True Love

Do not scrub this off if you hate the opening. Give it a few minutes and let it settle.. It softens really quickly into a divine plush blanket of clean laundry, fresh off the line, after having absorbed all of the beautiful surrounding greenery, flowers and fruit, nothing overpowering the other. The scent blends so well and as it moves through the notes, it settles into the softest, yet still noticeable beauty. It is love. True love.. not play-with-your-heart flirty or temporary, but true genuine unconditional love. It embraces you, holds you, in a hug that is gentle and sincere. My mother doesn't have a signature scent, but we once had a conversation about perfume when I divulged my deep interest and she mentioned Avon's Sweet Honesty and how she always thought she could wear that. I suggested she would like this one too. I had the 30ml bottle of each, having just bought them 2nd hand blindly, so I sprayed them both while on the phone and I can so see either being hers. I live far from home and after that conversation, I associate them with her. I don't wear either often as the bottles were only half full, but when I'm homesick the most, I love to spray a little of this and imagine she is here. I'm unable to shop online, but I'm going to find a way to get a bottle to her somehow and I hope she loves it as much as I do, as much as I do for her, in my mind and in my heart. As much as I do for myself. I've been hesitant, because if she told me she didn't, it would crush what I have - this self soothing comfort of feeling close to her when I wear it or even see the bottle. Give this one a few tries before you decide yay or nay. Every time I wear it, I love it even more. This is the perfect scent for after the bath, before bed. I use the original Dove bar and this pairs so well with that. The bottle holds so nicely in the hand, there's a deep connection, it fits like a glove - shape and scent. As it fades, I get wafts here and there reminding me to be gentle with myself, to love myself, to take care to share my love with those who truly love me and to make sure to always let them know. ❤ Edit: tonight I sprayed Sweet Honesty with abandon and went searching online to identify which bottle I have as the lid is missing. I didn't find mine, but did find the "Precious Doe" bottle that used to sit on my mother's dresser top and as I lay here covered in Sweet Honesty, I can smell her here with me. This is my mother. True Love is very similar and I just know she will love it as well, so I will try to find a bottle of both to send to her.

Oh, what a stroll down memory lane for me when I discovered this at a superb price yesterday! I first wore this as a young bride and then a mother of one, and then two, 19-16 years ago. Back then, I could only afford the smallest EDT spray from the department store at the mall, and that I had scrimped and saved for. As a dedicated fan of lily of the valley, I loved Jessica McClintock for the LOTV notes. I was skeptical that True Love's pink juice could really have more than roses to offer, but OH, was I shocked then, and am pleasanty remembering the LOTV in it now. WHERE has this been for the last 16 years that I've lived without True Love (the perfume, I mean)? The first blast is like a powdered sugar covered rose from our wedding cake. Real roses, sweet sugar, softness and beauty. Then the lovely note of LOTV emerges, wrapped in a jasmine and vanilla note, with just the slightest touch of juicy, sweet, ripe tree fruits to round this out. I feel like True Love rides the fine line between chypre and gourmand so beautifully! I don't understand the "synthetic" references in other reviews. The scent notes and layers do not seem synthetic or "cheap" at all to me, though I am very picky to notice this usually. Perhaps my formulation is somehow different? If there ever was a fragrance that could take Dior's Diorissimo, which is my signature fragrance, and dip the LOTV sprigs in sweet sugared honey, removing all bitterness, and adding to the bouquet fruity, vanilla misted, shy pink tea roses, with a gorgeous powdery base, you've found True Love. Jessica McClintock, which is what I wore on my wedding day, has a bitter, sharp note with the LOTV. This is sweet LOTV, soft, powdery, ladylike LOTV. If you love Diorissimo, don't miss this bargain for those days when you are feeling like trying something different! Also, those who liked the idea of, or loved an old version of, Anais Anais by Cacharel as I did in high school before it turned "funny" on my skin/changed formulation, run, don't walk, and buy a bottle of True Love today. I would have thrown my Anais Anais in the trash back in 1987-1990 when I wore it if I had True Love as a richer, more refined, gorgeous cousin!

