Provence Spring

Sorry but I totally disagree with the review directly below this! Provence Spring is a really lovely, fresh, springlike, invigorating perfume which lasts for ages on my skin (which is on the dry side at times), for at least 6 hours but often much longer than that. I wore it the other day and it lasted all the way through from early morning to well into the evening! Any perfume, whether expensive or cheap, will react differently to a person's individual chemistry and skin type. I've had, and have tested, expensive perfumes that pretty much evaporate after a very short time, yet some cheap perfumes last all day and night, so the cost of a perfume isn't an indicator of its staying power! Also, just because a perfume may not work well on one person doesn't mean that everyone else should avoid that perfume altogether!! Clearly, Provence Spring didn't work on olga1780 - or perhaps she had a subconscious aversion to it from the outset because it doesn't cost a lot of money (in England anyway, and presumably in some other European countries)- but that doesn't mean it doesn't smell great on other people, which is very clear from some of the very positive reviews for this perfume! As far as the price of Provence Spring is concerned (and it's cheap in the UK) - I see that on Fragrance Net a 1oz bottle is sold for almost $50.00 which is not cheap at all! In fact, that's virtually the same price as Michael Kors Island perfume on the same website, and one reviewer on here has said that Island smells almost identical to Provence Spring! So, luckily for us Brits we can get Provence Spring for a much better deal (i.e. £3.99 for a 2.7oz bottle, which is not even $6.50 at today's exchange rate!). In my opinion, Provence Spring smells expensive and classy, it lasts for ages, comes in a very pretty bottle and in some places costs very little - so, what more could anybody ask for ?!?! ;o)

Olga1780 - Of course, everyone's entitled to give their opinion of a perfume. That's what writing reviews is all about. However, you said "..... I would strongly advice anyone against wasting your money on it ..." which is a bit different to just giving your opinion as to whether you like this perfume or not! To tell people they shouldn't waste their money on a perfume just because it doesn't appeal to you, or doesn't work with your skin / chemistry, is going a bit too far. I personally would never tell anyone they shouldn't buy a particular perfume. I can give my opinion about it in a review, of course, but it's totally down to each person to make their own mind up as to whether to buy something or not! As I said in my previous comment, a perfume may totally suit some people, and work really well with their skin and chemistry, but might be a disaster on other people. It's all down to individuality! As I also previously said, Provence Spring works really well on me and smells great, lasts for hours and hours on my skin, has a very pretty bottle and the price is amazing (in England anyway!) so it definitely does suit some people very well and, in my opinion, is totally recommendable!

I don't agree with Saguna that Provence Spring isn't a special perfume and is not a WOW one either. Actually, I think it IS a special perfume, and certainly given how cheap it is! Not only does it smell great, fresh, springlike and it has amazing staying power (it lasts on my skin for 24+ hours until I wash it off and doesn't fade like many far more expensive, overpriced, designer perfumes!) but the bottle is absolutely gorgeous, yet I can get a 50ml (1.7oz) bottle of it for about £3.00 (approx $5.000) which is almost bizarrely cheap for such a lovely perfume! If this was packaged as a Dior, Yves Saint Laurent perfume, etc, I'm sure many more people would rave about it and sing its praises, but some people can't get beyond certain things being reasonably priced, not having a flashy label, etc, and are, to be blunt, far too snobby for their own good! Luckily, for the women who are independent, down to earth and couldn't give a damn about trying to impress other people a little gem like this is worth its weight in gold (or pennies, as the case may be given that this lovely perfume costs next to nothing!). I can't recommend this perfume enough - it's LOVELY!

What a lovely perfume! Provence Spring is light, fresh, airy and just really, really nice! It's also invigorating and almost aromatherapeutic. I can definitely detect the lemon but I think the vanilla, musk and sandalwood give it warmth and sweetness. Although it's probably more suitable for spring and summer, I really think it's any anytime, anywhere kind of scent and it would be nice to wear this in the winter sometimes to be vividly reminded of warm, sunny summer days. It's a real feel good scent. I give this a very big thumbs up, not only for the perfume itself but also for the bottle which is lovely as well!

In response to FunkyTomo - I'm a Brit and I love this perfume! It's so lovely, fresh and summery that I can't imagine anybody would dislike it! You're right about it being sold very reasonably in the UK at the moment. Provence Spring is so lovely that it could have a much higher price tag than it does. It smells much better than many much more expensive perfumes and the bottle's absolutely lovely too. Also, Girard is apparently a British perfume maker (not French, as I initially thought from the name!), so it's nice to know we Brits can produce some really lovely perfumes!!