Grecia

I opened my Grecia bottle literally a few moments ago. First there was an unmistakable and pleasant accord of sweetened milk, once it blended with ambrette I clearly sensed white lilac's blooms fresh and luscious. Imagine my amazement and amusement all rolled into one! I have never before had such an interesting combination, and I actually love it s it gives Grecia a most unexpected but impressive facet. There is even an impression of caramel in the top note, but this one fades away rather quickly. Coconut is restrained and powdery, indeed, like Rafaello sweets. I do prefer it this way as it does not feel chemical, cloying or tropical. It is "very well behaved"! I like that the scent's projection is closer to skin scent rather than loud. It makes it more versatile and easy to wear and adds a delicate and intimate quality, which is most endearing. It also breaks the mould that all Arabian perfumes are beastly and overwhelming, - they are most certainly NOT. Tuberose is in charge of the creaminess, and it does its jobs perfectly. It is not animalic or cloying, it pairs well with coconut and the two are absolutely perfect together. At times I catch a nostalgic scent of warm milk with a drop on honey and vanilla my grandmother used to make for me before I'd go to bed. I am yet to catch any jasmine or incense, but even if I do not - I will not be too bothered. The composition before me is already everything I could wish for, and more. The musk slips into the composition unnoticeably with vanilla, reaffirming the gourmand faculty of this fragrance, but of a elegant and I am not going to shy from this word - and aristocratic one. Notes flow seamlessly, composition never disturbed or interrupted. Grecia is indeed a classicism bottled with remarkable consideration and skill. It is not what is usually expected of the fragrances coming from the UAE or labelled as "dupes". Grecia is her own muse, artist and masterpiece.

I own a full bottle of Blanche Bête, but because I ABSOLUTELY love it (and I’m always a little scared of running out), I decided to pick up Grecia. For the price, I figured, why not? My first impression wasn’t great. Right out of the box it smelled very alcohol-heavy, and I was a little disappointed. That said, I’ve had a few Arabian perfumes before, so I wasn’t too surprised, I know many of them tend to improve after some time. At first, Grecia didn’t smell like Blanche Bête to me. It had a similar overall DNA and shared a lot of the same notes, but the base felt quite different.. So I left it alone to macerate for a while. I tried it again today, and wow... The harsh alcohol is pretty much gone, and now I’m getting that beautiful warm, creamy, milky scent that I was hoping for. It reminds me of warm milk with that cozy, comforting sweetness that makes Blanche Bête so addictive. To my nose, it’s about 90% similar to Blanche Bête. Once it dries down, they’re honestly so close that I don’t think I’d be able to tell them apart unless I was wearing them side by side. Grecia actually smells a little creamier and milkier to me too, which I really enjoy.

I wasn't expecting such a delicate fragrance. Smells like heating sweet milk on an old stove, the morning freshness after sleeping on a wood cottage in the middle of a prairie, and suddenly you catch a hint of freshly-cut white flowers that enters through the window while you're drinking your milky infusion.... Pleasant and calming fragrance. Maybe a little too loud on the ambrette note... for those who don't like it, Greece may not be a good choice. Milk is soft and very well developed, the flower note smells like Azucenas. I can't tell if it's an unusual white flower or it's the ambrette that gives it such a special smell. Package is lovely and the bottle is a masterpiece! I'll update after macerated. All these ME perfume come very raw. So far I liked it!

Perfumes tend to lean very incense-y when they have a proper incense note on my skin and this is no different, thankfully for me, I love incense smells. Grecia reminds me of a deep creamy almond milk in the same room as burning incense, my partner gets a bit of leatheriness from it that must be the musk. Despite all of these sounding masculine, this is very feminine and ethereal, and there's very few fragrances that have that ethereal quality to it. Her Confession leans slightly more floral in my opinion, and the OG sits closer to the skin and is less smoky than Grecia, overall a fantastic alternative and it has a very good projection and staying power for the price.

I've had this for about 3 weeks now, and I'm not giving it enough time to macerate as I can't get my hands off of it. This feels like warm milk, mixed with the right dose of vanilla, poured over a fresh bouquet of jasmine & tuberose flowers. I didn't get to try the other dupes, nor the original, so I can't give a thorough comparison. However, I'm happy I chose Grecia. :) If you're not a lactonic scent lover, this might throw you off (I get people who refer to it as spoilt milk), but I personally get none of that.

Very close to the original in how it smells, which was a pleasant surprise! There’s a hint of smoke in the opening 💨 and I even catch a sensation reminiscent of bitter almond. The fragrance is very soft and well-balanced, with no unpleasant surprises or loud notes. Everything feels cohesive and pleasant. The lactonic facet is definitely present , very soft and beautiful. I’m especially glad the sweetness is well-balanced and moderate. To me, this feels like a softer, more serene version of Blanche Bete.