I remember the ads in 1994, I was 20, a good year. The ads were simple, and allowed the gorgeous, simple bottle of sweet, pale pink juice to shine, entwined with roses. There was a tester strip, I believe, lol, in the May issue of Cosmopolitan with Bridget Hall seductively staring in a tight, white sheath. The magazine smelled of it. A deep, almost sugar toned rose. Deep. A deep and bodied fragrance, unlike the wispy generic stuff of today in my opinion, i.e. Marc Jacob's Daisy or Tory Burch scents. And not like the heavy hitters I experimented with in the 90s like Spellbound or Joop. It was feminine, powdery almost, and unique. I never bought it until 1998, instead going with the cloying, screechy Sunflowers in 1995. The scent that defines the incredible, sun splashed summer of 1995 for me. I love True Love to this day. It definitely transports me to the carefree, primordial days of the mid 1990s. Sassy magazine (it was, in fact, featured in Sassy in a glorious fragrance spread in 95 or so, along with Navy, Love's Frenzy, Lauren, CK One, and, my high school favorite, Calyx), black and white velvet formal dresses, Revlon Toast of NY lipstick, L'Oreal Mattique foundation, black GAP blazers, and the movie Before Sunrise. Soft, but deep, powder, rose, comforting and pink. Some milky notes in there. Someone aptly said flowers in a vase, sitting there awhile. Yes. But to me in a good way. Or a rose corsage from prom that's been sitting on your dresser for a week surrounded by a yellow canister of Lush Silky Underwear powder, an amber oil from that hippy shop, Johnson's Baby Lotion, and a bottle of Teen Spirit Romantic Rose shampoo. The Sundays are playing in the background and you're waiting for your boyfriend to call.

Very fitting name and scent for a wedding. The package is simple, and I like it but it isn't enough to draw longing crowds in...which also is just fine with me. I'll be wearing this quite a bit. This is a familiar smell to me, as if it were worn around me more than just a couple times during SOME period in my life. When I pulled the bottle out of the package, first thought was "What a PLAIN bottle...cheap" and then I studied it a few moments and thought "This doesn't NEED anything more, it's simple and elegant". I have no gripes about this in any way. I feel you can wear this any season but might want to go easy when spraying during the hottest of days. Still, I'm not sure about that even. I'll have to try this during mid summer. I think it's the iris that makes me love this in the crispy air. I do love Infusion d'Iris! Which is what made me even THINK I might like this, along with the peach...since I love Fancy Love also. I actually CAN smell the peach, which I normally can't. I can sniff out a good iris also. Iris first, then peach....are all I smell with this scent, even though I know there's more to it then that. This is a hairspray, bubble bath, shampoo type of smell. So this is clean and what I think, soapy. If clean and soapy isn't your thing, you need to test first. If I were to put like scents on a shelf, I would put this along side of White Linen, Fancy Love, Infusion d'Iris, Eternity etc. I actually like Fancy Love more, but that's just me. I can see where just as many will love this more. I'm so glad to have found this. I love learning about, and then finding a true classic, which this IS.

True Love is one of the most beautiful oriental floral ever conceived. Not by chance the nose who came up with it is a master of the perfumery art! It opens with a vibrant fuzz of freesia, wet green notes tip toeing around with a delicately powdery iris. About half an hour later a hint of peach and apricot takes stage, gentle, enticing fruity combo. They are not very prominent, but the juiciness is there and one can almost taste it! And then heliothrope arrives, taking place in a rather joyous convivium! Bliss! It does not smell of baby powder, though I can understand the similarity it can evoke. Anyhow, True Love mellows very slowly into a white, juicy, and light woody caress: it's fresh, mouthwatering, classy. They should have named it Innocence, because of its clean, pure, suave nature. I am pretty sure that what many perceives as "pungent" sits with freesia, a sweet fragrant flower with a slightly bitter kick. It also somewhat can be mistaken for peach, so all in all I believe that is what confuses some. It is always good to remember than our skin PH is what affects in particular the sillage, but also longevity and general reaction of a fragrance with us. Warmth does not bode well with True Love: it likes cold, wet weathers (London, where I live!) for love adores cuddles. And that's what this scent is, a buoyant, sweet, innocent hug! It's love for me, the truest ever possible. My advice to those approaching it is simple: spray some in front of you and walk into the cloud. No point, ever ever ever, in blasting yourselves dead with a scent you have never tried before... go easy, go soft :)

