Le Parfum Lumière

This is truly a luminous tuberose. Maybe better said luminous white floral! Big, bold, beautiful white flowers layered on a warm, ambery, woody, musky, earthy, patchouli base. Opens with a beautiful sweet, juicy sweet mandarin orange mixed with bright orange blossom and creamy ylang ylang. The usual white floral trio, tuberose, jasmine and gardenia constitute the loud and vivid heart of Le Parfum Lumiere! The name fits perfectly as this juice feels sunny, warm, soft, ethereal (but not light that would disappear fast) harmonious, up lifting. The overall vibe that Lumiere gives me is something warm and bright, like a golden hour! This could be happening also because of the exquisite look of the light yellow colour of the classic Elie Saab bottle. I would say it’s in the vein of original L’Interdit by Givenchy or the new J’Adore L’Or composed also by Francis Kurkdjian. I have never owned Le Parfum or the Intense version by Elie Saab so I can’t comment on those similarities! Best suited for spring and summer season. Very feminine and underrated. I rarely see or hear anyone mentioning this. Compared with the other creation of Francis Kurkdijan for Dior, this costs a third of the price for nearly double the amount of the perfume. This is not a straight up dupe of J’Adore L’Or but it’s very similar. Good longevity and projection. A winner for me!

Having recently worn both Le Parfum and Lumière side by side, I can confidently say that while they share the same DNA, they are not identical on my skin. The original Le Parfum opens as a fresh floral. It's elegant, feminine and beautifully composed, with the flowers taking centre stage from the very beginning. As it develops, it remains soft, graceful and effortlessly pretty. Lumière, on the other hand, opens much brighter to my nose. I immediately get a fresh citrus sparkle that the original lacks. As it settles, it becomes a gorgeous amber citrus, white floral fragrance before eventually transforming into a warm amber drydown. This is where it truly shines for me. Many reviews describe Lumière as lighter than the original, but I actually find it richer and more radiant. There is a warmth running throughout the fragrance that keeps drawing me back. I enjoy both, but Lumière has become my signature scent. It's one of the few perfumes I've completely used up and repurchased without hesitation. Every time I wear it, it feels like sunshine on warm skin and flowers blooming in bright summer light. If you love the original, I think Lumière is well worth trying. Don't dismiss it as a simple flanker. Give it time on the skin and allow it to develop. That's where the magic happens.

Francis Kurkdjian understands this line perfectly, it is seen that almost all the flankers and the original creation are his author and this Le parfum Lumiere fulfills what it promises but it is not a dim luminosity, it is a jet of light, bright and intense, while Le parfum edp showed us one offiner facets of orange blossom (for me, my favorite perfume with this note) here the white floral ensemble is overwhelming, although from its opening we feel the DNA "Elie Saab Le parfum" quickly mutates to something more daring and modern, I would dare to say that it is halfway to some flanker from Alien with some from L'interdit, a perfect mix of these trendy white florals with their ambroxanic touch (quite measured) and with a Ylang-Ylang that makes the difference here and contributes its tropical yellow floral part but without stealing the spotlight from the white flowers. In short, a flanker worthy of the line some may not like (I personally loved it) with outstanding performance by current standards, excellent work by Kurkdjian and once again I can say that I do not know an Elie Saab fragrance that does not have highquality, a applause for the talented Lebanese designer who has managed to maintain his line of perfumes with a high standard

This was a blind buy for me. This feels like a mix between Alien eau Extraordinaire and Coco Mademoiselle with a bit of No.5 into it. It has that uplifting feeling like Alien eau Extraordinaire(without the Alien DNA) and it's sophisticated like CM. It's not a dupe for any of them. I don't understand why both options got downvoted as the suggestions are for similar perfumes, as the title suggests, not exact clones. There is certainly a similarity to both of them. Alien eau Extraordinaire is sweeter/frutier and doesn't have that strong Ylang Ylang note. CM has lots of similar notes, but it's more citrusy and the Ylang Ylang is less strong. If you like these 2 you'd probably enjoy Le Parfum Lumiere too. For me the Ylang Ylang note is very strong in this perfume and it reminded me a bit of Chanel no.5, but they have nothing else in common. It has a strong sillage and medium longevity. I used 2 sprays on my mom, you could feel it withing arm's length in the first 2-3h, after that it started to fade and it became more intimate. I could no longer smell it on her after 6h.

A soft delicious citrus, smooth, bright, gently sweet, as they said “the fragrance of bright ray of sunshine”, to me it’s more of a ray of sunshine of the afternoon/evening rather morning, but it still works. It has an element of sharpness, maybe it’s the jasmine. It’s beautifully floral like a citrus scented bouquet. Elegant yet laidback. Like a Mediterranean sunlight. Despite being’s bright it’s also grounded. When it dries down it gets warmer and earthy, almost bitter. Imagine you’re sitting on a balcony mid spring or early summer, wearing a cotton garment, the gentle orange warm light of the afternoon/evening sun is hitting your skin, sparrows are chirping, you have a citrus tree that peeks into your balcony, with a warm citrus scented breeze as you sip your tea. I didn’t expect to love it this much, truly a visual masterpiece to me. As for the longevity I’m still experimenting with it, I just got a sample so my experience will be limited.