After having tried all 3 Blanche Bette dupes and the original, I can say this is the closest in smell. Lactea Divina is Blanche Bette with the milk and the floral on steroids, Her Confession is more floral twist and this is almost spot on. The performance is not as good as the original or the Lactea Divina (they are both beasts that last 24 hours on my skin) but it is elegant and it has probably the prettiest bottle of them all.

Really lovely. Extremely similar to the dry down of my beloved Sogno In Rosso by Valentino, which is a very expensive (and expensive smelling perfume). When the day comes at some point where I'd need to decide if I'll repurchase, I may buy this instead - or I may finally sample Blanche Bete!

Pour moi c'est un de mes parfums favoris. Comme son grand frère le blanche bête il ont ces accords cocooning qui nous fait du bien. Le genre de parfum que je peux mettre la nuit après la douche avant de dormir. Vraiment un coup de foudre. Je le rachèterais même en 100ml ou plus

Cleopatra is having a bath in luke warm milk with flowers in it. That's what i am smelling. Its very close to Lattafa Her confession in my opinion. But Grecia is more smooth. I have both and prefer Grecia for sure. 8/10

Incredibly close to Blanche Bete, yet lacks longevity imo.

Better that her confession from lattafa, this is smoother

This DNA took some time to grow on me. I have now tried all the dupes of Blanche bete Grecia- At first you get a burst of like a etherial woman. It smells so Classy. Then after a few minutes I can smell the incence almost like smoke. I disapears quickly thank god because I dident like that. This one is more tuberos than jasmin. And I would say the most vanilla of them all. Its creamy and soft. And the dry down is soft sugary milk. Her confession from lattafa is more jasmin, tuberose and cinnamon, its milky and creamy and still a bit powdery. It reminds me of Rice Porridge Its comforting its okey and I kind of like the smell. Lactea Divina Paris corner is more lactonic and very heavy on the milk and tonka. Its so long lasting like 12 hours or more and you cant shower it of, its a lbit sour also. Its too much on the milk. Almost baby vomit Grecia from french avenue is more soft, tuberose and vanilla. Its more creamy and airy. It is very beautiful made. Its smooth. Its very well blended, it smells very expensive. The milk note is not too much. And its not too much flowers. Its has no cinnamon. Maybe its more sweet and sugary. But not in a bad way. It smells lovley and is the best dupe of them all. I had almost have up hope about this DNA but Grecia changed my mind. Love it!

I have decants of both Grecia and Her Confession, and honestly, Grecia feels very weak compared to HC. Her Confession projects beautifully. Depending on the weather, it can reach anywhere from one meter to five. Grecia, in comparison, sits close to the skin and barely makes its presence known. I tested both side by side and asked people around me for their thoughts. Everyone agreed that HC is stronger, creamier, bolder, and more realistic. I wouldn’t call Her Confession a beast mode fragrance, because the scent itself is soft and gentle. But somehow, it floats through the air like an angel and leaves a lovely trail. Both are lovely, but I’ll be buying a full bottle of Her Confession. I need to be able to catch whiffs of my fragrance during the day, and that just doesn’t happen with Grecia. My Grecia decant came from a newly released bottle two weeks ago, and while I know fragrances can evolve over time, I’ve never had a skin scent turn into a projector with age.

This does bare resemblance to Blanche Bette and her confession. Although extremely dry and powdery which evokes the image of dry powdered milk. Interestingly I also pick up on dry coconut flakes (not listed). The drydown is slightly creamy, and almondy with a hint of cherry from tonka yet there is a fresh almost smoky nuance from beginning to end coming from incense. This is lovely. May not be blind buy safe due to extreme powderiness.

I really like this, it's a very light coconut scent, it's powdery and sweet. It's smells like coconutflakes, roasted coconut flakes. Lovely, I had the chance to smell this in a store in Malmö in Sweden but I didn't bought it because I got decision anxiety ahaha! But I have/got a sample so I can smell and try it on in peace! It's perfect for a everyday scent, it's not to much :)

Got this and Her Confession. This one is a little bit more gourmand; heavier, sweeter — great for colder weather, I assume. Starts with something coumarine-like. Becomes much better after a while. Don't need to have both, but as I like the DNA, I'm glad that I do.

It's very intense, but in a sickening way. For me, it smells like warm milk with sugar and vanilla, but I also got some almond and smoky/ash notes in the opening. I recommend it for people who know for sure they love lactonic notes, as it is very, very strong. It lasts around 4-6 hours on my skin, depending on the weather, and the sillage is very intimate.

so i blind bought this after hearing it’s a blanch bette dupe i’ve never smelled blanch bette initially i disliked it ... now it’s been 3 months and it smells like spoiled milk with ferraro roche chocolate exactly.. if that’s what you’re going for then sure... BUT Someone on tiktok said blanch bette smells angelic and ethereal and somehow i agree that this does smell like that in some twisted way..