After trying Elizabeth Arden's White Tea and finding that I really liked that perfume, I researched this perfume and bought a sample. This perfume shows the softer, more romantic range of Sophia Grojsman. This smells like an exquisite French milled soap that you find in a European hotel room which lets you know that they have attended to each and every detail as if they were wanting to leave you with an impression that you have had the best vacation ever! This is the type of scent that makes you want to curl up and read a romantic novel. This is tender, cozy, non offensive, lovely! This is feminine, clean, soft, romantic, sweet, a perfume for sweet dreams and gentle hugs. This perfume is little bit of heaven on earth! True Love is a light floral which smells very close to Nivea Cream. ----------- Verdict - This is something like vanilla ice cream. You may get bored with it, unless this is really your favorite thing. I think they should have named this something other than "True Love". People read way too much "into" it, with a name like that... don't they? -- That seems very limiting for this perfume. ------------ I like the name "True Love" -- This perfume is more of a "True Like" -- for me. Still, this definitely has its place in a fragrance wardrobe - particularly after an evening shower, when you want to smell extra fresh and pretty for bed time. I think this perfume would have been better named "Sweet Dreams"!

A clean soapy white floral that's powdery with the just right amount of subtle sweetness from the peach and apricot. This definitely has the typical Grojsman DNA and reminds me a lot of YSL Paris, but with less emphasis on the rose and more balanced specifically with the iris and heliotrope, is sweeter from the stone fruits and a lot more powdery. A lovely fragrance for all year round but specifically for the transitional period between winter and spring. The second time I tried this again over a month later, I found it to be very heavy on lily of the valley with a slight sweetness and a strong powdery note. I also realised it smells like a Nivea serum I started using recently. I do wish the dry down had a little bit more punch personally. It's a really beautiful clean soapy fragrance which is light and airy, the dry down is very subtle if not barely there. I just brought this today (Jan 31 2025) and I love it! I do think there is an issue where some bottles of it reek of a chemical baby wipe odour, but thankfully I got a good bottle! I tried it a third time before deciding whether to buy it (I found that I love it) and honestly I think the second tester bottle I had was a bad bottle.

True Love ❤ spray, lightly. Wait. After half an hour I promise you, the fragrance has altered from the first initial impression and you will be left with a soft comforting romantic rose floral fragrance that smells both luxurious and contemporary. I disagree with the reviews that state this is screechy, old lady, this is a very well balanced Sophia Grojsman creation it definitely has the Tresor DNA. For a few pounds a large bottle can be purchased this is excellent value for money. If you love rose🌹 Feminine non fruity or strong fragrances this is a perfect buy. Purchased originally at launch I loved the Marketing advertising "True Love" song with Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby. It was launched in 1994 the year I got married. I have 2 bottles of unopened Perfume and 100ml edt which I wear throughout the year. Spring through to Winter daytime into evening there is nothing to dislike about this fragrance if you are a perfume lover and can appreciate its quality. Highly recommended 👌

This is in edition to my previous review. The pure perfume 7.5ml is really beautiful and very different from the Eau de toilette. A much Richer fragrance immediately goes to the base notes without the harsh opening of the top notes as in the edt. Very romantic, floral, sophisticated and smells very expensive. Upon the initial launch 30 years ago in 1994 it was marketed as a Wedding Bridal Fragrance as a rival to Estee Lauder Beautiful. I do recommend buying the Pure Perfume which can now be purchased for under £20 quid on various online stores. I disagree with the old lady reviews. Chanel No 5 was launched in 1921, and is still the world's top selling fragrances. So don't be put off by these Older Fragrance Houses, the juices are quality ingredients and not just cheap highly diluted watered down celebrity fragrances that are flooding the market nowerdays. Try it you will love it. Highly recommended. 🙏 ❤

