Da Lat

Da Lat is my first try of my newly-received Discovery set of Chapter 1 from d’Annam, a fragrance house from Vietnam that is both celebrating Asia and inspiring calmness, per their literature. Da Lat is an homage to the city of the same name and is a fresh blend of juniper berry, rose, red wine, and pine, fresh and green and a touch sweet, and not quite smelling like a perfume I’ve tried before despite having a fairly calming general familiarity and, perhaps most importantly, harmony among the notes. It has a floral, fruity opening that dries down into a more calming, green blend with the wine/pine/juniper trio taking center stage. It stands out positively, a pick-me-up that’s nevertheless also calming, smooth, easygoing. It’s an instant winner for me. d’Annam’s fragrances are EDP concentration and priced at $120 for 50ml, sold in the US via both their house website and Luckyscent, which currently carries 5 of the 9 scents. It’s reasonable pricing in the current market, in my opinion, and look forward to trying the rest of the line. 8 out of 10

This perfume is spectacular. I didn't know how I would like wine notes in a perfume but this has thoroughly convinced me. At first spray, it's refreshing and intoxicating with the rose, crisp juniper and sumptuous wine. Floral, coniferous and ever so slightly powdery. It's like rose petals dipped in wine around Christmastime. After the first hour, the wine and evergreen notes fade a bit, and the magnolia and peony emerge to bolster the rose. It's dewy, light and somewhat titillating—just so lovely. It remains a floral wonderland for a few hours before the musk comes out adding body and some softness to the scent. From here on, it smells like pure rose water to me. Overall, this is easily one of my favorites. The longevity is great too, lasting about 10 or 11 hours on me. d'Annam is easily becoming my new favorite perfume house as everything I try from them is a home run.

Woahhhh I did not expect to love this as much as I do. I never reach for rose or floral scents. When smelling the bottle I was a little worried, it smelled very similar to spray tans like Saint Moriz. But when sprayed on the skin 😍. In the opening you get a bright almost citrusy blast of cypress and it almost reminds me of litchi! This makes this scent so unique and captivating. I also see the comparisons to Delina so if you are a fan I highly recommend Da Lat. The dry down is shampooy- boozy- rosewater, very sophisticated. I can see this as a date-night or girls night fragrance. A definite compliment getter. Just be wary if you strongly dislike rose or find it headache inducing this may not be for you.

You really gotta search for the wine all the way to the back of the cellar with this one. I can sort of read the jammy feeling some people are describing, but my initial impression of this is a very fresh rose. It has generic DNA, nothing crazy, but it is a fun take on an otherwise overused formula. I can't say I'm blown away, it's relatively unoriginal for this brand, but it is pleasing, and I'm enjoying wearing it a lot more than I thought I would. Edit: I still stand on my review, that this isn't a mind-blowing scent. But it just does what it aims to do so well that I can't stop reaching for it. I think this might be my favourite from the sample set, and overall I am very impressed with the brand.

I love the adventure this one has taken me on! The opening for me was a deliciously sweet, jammy rose - maybe fruity? Warm, juicy, red and orange comes to mind. It sharpens a bit to present the cypress and cedar more prominently. But the sweetness remains? It's confusing me in the most delightful way. If I smell it close up, it's woody and sultry, but if I don't pay too much attention a juicy sweetness comes forward that I want to chase. I don't know that I experience red wine for this one, but I am falling in love with the fruity-ness. I love that it feels naturally sweet, not candy-sweet? It's not the sweetness of sugar or honey but of fleshy summer fruits and sun-warm roses.

Beautiful This is a very good floral scent, beautifully blended and just amazing. In the opening the right away the florals kick in with a hint of red wine then as it sets down rose starts to be the main accord accompanied with the red wine, cypress and the juniper berries. After the full dry down the rose is still there with the red wine but now with cedar wood, musks with that cyproil oil that makes everything all a bit smoother almost if not creamy. I get around 6-8,9 hours on my skin with good projection. In conclusion as a man who loves florals this is the most amazing and perfectly blended rose/floral scent. I'm in love.

This is a very womanly and an mature feeling sent. My mom said she only smells flowers in this and no red wine, but personally I can smell the red wine, especially after it dries it becomes very distinct in my opinion. I somehow get slightly similiar vibes to ”Grace” by Comme des Garcons even though they’re not really that similiar. I think this fragrance could be a really great date sent since its kinda gives romantic vibes to me. Very strong sillage and its really long lasting, overall this very nice :)

I’m so happy to have received a sample of this and now have finally found a rose scent I want to wear. I get the red wine and rose on the top and the juniper is there to ground it so perfectly and keep it from being too serious. I am not yet getting any soapiness but I like that note should it make an appearance. I love all the D’Annam fragrances I’ve tried, what an amazing house.

This is a lovely and fairly complex scent. For the first minutes, the red wine note is almost overpowering, and then soon, all the notes blend together in a beautiful way. It’s almost as if one is camping in the forest, sitting around a fire, drinking red wine while wearing a rose essential oil. Definitely fb worthy.

It’s poetic and haunting, a perfect balance of tenderness and melancholy. A true hidden gem — delicate, soulful, unforgettable. The wine note revealed itself turning the rose into something completely mature, serious, and different. If you think you don’t like rose, try this twist, it might change your mind forever.

The most sexy, romantic, feminine fragrance ever. I wear this perfume and feel like I am one of Tony Soprano's mistresses fr. Sweet warm rose and red wine combo sounds like it could be mature and old fashioned but it's so spritely and youthful. Just bought the full size because it's soooo good. Luv <3

This smells so good! I love a rose-heavy perfume. At first, this smells a lot like one of my favorites, Rose 31 by Le Labo. But upon dry down, the juniper and other notes comes in stronger to create a clean, fresh scent as opposed to a warm, spicy rose. I would love to own this.

This is excellent, a very pleasant surprise. It reminds me of Atomic Rose, but at a much lower price. Sillage and longevity are both excellent. D’Annam really is a house to watch as I’ve now sampled 4 of their perfumes and liked them all.

Very unique scent but also so familiar at the same time. Realistic red wine notes but it’s mostly juniper and cranberry like winter berry notes with cedar wood. Smells like a candle honestly- beautiful scent

I imagine a beautiful redheaded vampire wearing this on a snowy day. The red wine note hits me first, then the juniper and rose join to create a beautifully fresh scent with depth. Perfect for date nights.

A lovely, dew-covered tea rose on a cool dawn in a pine-juniper woodland. I don’t get the red wine note. Dries down woody and a little spicy. Lasts over 8 hrs on my skin.

a jammy berry rose that dries down sweet and a bit boozy, very feminine scent :) this one was unexpectedly great as someone that doesn't typically like florals!

The opening was very loud for me, but as it dried down I found myself coming back to sniff over and over. It becomes very juicy, tart, and of course rosy.

woah...got this in a discovery set...woah...it doesn't smell like a rose at all...it smells like lychee and magnolia with hints of red wine...this is peak

Rose-addled sangria made juicy with mulberry, enjoyed in a misty pine forest. A rosy look at a bygone era of Đà Lạt. #idogetit 💔