Heaven

Oh god the 90's...it was the best of times and the worst of times. (Smile) In my nostalgia, I ordered the Gap Dream scent and quickly realized that wasn't the smell of my pre-teen and teen years. Happened to be at a Gap outlet in southern Virginia and stumbled across Gap Heaven near their register end caps. I only picked up one, but I should have cleared them out. It immediately transported me back to middle school and high school, to my beautiful friend whom I adored and her lake cabin. As an adult, I have since graduated to heavier, sexier, musks, or like young people say "old lady" scents, but this perfume will always have a place in my heart. This is a straight-up white floral; in my memories, I remember It being more aquatic smelling like a lot of the nineties scents. I was shocked at how floral this was. I do not get any of the listed base notes, at all, even with the dry down. It's fresh, soapy, and clean smelling, I think I will wear this at the beginning of spring, at the farmer's markets, when the first rays of warm sunlight break the cold, and I want to remember the excitement of those carefree summers at the lake. But to be clear this is a synthetic white floral. It doesn't smell cheap like some of the Banana Republic fragrances, but this is far from a luxury scent. If it's a blind buy, it's best for those who are drawn to lighter celebrity-esque scents who are looking for an inoffensive light white floral scent.

It's been reformulated. I'm sure of it. The newest version, in the clear glass bottles, does not smell the same as the older version, in the frosted aqua bottles. If you like this fragrance, it's worth it to spend a few bucks extra and get the older version (you can generally find it on eBay). This fragrance has been around for a long time, though -- before GAP purchased this line of fragrances, they (Heaven, Grass, Earth, etc.) were owned by Mottura and often sold at quirky gift shops, particularly in the small glycerine soap form. I clearly remember the first time I smelled Heaven, back when it was still a Mottura fragrance -- it seemed like the best thing I'd ever smelled. Now I see it for what it is -- a variation on the China Rain/J. Lo Glow theme, but still beautiful in its simplicity. If you like soapy, shower-fresh, uncomplicated fragrances, yet you want something that has some lasting power and sillage, you'll like this. It starts out slightly sharp, but the drydown (which comes quickly) is where this fragrance shines. There's a little something else added to the white florals/muguet and musk that makes this fragrance memorable. It leaves a fragrant trail and people may ask you what smells so good.

I remember having a bottle of this back when it first launched. A crisp, bright, airy floral with a clean laundry musk dry down. I’m a sucker for musk in fragrances and I really like the musk in this a lot. It mellows out the scent and keeps the flowers, especially the freesia, from being screechy. Yet it isn’t a very powdery musk, which makes it great to wear in warm weather as it never gets cloying. This is one I loved to use on a hot summer day while running around town doing chores. A light cotton sundress, strappy sandals, and a few sprays of this were perfect. I spotted this again on eBay a few weeks ago and decided to pick up another bottle. Though it is now in a different bottle the scent is essentially the same; but the performance is bad. Before it lasted most of the day on me. Now, it disappears fast even when sprayed on clothes. In its present form it is worse than a body mist. I still love the scent; I just wish it performed like it used to.

Heaven reminds me of high school and nervous dates and laughing with friends at the movies. The original was gorgeously light, and you could reapply as often as you liked for that fresh, feathery floral cloud. My original bottles (I went through more bottles of this than anything else I've ever owned except Grass, also by Gap) eventually all ran out, and I wasn't paying 100+ on eBay for more. They've rereleased it two or three times, and each time it has been a little different. Once was godawful, and the last rerelease was much closer to the original. I picked up a bottle of the rerelease, and I also got a body spray to travel, but I don't wear them nearly as much. High school is long ago for me, and my body chemistry just seems to eat this one away too quickly. Still love the light and pretty composition, but I honestly need a little more originality and oomph.

I've kept a bottle of this stuff (usually body spray version) on hand since I started wearing it in middle/high school. It just smells fresh and clean with a soft feminine touch. I love just walking through a spritz before I go work out or go to bed. I would not say it's a go to fragrance, it's more like a security blanket for me at this point. For those laid back, casual days where a real statement perfume isn't needed and I just want to smell a little fresher. As far as notes go, the musk is nice and soft and the floral seems like a jasmine/lily of the valley mix. Can't go too wrong with classics like that! :)

I love this. It's very China Rain to me. I had an older bottle of Gap Heaven. I agree that the new EDT version in the rounded bottle, which is getting scarce, might not be as strong as I remember the older bottle being. I had a bad experience with this fragrance, as a former co-worker used to go to her car, chain smoke cigarettes then blast herself with this EDT to "cover up" the stale smoke smell. So for a while, I had to deal with this fragrance spoiled by the stale smoke smell. But even after that experience, I still find this clean and musky in the best way. I wish it wasn't so scarce.