When I first sprayed True Love on my arm, I made the mistake of sniffing it right away and I almost gagged. It smelled of glue stick somehow. I hated it so much I hid the bottle under my clothes so I wouldn’t even have to look at it. Each time I smelled my arm (ever do that? Keep smelling even if it’s a bad smell just to confirm how bad it is?) I’d gag. But. But. But. Something happened in around half an hour. I found myself enveloped in this beautiful comforting smell that made me think of soft lotion and linen dresses. That’s when I realised that it is one of those scents you shouldn’t bury your nose in. You should let it waft to you. You should let it do its thing. Such a creamy clean scent! I find myself reaching for it one days when I crave simplicity and comfort. So happy I gave this one a chance.

Absolutely wonderful, creamy floral with a subtle fruity twist. I enjoy it regardless of the season, winter, summer, it is incredibly versatile. I can detect the combo of lily of the valley and freesia, not so much rose. Apricot surely stands out, a semi ripe, fresh, sweet note. True Love reminds me of a (sadly) discontinued Sun Moon Stars, a gem also created by Sophia Grossman. True Love is, to me, a tamed little sister of SMS. True Love could easily become my signature juice if it wasn't for its performance. It's moderate (at best) longetivity and silage puts it at the back of the potential signature fragrance queue. I'm yet, however, to acquire a pure perfume so we shall see. Overall, a beautiful feminine composition, great for a weekend together or a day out with family. Kudos to Sophia Grojsman.

This is a beautiful, sweet fragrance. Whenever I wear this my husband always comments and says I smell like I just applied a pretty body lotion. That is what I get from True Love, a VERY powdery, sweet, innocent, creamy lotion type scent. Light and airy, it is perfect for any casual occasion but my favorite way to use it is as a bed time scent. It doesn't have the best lasting power on me but for bed time who cares? I absolutely love it! March 2021 I want to add that True Love smells VERY much like another Sophia Grojsman creation Nude by Bill Blass. Very sweet, creamy, powdery, Nivea lotion type smell on the top. Not exactly alike but very similar. I'd say True Love is a bit sweeter and more linear throughout, whereas Nude has a little more complexity and depth. Both are beautiful fragrances.

In the past few days my appreciation for this fragrance has grown tremendously. I ADORE it now. There has to be aldehydes in here even though it isn't listed. There's that quintessential sparkling soapy smell in the opening that fades away. Yes this does smell almost exactly like Nivea Creme due to the strong Lily of the Valley note but it does have a touch more complexity. For me this is perfect for after a shower/bath. I'm surprised musk isn't listed in the notes because I definitely get a clean soft musky smell in the dry down, but it could be a combination of other notes alluding to it. Admittedly this is my least used fragrance in my collection but now that spring is finally here in my part of the world I'll definitely be wearing it more.

Pampered beauty. A powdery, gentle sweet scent. Stronger than a skin scent. Longevity is weak, but for the price don’t mind reapplying. I agree with Abby Normal below, the powdery note carries this while the sweetness sits on top. The sweetness has a lolly aspect to it like those candy hearts or candy jewellery, reminiscent of childhood. Also agree that it is comforting and soft like a mother’s love for her baby. The colour in the bottle is this scent. I read somewhere the two interlocking rings are meant to represent wedding rings. This isn’t romantic love. I would replace that with a duchess satin bow in the same colour as the juice. A rich bow that a pampered, loved child would wear. This is True Love, between a mother and child. 🤍🌸🪻🎀🩰🩷

A powdery sensation! I love the smell of old school lipstick, powder-puffs and makeup bags and have been looking for a fragrance that can capture this, wanting it to be somewhat retro without overdoing it. I have a sample of FM Lipstick Rose, which has been my holy grail of makeup scented perfume but have been searching for a budget alternative. I tried the Ombre Rose after seeing it was being compared to the Lipstick Rose but sadly that one failed miserably on my skin so I ended up swapping it. Enter True Love. It is indeed just that. A True Love....of mine at least ;) It is the perfect powdery, slightly vintage, pink, fluffy, lipsticky fragrance. I think I've found excatly what I was looking for. A true modern classic.

