L'Ame Soeur

My favorite floral aldehyde. This style of perfume could not be more out of fashion at the moment, however. For those of you who find it overwhelming or too soapy to wear, wait for a warm, sunny, spring morning, then apply very lightly. One spray. Or perhaps decant a tiny bit to a dabber then dab only a couple times. That will give you the best chance of finding the beauty in a floral aldehyde. Yes, LOTS of aldehydes at the beginning. For those of us who love them, they feel formal and elegant. They make you stand a little taller and raise your expectations for the day. The florals edge in gradually, as natural smelling as can be. Divine, a perfumery that spares no expense on materials, probably used at least some naturals here. The ambergris drydown feels both warm and light to me, in contrast to the initial weight of the aldehydes. The whole is indescribably beautiful. I'm just not capable of communicating its beauty. If you love floral aldehydes, particularly any of the Chanel aldehydes, you owe it to yourself to sample this one at least once.

I got a small bottle as a gift because it is not really something I would have bought myself. I'm not the biggest fan in general of "vintage" style aldehydes fragrances. I'd say it's not really that I don't like them, I just never took the time to discover these types of fragrances and wear them. However, I love this one. It screams femininity, cuteness and good taste. It's not your granny perfume as well, it is quite wearable at any age, any style. It makes me feel very pretty and I like it. I could not stop sniffing my wrists when i first put it on. Th ylang-ylang makes it creamy and the aldehydes makes it smell like some fresh air. I also get a small animalic aspect when I put it on. It disappears pretty quickly though. A beautiful one :) and I like the name, Âme soeur. It means "soul sister" :) Not an expression used in English but in french it has a strong meaning.

This fragrance always puts a smile on my face. Opens with a blast of sweet aldehydes. Rose petals and slices of fruit, maybe pear, coated in sparkling sugar crystals. In the drydown there is rose, orange blossom and other white flowers radiated by aldehydes. In the background there is ambergris hovering, giving off a sort of smoke without fire, that keps the fragrance interesting. The image of this perfume for me is stepping in to a parisian cafe or patisserie early in the morning and there is an opened packet of cigarettes on the table next to you. Can't wear this in very warm weather, the white flowers become too cloying.

A feminine, soapy, old fashioned beauty. It smells pink to me, at the start it fizzes with sparkling jasmine and although it isn’t listed, there’s something here that reminds me of Diorissimo, but lily of the valley isn’t in the notes, so maybe it’s just the power of the aldehydes...or maybe I get the jasmine in Diorissimo more. It dries down to a perfect powder without losing its brightness. Average projection and longevity. If it lingered a little longer I would have it in my top 10.

Very beautiful feminine scent . I love this .

L'Âme Soeur ("soulmate" in English) is a pleasant aldehydic floral, nothing groundbreaking, but is a lovely example of the genre that owes a great debt to the classics. It immediately brings to mind Chanel No. 5, my mom's signature scent, but it takes equal inspiration from several other scents. It is not the ultimate aldehydic floral for me, but it is more interesting and complex than it seems at face value. AS opens with radiant, squeaky-clean aldehydes, initially reminiscent of Estée Lauder White Linen. The brightness of the aldehydes gives way to a more powdery texture as the florals bloom, but they still serve to complement the bouquet at the heart of this scent. Powdery rose is dominant, emerging first on my skin. The ylang ylang follows, adding smooth, creamy sweetness. Powdery jasmine follows after a while, rounding out the bouquet in a predictable but pleasant manner, keeping the overall texture quite powdery. The amber base is musky and sweet, imbuing the florals with a honeyed sweetness. The polleny liatris likely contributes to this effect. It fades to a powdery, musky skin scent, one part sweet and one part animalic. Sillage and longevity are moderate. It is a feminine transeasonal scent, ideal for everyday use. Given the nature of its scent profile, it is timeless, but feels mature. AS is a pretty, good-quality aldehydic floral that is deceptively simple. It has a Lauder-style opening, Chanel-like floral heart and a conclusion indebted to the more modern Narciso Rodriguez, yet it all feels very streamlined. Everyday elegance that pays homage to the greats. 4/5.

