parfum

I really like this but I go almost completely nose blind to it within 15 minutes Edit: somehow eventually I stopped going nose blind to it so quickly. It does fade pretty fast for the price. That being said I’m going to have to buy a full bottle. I’ve really grown to love this and have used more than half of the travel spray in a month. It surprisingly works in hot weather. Edit 2: I’ve been on such a journey with this fragrance. I caved and bought a full size bottle because my travel spray is almost gone and I fear that I quite literally cannot carry on in life without it. I’ve completely fallen in love with this fragrance. I don’t know what it is but to me this just smells like magic. I don’t know how else to explain it. It smells magical and like fantasy. It smells like trips to the big yearly fall festival in my hometown when I was a child. I will be gifting the travel size spray to a few family members that enjoy gourmands this Christmas. I normally gravitate to more powdery fragrances but this one is just a touch powdery. It’s so comforting, well blended, and beautiful. I don’t normally wear gourmands in hot weather but this one works in the heat on me. It would probably be my new signature scent if it wasn’t so pricey. I just wish it lasted longer. I get about 4-5 hours out of it at most. It lasts much longer on fabrics than skin though. The bottle is also beyond gorgeous. I’ve never been to Cirque Du Soleil, or even seen any kind of circus for that matter. There’s just something about this scent that has me completely captivated. Going in I didn’t expect to even like it, I normally don’t enjoy a popcorn note. In this I absolutely adore the buttery popcorn note, it’s so perfect. I could go on all day.

I definitely have a different opinion on this. Cirque du Soleil L'eau de Parfum smells milder than I thought and well blended. I thought it would be nauseating in its attempt to replicate the smell of circus snacks, but it is very balanced. I do get a nicely fused caramel-dipped apple. Like a macintosh apple that's not tart. There's this perfect amount of caramel that gives me more dulce de leche than a popcorn caramel and definitely not a burnt caramel on my skin, at least before the juice matures more. Actually the apples may be dipped in a sort of buttermilk caramel while its juiciness freshens this gourmand. Imagine caramel setting and thickening on the apple as you hold it in the air. A very well made gourmand and the vanilla and sandalwood in the base smooths everything out I think. If you don't like popcorn notes, there's nothing to fear in this imo. Also if you're not into the compared Nobile 1942 La Danza delle Libellule, which also smells good to me, that one gives more sweet apple juice-scented candle while this is more of a natural apple dipped in buttermilk caramel although it becomes a little synthetic in the dry-down. Cirque du Soleil performs just as good though. I can smell it around me without having to bring my arm up to sniff. It lasts some decent hours too.

I definitely have a different opinion on this. Cirque du Soleil L'eau de Parfum smells milder than I thought and well blended. I thought it would be nauseating in its attempt to replicate the smell of circus snacks, but it is very balanced. I do get a nicely fused caramel-dipped apple. Like a macintosh apple that's not tart and doesn't have a synthetic apple accord either. There's this perfect amount of caramel that gives me more dulce de leche than a popcorn caramel and definitely not a burnt caramel on my skin, at least before the juice matures more. Actually the apples may be dipped in a sort of buttermilk caramel while its juiciness freshens this gourmand. Imagine caramel setting and thickening on the apple as you hold it in the air. A very well made gourmand and the vanilla and sandalwood in the base smooths everything out I think. If you don't like popcorn notes, there's nothing to fear in this imo. Also if you're not into the compared Nobile 1942 La Danza delle Libellule, which also smells good to me, that one gives more sweet apple juice-scented candle while this is more of a natural apple dipped in buttermilk caramel. Cirque du Soleil performs just as good though. I can smell it around me without having to bring my arm up to sniff. It lasts some decent hours too.

I love this scent! It's mouth-watering, sweet, caramel candylike, and I find the the sandalwood, amber and vanilla notes come though delicately but firmly on my skin, as well as the barest hint of iris, all of which seems to cut through the sweetness and ground it. I don't feel it is "teenage" or reading too young on me, but I don't use scented detergents, dryer sheets, lotions with scent, soaps, or shampoos that are overly fragrant, so I'm not stacking scents. I find I seem to get hugged a lot when I wear this fragrance :) I do occasionally get a whiff of the buttered popcorn, which I'm a little 'eh' about, but it seems to subside fast. I bought the .34oz travel size on Luckyscent, after buying a couple of little samples from them and using them up completely. If I still love this at the end of the travel size, then I will definitely purchase the bottle. If you find the scent a little intense when sprayed on the skin, I recommend getting a spray bottle, fill it with water, and then just add a very light spritz of the perfume, (or a few drops if you have a sample). I use it to mist my hair to style it, and I find it gives my hair a delicate scent, without being as strongly present as perfume applied to skin.

I posted a video on Instagram sleuthing out the notes of this launch, and it caught the brand's attention! I was kindly gifted my bottle from Flower Shop. Here are my thoughts. Whipped, airy, buttered popcorn scent. If you like Hard to Get from Forvr Mood, this is a similar DNA with added depth and whimsy. This fragrance has an enchanting trail in the air. It smells like someone aerated a cotton candy kettle corn bakery into a cloud of magic. This is not dense, heavy, or syrupy. It is light and whimsical. It serves up performance and sillage, as expected from a renowned performance company. There is a magic to this scent. It reminds me of my childhood, something I would be in awe of as a kid, but can revisit as an adult with the same level of nostalgia and wonder. This is certainly a niche quality- the scent smells on par with the price, in my opinion. I get good longevity and projection with this (~6hrs, fills a room) and it really dances in the air. This fragrance is magic. I love it. Big fan of this launch and so excited to hear what you all think! Also Fragrantica if you are listening; add Forvr Mood's fragrances to this site. It's time. Huzzah!