I am a person who has always been drawn to dark, seductive, spicy, ambery, Middle Eastern type fragrances. My collections contains mostly voluptuous, incensy orientals but True Love is a staple in my collection. I blind bought it a couple of years ago and it immediately became one of my favorite bedtime scents. It is unique to me (a fragrance can be unique without being totally avant garde). It is pure, creamy, clean and feminine goodness. It instantly evokes comfort. It is the smell of a freshly showered body slathered in a luxurious original scented lotion like Keri or Nivea. It is just a sweet, soft cloud surrounding you. I adore it

One more thing. I forgot to mention that the heliotrope note which unfolds within the powdery floral notes in the heart of this beautiful bouquet is AMAZING. I am thankful for my generous 3.3 oz EDT that I scooped up at a TJ Maxx for $9.99, because I will keep this as a permanent part of my fragrance wardrobe once again! I don't understand why it's so low in cost compared to 20 years ago, but I am thrilled that I found it for a steal! This one would be appropriate for teens on to very mature ladies. I would call it more romantic than sophisticated and businesslike, so I won't wear it with a power suit or board meeting.

The perfume of Elizabeth Arden True love is loved in my collection of perfumes. It is very tender smell of real roses and smell of the ladies face powder .It is very warm, very elegant, very tender, very ladies (lady, who really look after herself ) perfume. That perfume would be nice to wear to the job or for everyday , nice after the bath too . The long lasting around 2 - 4 hours and the Sillage is moderate . It is very lovely , romantic and tender perfume , which you want to breath the smell all the time with closed the eyes . You can't go wrong with that perfume too

I've bought several bottles (always from the same trusted store)...and I have to say: some smell exquisite, others smell kind of sharp and cheap. So I share both the "yes" and the "no" opinions... Maybe to depends on the batch? And if so...why?????????? Now, when it's the "good" juice, it's soft, feminine and cozy... It's been my everyday, after-shower fragrance for years, since it's so clean and relaxing, and it layers beautifully with almost everything. I simply adore the peach and the apricots in it.

Ordered this on eBay after reading the reviews and I love it. I agree that it doesn't last very long so if you spray it on your clothes it will last longer. It's not a complex fragrance but that's ok. It's a soft powdery slightly vanilla and light floral. You can spray away and it will never be overpowering. Sometimes I just want to wear an understated fragrance that's soft and light. I think I'll order a backup bottle because I think it's discontinued as I don't see it on the Elizabeth Arden website.

Gorgeous! Wasn't expecting to love this. Took a risk with a vintage 50 ml bottle (frosted with a gold & white cap). Turns out that I do! Freesia is a note that can make or break a fragrance for me. Trust Grojsman to handle it properly 🤍 True Love reminds me of Sun Moon Stars and Charlie Gold eau Fraiche. Great nonlinear scent that changes every few minutes for the first hour, then dries down to a musky floral peach. Pardon me, I'm off to spray some more!

I can understand why people could be put off from this because the first time I tried it was a blind buy and I thought it smelled like SCREECHY baby powder. I honestly didn't revisit it for quite some time but I had a complete turn around with this fragrance. I get lipstick and peaches from this and it is so beautiful. It's a comforting powder scent just like a big hug. I've been wearing it lately and I almost crave this sometimes. A definite love

I owned This perfume in my early 20's and I think its one of those scents that you either love or hate. Most people complimented me on this scent, describing it as "fresh" while the rare few considered it to be an "old lady smell" It's very sweet but not at all juvenile. It's nothing like the typical celebrity scents that smell like a shampoo or drink This scent has a class and freshness about it.

I just bought me a full bottle of this after trying a miniature bottle! Not sure why the reviews are so bad, I think this is beautiful! After 2 minutes or so there is a strong scent of the iris and heliotrope, and then sets beautifully, not overpowering, just clean aromatic floral smell. Warm and welcoming and such a good price! I like it a lot :-) Not lasting power though.

Just got this because I’m such a fan of Arden Beauty, and this sounded soft and pretty as well. It’s really lovely. It’s not something I would probably have cared for years ago because I was more attracted to the spicy orientals. This is not that. I’m getting a lot of powder, Lily of the valley, some iris. Sweet, innocent smelling. Moderate longevity but delicate sillage.