رائحة مثيرة للغثيان، ليست رائحة عطرية رائحة كيميائية حادة صابونية رخيصة، مع لمسة حليبية. من اسوء العطور ١/١٠ - A nausea inducing smell, not perfumy scent at all. Harsh, cheap, chemical soapy scent with a faint milky touch. One of the worst perfumes. 1/10

Greece really disappointed me. I went to try it in a Middle Eastern fragrance shop just a 3-minute walk from my hotel. The sales assistant, who was very kind, gave me three generous sprays on my wrist. I walked back to the hotel (again, just 3 minutes away) and I couldn’t smell anything anymore. Even though it’s pleasant, this is the worst performance I’ve ever experienced with a perfume.

Never tried Blanche Bête but for those who have - is it this coconutty? This is insanely coconutty on my skin, quite unpleasant. Gives that cheap sunscreen vibe. When I sniff my arm the scent behaves and turns into a milky musk but if I feel it in the air it's very coconutty and almost urinal. Bottle is ugly neuveau riche.

Bruh, this smells nothing like Blanche Bete. The ambretta note in the opening is so strong that I cannot smell anything else. In my opinion, Her Confession is much better than this (although I haven’t tried Lactea Divina, would like to do a comparison). Grecia is very musky and smells animalitic to me even (and I dislike both in 99.5% of the cases). It also lacks the milkiness and sweetness of BB. I have a 2 ml sample and maybe the juice needs to macerate, but as of now, it’s like a totally different perfume (in a blind test, I would’ve never guessed it’s a dupe of BB). As the middle notes come out, it starts to resemble the original a little, but still not enough to convince me to buy it. Overall: big disappointment/10

GRECIA is an incredibly elegant but also very comforting fragrance. If you love scents that are creamy, sweet and feminine then this is a winner! It is smooth and ethereal 🤍 While it can be a bit cloying if you spray it during humid summer days, it is exactly the kind of soft & cozy cloud scent I want to be wearing for a rainy afternoon like today. People compare it to Raffaello chocolate and I have to agree with them. It is also long-lasting. Even after six hours, it gives off that 'your skin but better' vibe, smelling like a luxurious body cream. If you are into sweet, powdery, lactonic and musky perfumes, you will love it for sure!

It smells as if you were ironing a fabric scented with almond milk, you catch not only the milky sweetness but also the rising steam and a hint of that hot, metallic iron. That warm metal note lends the fragrance an unearthly, whimsical quality. There is 'cold' cleanliness-crisp and transparent-and then there is 'warm' cleanliness, which is exactly where this fragrance resides. If you love the scent of clean, freshly ironed clothes and wish they’d never cool down while you’re smelling them, then Grecia is made for you. Pure coziness, guaranteed.

Coconut, tuberose, jasmin, ambrette and tons of incense. I don't think this is a perfect dupe for Blanche Bete. This is cloying and heavy, synthetic and harsh. Blanche Bete smells much more natural, smooth and refined. I need to wash this off. A sample is more than enough. By the way, you can find Blanche Bete for $110-130s in discount websites. Grecia is being sold around $50-75 There is no point in buying artificial harsh smelling dupes when the real thing is relatively affordable (at least if you don't buy tons of cheap crap)

Smells mostly like warm milk, with a bit of floralness/dustiness which makes it "grandma" like, even though someone 25+ could also rock it, if it fits their style. Someone below said it smelt "like heating sweet milk on an old stove", which is also a good way to describe it. Nice quality on the juice as well, especially for the price. Great unboxing experience and a unique heavy bottle. Again, imagine photorealistic warm milk with that lactonic milk skin on top.

I really mostly smell milk. And something else that makes the milky smell even more milky. Lol it's pretty, not what I expected even though there's a big milk note. I do bilieve this one is going to turn out to be one of my best for layering, it should soften up a lot of the sharper parfumes I have. 🖤

Between this, Her Confession and Lacteea Divina, Her Confession is the closest to Blanche Bete. Grecia has a weird note that just lingers in the dry down. Smells like hay. Lacteea Divina is ok but the tonka is so strong it overshadows the other notes! Her Confession is just the perfect dupe 👌

It’s good but it’s much denser and richer than lattafa her confession, and for that I actually prefer the lattafa, this style of fragrance needs a bit less of the intensity or else it becomes suffocating to me

smells like coconut shea butter with a tiny amount of cherry benzaldehyde smell like in chemistry class when synthesizing benzoic acid. its just coconut shea butter with a bit of musk - 6.9/10

Very similar to Blanche Bete, just slightly less quality. But really close. Also similar to the other dupee, Her confession (a bit more floral) and Lactea Divina (a bit more vanilic)

This is a very faithful rendition of Blanche Bete. Although this doesn't have that animalic edge the OG possesses. Could be used daily for this reason