No. V (Ludlow) Lull

This opens with sweet, fluffy orange blossom with hints of a cold cup of black tea. The heart of this is softly sweet, subtly fruity, and very creamy. The cherry is slightly tart, the red apple slightly dry, and the rose not very noticeable. The dry down is a soft, musky, creamy blend and has a powdery woodiness to it. There's a soft sweetness lingering throughout the whole scent. This is similar to Blanche Bete from Liquides Imaginaires in terms of creamy, and ethereal muskiness, like a fluffy white cloud but this isn't as sweet, and the slightly dry fruity notes set it apart. This feels like the calm in the evening after a cold autumn day in your small lofty apartment in the city.

Couldn't resist buying this. Echoing someone else but it has the gently sweet medicinality of a cough syrup sat alongside an expensive toothpaste or hair spray from some boutique pharmacy in mainland Europe. I'm thinking very specifically of my French friend's apartment on Ludlow in LES, with a giant medicine cabinet behind her bathroom mirror which I was very jealous of. This perfume is coconutty in the way that cherries sometimes are? Especially with everything else in there. I don't see it as a coconut perfume because it isn't, and I don't like coconuts. I adore this though. I knew I had to get it when my friend smelled it on my skin and just said it smelled like me.

The first time i smelled it as a sample it didn't stick. Fell in love few sprays later, perhaps the formula needs to 'breathe' a bit. Initially it was very creamy-vanilla-tea like. After about 6-8 months the smell has shifted heavily towards coconut, and i mean *heavily*. Enjoying it very much though. Overall a soft cashmere-coconut-tea profile. Wouldn't say i pick up on sandalwood that much, but it's just my nose. And cherry? Don't know her. Had it for a while so maybe need a fresher bottle to compare.

I have been wearing this after my evening showers after work when I wind down with a book on the couch. It is such a creamy and cozy scent. I’m constantly sniffing my wrists while I wear this. I’ve never been one for fruity fragrances, especially cherry, but this was done so beautifully. The cherry makes this a bit more savory for me and I love it. The company is amazing and they were so helpful to me when my package got lost in transit. I’ve never had a company respond so quickly and kindly.

Ohhh my god, this is so much better than I thought it would be. The first spray is a clean and creamy black cherry smell with soft woods. Cherry juice soaked in creamy wood, it is soo feminine and cozy. The smell is pretty linear with the dry down except I detect a bit more apple. This fragrance is definitely a cousin to Blanche Bête by Les Liquides Imaginaires. Except Ludlow is a lot more wood heavy and Bête is more vanilla fantasy floral heavy. Both are absolutely divine in their own way <3