True Love is a beautiful, soft, powdery inoffensive fragrance that lasts an impressive 5-6 hours on my skin, longer on my clothing. It smells young and fresh, floral yet has depth. For me, it's appropriate as a daily fragrance in spring and summer. I feel sad for those who have a dissimilar experience. I get only positive vibes from this perfume.

This is my post bath time scent when I want to just feel cozy and clean at home. Today I'm recovering from a hangover and once I was clean and near human it's my scent of choice. It's not sexy in the slightest but oddly comforting, remind me of fluffy towels, clean sheets and pj's. String sillage and quite potent, certainly value for money.

I went to the store out of curiosity when people claimed that this one is a powdery, soapy scent.. I totally love it!!! So clean, dreamy.. It's non offensive. Now that my Love Chloe is finishing (around 20-30% of the bottle T-T), I think this will be my everyday scent. I love it, priced very cheap currently.

I struggle to see how anyone can knock this, gorgeous, light, powdery floral scent. Projects very well and lasts better then many higher priced fragrances. I bought it as I live most of Arden's products, they make quality which is well priced. This is an inexpensive treaties

So, my eighteen year old just totally stole this from me and used it all! She says all of her friends and teachers compliment her on how wonderful she smells. This sprays out as a sharp floral bouquet but quickly morphes into a soft powder. Pretty is it's best description .

This is one of the hidden gems with amazing lasting power at least for me. It's highly inoffensive, and is what a clean woman should smell like. Perfect for when you're not sure what to wear as it's appropriate for every occasion.

Love this one it’s very clean chic and fresh , classic but not old school , smells like French soap and a little bit like Balmain ivoire. I put it on 4 hours ago and can still smell it now .A great blind buy for me !

I really enjoy this perfume. One spray on my chest before bed to evoke soft and comforting memories. The mix Reminds me of flannel pjs that were in a linen closet for a season. True Love makes me feel safe and cozy.

Have a real soft-spot for this EA.. I know it's cheap (or should I say "inexpensive"..) but it smells like it costs much more..and like marshmallow roses (if you get what I mean)..Pretty & lovely

@Annascott1 The comparison in question is to Love, Chloe Florale, not the original Love, Chloe. I agree, TL is not very much like that, but it does have similarities to the Florale.

This has somewhat good longevity on me if I spray a lot on me so it does last!! Don’t understand the Zero longevity posts. On my skin it won’t last long but spray on your clothing.

Seaworthy; This smells nothing like Nude not even close. This is unique and beautiful a stand alone as a beauty and unique, I have smelled nothing that smells like True Love❤️

I've gone through two bottles of this and I'm starting to miss having it in my collection Sillage is quiet poor but being so cheap l will probably end up buying this again.

I'm not sure why the negativity but this lasts on me. It's a clean scent, mixed with feminine florals. It smells beautiful and is appropriate for the office.

Love love love. Perfect after bath or shower, especially before bed. Fresh, clean, soft and slightly powdery, with a hint of sweetness and floral. Timeless.

I don’t get the “This has poor longevity” reviews True Love is softer but it does last through out the entire day, I can get 12 hours on clothing.

Very long lasting, my bottle is 5 years old, it last 2 days in my clothes on my skin maybe a few hours. This is truly a beauty. I love True Love.

I had True Love, and loved it, it smells very good on my skin, and I will proably buy a new bottle as soon as possible =))

