Love in White

Ambergris and rice is the biggest factor in this perfume , ambergris should be voted way higher. Makes me believe most people don't know what it smells like. I happen to love it. It's a musky salty note that can smell synthetic and or a sweet earthy aroma , like a damp forest ? Basically it's waht love in white smells like , to me it's the main note in this perfume , the centre ! Love in white has a pure white , classic elegant nurturing smell , it starts clean and floral ,milky , somewhat polerizing ,sterile cold and minimalistic. Unique and very interesting. It's feminine for sure. Starts of a little odd to my nose the orange peel combines with the RICE note is so Contradictory to me it's like putting bitter orange peel into my warm glass of milk ! Also the magnolia is quite loud and screechy with a lemony waxy but lush character. It's so different to any other perfume on the market and it's a odd combination of cold and warm. Ying and Yang , Bitter and sweet. It feels almost sterile , loud ,SYNTHETIC , CLEAN and metallic ! Apparently lots of love for this perfume , I came across a great you tube review on it by Jasper Buckingham. I think it was his review that made me order it finally , today. I asked my husband what he thinks of it and he said it's very fresh and beautiful. Very different though he said , but good different. He said he can't place the smell and had never smelled anything like that before. It's certainly interesting , I must say. I agree with genny17 it's not a oriental floral , and other sites call it woody aromatic, woody musky floral and all sorts of other more suitable categories for this clean ETERNAL scent. Also I want to say it smells very diffferent on paper. Or when you spot sniff it rather than in the air and letting the aroma come to you instead. It's elegant ,clean and I find INNOCENT in a way , Update , Some call it MOTHERLY Makes sense beacuase of the MILKY nature of this scent. A little like breastmilk , sweet, sour , comforting. Hmmmm never thought of this. I think slowly I am understanding this perfume better. Another update , Reminds me also of body cream, little bit of Nivea after it has been on the skin for a while. It's a true WHITE scent. The scent of milk , lotion,STERILE cold slightly METALIC , sharp yet MINIMALISTIC in nature. Very interesting , very unique. I feel PURE wearing it. Lasts forever into the next days. My washroom still smells of it from when I sprayed it 2 days ago and so does my scarf. It smells fresh and clean. - Becoming one of my favourites ! It's actually quite clean fresh and natural , like most creeds , Big fan ! Feb, 2018 , I have been wearing this lately and likening it even more than when I wrote this review , I love the sweet combination with the breath of fresh air ,,,and yes cilantro note. A soapy green cilantro note indeed. Absolutely wonderful creation ,,,,, completely unique !

This fragrance smells exactly like the first floor of a high end department store. That wonderful smell of a whole bunch of stuff you wish you could have but can't afford condensed into one building. It just reeks of wealth, luxury and class. It is a very ladies-who-lunch type of situation. But not just any ladies. The wives of millionaires whose only jobs in life are to shop, look cute and make their staff/servants uncomfortable. This stuff is very sharp, very citrusy and screams "I AM OF THE ONE PERCENT!" If you make under 300,000 dollars a year, please don't purchase this (unless, that is, you want to smell like you make over 300,000 a year)... I can't see this scent sitting well with everyone, nor would I call it "safe". White florals in general are quite lovely and uplifting, but Love In White is white to point of being a bit screechy and antiseptic. Seriously: there's a fine line between "uplifting" and "sterile hospital unit". And when a fragrance ventures too far into medicinal mode it can come across as detached. That's the weird thing about Love In White. It's loud, aggressive, but also detached! Getting back to the "millionaire" feel of it-- it's the olfactory equivalent of a well-dressed meticulously groomed woman who lacks empathy and warmth. Like all creed picks it's expensive; I strongly advise snagging a sample before you commit to a full bottle of this stuff. Things to note about this fragrance: -It's not subtle. Heads will turn. Major, major silage. -It is aggressively feminine; but a specific type of feminine. Think Madison Avenue shameless decadence. -It is not at all "sexy" in my opinion, nor is it trying to be. It is all business, all class. This is something you'd spritz on before boarding your private jet. Think "Alexsis Colby" in predator mode. -This is very much a "clean" fragrance, but exaggeratedly so. Again, very sharp citrus; nothing soft and light here. Spray it on if you need motivation to clean your messy apartment.

Time for a new review. My old one from 2019 is below. I don’t like to delete old reviews because taste evolves over the years, and I am now re-visiting a lot of my stash. This was a blind buy about 6 years ago. Year after year, I try this fragrance and kick myself for wasting my money on it. I always try it in warm weather because the notes seem springy. In fact I gave it another shot just a couple of months ago when it was warm outside, and once again I dumped it into a box in my basement. It always smells like green, sour flowers. In the winter I (oddly?) gravitate towards crisp, clean, greener perfumes—cold ones with lime and salty vetiver, or aquatics. Cold Chanels. I was in my basement looking for these types when Love in White again caught my eye. I spritzed it onto the back of my hand asking myself why I even bother anymore? It was the very first time I tried it on when I was really cold. This time it smelled like an icy, aquatic floral. It had a magical and mysterious quality that made me think of low, white fog, when snow is on the ground. Makes me think of Silent Night--all is calm. I could smell an iris/rice powder note that I swear I have tried for 6 years to detect and never could. Magnolia is still the strongest note, lending its soft floral sweetness. The perfume is also a lot muskier than I ever realized. I still do not detect any orange. I don’t see it as an Oriental Floral as they mention above. It’s a fresh, green but soft, floral. I finally understand that for this perfume to work for me, I need to wear it in COLD WEATHER. I’m so glad Love in White now has a place in my heart! I will be wearing it any time it snows.

I'm a fan of many Creed creations but Love in White is one of a kind. I haven't smelled anything like this before. It's so far away from all mainstream designer fragrances and has definitely that particular "creed note" as I would call it. It's such a versatile scent! It truly work in any occasion, day & night, summer, winter, spring and fall. It's strange but it seems to adapt to its environment like a chameleon. In summer I get more of the orange and marine side of it, like a day on a boat, sailing. In Spring it feels fresh and floral, with yellow flowers, especially creamy narcissus and gets more cosy and warm in autum, flowers mixing with vanilla, making it also an excellent choice for winter days, where its warm woodsy notes are hugging and comforting, but still light enough to brighten a dark day. This perfume is a master piece of amazing quality. It's very long lasting, projects well, is never cloying and smells very natural to my nose. I get loads of complements and people who know me recognise it immediately as my signature smell. It's unique and worth the money in my opinion. I have many other great fragrances, but since i own love in white i rarely use anything else. Im on my second full size bottle. I love it!

I've never really thought of white florals as scents I like to write home about, but Love In White is an exception. Bright orange peel is noticed immediately on first spray. There's something in the opening that smells almost like a smokiness, like it's about to become smoky, but doesn't actually go there. I think this is the narcissus flower. It settles on a beautifully light and natural pink rose with narcissus and a whisper of jasmine, the orange peel still there keeping it light. There's an overall coziness and softness about this scent that is just so luxurious and divine. The dry down is a warm and comforting white floral with a touch of woodiness underneath. Longevity is about half a day as a skin scent with a very mild scent aura. Spraying onto clothing would make for better longevity and projection. This could very much be a signature scent for those who have the budget for it. It's an enchanting and light white floral that could be worn just about anywhere, but it would especially shine in the Spring. It would make for a stunning Spring wedding scent! Definitely test before buying a bottle due to the high end pricing and also the orange peel note, which may not be for everyone.