Graine de Joie

This is juicy! Currant and pomegranate smell wonderful! Definitely a summer scent. It smells similar to Angel Nova imo. It lasted a good 4 hours on me.

What a suprise--Graine de Joie is incredibly pretty. A fruity-floral that is beautifully done. It's interesting how the tangy pomegranate seamlessly segues into a very realistic, fresh bouquet of freesia. Freesia is a note that rarely rings true to the flower, but this is about as realistic of a freesia as I have ever smelled in a perfume. Graine de Joie smells like the most amazing shampoo at first. Clean, fresh, bright, just a tad fruity--but not chemical. As soon as you see "praline" in the notes, you might expect it to go into gourmand territory. But is is never truly gourmand at any point. For the first few hours, you know the praline is there, but it's subtle. It anchors the fragrance and provides some substance, some heft, to it. Praline also prevents the notes from becoming too screechy and sour. The interplay between all of the notes is quite a beautiful balancing act. At times, it conjures the holidays because the tangy pomegranate could pass for cranberry. Mixed with praline, it reminds me of a warm and cozy holiday party, like when you walk into a home, and the oven has been on for hours, and there is a sweet scent in the air (pies, sweet potatoes...) Several hours into wear is when the fruit and florals fade significantly. What remains on my skin smells like fruity chocolate, as though I took a red currant truffle and rubbed it into my wrist. At that point it's almost gone from my skin and time to reapply, so if gourmands aren't "your thing," you need not worry as Graine de Joie remains firmly in the fruity-floral category, and it's truly one of the nicest in that genre.

Graine de Joie fits it's name (Seed of joy). It is a very joyous, sparkling fragrance. I get loads of berries, especially pomegranate. It reminds me of some fruity, fizzy drink, super refreshing. After an hour or two I get this berry compote smell (like @Lovelolitalempicka said), or maybe a jam. I would like to smell it on a woman, really fitting for someone in her early 20's. This lasts about 5-6 hours on my skin with moderate to soft projection (like many Eau D'Italie fragrances). I recommend checking this one out, it is lovely.

I am sure it's their best selling perfume now. Every time I passed by their booth at Esxence I went in a very pleasant cloud of it: fruity and luminous.

I’m surprised how boring this fragrance is. It opens with a slightly tart berry scent and a light floral freesia scent. I appreciate that it's light and more airy (I don't smell the praline or musk and only barely get a tiny hint of the cedar in the dry down) and it's not sweet or cloying. Definitely a light summer fragrance. The overall impression I get is a body spray or air freshener; light, not complex and sort of synthetic. I don’t hate it, I just find the price point extremely surprising. I would be mad to pay more than $30 for a bottle. After an hour it fades to a faint lotiony skin scent and in 2 hours it’s gone completely. There are way more interesting and more beautiful options out there in a simlar vein. I don’t hate this but it’s pretty bland, especially for the price. For reference I do like subtle and delicate fragrances, so it’s not that it’s too light, just the actual scent profile leaves a lot to be desired.