Aldehydes are front and center in L'ame Soeur. Initially I wore this thinking it would be a strong dislike. I often have problems with Aldehydes, they have never been a favorite note. But L'ame Soeur is just so damn beautiful, and after the opening a medley of florals take over. Everything softens, and L'ame Soeur stays that way for a couple of hours. L'ame Soeur is reminiscent of vintage Chanel, there’s a formal feeling to the composition, and it’s just so classically French. It’s fun to experience a scent so different from what I normally wear.

L'ame soeur is a classic aldehydic floral. It is quite similar to No. 22, but it lacks the interesting incense note, so it is less complex. Really pretty and just a bit powdery, I find it a springtime perfume - it is too cold for winter.

For floral lovers. Aldehyldes, rose, jasmine and ylang ylang. Very feminine and timeless, for an elegant woman. Vintage and modern in the same time. So chic!!! 7/10

Hmmm I should have loved this as it ticks all of my boxes in theory. But against my skin I do get a No.5 element (but not as good) as the Johnson & Johnson’s baby-oil vibe is choking this. This is no where near as good as No.22 as it doesn’t have the resinous depth or alluring richness. It’s ultra feminine, sheer, floaty and crystalline but too baby-oil in style for me.

This is not like NO.22 or NO.5 - powdery and animalic, woody. it is a sharp fruity floral note emphasized. Not really my taste.

smells like the inside of an airport bathroom. like where the baby changing table is

picture the most elegant little old lady you know. not because l'ame soeur is "dated" or "mature" but because I can't imagine anyone else pulling this off. she always wears a boat necked sweater with three quarter sleeves and sapphire droplet-shaped earrings, and cat-eye glasses secured with a tiny jewel-beaded chain. her hair is pure white. the flesh on her face is soft and loose, webbed by delicate threads throughout that tauten here and there, like the ebbing and flowing of seafoam. And her hands—her hands are wrinkled, translucent, with cool blue veins forming ridges that run across finely defined tendons and bones, with smatterings of small brown sunspots—it's these hands with which she grasps your own, and you feel their cool smoothness, like soft marble or ceramic clay; and the cold band of her ring—a large rectangular diamond that sparkles as brightly as the day her dearly departed husband proposed to her—presses against your skin. they're the softest, coolest, most soothing hands you've ever felt, this elderly lady's hands. maybe it was my elementary school teacher or librarian, who would take my hands into her own; or my pediatrician, feeling the cool tap-tap-tap of her touch as she moved the stethoscope or felt around my stomach. and yes, she has just washed her hands with that pink soap they have in public restroom dispensers, and that's the smell that lingers on her skin now: crystalline aldehydes, pink rose, liquid soap, and perhaps a shadow of sweetness from her washed-off scented hand cream.

When I first donned Divine L'AME SOEUR, I had a difficult time placing what precisely it was that this perfume was reminding me of. It wasn't flowers; it wasn't another perfume; it wasn't a cleaning product; and it wasn't a shampoo or conditioner. And then suddenly it popped into my mind: the organic chemistry lab where I did research as an undergraduate! L'AME SOEUR smells to me like the swirling solvents in the flasks clamped at various stations throughout the large laboratory where several graduate students spent virtually all of their working days and I spent a fair amount of time myself. Could it be benzene that I recognize in this composition? Let us hope not, since that solvent has been determined to be carcinogenic. Well, whichever liquid L'AME SOEUR is reminding me of, it's not something that I'd want to wear as perfume. Although the alkaline quality of this composition is vaguely reminiscent of the Keiko Mecheri LOUKHOUM perfumes and also Stella Cadente MISS ME, here it is not accompanied by nutty turrón and just smells like an organic chemistry solvent to me--not at all like a floral aldehyde perfume (Chanel no. 5, White Linen, Calèche, Fleurs de Rocaille, Arpège...). Désolée.

A beautiful and surprisingly fresh floral - almost zesty in nature, with sparkling aldehydes that remind me of champagne. There is a faint background of herbs, perhaps some spearmint, along with lemon and a light amber. This would be a wonderful Spring or Summer scent - the bulgarian rose comes through in the heart of the perfume, but it wont knock you out. The rose here is a silky, lacey vintage couture gown rather than a dusky velvet cloak. The card that came with my sample also lists notes of jasmin, ambergris & liatrix. The jasmin is beautifully blended, it's a powdery jasmine, the fragrance of a jasmine-scented dusting powder on a downy feather powder-puff. The ambergris is also added with a light touch, nothing drowns the powdered jasmine and the comforting yet sensual ylang-ylang. I am not at all sure what "liatrix" is, so cannot comment on this note! An uplifting, unusual and perfectly harmonious floral that charms the wearer throughout the day. Never overpowering, but certainly never dull, L'Ame Soeur is a bouquet of jasmine & roses gently dusted with lemon sherbet! A strange image, I know, but this is a playfully sensual and intriguing perfume for ladies who live life to full!

