A Reason To Love

So I'm a newbie to the world of exclusive and niche perfumes. In fact I barely know my high street perfumes. But I wanted something special for my birthday and A Reason To Love was the latest in the Alchemist Garden Collection and had just come out before my birthday. It's a lot of money and I couldn't really justify spending that much except it was for a milestone birthday. All I know is I was sold at the Gucci counter at Harrods after sampling the whole Alchemist Garden Collection. If I could I would have bought all of them... I'm so in love with the other worldly enchanted magical Alchemy style bottles and names and the world they transport me to. So hooked I bought it ( and Nocturnal Whisper). So yes rose and oud has been done a million times before but I don't care because I love it. It's not as skanky as Voice of the Snake but id say it's a slighter lighter but still animalistic scent that makes me want to keep sniffing it as the day goes on. I layered it with the Nocturnal Whisper perfume oil I'd also bought and I just have to say omgg woww... I want to make love to my skin. It's such sexy combo... Just dark and erotic. This now my signature scent combo that I don't think I can ever be without.

A Reason To Love is the perfect floral oud. In some small way it reminds me of Chelsea Nights minus the harshness in the drydown. ARTL is a soft floral oud. The initial hour or so is more oudy and then the softness in the floral takes over and it becomes a soft romantic fragrance. For us living in the western world, this is the right amount of oud. Comparing it to LV Les Sables Roses - they are somewhat similar but LV is more masculine to me. Also, more powdery and less sweet in the dry down. They both perform similarly. LV bottle is better (LV makes the best bottles). This is not like Ombre Nomad until you get to the deep deep dry down and Obmre Nomad's floral/fruit notes appear. But even then, not similar. I find this NOTHING like Radical Rose as at all. Radical Rose presents with an earthiness and something very sharp. ARTL is much softer and feminine. Anyway. I love it and it has been my go to colder weather fragrance this year (displacing Le Lion!)

One of my favorite Oud rose scents I’ve smelled, there’s something so sexy and alluring about Gucci’s A Reason to Love. It has good sillage but it’s not overtly intense or obnoxious to suffocate others. I have had many compliments while wearing this, though I try to save the juice for special occasions since it’s pricier and Gucci doesn’t offer refills. Wear this scent in more cooler climates or for indoors, I wouldn’t wear this in a hot climate or to work out. I also think this fragrance IS slightly feminine leaning it can very much be a full unisex offering to whoever wants to wear it.

Soft powdery rose with an interesting drydown. Overall very pleasing but extremely overpriced for the experience that it offers. Blending is smooth and smells natural and sophisticated. Performance is average. Worth a try at a discount. Unisex with slight feminine vibes. More for cozy encounters. Shukran Habibi!

I layer it with The Voice of Snake - result - True Alchemy. This is a beautiful rose-forward rose-oud fragrance which is sweet and slightly powdery. Unisex and very nicely done. Shukran Habibi!