The initial spray is absolutely horrible. There’s a note in it that’s very sharp and synthetic, reminiscent of hairspray like some other people have already mentioned. It actually hurts my nose. You know that feeling when it’s minus degrees outside and suddenly you get a pain-attack in your nose for a few seconds? This scent gives me a mild version of that kind of pain at first. Luckily the awful note disappears after a few minutes and there’s a fresh, slightly green and floral scent left. It does smell a little soapy, but not the aldehydic vintage kind. It’s more like a fresh shower gel, not powdery at all imo. I sprayed this on my arm as well as my clothes and I think the scent develops beautifully on both, however I prefer it on my skin. It smells more warm and sweet on my skin whereas it smells more cool and fresh on the clothes. A good thing to note is that it’s winter where I am right now. Like I mentioned earlier, I spritzed it all over my arm and I find that it smells the most beautiful right on my wrist which is the warmest area. That’s why I think this scent will be better for slightly warmer months. As for the vibe, I decided to blind buy this scent as I’m running low on my favourite daytime fragrance (Coty L’aimant Rose) which is rosey, powdery and soapy. True Love seemed to be in a similar vein based on the reviews and the notes. But while L’aimant Rose makes me think of innocence, going to bed and burying myself under a fluffy blanket, getting a hug from a comforting woman (such as a mom) and wearing clean sweaters, True Love reminds me more of a morning shower in a white mansion, curling up with a book on the couch while it snows outside and later throwing snowballs with the kids (I’m in a very wintery mood haha). It’s a comforting, womanly and elegant but also quite energetic scent. It’s sort of the opposite of what I was looking for but I don’t mind it.

I just got this in, and I was really wanting to try it because I really like Elizabeth Arden, and I saw that the perfumer of this was Sophia Grojsman which I love her perfume work, and that some people said it smells a bit like soap, which I love a soapy perfume, so my first impressions are: I just sprayed it and let it sit for about 30 mins, I really like this, I can really smell the freesia, which usually I despise because to me it makes things smell sharp like rubbing alcohol, that's kinda how I feel with any ambrox stuff as well, but I really think the freesia along with the apricot make this juicy and delicious, you can smell the soap like florals in the back as well, the rose mixed with lily of the valley, iris, and jasmine, and it's really pretty, a good throw on-go-out-the-door fragrance, where you'll smell good but not too much, you just smell clean and put together This also has a shampoo like freshness honestly, it's less like soap, more like a clean fruity shampoo, but not really cheap fruity, like luxe fruits. It doesn't smell anything like a dove soap dna, to me it's more like ivory, like that soapy dry citrus smell, this smells like if ivory did a pink soap. I feel like if you like Rumeur by Lanvin, you'd definitely like this, they don't smell exactly alike, but they have that same fruity-like, floral soapy quality to them. The type of person I imagine wearing this fragrance is a pretty women in the 90s, that always had her nails done, always had nice clothes, wears 100% cotton shirts and helps everyone out, like a nice clean, and sweet person if that makes sense. She maybe worked at a luxe makeup/perfume counter and hooked you up with samples all the time.

a bright.. clean.. light ..floral.. powdery.. connotation of happy.. sophisticated(almost)..elegant..crisp..dry..white..astringent..alcoholic..soapy..fresh..and true.. fit for morning use...a lady like perfume.. without being very sexy ..but subtly feminine..i imagine a new mommy ..using it after giving birth..a nurse using it.. for its not so offensive to patients...(hopefully).. the floral part is subtle..powdery..light white musky... a safe blind buy.. although i would never blind buy any perfume impo..a safe everyday perfume..that just gives you the right amount of freshness.. confidence.. and a light trail of sensualness.. in an innocent.. ..clean way...everyone around will definitely be happy smelling this ..awaroa of bright.. lite.. light..it has a halo of the lightest most subtle florals...rosy...but not the deep velvety rose..here its a bright.. crisp.. almost there rose ..not so in your face.. but just enough to make it happy.. and sing melodies of true love... an early morning.. dewy.. beginning for a day ..any day ..even for a walk at the beach.. or to jog in.. or simply after a shower ..to just stay home in ..or go to work in ..so its really versatile..a perfect gift for mothers day..not too special as a unique perfume though.. but surely special as an everyday perfume ..a perfume that everyone around you will appreciate without a doubt...its an uplifting perfume..that intitally makes you go ahhhh!