L'Ame Soeur is a really lovely fragrance. It might not be the most exceptionally original thing on this earth, but it's really made with great skill. The flowers, the woods and the powdery notes blend together very well and what I love in scents (and most reformulated ones have totally lost) is the path to the drydown from the top notes: many - too many - scents have accustomed us to a steep slope and from head to toe you go in minutes. With L'Ame Soeur not so, and this is something I love. A scent has to take its time to live with you and L'Ame Soeur leads you slowly, very slowly, like a lazy walk in a garden on a winter sunny day, when you want to linger there to make the day last longer. And, yes, there's someone by your side, that's why you want the walk to last. In my opinion this is more similar to Chanel N°22 than N°5. The opening is certainly N°22 even though sparkles of N°5 peep here and there. Very beautiful composition, I'm in love with this scent. Elegance does not need to scream. Lovely and classy, you can't be out of place with it.

The first spray of L'Ame Soeur puzzled me- it smells very familiar, but I could not quite put my hand on what it was. As it developed, and then by looking at the notes, enlightenment came- aldehydes, so obvious and yet despite the initial blast of them, I did not connect the two dots. The fragrance is not very strong, but had a good projection. It is soapy, airy, light like a soap bubble, and yet abundant in rose, ylang-ylang ans vetyver. Aldehydes are the most prominent note that never goes away... To me, it is very similar to John Galliano EDP- a similar combination of rose and aldehydes. I personally find the latter a bit more interesting, nevertheless Ame Soeur is a well blended fragrance that is suitable for any weather and if you like soapy scents, a bridge between the past and present, this one might be up your alley.

All the feminine fragrances by Divine that I tried so far, striked me as incredibly classic, especially if compared to their masculines which usually have a remarkable modern twist. L'Ame Coeur makes no exception with its clear french perfumery vibe. An extremely feminine concoction of sparkling aldehydes and clean florals with fruity undertones. Evolves into a powdery, long lasting, musky drydown. IMO there are no reasons to choose this over the millions of better compositions of the same genre available on the market but, it can be pretty cool assuming you're into classic yet quite youthful fragrances. Sort of "post-Chanel" kind of stuff. Rating: 6.5/10

Oh I loved this one! It does have similarities with No 5 rather than No 22 (Chanel) but its much more interesting or rather it is compared to the reformulated No5 that we get nowadays. It is truly gorgeous...bright, slightly spicy with the aldehyde wafting through (I don't have a problem with aldehydes as long as they don't totally dominate) Love this range of perfume - they are all done really well and I urge anyone looking for a new line to try this one. Far superior to Ormonde Jayne and Tauer...its all personal taste. Great sillage and very feminine.

C'est un sosie (presque) parfait du N°22 de Chanel.... C'est à se casser le nez ! En tout cas pour le mien.... Et même je pense qu'il est le n°22 au temps de sa sortie avant toutes les reformulations que le n°22 a dû subir... Il lui manque la note d'encens comme le dit si bien une parfumista en dessous de mon com'... Très réconfortant dans son classicisme. Pas de note fruité (Dieu merci !).... Pas de notes pralines ou chocolatées.... Le classique ! Rien que le classique ....

I wore this to my dear brother's wedding yesterday. Of course I was very dressed up - pearls, heels, etc. It was a very hot day in the American West, and L'Ame Souer was a fitting scent choice; light, elegant, classic, timeless, so quintessentially French, and the mood it evokes was also fitting; uplifting, hopeful - perfect. As others have mentioned, this has a strong 'Chanel-y' vibe. I especially enjoy the dry-down of this one.

It is an amazingly blended floral. Elegant and bubbly at the same time. On my skin I discovered one of the best jasmine and lots of powdery notes- strikingly similiar to Love, Chloe. Niche perfume do not last long on my skin, same here: after 4 hours is has completely vanished...

took me a while to place it, but this reminds me -- somehow -- gaultier's classique, except nicer.