My no. 1 favorite of all time Heaven is me in a bottle. It's been re-formulated and is a lot more green than when I was a preteen circa 2006 where it was a more soft white floral albeit strong. I remember the perfume oil I would dab on my wrists during my last class in middle school and all the boys would swoon. The projection was immaculate! Oh to be young again.. I will always have this in my collection. She is innocent and unimposing but still noticeable and approachable. 10/10

This is one of the few unique scents I've ever smelled. Fresh and clean. I hate that most newer perfumes smell the same. Mostly vanilla. I was 14 when I first used Gap Heaven, I completely forgot about it until a year ago. I'm glad I started using it again. It smells lovely, not overpowering at all. It certainly does not smell cheap. This perfume is aptly named. It's really heaven in a bottle. If heaven smells like something, this must be it.

Gap Heaven is my comfort fragrance. I wear this to college and on days when I feel casual, either running some errands or lounging around eating chocolate. This fragrance is so beautifully simple. I pick outmostly jasmine notes and I love jasmine! It makes me feel clean, fresh, and feminine. Like I just stepped out of the shower!

This is so nostalgic and I'll never forget spraying this on and having to own it. Back in this era fresh clean scents were all the rage. I owned dream, so pink, white musk from body shop, gap blue, colors by benetton. I've gone through a lot of perfume in my lifetime but I'm addicted to finding the perfect scent for me.

Our Gap store closed about 6 years ago, and even then, I couldn't find this fragrance here anymore. Last week I went shopping with my mom and boum! There was a Gap store at that mall. I ran inside, looking for Heaven... And I found it! I wore this about 12 years ago, and I still love it!

My favorite spring and summer scent. Staying power is very good for the mist. My younger male co-worker commented "You smell so good!" A great light floral scent...not green at all because all I could smell is jasmine all day. I'm on my 2nd bottle of the mist and also bought the edt

I just found my bottle of the OG formula and I’m in heaven, lol. I loved it 25 years ago and I love it now. I get freesia, musk, and water. It has a plastic note that I really like. It reminds me a bit of Neiges Lise Watier. I feel so lucky to have so much left!

This reminds me of 7th grade gym class where I'd apply my heaven lotion to my legs, wearing the gap logo socks I bought with it. Back in the 90s, sweet smells weren't popular with young girls. It was all about the fresh smells, and this one fit the bill

This fragrance is completely different than what I usually like: perfumes with mild woody, musky, warm scents, but I love it! It's one of the few floral perfumes that doesn't turn bitter on my skin and it just smells fresh, clean and comforting.

You can buy Rain perfume (Green notes, lily of the valley, sweet floral [jasmine/clover], and musk) here which is identical to heaven and even stronger and longer lasting. https://beyondscents.com/fragrance_perfume.php?fragrance_id=318

Ooo I love this. I was a huge fan of china rain and rain by Bodytime and this is very similar. Fresh, green, musky and clean. I've always loved these types of fragrances after a nice warm bath. Or spritz before bed.

A very nice clean scent, I love how it's not too strong but it still last a long time. This is not a sexy scent but a very pritty summery scent

one of my fave scent. So clean, soft and lasting. Everytime i put it on i get a compliment. This scent has become my signature.

I bought a small travel sized mist of this fragrance at a Gap outlet yesterday. The first spray is really not all that great - sharp, very potent jasmine. It only takes moments for the fragrance to settle, though, and the end result is a perfect mix of flowers and musk in equal parts. Clean, feminine, and soft. I don't find it to be all that unique, but it is very similar to a lot of the fragrances I have found myself reaching for on a regular basis recently. In fact, it smells oddly similar to my newly found love Charlie White in the middle stages, just a little bit airy-er and with less depth and staying power (possibly because I own the mist and not the EDT). The dry down is very much like J Lo's Glow. As these are 2 of my all time favorite perfumes, I can't not like Heaven. I can see people who are a fan of TBS White Musk, Jovan's White Musk, JLo's Glow, and other similarly clean, understated, and feminine fragrances really enjoying Gap Heaven. It's too bad that it looks like the fragrance is being discontinued.