Heaven Sent

Before I begin, I want to say that the bottle design and notes have changed. This one seems to be about the previous version. I feel like a new page should be created for the new version. The ingredients of the new version are as follows: Top notes: Apple Blossom, Bergamot, Mandarin and Lily of the Valley Middle notes: Iris (Orris), Jasmine, Heliotrope and Rose Base notes: Amber, Musk, Oakmoss, Patchouli and Sandalwood Now, I'll begin my review. I really love this fragrance. It's beautiful, soft, powdery, warm, cozy and silky. At first, I smell the Bergamot, Iris or Orris and something that I can't recognize but I am assuming it is the Apple Blossom. Then Sandalwood dominates the scent under Musk, Orris and Amber and it continues to be that way for the rest of its time. The Sandalwood is what appeals to me the most. It is one of my favourite fragrance. The Sandalwood note reminded me of Shalimar Eau de Parfum by Guerlain. Shalimar has more Citrus note along with the Sandalwood, making it lack the cozy and warm feeling. Anyway, this has become my favourite. Longevity on my skin was 3-4 hours, on clothing over 12 hours. I find this perfume to be ideal for woman over 25. I don't think college girls should wear this. The scent isn't a good recommendation to wear in office. It can be worn for attending events and occasions and also as a daily wear. Season ideal for wearing this, for me, is all season. Maybe because I am from India and Sandalwood smells natural to me so I feel like to wear this scent all season. Sillage is about an arm's length.

Primped and hygienic. Aptly named as this is “scrubbed and powdered for church”, fresh. Makes the statement in close quarters that you are clean, respectful of the air space and friendly. Shares dna with “Love’s Baby Soft” but the addition of gauzy aldehydes and moss makes this womanly. Fraternal twin of “Chantilly” but not as bosomy-musky. This church lady is as winsome as she is wholesome. An ultra soft cloud of incense smoke gives the hint of a little mysterious personal tragedy to this nice lady. Baby powder and spring blossoms blends well with a subtle vanillic and moss base that says it will take some time before you are trusted to be her confidante. Exclusive virtue has its own unique allure. As for season, this is Easter in a bottle. Regarding sillage, this is one of those deceptively clean powder scents that seems compatible with high application until you overspray and recognize that its tenaciousness doesn’t let up on the powder puff, which can be suffocating if you’re dousing every inch. I find this to be both a subtle and long lasting scent on one or two sprays, lingering over the full course of the day with a hint of incense left at night, after about four hours of full strength, which makes it as unusual as it is economical in its performance.

Wow-what a difference a few minutes makes...every time I have ever tested this I have ended up washing it off within 5 minutes:the opening notes are quite harsh and the oakmoss is so overpowering on me as to be almost unbearable.I couldn't stand it!Well I read in the reviews here that many people had issues with the top notes(but it got better)so I figured I'd give it one last shot and boy it was worth it. THIS is what I was looking for in my quest for a baby-powder type scent.I have tried Love's Baby Soft but is is just so harsh on me-this is perfect.Warm, fuzzy and comforting.I like to wear baby lotion at bedtime and this is a perfect scent to accompany it.I am so glad I gave it more time-the top notes are almost sickly sweet on me but thank goodness it passed.LOVE. BTW-had to laugh at the reviewer who said her bottle had a jacked up sticker on it:mine is crooked too...silliness! ETA-I can see a passing resemblance to Chantilly but that is one of my all-time perfume loves and this will never top it for me:)

There should be a separate entry for the Mem version of this. Dana bought Mem if I recall, but I have the bottle pictured here, as well as a mini one that looks to be 1970s-80s; they do not smell the same. Dana version is much lighter and more floral, Mem is more ambery and vanillic. Both are nice, and VERY benzoin-powdery. The Dana bottle is GORGEOUS. I'd like to sample the Rubinstein, but I'd probably only purchase it as part of a lot with other things I want. At this point, 2 versions seems like enough. Closest comparisons are (vintage) Arden Blue Grass or (vintage) Dana Tojours Moi, but Heaven Sent has more intense vanilla notes. Update: I think I'm smelling lots of AMBER, not vanilla, although there IS some vanilla. This is a nice perfume for a sweltering hot day! Smells clean, powdery, and fresh.

Anybody remember the Heaven Sent ads? They spoke about "rainwashed breezes" and "rainbows". Or was it "rainkissed breezes"? Doesn't matter, you get the picture. The ads perfectly captured the perfume's soft, dreamy, lighter than air, romantic quality. Heaven Sent was many a girl's first "grown up" perfume. I hope it is yet. Heaven Sent may have been reformulated but it still has that dreamy quality of softly sweet and spicy flowers and powdery sandalwood. It is still full of innocence and hope, full of dreams that can come true. I bet every little girl(like me) who started with this one still has a bottle of it. And even if she doesn't wear it anymore(unlike me) she still holds it close to her heart.