I bought this blind to add to my Sophia Grojsman collection for a low price, 12 USD 100ml. It arrived this week, and the bottle was manufactured 14 months ago, made in USA. The God of bargain commodities has blessed me with one of the "good bottles" of True Love. I can't reproach anything about it. Ok maybe don't smell it from the nozzle. It needs to air out a bit and then it's pretty. It's a tangy fruity floral on me, and not powdery. Shoot me but I experience this as a remix of some notes from YSL Paris, with added peach/apricot. The vanilla is present through the wear. Yes there is a Nivea creme side to it. True Love is now in my category of Dime Store Gems and it is NOT the "charming yet bombastic and cloying" variety. It's balanced and I think it's high value and artful for the price. Shoot me again because it smells like a Sophia Grojsman creation and sits just as well next to cheapie Vanderbilt as expensive YSL, if you can even find Paris. All these fragrances have been simplified and coarsened since their creation, but not ruined, IMO. YSL Paris is 80 USD for 75ml on discount sites and it's not what it used to be. True Love and Vanderbilt are still valid and enjoyable at both 10 bucks. I don't care so much for the total wear of the current iteration of Grojsman's Calvin Klein Eternity Woman. I like the first 30 minutes of that one.

Well my husband was out running errands w/out me and when he came back he had bought 2 bottles of perfume for me. I was shocked because I had sworn off buying anything else. But he said they are Elizabeth Arden and they were dirt cheap so I thought you should have them. I married a nice guy. Anyway on to reviewing this perfume. This starts out slightly fruity but the powdery lipstick iris comes and she comes to stay. This is very creamy and has a lotion like quality. It reminds me of what Mugler's Alien could be if it wasn't so gross and overpowering. If you have smelled Alien and was turned off by it but still want something that has that jasmine/musky/lipstick/powdery/amber/lotion type of vibe, give this inexpensive beauty a try. Edit 1031/21 Don't get me wrong this isn't a dupe for Alien. It just has that extreme fake vibe like Alien, especially the fake jasmine and amber accords. I do detect a lot of jasmine w/ this one, although it is very artificial. This one isn't as gross and sickly as Alien. And upon further inspection of this perfume I find I can not wear it. I don't hate it but it just isn't me. It will make a great air freshener for the bathroom. Perfume works so much better than air freshener and lasts longer. Plus this bottle was $10 for 3.4 ounces. Air Fresheners cost more.

I agree with other reviews that you have to let this sit for a while. I sprayed some on my hand yesterday when I got it, and it was so SHARP... I think it's the freesia, because many scents with freesia have a sharp, nose-burning quality to them at first. This scent, however, becomes very soft as time goes on, and it is great! I kinda wish I didn't have a 3.4 oz bottle, but that was all I could find. Definitely worth a shot if you want one of those soft, only slightly powdery scents. If the freesia was toned down, I think I'd like this more. For some reason, freesia notes in perfume are so powerful... the scent of freesia in real life is strong, too, but more bold and well-rounded and I like it. It must be a synthetic thing. On the other hand, I like the iris note here. I expected this to be more iris and heliotrope heavy. It probably is when it's dried down, but my nose picks up the freesia disproportionately at first. I also didn't realize that the juice was THAT purple. Be careful if spraying it on something white. Anyway, it's a good scent! Versatile, for all seasons, day/night (especially a chill day or cozy night). I'm glad I tried it because I don't have a scent like this in my collection, and I have been trying to expand past gourmands, ambers, and vanillas.

Dear Readers , I agree with Kaejuntun's interpretation of this lovely fragrance of True Love for I too have imagine and felt the same things when I have tried this perfume so I wont repeat what Kaejuntun's words in any shape, but I will leave half of my review. I'm going by my own collective memories of this perfume when it came out in the 90's , since I been sniffing and reading that there's been a wave of reformulations ,so im going by my past with True Love. I remember trying this and it 's a beautiful perfume and a good buy for rose lovers since the rose scent is very dominant and from Fragrantica's ingredient information on the notes that went in to this fragrance I can see how they will compliment and bring about its rose spirit more adding to it sweeter notes for more power. I enjoyed it a lot on my skin since I enjoy roses and grow my own roses , but I never bought it since then and now its very popular which makes it hard for me to obtain it but maybe someday I will find 1 last bottle and have it for me because it is a lovely spirit to have around and a good buy and gift for those who appreciate roses and who enjoy the beauty of the serene feminine .